The BikeRadar Podcast

Campagnolo has announced Super Record S Wireless – a new “Special Edition” version of its flagship road bike groupset, Super Record Wireless. The new groupset offers a wider range of gearing choices at “a very competitive price” of $4,299 / €3,990, thanks to its “more moderate use of extreme materials”. In this episode of the BikeRadar podcast, Simon von Bromley sits down with Liam Cahill to discuss the launch and what it might mean for the historic Italian brand’s future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our MTB tech experts Alex, Tom and Luke discuss all-things mountain bike suspension design. From the history of the first true full-sus bike to the latest, most technically advanced designs, suspension has come a long way. The team explain the four most common designs – the single-pivot, the Horst-link, the twin-link, and the six-bar – and give you their thoughts on how they ride, and each design’s benefits.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BikeRadar’s road tech writers are in the enviable position of getting to ride countless bikes every year, but it’s one thing to test a bike and another to drop cold, hard cash on one. In this episode, Simon von Bromley sits down with Liam Cahill, Ashley Quinlan and Warren Rossiter to discuss the road bikes they’d be willing to spend their own money on. As well as picking bikes they could realistically afford, each of the group also gets a ‘money’s-no-object’ option, just in case this week’s lottery numbers come good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Many roadies are obsessed with buying upgrades for their bikes. If it’s carbon, light, aero or ceramic (or perhaps even all four simultaneously), we want it and may be prepared to part with large bundles of cash to get our grubby hands on it. But which ones are all style and no substance? In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, Simon von Bromley sits down with Liam Cahill to discuss the road bike upgrades you should steer clear of and why. Go faster with this new cycling tech (BodyRocket) The best value aero upgrades Does cycling shoe stiffness actually matter? How to make your own energy drinks Bike Fit 101 | Why should you get a bike fit? 5 mountain bike upgrades you don’t need… and 5 you do   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’re back with another Tech Q&A – our listeners have been sending their technical conundrums to podcast@bikeradar.com and we have some answers!In this episode, we look at how to pick the best dropper-post length, whether there’s a way of adding UDH to existing frames, and why pedal threads are the way they are.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cargo bikes could be the N+1 to your current vehicle, if you have space in your home or garage for one.Over the past few months, senior technical editor Warren Rossiter has been taking trips to the tip, doing his weekly shop, carrying camera equipment and taking his dog for walks, all while testing a selection of electric cargo bikes.In this episode, Warren and Tom discuss the cargo bike scene, their pros and cons, the models Warren tested, and more home-brew options, including trailers and DIY conversions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mountain biking is a male-dominated sport, and so in this episode we talk to Fi Spotswood, associate professor in marketing and consumption at the University of Bristol, who researches female participation in sport, with a focus on mountain biking. We also hear from Rachel Bennet, MBUK’s staff writer.We discuss the structural and cultural barriers to female participation, as well as looking at spaces and areas in which participation has grown successfully. Fi’s blog on the subject can be found here - https://fias.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/Rach’s article on BikeRadar covering this subject can be found here - https://www.bikeradar.com/features/long-reads/womens-cycling-participation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, Jack Luke catches up with Tom Marvin and Alex Evans to discuss whether riding an eMTB makes you a better rider. The team share their experience of riding electric mountain bikes and talk about how they’ve shaped their riding on non-assisted bikes. https://www.bikeradar.com/advice/buyers-guides/best-electric-mountain-bikeshttps://www.bikeradar.com/advice/buyers-guides/what-is-an-electric-bikehttps://www.bikeradar.com/features/tech/7-reasons-why-electric-mountain-bikes-are-taking-over Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over the past two decades, Team GB has been the dominant track cycling force at the Olympic Games – and arrives at Paris 2024 looking to add to the haul of gold medals. In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, triple Olympic champion Ed Clancy reveals the space-age tech used to help power British riders to glory through his career.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, Simon von Bromley catches up with Warren Rossiter to discuss all of the groupset’s new features and find out how SRAM Red XPLR AXS performs out on the trails. The duo also discuss Zipp’s new 303 XPLR wheelset, which features an enormous 32mm internal rim width. While Warren says they perform fantastically, could these radically wide rims signal even more tyre compatibility woes ahead?  https://www.bikeradar.com/news/sram-aims-to-set-the-gravel-standard-with-red-axs-xplr https://www.bikeradar.com/reviews/components/groupsets/gravel-groupset/sram-red-xplr-axs-review https://www.bikeradar.com/news/zipp-303-xplr-gravel-wheels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices