BikeRadar delve into the world of road and mountain biking to bring you the best tech content in cycling. Join the team for their weekly episodes and occasional...
Dan Bigham on the future of road cycling tech and how to make pro racing safer
With the 2025 WorldTour season just around the corner, Liam and Simon are joined by Dan Bigham, Red Bull-BORA-Hansgrohe’s head of engineering, to discuss what the big tech trends might be.
Starting with the question of whether there’s any low hanging aero fruit left to pick, the conversation moves onto the ongoing controversy over the relationship between speed and safety in professional bike racing.
The trio then discuss the UCI Hour Record, whether breaking the 60km mark is possible and how it could be done.
Wrapping up, Liam and Simon turn the lens on themselves and ask whether Dan thinks there’s anything cycling media could do to help audiences understand complicated topics and cut through marketing claims.
Dan Bigham: Pro cycling needs safer courses and heavier bikes, not reduced speeds
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12 Upgrades That Are Too Expensive But We Really Want
We have all bought some truly awful bike products over the years and there are plenty of pitfalls to make when spending money on cycling kit.
But a lot of products, while far too expensive, are still ones we really want.
Liam is joined by Warren and Ash to identify the offending items and help you avoid making the same mistakes.
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Nathan Haas on why you don’t need MTB tyres for gravel and how the UCI is “disrespecting” gravel pros
Liam and Simon are joined by Nathan Haas, a former WorldTour professional turned gravel privateer, to discuss the tech trends that could define gravel racing in the coming years.
Having started his cycling career as a mountain biker, Haas explains why he thinks MTB tyres and suspension forks are overkill for gravel racing.
The trio also touch on the recent UCI Gravel World Championships, and how the sport’s governing body could improve its support for the independent gravel racing scene.
To hear more from Haas, check out his podcast, The Gravelog.
2024 Gravel World Championship tech trends
Best gravel suspension forks
Gravaa KAPS on-the-fly pressure adjustment system helps Vos secure Gravel Worlds win
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Sir Chris Hoy exclusive interview – how BMX, mountain biking and road riding led to Olympic greatness
In this episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, senior technical editor Warren gets an exclusive sit-down with Sir Chris Hoy at Manchester Velodrome to talk about his astonishing career. They discuss everything from E.T.-inspired BMX racing, mountain bike, and road racing to how Sir Chris became a track legend. We hear who inspired him, what brought him to track racing, and how he stayed on top for so long. Sir Chris also tells Warren about his post-racing life, from launching a bike brand and his love of e-bikes to his passion for motorsport and rallying – leading to competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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11 things we love and hate about the bike industry
The bike industry is, like any industry, home to aspects which are great and things which boil our brakes.
But from the outside, some of these positive and negative aspects can be missed. In the spirit of openness, we wanted to talk about them.
So these are five things that we love, and six things we think the bike industry could improve on.
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