Warren Rossiter
Senior technical editor
Warren is our senior technical editor for road and gravel. With 27 years of experience, he’s been testing bikes since before BikeRadar and the internet existed!
With an encyclopedic knowledge of bikes and what some would consider an excessive bike collection, Warren has been the mastermind behind our road Bike of the Year tests for over a decade. He has penned more than 2,750 bike tests.
His words have been published in Cycling Plus, Bikeradar, Mountain Biking UK, What Mountain Bike, Urban Cyclist, Procycling, Cycling News, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike, T3 and a whole host of other publications. You’ll also find Warren as a regular on the BikeRadar Podcast and our YouTube channel.
He’s covered all the 21st-century innovations in cycling and ridden in Europe, Asia, Australasia, America and Africa. He’s been a judge for the Eurobike awards and judged handmade bikes at Bespoked.
- Height: 6’2”/188cm
- Bike size:58cm/L/XL
Recent articles by Warren Rossiter
Warren Rossiter | Carbon fibre is cycling’s wonder material, but titanium is having a renaissance – here's why
Warren ponders why this once-forgotten frame material is enjoying a resurgence in popularity
New Cervélo Caledonia takes on the Giant Defy and Cannondale Synapse – and it's yours from £3,000
With a lighter weight, more tyre clearance and updated frame details, the 2026 Caledonia looks to be a value-packed fast endurance bike
Shimano’s new Tiagra groupset answers questions CUES could not
New Tiagra brings 2x 11-speed with two chainring options, accessible gearing and a more ergonomic lever design
Warren Rossiter | I’ve been riding 30mm+ road tyres for a year, and I’m never going back to narrower widths – here’s why
Warren shares why his preference has shifted to road bike tyres that are 30mm wide or more
These are the 5 coolest things you need to know about from COREbike 2026
The UK's COREbike show brought us a new take on an old favourite, a swanky cockpit, powerful brakes in cool colours and plenty of clever bikepacking options
This stunning custom gravel bike is one of two in the world – and it took my breath away
The UP.PER 2.0 from Swiss gravel bike pioneer Open is built to go fast on- and off-road
Restrap’s Switch rack brings 30kg carrying capacity to any thru-axle frame
The Switch also features a mounting system developed with Hiplok
Does your freehub pickup leave you wanting? Halo has the answer
New Mantadrive freehub boasts near-instant pickup
Teravail branches out from tyres and unveils a new carbon clunker bar for your gravel bike or MTB
Salsa bar range updated and refined under Teravail banner
Prologo’s new Pressure Map system clips onto your saddle and provides real-time fit data
Pressure Map will fit to any bike saddle
Udog has made a dial-closure alternative to my favourite gravel shoe
New sibling for the Distanza spotted at COREbike
Warren Rossiter | People say all road bikes look the same, but we’re seeing an explosion in exciting, diverse design
Why this is a golden age for bike design
This electric tyre inflator has all the features I need – for less than £50
120psi maximum pressure, a colour screen and built-in torch make the new Electron a value rival to the best electric inflators
The best gravel bike tyres in 2026 and our in-depth buyer's guide
Our impartial testers bring you the best gravel bike tyres for all types of gravel riding
First Look | This is the gravel race bike I'll buy if I win the lottery
Festka’s £13,900 custom Spectre Gravel features radical wheels, and a frame enhanced for traction and comfort
Review | Bryton Rider 650 is the best-value performance GPS I've tested
The Rider 650 has its quirks, but it's the bargain GPS I've been waiting for
Warren Rossiter | I’ve tested gravel bikes since their inception – and the 32in-wheel debate makes me think they have a size problem
After 650b, 700c, 29er and 750d, are 32in wheels the future for gravel?
Best road bikes 2026: our pick of the best endurance, race, women’s and entry-level road bikes
Plus our buyer’s guide to help you find your ideal bike
New Eddy Merckx titanium bikes are handmade in Italy – and I think they're stunning
A rugged titanium gravel racer and all-road/endurance bike join Merckx's handmade Corsa line-up
Warren Rossiter | New Shimano Dura-Ace is coming, but I want an affordable groupset instead
Rumours are already circulating around the next-generation Dura-Ace, but that's not what Warren wants to see from Shimano
Enigma celebrates 20th anniversary with titanium bike that showcases its future
The Excel prototype gives a glimpse of Enigma’s most advanced titanium road bike to date
Bryton’s latest full-colour touchscreen GPS offers Garmin-rivalling features for less than half the price
The Rider 650 comes with a packed set of features to rival Garmin’s Edge 550
This 32in-wheel gravel bike could solve frame problems for tall riders – and I think it's stunning
Custom-built DBM 32 is a titanium super-gravel bike with 2.6in tyre clearance
Warren Rossiter | I've tested hundreds of gravel bikes and these are the 5 I want to see released in 2026
Gravel bikes have evolved at an alarming rate, here's my pick of the five bikes I think need an update this year
