BikeRadar’s gone Podcasting! Episode 1 – Road Bike of the Year
Listen for extra analysis of the top contenders, and we talk road bike trends for 2019
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With the results of our Bike of the Year test out in the open, we decided it was an opportune time to kick off our new BikeRadar Podcast series. We sat down with our Senior Road Technical Editor Warren Rossiter, and Technical Editor Simon Withers to get the lowdown on some of the key bikes in this year’s road Bike of the Year Test.
Going forward, we’ll have monthly chats here at BikeRadar HQ, covering topics of interest to both road and mountain bikers alike. We’ll also be producing shorter episodes to run alongside, which will delve deeper into the world of road and mountain biking.
The next podcast that should be on your radar will be the MBUK Trail Bike of the Year round-up, where we take an in-depth look at the top five trail bikes on the market today. That’ll be out next Friday, so keep an eye out for that.
How to listen to the BikeRadar podcast
Find the first episode right at the top of this feature, alternatively, find the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, and all the regular podcast outlets.
All the links you need right now
Within the podcast we cover a number of bikes — here are reviews of the key bikes.
- Rondo RVRT CF0 review – our 2019 Bike of the Year
- Ribble Endurance SL Ultegra Disc review
- Canyon Ultimate CF SL Disc 8.0 review
- Giant Defy Advanced Pro 0 review
- The Focus Izalco Max has gone aero for 2019 (review coming online soon)
You can find all of our Bike of the Year reviews in our BOTY hub page.
We hope you enjoy the first of our podcasts — please let us know your thoughts in the comments section below, and if there are any topics you’d like us to discuss in future episodes!
Authors
Tom Marvin is a technical editor at BikeRadar.com and MBUK magazine. He has a particular focus on mountain bikes, but spends plenty of time on gravel bikes, too. Tom has written for BikeRadar, MBUK and Cycling Plus, and was previously technical editor of What Mountain Bike magazine. He is also a regular presenter on BikeRadar’s YouTube channel and the BikeRadar podcast. With more than twenty years of mountain biking experience, and nearly a decade of testing mountain and gravel bikes, Tom has ridden and tested thousands of bikes and products, from super-light XC race bikes through to the most powerful brakes on the market. Outside of testing bikes, Tom competes in a wide range of mountain bike races, from multi-day enduros through to 24-hour races in the depths of the Scottish winter – pushing bikes, components and his legs to their limits. He’s also worked out that shaving your legs saves 8 watts, while testing aerodynamics in a wind tunnel. When not riding he can be found at the climbing wall, in his garden or cooking up culinary delights.
