BikeRadar Podcast Ep 6 | Is it time to ditch 'The Rules'?

Velominati's 'Rules' get dissected, as does the concept of the gravel bike in our latest podcast

Lauf Grit.

Arnold Bjornsson

Tom Marvin

Published: August 9, 2019 at 3:30 pm

Rolling straight into your ears is Episode 6 of the BikeRadar Podcast. This month the King of BikeRadar (well, content director) Rob Spedding leads the charge with tech editor Tom Marvin and senior writer Matthew Allen in discussing Velominati's The Rules, before delving into the gritty world of gravel bikes.

'The Rules' are a set of maxims by which the keen road cyclist often feels he or she should live by. It could be argued as a tongue in cheek dig at the MAMIL who wants to emulate their road racing heroes, but there's some method in the madness because many of the rules are actually rather sensible.

That said, there are numerous that clearly poke fun at the over-keen amateur cyclist, so we've picked a few of our favourites and delved deeper into their meaning.

Peter Sagan's Sportful socks also feature the rainbow stripes of the world champion
Sock length – a key aspect of The Rules. Sagan seems to be toeing the line here, neither too long, nor too short. - Josh Evans/Immediate Media

Next up comes a look at the growing gravel scene. What are gravel bikes? What separates them from cyclocross, endurance road and even mountain bikes? Should you consider getting one yourself?

With three professed gravel fans, maybe the whole thing gets an easy ride, but there's definitely a case for a gravel bike being your N+1.

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All the links you need

The Rules — Velominati

Lauf True Grit review

3T Exploro first ride review

Rough Stuff Fellowship

Slam That Stem

The Cycle Show tickets — use CPLUS1 or MBUK1 for a 10% discount!

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Tom Marvin

Senior technical editor

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.
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