BikeRadar Podcast Ep 4 | SRAM or Shimano, battle of the groupsets and more!

SRAM versus Shimano, upgrading your bike or body, and how to be a BikeRadar Tech Ed — all discussed here

XTR M9100 on the left, SRAM X01 AXS Eagle on the right

Tom Marvin

Tom Marvin

Published: June 14, 2019 at 5:00 pm

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In this episode BikeRadar's tech team tackle the ever-present debate between the world's biggest groupset manufacturers: should you pick SRAM or Shimano?

We also discuss where best to spend your money: should you upgrade yourself or your bike?

Finally, we give insight into the life of a BikeRadar technical editor: how do we go about testing bikes and kit? There's more to it than you might think!

The Force eTap AXS rear mech uses the same motors and chipset as RED, and performs just as well
The Force eTap AXS rear mech uses the same motors and chipset as RED, and performs just as well - SRAM

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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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