BikeRadar Diaries

BikeRadar Diaries

BikeRadar Hill Climb Diaries 2021.

BikeRadar's Hill Climb Diaries is back for 2021!

Jack and Felix take on the University of Bristol Cycling Club Belmont Hill climb on two very different bikes
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Roadie riding very cheap road bike

Joe rides 170km on a £170 bike

Over-geared and under-braked, Joe takes on the cheapest of challenges
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Andrew Feather V02 max test at Bath University

This lawyer’s VO2 max is high enough to race the Tour de France

Local legend, and 2018 British men's hill climb champion, Andrew Feather gets tested in the lab
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Illustration cycling brain

“Why cycle up hills when there’s a flat way round?”

Why cycle up hills when there’s a flat way round? Rob Ainsley has some reasons...
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Jack vs Joe BikeRadar Diaries episode 17

Terrifying retro TT bike vs. modern superbike

Is the pinnacle of nineties aero tech enough to beat Joe on his modern superbike?
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Argon 18 Dark Matter vs Specialized S-Works Diverge

Argon 18 Dark Matter vs Specialized S-Works Diverge | Who has built the best gravel bike?

Jack and Joe go head-to-head in bitter online gravel bike smackdown in episode 16 of BikeRadar Diaries
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Jack Luke having a horrible time during a VO2 max test

How fast can you get in just six weeks? | Jack and Joe's training results revealed

Enjoy 15 minutes of sweaty, pale and skinny men in episode 13 of BikeRadar Diaries
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BikeRadar Diaries Episode 12

Can Jack finally drop Joe? — BikeRadar Diaries episode 11

We put Jack's new-found fitness to the test in the latest episode of BikeRadar Diaries
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BikeRadar Diaries Episode 10 sees our devilish duo start structured training

How to train with power — Jack and Joe start their training plan

Jack and Joe do the first of many training sessions in episode 10 of BikeRadar Diaries
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I talk through my top five favourite bits of kit from the last few years, which, of course, includes some typically daft choices

Tech we can't live without — Jack's all-time (controversial) favourites

Tandems, a weird baselayer and... Instagram
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BikeRadar Diaries Episode 9

Jack & Joe's testing hell — how fast can we REALLY get?

BikeRadar Diaries is back with another episode packed with semi-nudity, gurning and sweating
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Who has built the best winter bike?

Fairlight Secan vs All-City Mr Pink — who has built the best winter bike?

BikeRadar Diaries returns with winter bike showdown
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Reuben's favourite kit from the past five years

Reuben’s 5 favourite bits of kit from 5 years at BikeRadar

As Reuben heads off to pastures new, we ask 'what's been your favourite kit?'
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BikeRadar Diaries hill climb challenge

Attacking one of the hardest climbs in the south-west of England on a £180 Barracuda

Reuben loses out in our latest poll, the results are painful!
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Joe asks the big questions about BMC's new speed machine

Is the BMC Timemachine ROAD 01 aero supremacy or integration gone mad?

Joe gets up close and personal with BMC’s new speed machine
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The latest episode of Diaries is here!

Ultra-light hill climb bikes go head-to-head

The Trek Emonda gets pitched against a Reilly 600SL in a battle for the best hill climb bike
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Bikeradar Diaries episode 5

Joe and Reuben go deep (and crash) in their Festive 500 attempt

Watch the latest episode of Bikeradar Diaries to see if they made it
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Are these the world's lightest MTB components?

Are these the world's lightest MTB components?

Joe takes a first look at Schmolke's TLO seatpost and bars
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Specialized S-Works Venge for the Sagan Fondo in California

The hottest bikes of the year ridden at the best events

We round up our best Horse for the Course events in 2018
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My favourite gear of 2018 was, typically, esoteric

Gear of the year: Jack Luke's 7 best products of 2018

More steel bikes, tan wall tyres, dynamo lights and more nerdy stuff
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