All Episodes
Geek Warning — 229 episodes
In person and pondering new Dura-Ace
Bonus: The business of batch-built versus custom metal bikes
The endurance bike some of us have been waiting for
The spectrum of XC race bikes
Pros are not not slamming their stems
Going back to basics
Aero bottles are often a step too far
Rumours all around and the aero cost of being in the Yellow jersey
Making the test provide the desired result
The fastest sleeves you've ever seen | TDF Tech special
The consequences of big wheels and being gaslit
Exploring progressive road geometry
New climbing bikes are being seen, but rarely raced
Inner soles, 20 grams, and a new voice
The Crux is now a DirtMac
Going further on gravel
Will beep boop suspension come to gravel?
Aero gravel bikes are not always the fastest choice
Campagnolo is oh so back
No questions asked warranties aren’t all upside
Roubaix Tech and classic Colnagos
Is electronic shifting soulless?
A promising future for Campagnolo
Mixing and matching integrated components
The continual compromise of 1x shifting
It’s all marketing
Is the new CAAD rider the old CAAD rider?
Is aero the new all-rounder?
Can we stop talking in absolutes?
Bonus: Speaking spokes
Performance bikes are like phones
Bonus: Talking torque
Geek Warning: Chains that rust too easily
Apartment-dwelling bike washing
Geek Warning: Tech that doesn’t sense make
In the pits of the Tour Down Under
Wear items don’t just suddenly become worn
A life of bikes with Calvin Jones
The 2025 GWAs
Do we ever get tired of bikes?
Introducing Escape tyre testing: Get ready to rethink accepted wisdom
It’s the little things that matter most
One more cut to rim brakes
The value of trade shows and new off-road things
Top-end frames on mid-level bikes
Special ep: Design decisions behind the new Giant Anthem
A big factory tour and Gravel Burn tech
Campagnolo goes top-tier on gravel, now where’s Shimano?
WorldTour rumours and a split in aero bikes
Saddle positioning and Campagnolo goes Ultra
Special ep: In for review, October 2025
Emergency Ep: SRAM's win and what it means for the UCI
Fancy bottom brackets and adjustable crank lengths
Back to basics with chain lubes
Workshop wishes and crooked hoods
Geek Warning Bonus: Trek on testing gravel suspension and bike design
There is no best bike
The barriers to entry-level road race bikes
Riding a 32in and Ronan is now a mountain biker
'There are no new ideas left in cycling'
The spares we carry
Progress creates opportunity in the backfill
The UCI approval sticker is overrated
Brakes, brakes, and brakes on big wheels
Finished with unfinished products in the market
Big wheels, TT saddles, and Five Stars
Tour Tech
Hookless to hooked and pondering spoke colours
Special ep: Bikepacking aero nerd
Shimano Di2, Classified, and Eurobike week
The week of wireless trickle
Special ep: A chat with SRAM about new Rival and Force and trickling down tech
Factory tours and fresh tech
A Week of Wireless
Special ep: Shimano’s MTB Product Manager on the new XTR Di2
Mountain bikers on gravel tyres. What in the upside-down world?
Modern chain wins and questionable pressure sensors
Special ep: Why is kit so expensive?
Tech so smart it’s dumb
Is every flagship drivetrain bound to go 13-speed?
Special ep: In For Review, May 2025
Wheel size history is repeating
Electric inflators and a narrower UDH from Factor
Wrapping Roubaix and Sea Otter tech
A lot of new tech and pricing fears
What’s the widest tyre we’ll see at Roubaix?
Tyre pressure apps and unexpected counterfeits
Special ep: Deep dive with SRAM on mechanical Transmission and new brakes
Unique features that make endurance bikes less desirable
Matching fit between bikes and cordless air tools
The first ’In for Review’ special episode
Gravel things go road and fixing easy rattles
Special ep: Gear that survives the 1,300 km Atlas Mountain Race
The challenges in making quantitative testing useful
Tyre sealants, gearboxes, and wide kicks
Special ep: Clearing up PFAs
Forever chemicals and another product leak
Big tubular is Cross
Explaining Shimano’s new entry-level dropbar range
Special ep: TDU pit walk with aero expert John Pitman
Winners and Losers of the 2025 WorldTour bikes
When AI simply isn’t AI and new bikes galore
Are pro-only road bikes the future?
Members Only: How bike fit trends might change frame geometry with Rob English
Not your typical annual tech awards show
Dedicated aero bikes are coming back in a big way
Just why? The thinking behind Colnago’s new Y1Rs
All for longer-lasting products
A future of simpler integrated bikes
Strava changing the app map
Tyre security, fitting, and setting pressures
Mysterious creaks and snapped chains
Fingers crossed for Campagnolo giving us a thumbs up
Fork me, it's the ring of death
The bikes we’ll never let go
Members only: Gerard Vroomen Opens Up on why most gravel bikes are moving to 700C-only
Gravel Worlds and the Mount Rushmore of cranks
Performance Process: How to ride gravel faster, with Dylan Johnson
How to build a great wheel
Newer ways to sell a new bike
Members Only: Lauf Cycles on mountain bikes, wide tyres, and low prices
Flying with integrated bikes
The Matrix is a system, Neo
Tyre talk and lots of it
Member's Only: Stunning bikes and interesting accessories at Made
Recyclable thermoset carbon fibre is here
Tyre trends outpacing the industry
What's that chirping?
A bonus episode with World Bicycle Relief
Rim brakes, split bearings, and Ask a Wrench returns
How wide is too wide?
Reviewing bikes can get expensive
The (lack of) spares we carry
Flat mount should be flat!
Eurobike week and a two-chain bike for a great cause
Bonus ep: Speaking from Spoken
Lateral thinking, a new way to consider chain wear
Chisel in the Dogma
Flat bottom chains don’t make the wheels go round
Bonus ep: Why experience is still key in the modern bike design world of CFD & CAD
Not peaked, gravel is still growing
Bonus: Picking Unbound Gravel tires with the pro who can pick any tire
A new voice
Bonus ep: Kids might need nicer bikes more than we do
Is new Shimano GRX enough?
Your bikes have secretly been getting longer, and no one told you
Bonus ep: A deep-dive with SRAM on new Red AXS
Bonus ep: Ask a Wrench is back!
Wireless 13-speed Di2?
Cervelo redesigned its Aspero gravel bike, and thankfully didn’t screw it up
Chasing noises and the better way to apply chain lube
Rear Radars need to work 100% of the time
Bonus ep: A deep dive on the new DT Swiss Ratchet DEG
Everyone loves a magnetic personality
When they go high, we go low (with a $160 drivetrain)
Bonus ep: A carbon fork nearly broke Bridge Bike Works before it even got started
A pointless trend in what people carry
Bonus ep: Question time with Zipp on the how and why of Thomas De Gendt's crash
Bikes aren't actually more expensive than they used to be
Why are modern bikes so expensive?
To be, or not to be
Bonus ep: Precision, process, press-fits, and pandemics with Framework Bicycles
The future of bike servicing is already here
Getting our hooks into hookless road
Chain waxing for all at last?
Bonus ep: Colnago is sharpening its focus, and it’s probably not thinking of you
The return of a loved rim brake bike
Common themed tech rants
Not everyone can be in the cool kids club, and that’s OK
Bonus Ask a Wrench ep: Disc brake fears
The goldilocks of cycle clothing
A pit walk critiquing 2024 WorldTour setups with JP Ballard of SwissSide
Why so many teams are on last year’s bikes
Function-over-form, our favorite gravel shoes, and we’re off to TDU!
Our favorite handlebar tapes, and what we look for in them
No angled levers for you!
Bonus Ask a Wrench ep: Preparing for winter
It’s time for our annual awards!
Has the bike industry reached peak gravel?
Bonus ep: How to build out your home workshop
Our favorite road helmets, mega-pricey chain lubes, and cheap Pinarellos
Plummeting bike prices and our favourite dropper posts
Bonus Ask a Wrench ep: Wax, grease, and degreasing
Shedding mud and our favourite eyewear
Ask a Wrench Bonus Episode
A car collaboration we like
Our favourite road pedals and Lotus’ new road bike
Tire pressures are trending lower, but road racing frames are getting … stiffer?
The road drivetrain market is starting to get very crowded
We're listening, too
Hookless rim designs are coming after your aluminum wheels now, too
Snap, crackle, pop: Shimano finally deals with its broken crank problem
Recalls, weird brand choices, and more recalls
Specialized and Giant have very different takes on what makes the ideal endurance road bike
Trek’s new Domane AL goes all-road, Bontrager goes thermoplastic, and a deep dive into Columbus Trittico
A wrap on MADE with Rob English
A deep dive on new Shimano GRX and 105 12-speed mechanical
750D wheels and questionable cockpits
Ask a handful of Wrenches
Speed Sniffers, Classified things, and too much choice
More MTB-like gravel bikes, a sharper Microshift, and hookless blow-offs
Is Mavic coming back to the United States?
Dissecting the Tour TT and aero advancements with Marc Graveline
A climbing bike too light for the pros, but carbon inspection for everyone
Racing, schmacing: Let’s talk about tech at the Tour
The Eurobike show!
The next frontier of XC race tech
SRAM Apex goes wireless, Commencal gets into gravel, a big BB blowout, and Ronan’s big bike ride
Shimano GRX going 12, and a flurry of new bikes
Dropped chains, dropped thumbs, and how to buy your first handmade bike
Good entry-level aluminum bikes are rad
Introducing Ask a Wrench
The golden era of high-performance endurance road tires
XC MTB is so hot, even die-hard road brands are getting into it
How hardtail mountain bikes are like cats
A new Tarmac and the worst bike James has ever ridden
The Roubaix Tech Special
Two thumbs up for Campagnolo's upcoming new wireless groupsets
New bikes, head scratchers, and Dave’s Ultimate birthday present
Ronan's least favourite assignment
The Trojan horse of derailleur hangers and way too much stock
Deep Geek Dive: How SRAM is killing the rear derailleur hanger
Geek Warning: Is Campag killing the thumb shifter?
Inner tubes, no tubes, and our first live audience!
New SRAM, new Shimano, and a new old voice
Victor's 62-tooth classics chainring
The terrible heart rate strap toaster effect
Steering in the right direction
Geek Warning, the Pilot