Bikerumor Podcast

Feb 14 2025 100 ep. 49 mins 156

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The Bikerumor Podcast explores the ”why” and ”how” behind the bicycles, components, gear and tech we ride everyday.

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108 - 2025 Bike, Gear and Industry Predictions

Feb 14 2025 68 mins

Hey BikeRumor Fans! For this Monthly Round-up, we lay out our predictions for 2025 (and beyond). The crew gets together and chats about what we want to see and, ultimately...what we'll get. Plus, we review our favorite pieces for the month and our favorite comments. Some predictions include... New SRAM groupsets with better braking. Shimanos return to a Di2 MTB drivetrain. Elec

107 In the CXHAIRS with Bill Schieken

Jan 24 2025 76 mins

Jordan sits down with Bill and chats about the inception of CXHAIRS and how it grew into the last standing real-time coverage of US Cyclocross. But CXHAIRS covers more than the domestic cyclocross scene. Over the years, they have grown to have European coverage and moved to a substack-style model.They offer deep dives into race coverage with fantastic in your face race and venue

106 - BikeRumor Editors Choice 2024

Jan 02 2025 53 mins

Hey BikeRumor Fans! For the last (recorded) podcast of 2024, the BikeRumor team sits down and talks about their top picks for Editors Choice. Things get spicy as each Editor describes how and why they chose each piece of kit. — Enjoy! *Like all the Monthly Round-up podcast Episodes, the BikeRumor Editors Choice 2024 podcast has a companion video available on the BikeRumor Youtu

105 - How to Conquer Cold Weather Cycling and Crush Your Winter Rides

Dec 23 2024 77 mins

Welcome to BikeRumor Podcast #106 How to Conquer Cold Weather Cycling and Crush Your Winter Rides This episode covers cold-weather cycling and how to dress best for success when the temperature drops. Jordan chats with Lani Benson and Matt Kent from Pearl Izumi. We start with the basics of dressing for winter riding and quickly get to the specifics of how to get the most from you

104 - BikeRumor November Tech Round Up

Nov 26 2024 96 mins

Hey BikeRumor Fans! We're taking a new approach—actually, we're adding a whole new format. In addition to our interviews and tech features, we'd like to bring in the BikeRumor Editorial Team to chat about their favorite pieces and stories from the past month. Covering everything from the newest racing gear to super sweat bar tape that will last longer than your bottom bracket. F

103 - A Guide to Practical Gravel Race Fueling

Nov 07 2024 81 mins

For BikeRumor Podcast Episode 103, I sat down with the Fuel Good Nutrition (formerly Rider Box) team to dispel fueling myths and clarify what a race nutrition plan can look like. We discuss what a fueling plan looks like from the very start. We look at the week leading up to the big event (gravel race in our scenario) and forward from there. We are tackling not only what but also

102 - Cannondale Factory Racing and Lefty Deep Dive

Jul 25 2024 64 mins

Jordan from BikeRumor sits down and talks with members of the Cannondale Factory Race suspension team about all things Lefty. We cover how the team dials in their suspension for different course demands and rider styles. What its like servicing multiple Lefty while traveling around the world and some secret tips from Lefty Larry. So if you’re a Cannondale fanatic or a rider loo

101 - Sea Otter Recap

May 02 2024 51 mins

The Bikerumor team recaps their favorite products, experiences and happenings at the Sea Otter Classic 2024. WANT MORE? Find the Bikerumor Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, and through RSS, or wherever you listen to podcasts! Can't find it? Let us know which players you use so we can get them up to speed! And let us know who you want us to interview. Click here to send

100 - Silca explains their Strip Chips, Chain Waxing System & more!

Apr 24 2024 50 mins

Silca's Josh Poertner gets his new product ideas from the craziest places. Take the new Strip Chips, for example. These hot melt chain wax additives were inspired by the food industry, where they're trying to find a replacement for trans fats and hydrogenated oils. Turns out, they can make it a whole lot easier to wax your chain, too! In this episode, we geek out on how that produc

099 - Fox explains Pressure Balancing in 2025 GRIP Dampers

Apr 09 2024 44 mins

While at the launch for the new Fox GRIP dampers, I pretty much had my brain melted by VP of engineering Bill Brown as he explained their inner workings. So, naturally, I brought him on the show here to run through it again. The level of fluid dynamics and engineering discussed is still well above my pay grade, but I think we do a pretty good of of explaining how the new dampers ar