Bikerumor Podcast

Jul 25 2024 100 ep. 46 mins 158

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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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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

098 - Sherpa Map Routes us to Better Cycling Maps

Feb 26 2024 39 mins

If you've ever wondered how route creation and ride mapping works, you're going to love this episode. My guest is Eric Semianczuk, co-founder of Sherpa Map. I'm guessing you haven't heard of them… yet. But the cycling route map service they're building is incredible, using AI and granular LIDAR data compiled over weather, surface type, and elevation data to create the most sophis

097 - Ride1Up rallies for affordable e-bikes that don't suck

Feb 20 2024 47 mins

So, apparently, not every cheap e-bike sucks after all. Until recently I was firmly in the camp that cheap, hub-motor e-bikes with cadence sensors were all terrible and unsafe. Then I talked to Kevin Dugger, founder of Ride1Up e-bikes, and he changed my mind. It's not so much the bikes that bugged me, although we'll talk about that, too, it was the cadence sensors that told the mot

096 - Park Tool’s Calvin Jones riffs on bike tools & bad repairs

Jan 13 2024 64 mins

If you've never seen any of Park Tool's tutorial videos or stopped by their booth at Sea Otter Classic, then you've been missing the wonder that is Calvin Jones. His energy levels and excitement for tools and bike repairs is contagious, so I'm super stoked to share this interview with you. We talk about his favorite tools, where repairs go wrong and how they overcome stuck and stri

095 - Red Bull Advanced Technologies & BMC talk bikes

Jan 05 2024 38 mins

Recently, I had a chance to meet with BMC and Red Bull's Advanced Technology Team to learn about and ride their new Teammachine R, a top level, lightweight aero road racing bike. But I left with questions, so in this episode I have Stefan Christ from the BMC product team and Rob Gray, technical director at Red Bull Advanced Technologies on board to discuss how they applied F1 techn

094 - Watt Bike tells how to get faster & stronger on the bike

Dec 14 2023 63 mins

I wasn't really sure what I was going to talk about with my guest today, but it ended up being a wonderfully deep dive into speed, power development and strength training. If you want to get into the weeds on how to get faster and stronger on the bike, you'll love this episode. My guest is Thomson Remo, lead educator for Watt Bike's professional division. Watt Bike makes a very sma

093 - Why Adaptive Mountain Bike Trails are the Future

Nov 30 2023 53 mins

We hear so much about inclusivity these days, but not usually when it comes to our mountain bike trails. Turns out, it's not that hard to make our trails more accessible to a wider range of riders, letting all of your friends enjoy the same awesome experience you and I enjoy every time we hit the singletrack. Besides the warm fuzzies, there's often good money and resources availabl