Velo Podcast

Mar 07 2025 585 ep. 51 mins 882

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The Velo Podcast brings you inside the world of gravel and road racing with Velo's team of reporters and commentators.

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What the Heck is an All-Road Bike, Anyway?

Mar 07 2025 48 mins

Some of the Velo team is in the midst of gearing up for a field test, where we're testing all-road bikes and comparing them against a traditional racey road bike and a gravel bike. Between all the testing and riding we're doing, it's got us wondering what the heck is an all-road bike, anyway? Yeah, yeah, all-road bikes are supposed to bridge the gap between the race road bikes and

Our Biggest Tech Pet Peeves (and What Bike Companies Should Do About Them)

Feb 28 2025 70 mins

Today's bikes are really, really good. That doesn't mean we don't have major pet peeves, however. Proprietary seat posts and stems, are an easy one, as are companies cheaping out on bolts and bearings. But we went further, talking about the bike industry's propensity to push bikes on us that don't help riders address their weaknesses, and perhaps most importantly, how we wish the b

Group Rides Explained, $500 Flat Tires, & Banned Visors | Velo Podcast

Feb 21 2025 77 mins

If you grew up or currently live and ride bikes in a town with any sort of population, we bet there’s either a group ride of some sort that just happened or will be happening in a few days. Maybe it starts from the local bike shop, or maybe it starts from the go-to coffee shop. Some rides are a chill Sunday spin that's gone on uninterrupted for the past two decades, while others

Debate: Aero Bikes Are Dumb, Right?

Feb 14 2025 62 mins

Host Mike Levy has a hot take — or is it Senior Tech Editor Josh Ross who has the hot take? Find out this week as we debate the merits of aero road bikes. And first, we take a closer look at Classified's patent on a self charging shifting system that could make the burgeoning alternative drivetrain maker's offering a whole lot simpler to live with.

How to Own a Bike Shop: Booking Orders, Margins, Covid Sales, and Ebike Fires

Feb 08 2025 65 mins

Mike Levy sits down with Dan Sommer, owner of Jack's Cycle, to talk about the realities of running a bike shop.

Sleeping with a Scorpion: An Interview with 2024 Tour Divide Winner Meaghan Hackinen

Jan 31 2025 60 mins

If you're listening to this, there's a pretty good chance that you love to ride your bike. That can manifest itself in all sorts of different ways. Some of you like to do shuttle runs with your buddies on the weekend or go to the bike park. Some of you like to pedal up the hill. Some of you like to go down the hill. Some of you like to race your bike for a few hours. And some of yo

Braving Winter: How We Stay Warm Outside & How to Make Indoor Riding Suck Less

Jan 24 2025 72 mins

In this latest podcast, we're talking about winter riding from two different perspectives: the tips and tricks we’ve learned to stay warm during those cold rides, but also how to make your indoor riding suck the least amount possible on those days when you say, “Nah, I’ll just stay inside.” Besides that, we also get into the news. We dive into the latest 2024 UCI Crash Sta

Has Will Seen a Kangaroo Yet (and Other Tour Down Under Updates)

Jan 20 2025 31 mins

Will checks in from Australia at the Tour Down Under to fill us in on what has been going on in the women's race as well as the latest tech.

Our Worst Rides Of 2024... And What We (Hopefully) Learned

Jan 17 2025 94 mins

Will is on a plane going to the Tour Down Under, so it makes perfect sense that we have Senior Tech Editor Josh Ross in to talk all about marsupial pouches on bikes... right? Today's conversation was all about our worst rides of 2024. Alvin got a series of unfortunate flat tires. Josh went to bonktown and back. And Levy? He had some serious GI issues that forced him into a hotel ro

Cobble Crushing, Night Riding, and Heavenly Climbing: Our Favorite Rides of the Last Year

Jan 10 2025 78 mins

This week on the Velo Podcast, host Mike Levy is back with Alvin Holbrook and Will Tracy for the first official video podcast of 2025, and this week it’s all about reflecting on our favorite rides of the past year. A favorite ride doesn’t have to be the longest, hardest, or have any certain superlative attached to it — it just has to be memorable in one way or another. But b