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How to best ride through winter off season and enjoy it!

How to best plan for your winter off season. Winter is a tough time of year to ride your bike if you want to retain the fitness you’ve built up over the summer, or want to get fitter for next year. To help us all tackle the winter months I'm joined by professional cycling coach Dan Guest to talk about the best way to approach and tackle the winter starting with the importance of an off season and what that actually means. We also discuss the pros and cons of long rides versus short intensity rides, hitting the gym, running, weight training and how to keep the pounds off and many more important topics 

Steel is Real - Fairlight Cycles Dom Thomas chat

Steel is real is a saying that persists in the cycling world but what does it actually mean? To get under the skin of steel, its endearing popularity, the latest developments and where it might be going, I chatted with Fairlight Cycles designer Dom Thomas. We talked about his background of steel frame development, the latest developments that are pushing the Fairlight Cycles frames to the pinnacle of the steel frame world, and why he's so passionate about the use of steel

Designing gravel bikes with Vielo‘s new V+1

British bike brand Vielo first launched its V+1 all-road/gravel bike back in 2018 and on the launch of the second-generation model in 2021, I sat down with company founder Ian Hughes to find out what has changed with this new bike, and the improvements they've sought to offer over the original. We also chatted about the growing popularity of gravel bikes as more people make the switch from road bikes, why 1x gearing is here to stay, why the bikes look the way they do with bold colours and lack of traditional branding, and look to the future of gravel bikes. So grab a cup of tea and enjoy

Developing Shimano‘s new groupsets - Dura-Ace R9200 // Ultegra R8100

How on earth do you develop a road bike groupset? On the day that Shimano launches brand new Dura-Ace Di2 R9200 and Ultegra Di2 R8100, I sat down with Shimano's product manager Tim Gerrits to go under the skin of what's involved in bringing a new groupset to market and how improvements are found and developed. 

Starting a Bicycle Company - How Hard Can it Be?

Have you ever dreamed of starting your own bicycle company? I have, but I've never taken the plunge. Someone that has taken the plunge and made a success of it is Neil Webb, founder of Bowman Cycles, a London-based bike brand. In this podcast, he offers a unique insight into what is involved in starting a company, from the idea to designing and selling his first bike. He also expands on the risks and rewards, the highs and lows that come with starting a bicycle company.