Lachlan Morton bike check: the gravel superstar talks us through his 2025 race rig
Lachlan Morton, the winner of the 2024 Unbound 200, is a gravel and adventure riding superstar.
BikeRadar’s Liam Cahill caught up with Lachlan at last week’s Traka, Europe’s biggest gravel race, to take a closer look at his bike.
In this episode, Lachlan talks Liam through his 2025 race rig. You can also watch the video here: https://youtu.be/tuaDfwtRLkU?si=S5Wslp7oJu8dEg7x
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Endurance bikes are better than ever – and Cannondale’s new Synapse could be the blueprint
Cannondale has launched a new Synapse endurance bike, with 42mm tyre clearance, an aero-influenced frame, down tube storage and a reimagined SmartSense system that’s, well, much smarter than before.
It’s a bike that, on paper, represents the evolution of the latest endurances bike – a category that’s in rude health.
In this podcast, George Scott quizzes Warren Rossiter on the new Synapse, and the essential features of an endurance bike in 2025.
Read more about the new Cannondale Synapse – https://www.bikeradar.com/news/2025-cannondale-synapse
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From 1988 to 2025: the fascinating history of Zipp, one of cycling’s most influential brands
In the first episode of a three-part series with Zipp, BikeRadar’s Liam Cahill and Warren Rossiter sit down with Zipp product manager Nathan Schickel to chart the history of one of cycling’s most influential brands.
From Zipp’s original carbon tri-spoke wheel to the current trend for super-wide rims and tyres, via the brand’s detour into making bike frames, this is a fascinating chat that looks back at Zipp’s key innovations, and what might be coming next.
You can also watch this episode on BikeRadar’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/bikeradar
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eMTBs are more powerful than ever – but that’s not always a good thing
Electric mountain bike development shows no signs of slowing, with high-powered motors arriving from the likes of DJI and Specialized, which offer 850 and 720 watts of power respectively in their ‘regular’ modes. The DJI takes that further with a 1,000-watt boost mode.
But that’s not always a good thing. In this podcast, BikeRadar’s technical editor-in-chief, Rob Weaver, and MBUK TV’s video presenter, Tom Marvin, tell you why.
The duo also chat through what this means for the future of eMTBs, and whether peak power and torque now needs to be capped.
Watch MBUK TV’s review of the new Specialized Turbo Levo 4 – https://youtu.be/vk34BFJQ2xQ?si=o1l5OiRczYSIhnyq
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The essential features we want to see in the next 1x Shimano GRX Di2 groupset
In this episode, Jack Luke sits down with hardcore roadie turned gravel dad, Simon von Bromley, to discuss the missing 1x version of Shimano’s 12-speed GRX Di2 groupset.
With images of potential new XTR Di2 parts leaking online in recent months, we’ve been wondering what it could mean for the next generation of 1x GRX Di2 – something conspicuous by its absence in Shimano’s gravel line-up.
The duo ponder what a fully wireless XTR could mean for GRX and Shimano’s other 12-speed Di2 ranges, why Shimano’s enormous product ecosystem can appear so confusing from the outside, and what features they think would be essential in any new 1x GRX Di2 groupset.
Shimano XTR Di2 'leak' reveals the one thing we've been waiting for
12-speed Shimano GRX Di2 is finally here – but it’s 2x only for now
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