Best cycling podcasts – 10 off-road podcasts you must follow in 2024

From Off.Road.cc

We list the best cycling podcasts to help get you through winter, the holiday drive or an indoor cycling session

The Adventure Stache

Quite possibly the best-known and most popular off-road adventure riding podcast is The Adventure Stache, which is presented by US professional offroad endurance racer Payson McElveen.

Episodes are generally around an hour in duration and are presented every 5-7 days or so, plus there are at times also short trail grams interspersed from his travels off-road, too.

Subject matter varies but is mostly based around gravel and mountain bike adventures and events, with coverage from the major US gravel races often included. Guests have included endurance aces such as Lael Wilcox and Lachlan Morton and Vuelta a Espana winner Sepp Kuss among others.

Downtime – The Mountain Bike Podcast

If you’re interested in the gravity side of mountain biking then the Downtime should be among your first ports of call, in podcast listening terms that is.

Humbly launched to provide practical training technique information, the show soon blossomed into one of the most popular platforms for gravity-related audio interviews, insights and event coverage, and is presented by British mountain biker Chris Hall.

Photo by Tobias Bjerknes on Unsplash

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The Lightest Way To Pack Your Saddle Bag!

Inner tubes, multi-tools, tyre leavers… snacks! The list of must-have cycling accessories is endless. Worry not, Ollie is here to dispel all saddlebag myths and share some of his well-earned knowledge on how to pack the best Saddle bag.

 

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The 3T Extrema Italia is the gravel bike that made me want a mountain bike

By Will Jones

The new Extrema Italia takes the Exploro bodyform and tweaks it for modern gear choices

I get a bit misty-eyed about the 3T Exploro. I remember when it came out; the buzz around it was wild. ‘Gravel’ was in its infancy (no, don’t start about ’90s MTB, we haven’t the time) and I was razzing around the canal towpaths of Leeds on a cyclocross bike wondering why anyone in their right mind would make an aero gravel bike, as well as very much wanting one. This was further compounded when a friend of mine actually bought one, but fortunately for my beleaguered post-university bank balance, we were different enough in height that I never rode it.

The Exploro hasn’t stagnated since its inception and now exists in three guises – the ‘Pro’, which is the OG model, the ‘Ultra’ for bikepacking, designed primarily around 650b wheel usage, and the ‘Racemax’, optimised for 700c wheels with narrower tyres. Now it seems the Italian brand is creating two divergent streams of off-road evolution.

Earlier in the year the brand launched its Racemax Italia, a bike very much aimed at the gravel racing we see at the pointy end of events like Unbound. Now it has launched the Extrema Italia, a bike clearly heading in a different direction. There’s still an aero package, but the stated aim of this new lineage is to tackle far more challenging terrain. Think of events like the Atlas Mountain race, where half the field turns up on mountain bikes.

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Whoa There, Chief! Watch Where You’re Driving! This Gift Guide Is for Bikes!

From Slate.com

People who cycle for transportation, to say nothing of dedicated hobbyists, don’t let weather get in their way. But in many places, it’s not just “raining” right now—it’s freaking freezing. It’s wet. It’s icy. Maybe there’s snow. Maybe snow is in your eyes! Given that the people in cyclists’ lives right now may be on the hunt for gifts, we turned to Slate’s sizable stable of bike enthusiasts for advice on the gifts that could make a difference in the coming months. Their recommendations are below.

Something to Keep You From Slipping on That Giant Patch of Ice: Schwalbe Marathon Winter Plus Tires

Lots of cyclists gush over these tubeless folding Schwalbe tires, which get high marks for being grippy and sturdy yet fast. You do need a tubeless-compatible wheel to pop these on, but if you’re set there, you’ll find these to be exceptionally durable and resistant to wintertime air leakage. (Note that you can still use an inner tube if you are not into running tubeless tires.)

Something to Keep Your Tires Pumped Up: Lezyne Micro Floor Drive Digital HVG

Getting a flat is never fun, but it’s even worse when it’s freezing outside and you don’t have a way to reinflate a low tire or fill a spare tube. That’s why, if you’re going to be romping around in the winter, you’re going to need a good pump. This one is small, lightweight, and comes with a digital pressure gauge so you know exactly how much air to put in. An essential if you want to keep your winter tires fully locked and loaded.

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Women’s Bikes: Waste Of Time Or Game Changers?

Women’s cycling has shifted up a few gears, but finding the right bike as a woman can be tricky. Are women’s specific bikes needed in the bike industry or do we need a wider range of bike frame sizes? Manon interviews various cycling industry experts to get their take on women’s bikes.

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