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After months of testing, it's time to announce our Road Bike of the Year winners. We've got categories for race, endurance, gravel and budget road bikes, as well as urban electric bikes. We're also announcing an overall winner across all five categories.
 
In this podcast, our test team of Ashley Quinlan, Simon von Bromley and Warren Rossiter discuss the 2024 Bike of the Year test, their top three bikes in each category and, of course, the winners.
 
Read more on our 2024 Road Bike of the Year test: https://www.bikeradar.com/news/2024-road-bike-of-the-year-winners
Check out our 2024 Mountain Bike of the Year winners: https://www.bikeradar.com/news/2024-mountain-bike-of-the-year-winners
Listen to our 2024 Mountain Bike of the Year podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7oNkfe5x1dzEdov9ajhTUK
 
Here are all 24 bikes featured in our 2024 Road Bike of the Year test:
 
Race Bike of the Year:
Focus Izalco Max 9.8 – £6,599 / €6,799 (not available in the US)
Specialized Tarmac SL8 Pro - SRAM Force eTap AXS – £8,000 / $8,500 / €8,500
Canyon Ultimate CF SL 8 Aero – £4,799 / €4,999 / AU$7,649 (model not available in USA)
Handsling A1R0evo Classified Powershift – £6,499.99
 
Endurance Bike of the Year:
Canyon Endurace CF SLX 8 Di2 - £4,999 / $5,499
Cinelli Pressure ADR (105 Di2 Ksyrium 30 build) - £3,799 / $4,754
Specialized Roubaix SL8 Comp - £5,000 / $5,000
Lauf Úthald Race Wireless - £4,458.05 ($5,628.00 inc. shipping) / $4,690
Giant Defy Advanced Pro 2 - £3,499 / $N/A
 
Gravel Bike of the Year:
Orbea Terra M41E Team Ix MyO - £4,518 / $4,638
GT Grade Carbon Pro LE - £3,600 / $4,200
Canyon Grail CF SLX 8 Di2 - £4,799 / $4,999
Santa Cruz Stigmata Force-1x AXS RSV - £6,999.99 / $7,699
Merida Silex 7000 - £3,000 / $N/A
 
Budget Road Bike of the Year:
Specialized Allez E5 - £1,000 / $1,200
Cube Attain Pro - £1,099 / $N/A
Trek Domane AL 2 Gen 4 - £1,050 / $1,199.99
Vitus Razor Disc VR - £799.99
 
Urban Electric Bike of the Year:
Cannondale Compact Neo - £2,000 / $1,900
Ridgeback Arcus 3 - £2,999.99 / $N/A
Merida eSpresso CC 675 EQ 2024 - £4,000 / $N/A
Specialized Turbo Vado SL 5.0 EQ - £3,400 / $4,499
Tern NBD S5i - £4,000 / $4,699
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What are the best mountain bikes on sale in 2024? We have the answers.
Bike of the Year has come around again, and Tom, Rob and Al have been hard at work testing some of the best mountain bikes around. 
In this episode, our tech team discuss the best trail, enduro, full-fat and SL ebikes, following three months of dedicated testing.
For full reviews, head over to BikeRadar.com as we reveal the winners, or keep an eye on our YouTube channel as we present our top-3 winners on film.
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In this edition of the BikeRadar Podcast, senior technical writer Simon von Bromley and senior technical editor Ashley Quinlan discuss Ash’s recent test of £500 alloy wheelsets.

The duo cover off the key winners and losers, deliver some surprising findings and discuss whether a £500 alloy wheelset is worth buying in 2024. 

Finally, Ash shares some of his key thought-provoking takeaways following the test.

Remember, we’d love to hear your opinions about anything discussed in this episode – drop us an email at podcast@bikeradar.com with any questions or comments!
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If you’ve been paying attention to the pro road-racing scene recently, you may have noticed many riders are increasingly using oversized chainrings.
 
Are today’s pro riders so fast they simply need bigger gears than before, or could there be more to this tech trend than meets the eye?
 
In today’s episode of the BikeRadar podcast, Simon von Bromley sits down with Liam Cahill to discuss this development and whether there’s anything the rest of us can learn from it.
 
If you have any thoughts, questions or feedback, you can contact the team at podcast@bikeradar.com.
 

https://www.bikeradar.com/features/tech/why-are-pros-using-such-big-chainrings 

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Are you confused by the jargon you read in our reviews? Find technical terms all a bit much?
In this podcast, our technical writer and all-round tech-head Luke Marshall guides you through some of the terms that pop up frequently in our mountain bike reviews.
If there are other terms you’re not sure the meaning of, pop us an email, and we’ll do our best to help. Our email address is podcast@bikeradar.com.
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Sea Otter 2024, part trade show, part mountain, road and gravel festival, has just wrapped up. The beady eyes of George Scott and Jack Luke have been on the search for the best MTB kit at the show, and they bring you their top picks here.
From fancy frames to brand new pedals, via a very fast set of tyres, the 2024 Sea Otter has provided the goods.
Our team pushed out a lot of tech content on BikeRadar’s Instagram account, so you can catch up with even more here: https://www.instagram.com/bikeradar/
And, of course, there are a host of articles on the site now, and coming soon, covering all aspects of the show.
https://www.bikeradar.com/news/sea-otter-classic-2024-mtb-tech
https://www.bikeradar.com/news/maxxis-aspen-st
https://www.bikeradar.com/news/neko-mulally-bonded-dh-frame
https://www.bikeradar.com/news/2024-sea-otter-new-gravel-tech
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