Bonus: Tadej Pogačar has a new race bike, but is the Colnago V5Rs too conservative?
Colnago has launched the V5Rs, claimed to be the lightest bike it has ever made. The new bike is the replacement for the V4Rs, which has just had an enviable send-off at the 2025 Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix under Tadej Pogačar.
In this bonus podcast episode, digital editor Jack Luke sits down with road tech lead Ashley Quinlan to discuss Ash’s early impressions of the new bike from a press event on Lake Garda, Italy.
Of course, it’s lighter and faster on paper, but is that enough to satisfy these two tech nerds?
Read the V5Rs news story here:
https://www.bikeradar.com/news/colnago-v5rs
Read Ash’s first-ride review here:
https://www.bikeradar.com/reviews/bike-reviews/colnago-v5rs-first-ride
Find out why Ash thinks Colnago might have missed an opportunity to be bolder here: https://www.bikeradar.com/features/opinion/the-colnago-v5rs-has-left-me-feeling-cold
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26:18
Paris-Roubaix tech trends ANALYSED! The tech that dominated this year’s race
George Scott and Simon von Bromley reflect on another classic edition of Paris-Roubaix, dissecting the tech trends that dominated this year’s race. From ever-wider tyres to gravel-inspired hacks, George and Simon chart the latest evolutions in Roubaix tech.
How Zipp’s radically wide 303 wheelset ushered in an aero revolution at Paris-Roubaix – https://www.bikeradar.com/features/tech/icons-of-cycling-zipp-303
Our tech predictions for Paris-Roubaix 2025... and a decade into the future, in 2035 – https://www.bikeradar.com/features/tech/paris-roubaix-2035-tech-predictions
Why gravel gearing and clearance for 40mm tyres could be the future of Paris-Roubaix tech – https://www.bikeradar.com/features/tech/gravel-gearing-2025-spring-classics
Watch all of our Paris-Roubaix tech videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bikeradar
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58:55
Gravel bikes are more extreme than ever – here's why that's good news for you
With legit suspension and clearance for 50mm tyres, the latest gravel bikes are getting more extreme than ever. Jack and Warren discuss some of the latest trend-setting gravel launches, why big-tyred gravel bikes are good for pros and amateurs alike, and how you can choose the best gravel machine for your needs.
Ridley Ignite GTX – https://www.bikeradar.com/news/ridley-ignite-gtx
Lee Cougan Innova Super Gravel – https://www.bikeradar.com/news/lee-cougan-innova-super-gravel
Why we need more gravel bike categories – https://www.bikeradar.com/features/opinion/gravel-bike-categorisation
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33:48
Dear bike industry, these are the only road and MTB standards you should use
For many cyclists, the continual churn of standards can be a nightmare. New ‘standards’ shoot up like Tadej Pogaçar on the Plateau de Beille, making our riding lives more complicated than necessary.
Innovation and new standards can make our bikes better, but too often the gains don’t feel worth the hassle.
With this in mind, Jack Luke sits down with Simon von Bromley and Tom Marvin to discuss their top picks for universal road and mountain bike standards.
Simon says: dear bike industry, these are the only road bike standards you should use
Dear bike industry: these are the only mountain bike standards you should use
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39:07
The tech trends that will define the Spring Classics (or our predictions, anyway)
Holy Week is here! The biggest week in the one-day race calendar is here, with the Tour of Flanders on Sunday and Paris-Roubaix a week later.
The Spring Classics test riders and their equipment to the limit. It’s an annual tech feast for bike nerds so, ahead of Flanders and Roubaix, BikeRadar’s Simon von Bromley make their predictions for the trends that will define this year’s racing.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for all of our tech coverage from Paris-Roubaix: https://www.youtube.com/user/bikeradar
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