The Bike Show Podcast

Cyclist, journalist and author Rob Penn travelled the world to put together his perfect bicycle. We talk about how his j... Read more

Studio discussion of four great lives in cycling: Kuklos, the prolific journalist who documented British cycling scene i... Read more

This week’s show looks at the chronic lack of bicycle mechanics with the Ninon Asuni of Bicycle Workshop. Ninon founded ... Read more

For long-distance cycling they’re a must and they’ll improve the look of any bicycle. Brooks leather saddles date back t... Read more

Andrew Sykes tells of his six week summer journey from his home in Reading to the southern tip of Puglia, in Italy, alon... Read more

As part of this year’s London Festival of Architecture, Stephen Bayley leads a ride around the best of French architectu... Read more

David Kitchen, aka Velocio, set up the London Fixed Gear and Single Speed Forum almost three years ago. In a short time ... Read more

In 1892 a young accountant from t, USA, quit his job and set off to cycle solo around the world. Frank Lenz rode a Rover... Read more

The 1200km Paris-Brest et retour was first raced in 1891 and is the oldest bicycle race still in existence, currently he... Read more

A trip to the Danish capital of Copenhagen, city of stylish cyclists, where Jack Thurston meets Mikael Colville-Andersen... Read more

Following on from last week’s show on well-being, we look at the importance of getting a good fit between rider and mach... Read more

A long, hard look at the Mayor of London’s plans for 12 cycle superhighways – bike routes from the outer boroughs along ... Read more

Jack travels over the Yorkshire moors to Nelson, Lancashire to visit one of the oldest and most venerable companies in B... Read more

This year marks 200 years since Karl Drais invented a two wheeled 'running machine'. Since then all sorts of people have... Read more

New York Times reporter Juliet Macur has covered the Lance Armstrong doping story for almost a decade. Her bestselling n... Read more

With the recent reawakening of interest in the Hour Record, host Jack Thurston is joined by Michael Hutchinson, a profes... Read more

A long, hard look at doping in professional cycling, with journalist Lionel Birnie of Cycling Weekly and theatre directo... Read more

On a Midsummer’s Night Dixe Wills, travel writer and author of a new book on Britain’s tiny campsites, guides us on a ri... Read more

Mike Burrows is probably best known for his design of the Lotus 108 pursuit bike that Chris Boardman rode in the Barcelo... Read more

In the concluding half of an extended interview with engineer and bicycle inventor Mike Burrows, we talk about Mike's bi... Read more