Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this week’s news show, Jack Luke is reunited with Simon von Bromley to unpick this week’s biggest tech stories in cycling.
First up is Merida’s new Mission gravel bike, which comes with just 40mm of tyre clearance. Is that enough for a modern gravel race bike? We’re not so sure.
The pair then discuss a set of wild prototype gravel rims designed by Dangerholm, and Q36.5’s new ultra-low stack height pedal system made in partnership with SRM.
Following that, the pair cover last week’s top story on BikeRadar – the news that men may be facing a testosterone crisis, why this could be affecting their health, and what men can do about it.
They then finish with our rant of the week, which sees Simon addressing some of the comments on one of our recent videos. Does bike tech matter to pros? Simon says yes, even if he agrees cycling isn’t Formula 1.
00:00 Intro
02:22 Merida Mission Gravel Bike
08:48 Dangerholm's Prototype Aero Rims
14:44 Q36.5 X SRM Pedals
20:21 Last Week's Top Story
24:37 Rant Of The Week
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In this week’s news show, Jack Luke is reunited with Simon von Bromley to unpick this week’s biggest tech stories in cycling.
First up is Merida’s new Mission gravel bike, which comes with just 40mm of tyre clearance. Is that enough for a modern gravel race bike? We’re not so sure.
The pair then discuss a set of wild prototype gravel rims designed by Dangerholm, and Q36.5’s new ultra-low stack height pedal system made in partnership with SRM.
Following that, the pair cover last week’s top story on BikeRadar – the news that men may be facing a testosterone crisis, why this could be affecting their health, and what men can do about it.
They then finish with our rant of the week, which sees Simon addressing some of the comments on one of our recent videos. Does bike tech matter to pros? Simon says yes, even if he agrees cycling isn’t Formula 1.
00:00 Intro
02:22 Merida Mission Gravel Bike
08:48 Dangerholm's Prototype Aero Rims
14:44 Q36.5 X SRM Pedals
20:21 Last Week's Top Story
24:37 Rant Of The Week
Listen to the BikeRadar Podcast
→ bikeradar.com/bikeradar-podcast
Follow BikeRadar on our social media channels:
→ instagram.com/bikeradar
→ facebook.com/bikeradar
→ twitter.com/bikeradar
BikeRadar is supported by Mountain Biking UK and Cycling Plus Magazine –For more information and to subscribe please visit
→ bit.ly/3nMr3Rn
For more content like this see our latest subscription offer –
→ cyclingplus.com/subscribe-today
→ mbuk.com/subscribe-today
