109 Alexey Vermeulen & Lani Benson Talk Gravel Gear Up
Host Jordan Villella interviews gravel racer Alexey Vermeulen and product manager Lani Benson about the evolution of gravel gear and the deeper meaning behind enduring long rides, including gear choices and training with a dog.
14 Feb 2025
108 - 2025 Bike, Gear and Industry Predictions
Hey BikeRumor Fans!
For this Monthly Round-up, we lay out our predictions for 2025 (and beyond). The crew gets together and chats about what we want to see and, ultimately...what we'll get. Plus, we review our favorite pieces for the month and our favorite comments.
Some predictions include...
New SRAM groupsets with better braking.
Shimanos return to a Di2 MTB drivetrain.
Electronic brakes?!
A Campagnolo comeback?!
XC Team changes
Belt drive dominance in the UCI Downhill World Cup
Narrower bars for road for consumers? 35.5cm bars on the new Chapter 2.
Wider MTB tires for racing 2.5-2.6"?
Wider gravel bars (for Ron)
And much more...
Joining Jordan for this episode are Zach Overholt, Cory Benson, and Ron Frazelle,
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24 Jan 2025
107 In the CXHAIRS with Bill Schieken
Jordan sits down with Bill and chats about the inception of CXHAIRS and how it grew into the last standing real-time coverage of US Cyclocross.
But CXHAIRS covers more than the domestic cyclocross scene. Over the years, they have grown to have European coverage and moved to a substack-style model.They offer deep dives into race coverage with fantastic in your face race and venue photography.
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
YouTube views
7,417,041
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.2 / 5
47 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
11 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
41
Social presence
97
YouTube
93
Engagement
89
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