Ep 127: The Bikes We’d Actually Buy in 2026 + A Game-Changing Gravel Bike

About this episode

The episode discusses various bikes to consider buying in 2026 and highlights a game-changing gravel bike.

Thanks to Garmin for supporting the podcast! You can check out the video versions of the podcast, plus more videos from Cade Media here: https://www.youtube.com/@Cade_Media/videos 00:00 Indoor training with Tacx + Ride Out is back, baby! 01:21 X-Labs gravel bike + new GRX 10:24 pwning the n00bs 12:18 What happened at Flanders 16:04 New off-road Everesting world record20:15 The bikes we’d buy with £1k, £3k and £5k budget22:01 sub £1000: Van Rysel AFs23:07 sub £1000: Canyon24:10 sub £1000: Primos30:38 sub £3000: Battaglin31:16 sub £3000: Trek33:11 sub £3000: Cube35:25 sub £3000: Pinarello (kinda)36:52 sub £5000: custom carbon Massacan44:08 sub £5000: custom steel Howler44:57 sub £5000: Canyon45:59 sub £5000: Cube46:53 What would Benny do?56:42 The female cyclist phenomenon… New CADE merch alert: https://wearethewildones.com/en-gbp/collections/all You can check out the video versions of the podcast, plus more videos from Cade Media here: https://www.youtube.com/@Cade_Media/videos If you’d like us to send in a question, story, some good news, things you’d like us to discuss or anything else, email us at wildonespodcast@cademedia.co.uk Thanks and see you next time. Or you can send us…

Topics covered

• cycling
• gravel bikes
• budget bike recommendations
• indoor training
• cycling records
• female cyclists
• cycling merchandise

Keywords

• bikes
• gravel bike
• budget
• indoor training
• Everesting
• cycling
• female cyclists

Sponsors

Garmin

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Tacx, X-Labs gravel bike, GRX, Van Rysel AFs, Canyon, Primos, Battaglin, Trek, Cube, Pinarello

Places: Durham, UK

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