BikeRadar Podcast Ep 2: Trail Bike of the Year round-up

BikeRadar Podcast Ep 2: Trail Bike of the Year round-up

Our mountain bike testers discuss the top five trail bikes for 2019, and look at what trends are on offer this year

Our Trail Bike of the Year came from the Commencal stable

Tom Marvin

Published: May 10, 2019 at 2:55 pm

Our annual Trail Bike of the Year test has been completed and with the results in, we decided to get the main testers together to have a good natter about the top five bikes - what they were, why we rated them, and how we came to our eventual winner.

This is the second BikeRadar Podcast — our first covered our Road Bike of the Year test. Please let us know what you think in the comments, and don't forget to subscribe to the BikeRadar Podcast through your podcast delivery service!

How to listen to the BikeRadar Podcasts

You can find the Trail Bike of the Year podcast on iTunes and Spotify, along with all the other regular podcast providers.

The Road Bike of the Year podcast is also on iTunes and Spotify.

You can find all the podcast episodes on our Podcast Page.

The links you need

The Commencal Meta 29 TR Brit Edition is our 2019 Trail Bike of the Year
The Commencal Meta 29 TR Brit Edition is our 2019 Trail Bike of the Year - Dan Milner / Immediate Media
vitus escarpe pack
The Vitus impressed with it's stellar rear suspension performance
yt jeffsy pack shot
YT's Jeffsy is all-new for 2019
No nonsense from the Norco Sight - an great first 'serious' mountain bike
No nonsense from the Norco Sight - a great first 'serious' mountain bike
The Cannondale Habit is a 'true' trail bike
The Cannondale Habit is a 'true' trail bike

For reviews of even more Trail Bike of the Year bikes, as well as plenty of Road Bike of the Year bikes, search our 2019 Bike Of The Year page.

Tom Marvin

Senior technical editor

Tom Marvin is MBUK’s YouTube presenter and podcaster, as well as a regular contributor to BikeRadar. He writes mountain bike reviews for the site, while also testing components and kit. His work as a presenter has seen him race pro riders, tackle World Cup downhill courses and attend international launch events. He has been part of the MBUK and BikeRadar family for 11 years, contributing to all aspects of tech content, including a spell working heavily on Cycling Plus magazine. In that time, he has tested hundreds of bikes and more than 1,000 products. He has been mountain biking for 25 years, with cross-country (XC) and trail riding his speciality, although he’s more than happy dipping into the world of enduro whenever there’s a chance. Tom’s photos of bikes and food covered in ketchup can be found on his Instagram account.

  • Height: 182cm
  • Bike size: Large
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