New bike day is an unbeatable feeling but as we all know, those periods between can feel like forever. Personalizing or customizing your ride can be a great way to get a bit of that new bike day feeling without actually getting a new bike. Here at Panda Podium we...
The 13th edition of the UCI Tour of Poyang Lake, one of China’s premier cycling races, was held this week. The race, known for attracting both domestic and international talent, takes cyclists on a rapid multi-stage journey through the regions surrounding Poyang Lake. The Quick Pro Team was there in...
Harry Hudson just made history by being the first British rider to win the UCI Junior Road World Championships and he did it all on a Panda Podium bike...
Just a heads-up that China's National Day holiday, also known as Golden Week, is happening from October 1st through October 8th. This is a major holiday, and most of the country takes a break. While our site will stay open for business, we'll have a few temporary service changes you should...
Building your own bike (or having your local bike shop do it for you) has many advantages. One of the more attractive benefits is cost, but in my opinion, the best thing about building your own bike is that every single component is of your own choosing. With an off-the-shelf...
Over at the Shanghai bike show the CRW booth had a host of new and interesting products. As well as updating their mega-popular carbon spoked wheel range, they also unveiled a brand new handlebar. The new wheels we've already done an in-depth deep dive. But the headline stats are that...
At the Shanghai Bike Show this year we couldn't resist visiting the Cybrei booth to see what new things they were cooking up, and the visit didn't disappoint. They were showing off an early sample of their carbon axled crankset. At just 267.5g for the crank arms, this thing is...
GOOSYNN were one of the brands to have a very strong showing at the Shanghai Bike Show. Not only with their own impressive stand but we also noticed their wheels popping up on more and more stands of the other bike and frame brands at the show. Of course we...
At the 2025 Shanghai bike show, over on the Panda Podium booth Yoeleo were showing off the brand new version of their gravel bike the Altera G21. The bike builds on the previous iterations of the G21, with this latest incarnation actually being the 3rd generation. Yoeleo have taken on...
String (Polymer) spokes are nothing new. BERD have been using Dyneema fiber in their spokes on mountain bike wheels since 2015. The main advantages are lightweight and vibration damping. However, such spokes have never really taken off amongst road cyclists who traditionally were obsessed with stiffness. However, with more and...
