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Lennard Zinn makes the case for chain waxing (and 36-inch wheels, too)
Episode 397
Lennard Zinn is a bike designer and frame builder based in Louisville, Colorado. His shop, Zinn Cycles, offers "a full line of semi-custom and off th…
1 year, 8 months ago
Craig Calfee designed his carbon mountain bike to be N minus 1
Episode 396
Craig Calfee is an innovative bike builder and the founder of Calfee Design. Calfee was an early adopter of carbon fiber for bike frames in 1987, and…
1 year, 8 months ago
How hip packs and frame bags are made, with Bullmoose Softgoods
Episode 394
Wes Holland is the owner of Bullmoose Softgoods where he designs and produces one-of-a-kind bags for cycling and adventuring. Bullmoose is based in S…
1 year, 9 months ago
MTB trail quality is "about to ramp up on the hockey stick"
Episode 393
Greg Mazu is the self-described "Chief Dreamer" behind Backslope Tools, a company that designs and sells tools for trail building and forest maintena…
1 year, 10 months ago
How do you set an FKT on Kokopelli's Trail? Stop trying to be perfect, says Hannah Otto.
Episode 392
Hannah Otto recently became the fastest known woman to ride the 137-mile-long Kokopelli's trail from Moab, Utah to Loma, Colorado, besting the previo…
1 year, 10 months ago
Is carbon better than aluminum for MTB frames? It depends on how you use it!
Episode 391
Chuck Teixeira is a Senior Advanced Concept Engineer at Specialized where he's been involved in countless projects from mountain to road, and from bi…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Case for High Pivot MTB Design, and How it Works
Episode 390
Colin Ryan is a Senior Development Engineer at Norco and was involved in the design of the latest Norco Optic trail bike which features a high-pivot …
1 year, 11 months ago
This Mental Health Counselor is Using Mountain Biking as Adventure Therapy
Episode 389
Sara Hunter is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in the state of North Carolina and a PMBIA Level 1 Mountain Bike Instructor. Her practice …
1 year, 11 months ago
How to Fuel for Mountain Biking, According to a Registered Dietitian
Episode 388
Alex Larson is a registered dietitian and multi-sport athlete who helps endurance athletes optimize nutrition and performance. She's written multiple…
1 year, 11 months ago
How NICA is Changing Mountain Bike Culture
Episode 387
Amanda Carey is the President of NICA, the National Interscholastic Cycling Association, a non-profit that develops mountain biking programs for stud…
2 years ago