Episode 233 - Tara Llanes on Reinventing Herself As a Wheelchair Basketball Paralympian

Episode 233 - Tara Llanes on Reinventing Herself As a Wheelchair Basketball Paralympian

Tara Llanes has been wildly accomplished at the high levels of multiple sports - BMX, MTB, and wheelchair basketball, not to mention wheelchair tennis - and she also has a whole lot more life experience to share. In 2007, in what she thought was her second-to-last race before retiring from her career as a mountain biker, a devastating crash changed things for her. She spent the next several years going through intense processing, a move to Canada, some serious mental low points, a growing interest in tennis, and much more before she found herself on the basketball court to improve her speed as a wheelchair tennis player. Wheelchair basketball stuck. Tara clearly knows how to train hard, and that continues to take her far. She's now preparing for her second Paralympics, this one in Paris, and plans to then step away from high-level competition - retiring the right way this time. Brian and I sat down with Tara in Vancouver, where she lives, to talk about that whole process. While we imagined this episode would end up the same length as most of our podcast episodes, we just kept finding more conversation. Tara is clearly smart, capable, an incredible athlete, and seriously strong as a person, and we were glad for every minute she spent with us.

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Episode 208 - Aaron Gwin on Winning, Team-Swaps and What He Would Give for a Rainbow Jersey

Episode 208 - Aaron Gwin on Winning, Team-Swaps and What He Would Give for a Rainbow Jersey

Whatever metric you use, Aaron Gwin is one of the most successful World Cup Racers of all time. Henry sat down with him to talk all his career, what's next and his steps into bike park ownership.

13 Nov 202346min

Episode 207 - Brook Macdonald on MSA, and What He Needs to Ride at His Best

Episode 207 - Brook Macdonald on MSA, and What He Needs to Ride at His Best

Brook is a fan favourite, and not without good reason. We talk about his reputation for being tough, bike setup and what it's like coming back to Mont Sainte Anne.

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Episode 206 - What Loic Bruni is Hiding, OE Deals and Motocross with Öhlins's Terje Hansen

Episode 206 - What Loic Bruni is Hiding, OE Deals and Motocross with Öhlins's Terje Hansen

Why couldn't you ride Loic's bike? And why is your setup so bad compared to a World Cup Racer's machine? TJ explores the topic with Henry. Note - During the first exchange you might hear some backgro...

6 Nov 202346min

Episode 205 - The Field Test Roundtable Podcast

Episode 205 - The Field Test Roundtable Podcast

The field test is over, and what a field test it has been. The eight bikes, each bringing something very different to the table, represent some of the modern of modern enduro geometry, technology, and...

2 Nov 20231h 21min

Episode 204 - Inside the Development of Schwalbe's Mountain Bike Tires

Episode 204 - Inside the Development of Schwalbe's Mountain Bike Tires

Mountain bike tires are a dark art, so Henry Quinney and I sat down with Schwalbe product manager Carl Kämper to ask all the questions. How do new tires get developed? What does testing look like? Why...

26 Okt 202354min

Episode 203 - Nina Hoffman on World Cups, Starting Late and Making the Syndicate Her Home

Episode 203 - Nina Hoffman on World Cups, Starting Late and Making the Syndicate Her Home

In the last five years, Nina has gone from newcomer to world cup winner. We wanted to find out about her mindset, her perception of downhill compared to her initial career in athletics and what's it l...

23 Okt 202341min

Episode 202 - Neko Mulally on His Perfect Conceptual Bike, US Downhill Racing and Signing a Prodigious Talent

Episode 202 - Neko Mulally on His Perfect Conceptual Bike, US Downhill Racing and Signing a Prodigious Talent

There are few downhill mountain bikers that are so multifaceted as Neko MulallyRacer. Not only is he racing World Cups, but he also runs a race series, supports grassroots riding and racing, has his o...

19 Okt 20231h 22min

Episode 201 - Wyn Masters on Privateers, Enduro and Staying Authentic

Episode 201 - Wyn Masters on Privateers, Enduro and Staying Authentic

Wyn's efforts to support privateers shouldn't be understated and, for such an established World Cup rider, his refreshing take on what downhill should be manages to articulate thoughts many of us may ...

16 Okt 202351min

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