Episode 226 - Aaron Gwin Will Ride Crestline, Plus His Commentary and Racing Plans for 2024

Episode 226 - Aaron Gwin Will Ride Crestline, Plus His Commentary and Racing Plans for 2024

When the UCI team list was released for the upcoming season, there were many answers to be found about who will be riding what. One inclusion that didn't shed too much like, however, was Aaron Gwin's name under his eponymous racing team. What bikes were they riding? What would this team look like? And will Aaron himself be lining up at World Cups this year or being confined to the commentary box as he rehabilitates from an arm injury sustained early last season? In short, the bikes will be from Crestline, but don't go thinking this is a standard sponsorship deal. It seems to run far deeper, with Aaron taking part ownership in the brand that was founded a mere couple of years ago. Although not their first outing at World Cups, the RS 205 VHP frame was raced under Sam Blenkinsop last year, this does feel like a big step up for a brand that is still so relatively young. Aaron made time for us during a very busy team camp. While it might sometimes seem to be all glitz and glamour in mountain biking, I love the fact that we're still raw enough to sometimes be about propping up a laptop in short-term accommodation as you pack in as much preparation and planning as you can, and answering questions honestly that fans of the sport will likely want to know about. I'm thankful that even as mountain biking becomes more pro the level of access athletes and team owners are prepared to grant media is so great, and it personally only makes me love mountain biking and World Cup racing even more.

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Episode 85 - Is the Red Bull Rampage Too Slopestyle?

Episode 85 - Is the Red Bull Rampage Too Slopestyle?

Our sport is full of gnarly people doing gnarly things, be it cross-country racers pushing their bodies to the limit, downhillers finding the limits of traction and handling, or just that local rider ...

14 Okt 20211h 8min

Episode 84 - Explaining RockShox's Computer Controlled Suspension

Episode 84 - Explaining RockShox's Computer Controlled Suspension

Rather than you reaching down to flip the pedal-assist switch, Flight Attendant manages the fork and shock's compression in real-time, constantly adding or subtracting damping as required and, importa...

7 Okt 20211h 6min

Episode 83 - Does Carbon Fiber Belong On Mountain Bikes?

Episode 83 - Does Carbon Fiber Belong On Mountain Bikes?

Given that our needs can vary from having to survive being tossed aside mid-air at the dirt jumps all day, meeting some cross-country racer's fetish for being the lightest such and such on the market,...

30 Sep 20211h 8min

Episode 82 - Behind the Scenes at Field Test

Episode 82 - Behind the Scenes at Field Test

Just as with previous examples, this Field Test was all about comparing test bikes to each other, a cage match of sorts but on the trail, and the fleet included some of the most interesting bikes on t...

24 Sep 20211h 29min

Episode 81 - You've Got Questions, We've (Maybe) Got Answers

Episode 81 - You've Got Questions, We've (Maybe) Got Answers

Today's episode sees Mike Kazimer, Henry Quinney, RC, and I get through around half of the questions I had originally planned on answering. There'll be another Q&A podcast in the near future, but this...

16 Sep 20211h 46min

Episode 80 - The Best Vehicles for Mountain Bikers

Episode 80 - The Best Vehicles for Mountain Bikers

While we all love riding bikes, sometimes our vehicles go hand-in-glove with our sport. Today's podcast sees Alica Legget, Mike Kazimer, James Smurthwaite, and I talk about the vehicles that make sens...

10 Sep 20211h 4min

Episode 79 - What's The Future of eMTBs?

Episode 79 - What's The Future of eMTBs?

There was much dissent when eMTBs first began to show up on Pinkbike, with both commenters and a few editors being less than enthusiastic about battery-powered bicycles on the homepage. Fast forward a...

2 Sep 20211h 26min

Episode 78 - Modern Geometry Explained

Episode 78 - Modern Geometry Explained

It’s geometry that’s had the most significant and consequential impact on how our bikes perform. Podcast #78 sees the crew explain how geometry numbers have changed over the years and what that means ...

28 Aug 20211h 16min

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