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Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast

Singletracks.com

Podcast host Jeff Barber, Editor-in-Chief at Singletracks.com, aims to inform and inspire with topics and interviews from the mountain bike world. Since 2015, we have been sharing weekly stories from under the helmets of the most inspiring and influential mountain bikers. Join us as we learn from top athletes, product designers, trail builders, coaches, mechanics, artists, and leaders in the mountain biking community.

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00:56:05

Riders want more technical trails, and he's happy to...

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2025/03/11

Thomas Schoen is the CEO of First Journey Trails, a trail building company based in British Columbia. He's also the Director for the Williams Lake Cycling Club, the Aboriginal Youth Mountain Bike Program and is the President of the Cariboo Mountain Bike Consortium.How long have you been building mountain bike trails professionally? How did you get started?Which aspects of a trail build do you enjoy the most?Is everything on track to get the First Blood trail officially opened this season

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00:48:10

24-hour racing nearly vanished. This six-time solo...

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2025/02/25

Cory Wallace is the reigning, six-time World Solo 24 Hour Mountain Bike Champion and the Head Organizer for the Rockies 24 race in Canmore, Alberta. His mountain bike adventures have taken him all over the world, inspiring riders and raising funds for various humanitarian causes along the way. How did you get interested in endurance mountain bike racing, and 24 solo racing? What happened to 24-hour racing? Is it making a comeback in terms of interest and participation? The race you organize,

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01:04:42

His stealthy new MTB brand, Vampire, offers 3 bikes in 1

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2025/02/11

Chris Canfield's company, Suspension Formulas, develops and licenses mountain bike suspension designs used by brands including Revel and Canfield Bikes. Now he's launching his own bike brand, Vampire Bikes while also continuing to race DH at the Masters level.In 2019 you won the UCI Masters World Championship at Mont St. Anne when you were in your 40s. What's allowed you to be so fast for so long? How much of DH racing is about equipment vs. rider? Did you get involved in building

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00:40:55

She's a DH World Champ. Now, she's giving her best at...

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2025/01/28

Miranda Miller is a downhill mountain bike World Champion and three time Canadian National downhill champion from Squamish, British Columbia. Her video series, Here, There, Everywhere regularly features inspiring riders and mountain bike destinations around the world as Miranda takes on new cycling challenges ranging from gravel biking to gravity racing.How did you get introduced to downhill mountain bike racing at such an early age? What was the biggest difference between racing DH and enduro

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01:04:15

He competed in the first Rampage, and today his bike...

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2024/12/17

Lance Canfield is a mechanical engineer and former professional mountain bike racer who drew his first mountain bike design in 1996. Today his bike brand, Canfield Bikes, sells mountain bikes and components designed and tested in Poncha Springs, Colorado. What were downhill bikes like when you began racing in 1994? What did you want to improve about your bike? Your first bike design in 1999, the Big Fat Fatty Fat, had 12 inches of travel front and rear. How did that work? You competed on some

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00:48:42

After dominating U23, Riley Amos is ready for the...

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2024/11/19

Riley Amos won overall Under 23 World Cup titles in both short track and cross-country this year and finished seventh in the Paris Olympics, the highest an American has ever placed in the event. He is a member of the Trek Factory Racing Team and lives and trains in Durango, Colorado.Going into the 2024 season did you expect to win the overall U23 titles in short track and cross-country? Do you plan to change your race training or strategy when you move up to Elite next year? How much do you

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01:14:01

Lennard Zinn makes the case for chain waxing (and...

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2024/10/01

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 the shelf bikes for riders from very small to very tall and everyone in-between." He’s also the author of Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance, one of the world’s best-selling guides to mountain bike repair.In this first-half of our podcast discussion, Zinn talks about drivetrain maintenance, focusing on chains and lubrication. Later in the show

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00:44:07

Craig Calfee designed his carbon mountain bike to be...

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2024/09/17

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 brand's Tetra road bike is said to have been in production longer than any other carbon bike. You might also recognize his work with Bamboo bike frames, which he began in 1995. How did you get your start building bikes? What did people think about the carbon bike frame you debuted at Interbike in 1989? Were there concerns that carbon frames

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00:50:18

A mobile mountain bike camp for grownups: Camp Carpe...

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2024/09/03

in bike excursions and craft beer tastings, among other activities. The couple has lived on the road in an RV since 2018, sampling trails and beer not just in the US but around the world. They also host a podcast called Craft Beer Travel & Adventure.Why did you decide to move into your recreational vehicle and hit the road full time? Is RV life different from Van life? Is it difficult to find community while living on the road? How did Camp Carpe Diem get its start? What is Camp Carpe

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00:42:33

How hip packs and frame bags are made, with Bullmoose...

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2024/08/20

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 Summerville, Massachusetts and currently offers handlebar and frame bags plus hip packs and accessories.What came first for you: bikes or bags? What kind of riding do you like to do? What is the riding scene like in Boston? There are a lot of hip packs and handlebar bags out there, so why make your own? What types of materials are you working

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01:03:56

MTB trail quality is "about to ramp up on the hockey...

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2024/07/23

Greg Mazu is the self-described "Chief Dreamer" behind Backslope Tools, a company that designs and sells tools for trail building and forest maintenance. He's also the founder of Singletrack Trails, a trail building company that recently finished its last project after 20 years in the business.When did you build your first trail? How did you get into professional trail building? What motivated you to start Tools for Trails, and later Backslope tools? Where are Backslope tools

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00:55:14

How do you set an FKT on Kokopelli's Trail? Stop...

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2024/07/16

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 previous fastest known time by over an hour. In addition to racing gravel and mountain bikes, she's also a certified athletic trainer. How do you feel now that you can finally talk about your accomplishment? Were you worried someone else would make an FKT attempt between then and now? In October you made your first attempt, but it didn't work

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01:01:14

Is carbon better than aluminum for MTB frames? It...

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2024/07/09

Chuck Teixeira is a Senior Advanced Concept Engineer at Specialized where he's been involved in countless projects from mountain to road, and from bikes to components. Prior to joining Specialized in 2011, Chuck spent 28 years at Easton-Bell where he was the director of R&D.How did you end up in the bike industry? How does the Smartweld tech used on the new Specialized Chisel mountain bike frame work, and what makes it different from traditional aluminum frame welding? Why haven't we

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00:40:57

The Case for High Pivot MTB Design, and How it Works

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2024/06/18

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 design. Prior to joining Norco he worked at General Kinetics testing and developing shock absorbers for military and construction equipment. At a basic level, what problem does a high pivot design solve? Is there a certain type of riding that benefits from having a high pivot? What are the drawbacks to the design? Does a high pivot design improve

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00:37:16

This Mental Health Counselor is Using Mountain Biking...

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2024/06/11

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 includes individual and couples counseling services plus mountain bike therapy and counseling for athletes and outdoor instructors. She's also a Specialized USA Ambassador.What led you to get into counseling? Does everyone benefit from spending time outdoors, or do you think some of us are just wired that way? What is Adventure Therapy? What

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00:45:48

How to Fuel for Mountain Biking, According to a...

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2024/06/04

Alex Larson is a registered dietitian and multi-sport athlete who helps endurance athletes optimize nutrition and performance. She's written multiple nutrition guides and offers customized nutrition coaching services to athletes around the world. Do athleticism and nutrition go hand in hand? Are athletes generally healthy eaters by nature? What is a "flexible eating style"? Are restrictive diets sometimes harmful? How does pre-race fueling work? Is nutrition drastically

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00:56:54

How NICA is Changing Mountain Bike Culture

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2024/05/14

Amanda Carey is the President of NICA, the National Interscholastic Cycling Association, a non-profit that develops mountain biking programs for student athletes across the United States. Prior to joining NICA, Amanda served as the executive director of Mountain Bike the Tetons and as a mountain bike coach.What drew you to mountain biking initially? What's kept you so engaged over the years? What do you think has kept mountain biking from growing more than it has over the past couple of

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00:49:35

So, You Don't Have Time for MTB Training. Welcome to...

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2024/04/09

Sara Bresnick is a former professional mountain biker, cycling coach and founder of Pedal Power Training Solutions which offers customized training plans plus advice on nutrition, race strategy, and technique. What are some fitness goals your clients have beyond racing? For example, does it make sense for a rider to work with a coach before a big weeklong mountain bike trip? Do older athletes need more time to recover between intense workouts? What happens if you miss a day, or two, in a

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00:40:18

Velosolutions and Claudio Caluori are Making Their...

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2024/04/02

Claudio Caluori is a seven-time Swiss National Champion and founder of Velosolutions, "a global network of professionals with profound knowledge in cycling, action sports, tourism and urban development." He's also a popular YouTube personality, delivering entertaining course previews and ride-alongs with top athletes.In addition to building pump tracks around the world, Velosolutions recently helped with construction of the XC race course for the 2024 Paris Olympics and is working on

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00:46:42

Love It or Hate It, Mountain Bikes Aren't As...

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2024/03/26

In this episode of the Singletracks podcast, Matt and Jeff discuss the current trends around mountain bike weights. Are bikes too heavy, or are they where they should be given how durable and capable they are today? This discussion covers: Examples of specific bikes and their weights Why bike weights might be increasing The benefits to lightweight -- and heavy -- mountain bikes Areas where mountain bikes might be able to cut weight This is Matt's last episode with the Singletracks

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