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Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast

Downtime isn’t just another mountain bike podcast. It’s THE podcast for those who live and breathe gravity riding. Whether you’re chasing podiums or simply pushing your own limits on the trail, Downtime is your essential source for staying ahead of the curve. Downtime connects you with the key figures from the gravity community – the athletes pushing the limits, the mechanics wrenching on the fastest bikes, the industry insiders driving innovation. We bring you their perspectives and expertise,

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1:14:29

World Cup Racing On a Budget – Joe Nation

Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2022/01/18

Joe Nation is a mountain bike racer who’s done things differently. Joe set off from New Zealand on an overseas adventure to race the World Cups, which involved spending the season living in the woods in Morzine on a budget of 1.5 Euro a day. After heading back home to go to uni, Joe discovered enduro and straight away was hooked. Ultimately picking up a ride with a pro-team, his path has not been straight forward. We chat about Joe’s approach to racing and how that’s changed over the years. Hear how

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1:28:37

Katy Winton – The Hard Work Pays Off

Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2022/01/11

After being left without a pro-team ride for 2021, Katy Winton went all in on creating her own programme. We sat down to find out how that panned out over the 2021 season. As we’ve come to expect from Katy, this is an open and honest conversation about the ups and downs of the experience she’s had. We chat about the psychological element of the huge changes that Katy experienced and how she has dealt with it. Hear about the reality of the workload involved in managing a team, training and racing at

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1:17:10

Ben Cathro – The Return to Racing

Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2022/01/04

Today I’m catching up with Ben Cathro. In 2021 Ben made his return to World Cup mountain bike racing and did an awesome job by qualifying and taking some great results at the final round in Snowshoe. We find out about his season and get his thoughts on some of the other goings on, both on and off track. Hear about his ‘How to Bike’ video series and his plans for the Pinkbike World Cup race team. Find out what it was like beating Reece Wilson and hear Ben’s thoughts on the health of our sport. Ben

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1:56:22

Neko Mulally Talks About Building His Own Bike and...

Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2022/01/02

When Neko Mulally got in touch to tell me that he was designing his own bike and putting his own programme together for 2022, I couldn’t have been more excited for him. Neko has already build two bike parks, put together a race series and done heaps for US mountain biking in general, so you can bet that he’s going all in on this one too. We sat down to find out where the idea came from, what drove him to do it and what it takes to pull all this together. Find out how much a World Cup season

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1:22:03

Danny Hart and Adam Brayton – 2021 Season Catch-Up

Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2021/12/28

This week I’m joined by Adam Brayton and Danny Hart. If you’ve seen any of Adam’s Vlogs this year, you’ll know that Adam and Danny have been spending a lot of time riding, training and hanging out together, so I thought it would be fun to get them together for a chat. We find out more about Danny’s move to Cube and Adam’s Provateer programme. Hear how both their 2021 seasons went and what it takes to get a World Cup podium these days. As well as chatting about some of their slightly competitive on

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1:09:52

Manon Carpenter & Tommy Wilkinson – Trails On Trial

Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2021/12/21

This week we’re sitting down with Manon Carpenter and Tommy Wilkinson to chat all about their new film project, 'Trails on Trial'. Find out how the project came about in the first place, and hear about their experiences as they travelled around the country to chat with trail builders and landowners. With rising user numbers across all outdoors groups, trail access is under more pressure than ever before. Manon and Tommy found some great examples of where mountain bikers have been able to work

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1:47:40

In-Depth, Independent Bike Reviews – Paul Aston

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2021/12/14

Join me for a catch up with Paul Aston. Last time we spoke to Paul, he’d mentioned that he was looking to buy a farm and set out on an ambitious project to turn it into a bike farm to use as a base to create truly independent bike tests for us all. Well earlier this year, Paul started to turn that dream into reality, so we sat down to catch up on the progress. We chat about the farm, the credit card debts and his experiences with the Canyon Sender and Commencal Supreme. Hear about Paul’s attempt to

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1:50:45

Wyn Masters – Whatever It Takes

Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2021/12/07

This week I’m joined by the one and only Wyn Masters. We chat about Wyn’s path to world cup racing, which is an amazing journey which involved working in mines, building trails for billionaires and doing whatever it took to follow his dreams of racing on the world stage. Find out about some of Wyn’s career highlights like his EWS win, and some of the lowlights, like racing with a bent arm! We also chat about the awesome WynTV, the battle of the brothers, privateer awards and much much more. So sit

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2:05:31

20 Years of World Cup Racing With Mathieu Dupelle

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2021/11/30

This week I’m joined by Mathieu Dupelle. Next year will mark Mathieu’s 20th year on the mountain bike World Cup scene, working with some of the best riders on the planet. We sat down to chat about Mathieu’s time with the Syndicate, looking after riders like Steve Peat and Nathan Rennie. We cover his time with the late great Stevie Smith, and the last 10 years that he’s been working with Connor Fearon at Kona. Mathieu has some great stories from back in the day, and some awesome insight into the

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1:33:35

This is Peaty, Gamble and Much More With Joe Bowman

Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2021/11/23

Joe Bowman is the man behind This is Peaty, Gamble, the Syndicate team videos and tonnes more creative work throughout the industry. We sat down to chat about how Joe found his was into the mountain bike video world, how Steel City Media has grown and where it’s all heading. We also chat about his decision to put together a world cup race team with the Union, find out how that went in 2021 and their plans for more in 2022. Joe is one of the driving forces behind the media that we see, and is someone

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1:23:15

Greg Minnaar’s Mechanic – Lyle Hyslop

Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2021/11/16

Lyle Hyslop is mechanic to the most successful downhill mountain biker of all time, Greg Minnaar. Lyle took over as Greg’s mechanic in 2020, where they took a race victory in their first season together and backed that up with a World Champs gold medal this summer. We sat down to find out about Lyle’s background, his time in Morzine and how he became Greg’s mechanic. Lyle shares some great insight into Greg’s setup and processes. We chat about their findings from testing a mullet, hear about the

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1:16:07

Emilie Siegenthaler – A Career Retrospective

Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2021/11/09

This week I’m joined by Emilie Siegenthaler. Emilie has recently announced her retirement from World Cup downhill racing, after being a big part of the scene for a long time. We chat about Emilie’s roots in XC racing and the illness that cut her XC career short. Find out how Emilie, who has a degree in psychology, has dealt with the nerves and pressure of racing. We chat about the women’s scene, salaries and plenty more, as well as finding out what Emilie plans to do next. So sit back, hit play and

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1:20:33

Mountain Bike Fitness for the Everyday Rider

Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2021/11/02

Let’s face it, we all love riding, but life can easily get in the way, so finding time to ride and especially finding time to train can be tricky. Also the stresses of life can leave us with limited reserves to get training and riding done. This can leave our mountain bike fitness lacking. As a business owner and father of two, Ben Plenge from The Strength Factory totally gets this and wants to help us everyday riders find a way to improve their riding in a sensible safe and achievable manner, while

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1:31:15

Which Wheel Size Is Best for You?

Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2021/10/26

Mullet vs 29 vs 27.5 is a big choice for many riders. In this episode we use Canyon's Spectral, their 150mm do-it-all trail bike, to dig in to the decision and put some real rider feel and data behind it. We took the Spectral CF8 in each of the wheel size options and put them to work under an ex-elite DH racer, an average rider (me) and a less experienced rider to see how they felt and how they performed against the clock. Tune in to hear our thoughts from this two day test. Day one was spent

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1:07:18

Noga Korem – Enjoy the Ride

Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2021/10/19

Noga Korem is one of the top riders on the EWS circuit, and we sat down a couple of weeks back in Innerleithen to find out more about her. We chat about growing up and riding in Israel, and her early cross country racing roots. Find out about the challenges Noga faced with eating disorders and overtraining in those cross country days, and how she nearly quit mountain biking all together. We chat about her quick progression in EWS from privateer to a full factory rider taking second in the 2019

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1:34:39

Eddie Masters – Crashes, Fear, Recovery, Racing and More

Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2021/10/12

Catching up with Eddie Masters at the end of the season seems to be becoming an annual thing and I'm not complaining. We chat about the injuries he’s sustained this year (including his self surgery with support from Matt Walker) and his approach to getting back up to speed after his biggest crash ever. We chat about the current format of EWS, get Eddie’s thoughts on the World Cup final in Snowshoe and plenty more. Sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Eddie Masters. You can find

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Ultimate Bike Check With Jesse Melamed

Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2021/10/06

You've been asking for bike checks and here is the first one, with the the one and only Jesse Melamed. Jesse was my obvious first choice, as he’s so into bike setup and is always experimenting, as you’ll no doubt know if you’ve heard him on the podcast before. We caught up the morning of the pro-stage race at the Tweed Valley EWS to check out his current Rocky Mountain Altitude. There are some great nuggets of information here from Jesse, who is a rider that’s not afraid to try things that maybe

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1:40:33

One Million Feet in 200 Days – Ben Hildred

Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2021/10/05

Ben Hildred is an inspiration. In 2021, while working a full-time job, he managed to climb and descent 1,000,000 feet in just 200 days. Never one to make life easy, this came after Everesting the Queenstown bike park, climbing the height of the stratosphere in 30 days and the height of the solar system's highest volcano in just 3 days. Ben is a real inspiration for those days where you don't feel like heading out on the bike! We sat down to find out more about Ben, where these crazy challenges come

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1:46:33

The Joy of Choosing Bikes – Leigh Donovan

Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast ·

2021/09/28

Leigh Donovan is a former downhill world champion and mountain bike legend. Leigh has had an incredible career, from BMX, through the early days of mountain biking, and being at the top of the game in mountain biking boom of the 90s. We sat down to chat about the path that Leigh has followed. It’s not all been plain sailing, and there are plenty of ups and downs along the way. We chat about mind games, the toll that high level racing takes on the body, athlete pay, anxiety and plenty more. Hear why

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1:22:20

Inside Santa Cruz Research and Development With Kiran...

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2021/09/21

Step inside the Santa Cruz Bicycles Research & Development department with Kiran MacKinnon. We find out a bit about Kiran's background in racing at the very top level, then we get stuck into his day job. Find out how Kiran works to ensure that Santa Cruz's bikes ride they way they want them to. We chat about how they design and develop the kinematics for the bikes, how important the shock tune really is, and we get Kiran’s thoughts on bike setup. We also get Kiran’s view on some of the current

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