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Olly Wilkins and Davi Birks from the excellent The Ride Companion Podcast pop into the studio to discuss the inner workings of mountain bike podcasting and their journey to creating a successful show.
Olly has been a huge presence in the UK MTB scene for years, and we discuss his career, from MBUK magazine covers to becoming a product designer and podcaster, as well as his current role at Focus Bikes.
Davi kicked off with aspirations to be a pro-MX rider, but things changed as he grew his HookIt distribution company. How he marketed that company is a story you need to hear!
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In her long racing career, Tracy Moseley has just about done it all. She competed through the boom years at the end of the 90s, experienced the rapid progression of bikes and tech and made the most of the any technological advantage she could to secure the biggest titles in downhill and enduro.
Tracy talks us through some of her hard-fought victories as well as some of the bigger races that didn't quite work out. We cover her successful switch to enduro racing, the future of e-MTB racing, her love for all things adventure and how she's played a hand in developing some of the best British racers on the World Cup scene.
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Hattie Harnden has competed, and usually won at a world class level in more disciplines than any rider we can think of.
She topped the 2024 EDR World Cup overall, raced for GB at the 2024 DH World Champs at Fort William, is the current British DH and Enduro champ - and has numerous international titles in cyclocross and XC. She’s accrued 17 national championship titles, too!
How has this 23-year-old managed so much in so little time? Tom and Rob aim to find out in this episode of the MBUK Podcast.
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Brendan Fairclough is one of the UK’s most stylish and famous mountain bikers, and we’ve dragged him into the MBUK podcast studio for a natter, with the help of this episode’s sponsor, DMR.
From his days racing Downhill World Cups – for big factory teams such as G-Cross Honda, Monster Energy-Specialized and Scott – through to his numerous appearances at the world’s most gnarly MTB event, Red Bull Rampage, hosts Rob Weaver and Tom Marvin delve into Brendan’s career with him.
Competing is a huge part of Fairclough’s life, but so is filmmaking. His original ‘Deathgrip’ movie is perhaps the biggest MTB film ever, but could perhaps be superseded by the recently released ‘Deathgrip 2’. How does he cope with the gruelling shooting and production schedule?
If that’s not enough, his films’ namesake, the DMR Deathgrip, has long been a pet project. How did he develop one of the most popular MTB grips, and how did he and the DMR team develop it further, for its recent update?
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From Junior world downhill champ to Elite World Cup series winner, Josh Bryceland has had an incredible racing career so far. We speak to Josh about his time between the tape, what he’s been up to since stepping away from the World Cup circuit, how life for him as a pro has changed and what he’s been working on with his sponsors Cannondale and Formula. Josh also speaks about what the future holds for him and how he’s buzzing to get back racing.
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We’ve spent many episodes looking back through the years and discussing how mountain biking got to where it is today, but what about looking forwards into the future?
John Oldale from Marin Bikes chats to hosts Rob Weaver and Tom Marvin about where they think mountain biking tech is going. Is the arrival of automatic suspension adjustment and shifting a sign of things to come, and will we see the cheaper end of the market really come on in leaps and bounds?
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From Danny MacAskill’s 2009 street-trials video going viral to Sam Hill’s iconic DH run at Champery and Rachael Atherton bagging her 40th World Cup win, mountain biking is littered with breathtaking moments.
Tom Marvin, Rob Weaver and tech writer Luke Marshall dig deep into their memories to come up with some of the biggest and most exciting moments mountain biking has ever delivered.
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Scoring a big win was once all you needed to do to secure a pay cheque, but things are a little different now. Racing and results still play their part when it comes to the life of a professional mountain biker, but with the sport broadening and the advent of social media and YouTube, you don’t have to just race to make a living on two wheels.
Rob Weaver and Tom Marvin chat to MBUK staff writer Rach Bennet about how the life of a pro has changed over the years. Is it all about the podiums or more about likes and views now?
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Over the years, mountain biking has diversified massively. From the original Repack mates’ races to the Olympics Games. From balancing on North Shore skinnies to hucking off cliffs at Red Bull Rampage, along with every other type of riding in between. Each of these different aspects of the sport has been thrust into the spotlight thanks to the events it spawned.
Hosts Rob Weaver and Tom Marvin rope in MBUK editor James Costley-White to give us a rundown of the events they think helped to define the disciplines and riding categories that make up mountain biking as we know it today.
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Many riders will take their ultra-capable trail bike for granted, but there was a time when the do-it-all full-suspension machine didn’t exist… or at least, not as we know them today. Trail bikes have come a seriously long way, but how did they get to where they are now and which bikes helped inspire them?
John Oldale from Marin Bikes joins Rob Weaver and Tom Marvin to talk through some of the bikes they feel contributed to the rise of the trail bike, inspiring how they evolved and also, how they’re ridden.
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From time to time, a rider will get between the tape and change the sport forever. Whether that’s down to their attitude, style, approach, professionalism or results, it doesn’t really matter – they just make a difference. And, in the case of the most influential ones, those differences can send shockwaves through the sport.
Mountain biking has seen its fair share of characters over the years, and in this episode, hosts Tom Marvin and Rob Weaver are joined by MBUK’s staff writer, Rach Bennet, to discuss who they think had the biggest impact.
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In a sport so rich in technology, where designs evolve quickly and a product that’s in favour one year may be ditched for the latest innovation the next, it’s no surprise that some bits of kit simply can’t live up to the marketing hype.
Hosts Rob Weaver and Tom Marvin sit down with MBUK editor James Costley-White to talk through some of these bikes, products and designs, and try to figure out why they didn’t quite hit the mark.
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Throughout the history of the sport, certain products have stood out. From the first suspension fork to the latest wireless tech, these have often had a dramatic effect on how mountain biking has evolved.
MBUK’s editor, James Costley-White, joins hosts Tom Marvin and Rob Weaver to discuss the products they think have had the biggest impact on the sport and why.
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There are some people who aren’t happy to settle, not willing to just accept that what’s on offer is the best you’re going to get, and always looking at things a little differently. In a sport like mountain biking, where bike and component technology plays such a pivotal role, having people willing to go as far as reinventing the wheel is what’s needed to keep designs moving forward.
Rob Weaver and Tom Marvin are joined by James Costley-White, MBUK’s editor, to talk about some of these pioneers – the folk willing to do things a little differently, buck the trends and step out of their comfort zones, all in a bid to elevate mountain bike design.
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Over the 40-plus years that mountain biking has existed, there have been certain hillsides, mountains and other places that riders have returned to, time after time. But why? What makes them so special and how have they impacted and influenced the trails we ride?
Hosts Tom Marvin and Rob Weaver are joined by MBUK tech writer Luke Marshall to get the lowdown on some of the most iconic MTB spots around the world and find out just why they matter and why they’re so good.
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Behind every complicated suspension design, radical frame-geometry figure or ground-breaking event is a passionate mountain biker looking to progress the sport a little or, in some cases, a lot.
MBUK editor James Costley-White joins hosts Rob Weaver and Tom Marvin in the studio to discuss the riders, racers and engineers who helped transform mountain biking into the sport we all know and love today, and how they did this.
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Mountain bikes have come a long way since the sport began, evolving from fairly basic contraptions into cutting-edge bits of kit. Along the way, certain designs have stood out from the rest, pushing performance further than ever thought possible.
In this episode of the MBUK podcast, hosts Tom Marvin and Rob Weaver are joined by Marin’s John Oldale to talk about some of the bikes that really made an impact on mountain biking, why they were so special and the knock-on effect they had on future bike design.
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Join Rob, Tom and guests as they look back at the past forty years of mountain bike history, from the greatest riders, most influential brands, key bikes and tech developments that have created the sport we love today.
Series 1 starts Tuesday 21st November.
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