Best Singletracks.com Podcasts (2024)

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So, You Don't Have Time for MTB Training. Welcome to the Club 49:35

28d ago49:35

49:35

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 w…

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Velosolutions and Claudio Caluori are Making Their Mark on the MTB World 40:18

1M ago40:18

40:18

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 t…

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Love It or Hate It, Mountain Bikes Aren't As Lightweight as they Used to Be 46:42

1M ago46:42

46:42

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 …

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Coil Shocks Look Cool on Mountain Bikes. But is that All? 1:08:19

2M ago1:08:19

1:08:19

Will Hart is Product Marketing Manager at Cane Creek, a western North Carolina based maker of suspension and bike components. Besides looking cool, what are some advantages of a coil shock? Are certain styles of riding better suited to a coil shock than others? What makes some FS mountain bikes coil compatible, and others not? How does compression …

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From Shuttle Vehicles to DH Bikes, Southern Gravity is USA-Made 52:05

2M ago52:05

52:05

Sean Leader is the founder of Windrock Bike Park and Southern Gravity, a Tennessee-based company that builds ramps and shuttle vehicles for bike parks. Not only that, Southern Gravity recently released a prototype steel DH mountain bike that's being tested by top elite and junior DH riders. You've worn many hats in the mountain bike world. When was…

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Your Mountain Bike Wheel Questions Answered, from Inserts to Warranties 51:57

3M ago51:57

51:57

Joel Smith is the Brand Leader for Reserve, a Santa Cruz, CA brand that designs and markets wheels for everything from downhill to road biking. Steel Wisdom-Wilhelmsson is engineering lab technician responsible for lab-conditions wheel testing. In this episode we ask: How are MTB wheels assembled? For high-end wheels, is most of it done by hand? Ho…

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Finding Flow with Flat Pedals - MTB Skills 1:07:14

3M ago1:07:14

1:07:14

Carol Baldwin is the founder of Flownetic MTB Skills and is a PMBIA Level 3 certified mountain bike skills instructor. She's also a Singletracks contributor and product tester. In this podcast we ask Carol: Have you alway mountain biked with flat pedals? Was it difficult to switch from clipless to flat pedals? Why? What are the advantages of flat p…

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On Top of the World: How Gravity Logic Builds the Best Bike Parks 54:05

3M ago54:05

54:05

Tom Prochazka is a co-founder and director at Gravity Logic, a bike park design and development company based in Whistler, British Columbia. He served as the manager of the Whistler Bike Park from 2001 to 2007 and designed the iconic Top of the World Trail which opened in 2011. Since then he's worked on bike parks all over the world from the wester…

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How to Create and Operate a For-profit Bike Park, According to a Teenager Who's Done It 23:55

4M ago23:55

23:55

Rhett Jones is a high school mountain biker living in the Austin, Texas area. He's the founder of Station Bike Park, a new private park he developed on 150 acres of former ranchland northwest of Austin. Singletracks first shared Jones' story in a November feature article on our website; this interview adds more detail and dives into the economic an…

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Singletracks Editors' Favorite Bikes and MTB Gear for 2023 1:15:43

5M ago1:15:43

1:15:43

Jeff and Matt look back at some of the best bikes and mountain bike gear tested in 2023, and talk about some of the most interesting new releases this year. Along the way we'll also hit on some of the trends we're following and highlight some of the reviews you might have missed. Listen to our conversation as a podcast, or read a tightly edited tra…

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The Art of MTB Drivetrains, According to a Product Designer 37:31

5M ago37:31

37:31

John Calendrille has spent decades designing and patenting everything from derailleurs and shifters to dropper posts and brake levers. He's consulted for industry brands including TRP and Box, and now he’s got his own company, Vivo, that sells a customizable 12-speed shifter, the Vivo F3. How did you first get into designing bike components? What a…

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He's the First to Through-Bike the 3,300-mile Continental Divide Trail in Years. 58:10

6M ago58:10

58:10

Kurt Refsnider is a cycling coach and the founder of Bikepacking Roots, an organization that advocates for bikepacking and the environment. He's the only person to have won all three events in the Triple Crown of Bikepacking, and he recently became one of only a few people to have biked the entire Continental Divide Trail (CDT), a 3,300-mile route …

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How Bike Bearings Work, and Why You Should Pay Attention to Them 43:58

6M ago43:58

43:58

Matt Harvey is the co-founder of Enduro Bearings, a company dedicated to producing premium, high quality bearings for the bicycle industry. He's been working in bike shops starting as a teenager and later for industry brands like Gary Fisher and Bianchi. What was your 'aha' moment for forming Enduro Bearings? What makes bicycle bearings different f…

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DW-Link Patent Protection Just Ended. Here’s What Might Happen Next 17:54

7M ago17:54

17:54

The patent for the acclaimed DW-Link suspension design recently expired, and we wanted to know: What does its expiration mean for the mountain bike industry? Matt and Jeff interviewed several industry experts, including those involved in licensing the DW-Link patent, to make sense of it all. Originally published online as an article, this audio ver…

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How Weekend Warriors can Build MTB Strength and Fitness Like a Pro 55:36

7M ago55:36

55:36

Ben Plenge is a professional mountain bike coach and founder of The Strength Factory. He's trained pro riders and also hundreds of amateurs over the years both in person and online. Why did you choose to focus on strength and fitness training for mountain bikers specifically? According to your website your most popular workout program is Bodyweight…

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Dylan Johnson Believes his Drop Bar Hardtail is the Perfect Leadville Race Bike 6:41

8M ago6:41

6:41

Dylan Johnson tells us why he believes his drop bar hardtail is the perfect bike for the Leadville 100 in this audio story. Written and narrated by Matt Miller. This story first appeared on Singletracks.com on August 29, 2023. Photo credit: Dylan Johnson The Singletracks podcast is brought to you by TPC -- The Pro’s Closet. Spring is the perfect ti…

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Flat Pedals and a Hardtail: Does Equipment Matter When Learning MTB Skills? 1:08:13

8M ago1:08:13

1:08:13

Angi Weston is the founder of Radical Roots MTB, a group that provides "fun, safe, mountain bike skills progression" through various lessons, programs, events, and group rides. In addition to working with riders, Angi also trains MTB skills coaches and is based in Bellingham, WA. What led you to launch Radical Roots in 2018? What can riders learn f…

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Using Nutrition to Improve Recovery and Fuel Your MTB Rides 1:06:43

9M ago1:06:43

1:06:43

Nichole Dandrea-Russert is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and the author of The Vegan Athlete's Nutrition Handbook. Her website Purely Planted offers tips for adding more plants to our diets, and she's based right here in Atlanta. How did you get interested in nutrition? Have you always been an athlete? For the vegan athletes you work with, is…

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It's the End of the Drivetrain as We Know It (And We Feel...) 1:08:41

9M ago1:08:41

1:08:41

In this episode, Matt and Jeff talk about the latest mountain bike drivetrain developments from electronic shifting to Eagle Transmission. What are the advantages of electronic shifting? What are the disadvantages? How does the new SRAM Eagle Transmission wireless electronic drivetrain compare to AXS? What's the deal with dropouts? Is UDH going to …

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Evergreen Delivers the Washington MTB Trail Love ❤️ 56:42

9M ago56:42

56:42

Yvonne Kraus is the executive director of Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, a mountain bike organization dedicated to creating, maintaining, and protecting sustainable mountain biking opportunities in Washington. Evergreen, if you don't know, is one of the largest, if not the largest, statewide mountain bike association in the US with 8 regional ch…

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How to be a Bike Frame Builder, with Nate Zukas 55:42

10M ago55:42

55:42

Nate Zukas is a bike frame builder living in Augusta, GA. He's been building bikes since 2011 and works in steel, titanium, and aluminum. How'd you get started as a frame builder? Is it unusual for a frame builder to work in both steel and aluminum? What's different about working with the two materials? As a frame builder, how much are you able to …

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Lachlan Morton Talks Unbound Finish, Kokopelli's FKT, and Biking Without Brakes 47:07

11M ago47:07

47:07

Lachlan Morton is a professional cyclist and mountain biker from Australia, currently riding for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost. He's notched podium finishes at the Leadville 100, rode the Fastest Known Time for Kokopelli's Trail in 2020, and set the Everesting cycling world record in 2020. He also completed the Alt Tour in 2021, cycling the e…

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Your MTB Braking Questions Answered, Using Data from Brake Ace 1:10:11

11M ago1:10:11

1:10:11

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How Carbon Fiber Rims Work, and What Makes FusionFiber Different 38:40

11M ago38:40

38:40

Travis Tomczak is the Global Marketing Director at Forge + Bond. The company manufactures bike wheels and accessories using a lightweight material known as FusionFiber. How does carbon fiber rim manufacturing generally work? What are some of the challenges associated with carbon fiber manufacturing? Are there limitations in terms of how the materia…

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How RockShox Tests and Develops Suspension, and Why Service Intervals Matter 1:02:18

12M ago1:02:18

1:02:18

Chris Mandell is the North American Public Relations Manager for SRAM where he's worked for the past 8 years. He currently lives and rides in Bellingham, Washington. Is mountain biking suspension harder to design than say suspension for cars or motorcycles? What's different? How much of RockShox testing is real world vs. lab based? Is shock heat ma…

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So, You Don't Have Time for MTB Training. Welcome to the Club 49:35

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Velosolutions and Claudio Caluori are Making Their Mark on the MTB World 40:18

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Love It or Hate It, Mountain Bikes Aren't As Lightweight as they Used to Be 46:42

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Coil Shocks Look Cool on Mountain Bikes. But is that All? 1:08:19

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From Shuttle Vehicles to DH Bikes, Southern Gravity is USA-Made 52:05

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Your Mountain Bike Wheel Questions Answered, from Inserts to Warranties 51:57

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Finding Flow with Flat Pedals - MTB Skills 1:07:14

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On Top of the World: How Gravity Logic Builds the Best Bike Parks 54:05

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How to Create and Operate a For-profit Bike Park, According to a Teenager Who's Done It 23:55

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Singletracks Editors' Favorite Bikes and MTB Gear for 2023 1:15:43

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The Art of MTB Drivetrains, According to a Product Designer 37:31

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He's the First to Through-Bike the 3,300-mile Continental Divide Trail in Years. 58:10

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How Bike Bearings Work, and Why You Should Pay Attention to Them 43:58

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DW-Link Patent Protection Just Ended. Here’s What Might Happen Next 17:54

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How Weekend Warriors can Build MTB Strength and Fitness Like a Pro 55:36

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Dylan Johnson Believes his Drop Bar Hardtail is the Perfect Leadville Race Bike 6:41

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Flat Pedals and a Hardtail: Does Equipment Matter When Learning MTB Skills? 1:08:13

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Using Nutrition to Improve Recovery and Fuel Your MTB Rides 1:06:43

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It's the End of the Drivetrain as We Know It (And We Feel...) 1:08:41

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Evergreen Delivers the Washington MTB Trail Love ❤️ 56:42

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How to be a Bike Frame Builder, with Nate Zukas 55:42

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Lachlan Morton Talks Unbound Finish, Kokopelli's FKT, and Biking Without Brakes 47:07

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Your MTB Braking Questions Answered, Using Data from Brake Ace 1:10:11

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How Carbon Fiber Rims Work, and What Makes FusionFiber Different 38:40

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How RockShox Tests and Develops Suspension, and Why Service Intervals Matter 1:02:18

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