EP 36  In this weeks I chat with Mike Raney who started the Sedona Mountain Bike Festival.

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EP 35 (2 of 1), In this weeks I highlight some of the quick conversations I had while at the 2021 Sedona Mountain Bike Festival. I have also broke these conversations up into 2 separate episodes.

In part 2 of episode 35, I talked with the following companies:
*Revel Bikes
*Club Ride
*Ride Concepts
*Kuat Racks
*Rogue Panda custom frame bags.


In part 1 we chated with amazing companies like Intense Cycles / Intense 951  Series,
Galfer USA, Kenda MTB Tires, Party Shirt International, and Nice Bike Protection

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EP 35 (1 of 2), In this weeks I highlight some of the quick conversations I had while at the 2021 Sedona Mountain Bike Festival. I have also broke these conversations up into 2 separate episodes.

In EP 1, I talked with the following companies:
*Intense Cycles / Intense 951  Series (Shane)
*Galfer USA  (Daryl) 
*Kenda MTB Tires (Rodger)
*Party Shirt International (Jack)
*Nice Bike Protection (Emma and Alex)


In EP 2 we chat with amazing companies like Club Ride, Kuat Racks, Revel Bikes, Ride Concepts, and Rogue Panda.

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In Episode #33, I sit down with former UCI World Cup XC rider Willow Koerber-Rockwell. If you just entered the sport of mountain biking within the past 5 years you may ask yourself who is Willow Koerber-Rockwell? Well, she was one of the top XC riders for the Subaru Gary Fisher Team that then turned into Subaru Trek Factory Team. Willow finished 3rd in the 2009 and 2010 UCI World Championships and was 2nd OVERALL in the 2010 UCI XCO Series. She was also the FIRST female to reach the podium at a world cup, riding a 29er mountain bike. Remember, at that time in the sport of mountain biking, 29er's were still consider the ugly step child that no one wanted to invite to the party. I for one, thank  Willow for kicking in the door and bringing the "wagon wheel" outcast to the party. 
Following the 2010 season she took off  to have her first child. In 2012 she came back to the world stage, but her priorities had changed and she couldn't fully commit to being both a mother and a  pro mountain biker, so Willow walked away from the sport. She now lives in Colorado with her husband, Myles Rockwell (former UCI World DH Champion) and her two daughters.

Other notable results:
2005 - 3rd National XCO Championships
2007 - 3rd National XCO Championships
2009 - 2nd National XCO Championships
2010 - 3rd National XCO Championships
3x College National Champion

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In Episode #33, I sit down with Erik de Brun co-founder of Redshift Sports and Unbound XL winner Taylor Lideen to talk about all the amazing products made by Redshift. Redshift's mtto is to "UNLOCK ADVENTURE" and at Redshift they do just that by making your ride better, so you can go further, faster, and more comfortably on the bike you already own.

Also we were lucky enough to have Unbound XL winner and frequent show co-host Taylor Lideen with us as well to talk about his experiences with Redshift's products like the Shockstop stem, Shockstop seatpost and the Kitchen Sink handle bars.   

You can find more information about "Redshift Sports" as well as Taylor Lideen at the following:

www.redshiftsports.com

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In episode 32, I sit down with Matt Hawkins of "Ridge Supply Socks". On September 15, 2014  Matt was hit from behind by a pickup truck traveling at 55 mph while on a solo training ride.  That accident put a bunch of things into perspective for him. Using the money that he was reimbursed for the pieces of kit lost in the accident, Matt invested those few hundred dollars in the first batch of Ridge Supply Socks....they sold worldwide quickly and his business was born.

The socks are designed to be bright and hyper visible using bio-motion technology that merges design with human intuition to help cyclists, runners & hikers be recognized by motorists.  Matt believes there is more to bright socks than just color.  Color Blocking & Gradient Colors with the Brightest Colors at the Cuff of the sock work well with Bio-Motion to catch the eye.  Ridge Supply's goal is to make the function of bio-motion visibility meet the fashion of the best design & color ways. 

The name RIDGE SUPPLY is named after Matt's first son, Ridge, and his home in the Blue Ridge mountains.  The Blue Ridge is home to some of the best cycling terrain in the world.  If you have been fortunate enough to take in that view or ride those roads and trails, it stays with you forever.  Our Original SKYLINE sock is homage to those shades of Blue.

RIDGE SUPPLY is striving to produce the World’s Finest Socks & Accessories to help provide every customer with 100% satisfaction in the product experience.

You can find more information about "RIDGE SUPPLY" at the following:

Ridge Supply

Ridge Supply Arsenals

www.ridgesupply.com


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In EP 31, I have a chat with Sam LeFebre with Ride Parc. In this interview Sam talks to me about "The Bag" which is a very cool new bag to carry all you cycling gear. The Bag launched on Kickstarter in April of 2021 and quickly raised over 310% of their goal amount to produce the first round of Bags.

Cyclingtips said "The Parc Bag is a truly different take on the everyday gear bag" and described it as "A giant toiletry bag, but for your bike stuff instead of a toothpaste and shampoo".

Check out Ride Park at  www.rideparc.com , linktr.ee/RideParc ,
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In E30, I chat with Pinkbike Editor Mike Levy. I had a blast getting to have a coffee shop style chat with Mike to learn a bit about his adventures in cycling, as well as what goes into being one of the best bike editor/reviewers in the industry. One of the things I found interesting was how Mike spends a lot of time on his gravel bike. Like most of us riding bikes is a release and Mike is no different and rides a gravel bike to escape the mountain bike.
 
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In Episode 29, I chat with Caul Cusick who is the Marketing Manager for Spinergy Wheels. In this episode Paul walks me through the origin of the company and the direction they are headed, in todays ever changing bike industry.

Paul also gets into the tech, where I learn about where the wheels are made, and the tech behind their PBO Fiber Spokes,  as well as their new 44 hub.

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In episode 28, we bring back Taylor Lideen. Taylor sat down with me just days after winning the 2021  Unbound XL formerly known as the Dirty Kanza. Unbound XL is a 350 mile self-supported ultra endurance gravel race in Emporia Kansas.

Taylor was our first guest and then filled in as a cohost for the "Quaranteam series". 

In this interview, Taylor talked about adversities he faced prior to the race which includes mental illness, as well as injuries. Taylor also talks about the race, his bike setup, and where this race falls into his race resume.

You can look at his Instagram @tlideen and web site www.taylorlideen.com and see some of the photos.

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In E27, I chat with Stefano Barberi. Stefano is a professional mountain biker and gravel racer. Stefano was born in San Paulo, Brazil and started his career as a mountain biker but switched to road racing shortly after moving to the USA. After a lengthy career as a professional road racer, Stefano made his way back to the mountain bike. Now Stefano is known for racing endurance mountain bike and gravel races all across the world.

This episode is packed full of cool stories during his time as a professional road racer and how he found his way back to the mountain bike.
 
You can find out more information about Stefano on his social feeds,  Instagram & Facebook.

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