The Pinkbike Podcast
A weekly update on all the latest stories from around the world of mountain biking, as well as some frank discussion about tech, racing, and everything in between. Hosted by Mike Kazimer and featuring a rotating cast of the Pinkbike editorial team and other guests.
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Episode 83 - Does Carbon Fiber Belong On Mounta...
Depending on who you ask and where you're putting it, carbon fiber can be either a must-have or a surely-never kinda thing.
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Episode 82 - Behind the Scenes at Field Test
If you've been on the homepage lately, you've probably seen us going on and on about the latest Field Test video review series, this time with enduro and eMTBs.
89 min
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Episode 81 - You've Got Questions, We've (Maybe...
Since we usually have the most fun - and the most shit talk - while answering your questions on the podcast, why not do an entire Q&A show?
106 min
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Episode 80 - The Best Vehicles for Mountain Bikers
Thing is, there are many riders out there who end up with a specific truck, van, or car because it suits their riding lifestyle
64 min
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Episode 79 - What's The Future of eMTBs?
The crew talk battery and motor tech, eMTB spec choices, lightweight and full-fat, and we ask some important questions and answer some of yours.
86 min
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Episode 78 - Modern Geometry Explained
If you had to narrow it down to just one thing, what would you say has been the single most important advancement in mountain bikes?
76 min
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Episode 77 - Interview with Outside CEO, Robin ...
Today we're talking to Outside CEO Robin Thurston to skip the guessing and get to the facts.
65 min
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Episode 76 - MTB Originals and Copycats
There aren't a lot of truly new and innovative mountain bike products out there, with most (hopefully) being improvements on already existing ideas.
61 min
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Episode 75 - Things MTB Brands Waste Money On
What's the number one way that you see brands wasting money?
67 min
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Episode 74 - The Best Trails We’ve Ridden and W...
What’s the most important ingredient required to make mountain biking a good time?
51 min
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Episode 73 - The Details That Matter (and Some ...
Tire pressure and suspension sag, of course, but do you also need your cable housing to be perfectly parallel or your dropper post to sit flush with the top of the seat tube?
76 min
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Episode 72 - Hey Outers!
We discuss being acquired by Outside and what that means for the future of Pinkbike—how things might look like down the road, mean comments, and why we're cautiously optimistic about all this.
54 min
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Episode 71 - The Story of Mountain Biking’s Mos...
We're back for the second part of our chat with Richard Cunningham, better known as RC in these circles, and we even talk about mountain bikes this time around
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Episode 70 - The Good, Bad, and Strange Bikes W...
Test editors get to ride some pretty nice stuff these days, with the majority of value-minded mountain bikes offering performance that would have been unheard of a decade (or less) ago.
64 min
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Episode 69 - The Questionable and Strange Bikes...
The list is long and includes a few practical examples, like Kazimer's classic Spooky Junebug
73 min
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Episode 68 - Mountain Biking's Unsung Heroes
From trail builders to youth coaches and even some racers, mountain biking isn't short of shining examples of human beings who've done good things for our sport.
69 min
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Episode 67 - The Life and Times of Richard Cunn...
You might only know RC’s name from seeing it here on Pinkbike where he was a tech editor for many years, but that’s really just the tip of his contributions to mountain biking.
95 min
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Episode 66 - In The Workshop with RC
We head into the workshop with RC to talk about fixing bikes, some of our favorite tools, and the repair jobs we'd prefer to never do again.
81 min
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Episode 65 - The Hardtail Episode
Tom Bradshaw joins to talk all about his experiences with riding a hardtail.
71 min
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Episode 64 - Who's On Your MTB Mount Rushmore?
The gang discusses the most important (in their opinion) figures of mountain biking.
65 min
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Episode 63 - Worst Bike Buying Mistakes
We share our worst bike buying mistakes and our best bike buying advice.
74 min
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Episode 62 - Editor Preferences and Why They Ma...
Number 62 is all about editor preferences and why they matter.
62 min
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Episode 61 - Athlete Pay, Lycra, Equality and M...
Nearly 50% of EWS racers believe that doping could be an issue, just 8% of World Cup downhillers want to wear Lycra, and cross-country racing seems to be where the money is.
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Episode 60 - What Kind of Mountain Biker do You...
Shoutout to that one guy in the comment section who'll be a shuttle rat forever.
61 min
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Episode 59 - Value Bike Field Trip Surprises an...
What surprised us at this year's Field Trip?
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