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 178 - Why We Suck at Mountain Biking
Digging into our weaknesses as mountain bikers.
50 min
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Episode 177 - Randomonium: Paragliding, Chairli...
Some post Sea Otter rambling with Alicia, Kaz, Dario, and Henry.
41 min
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Episode 176 - What Should Bike Warranties Look ...
Does a generous warranty just drive the cost of your bike up? What does "limited lifetime" actually mean?
39 min
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Episode 175 - Alicia Leggett on Her Big Crash, ...
46 min
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Episode 174 - TRP's Race Engineer on Developing...
36 min
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Episode 173 - Jason Chamberlain on Developing D...
We also get into what makes the Horst Link layout so versatile, and the pros and cons of gearboxes.
45 min
132
Episode 172 - Shimano's Linkglide Drivetrain Ex...
More compatibility and longer lasting? Not something you hear every day.    
59 min
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Episode 171 - What Could the MTB Industry Do Be...
Prices, compatibility, supply chains, standards, riding videos, and more. 
59 min
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Episode 170 - Henry & Levy's Post-Race Formula ...
Ocon's quest for 3 hours of penalties and we try to figure out how the heck Alonso is still so fast at 72 years of age.
54 min
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Episode 168 - Henry & Levy's Formula One Pre-se...
The first race of the 2023 F1 season is here and so are Henry and Levy with their terrible opinions. We also get into Checo suing Pinkbike, and Levy shares his story about that one time he touched Jenson Button. 
57 min
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Episode 167 - Scott’s CMO Reto Aeschbacher on I...
We also get into their US origins, how they handled Covid, e-bike sales versus mountain bike sales, marketing advice, and of course we asked about headset cable routing.
42 min
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Episode 166 - Paul the Punter on Content Creato...
YouTube explained by a retired YouTuber.
81 min
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Episode 165 - Pivot's Chris Cocalis on Starting...
Chris also gets into leaving Titus and that the time he wanted to buy an In-N-Out Burger, e-bikes sales versus mountain bike sales, and running a bike company during the pandemic. 
112 min
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Episode 164 - Kyle Strait on World Cups vs New ...
We also get into the most impressive riding he's seen at Rampage, owning property with jumps, and declassified rocket testing. 
38 min
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Episode 163 - Santa Cruz's Josh Kissner on Bike...
We also talk about why some of their bikes look similar, the evolution of VPP suspension, and when we might see a new V10.
53 min
141
Episode 162 - Things We Miss About Old Bikes
Aside from the price tags, is there anything you miss about bikes from ten or twenty years ago?
43 min
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Episode 161 - Enduro World Cup Racing, New Tech...
Looking into our crystal ball to see the future of enduro racing and the new bikes we might see in 2023. 
65 min
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Episode 160 - Rob Roskopp on Skateboarding, the...
Rob also talks about Specialized, how PON Holdings came into the picture, and if he's sold more Skateboards than Tony Hawk. 
29 min
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Episode 159 - East Coast Jank, Testing Bikes, &...
If you had to come up with a riding resolution for the coming year, what would it be?
48 min
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Episode 158 - PB Snow Day w/ Levy and Henry
Two editors share their horrible skiing stories.
84 min
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Episode 157 - Remy Metailler on Content Creatio...
You need to send and be able to send an email.
87 min
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Episode 155 - Andi Kolb & Charlie Hatton on the...
Kolb and Hatton also talk about the dangers of over-training, the differences between Fox and Öhlins, and how World Cup racers test tires.
40 min
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Episode 156 - Fall Field Test Companion & BTS i...
How'd we shoot this Field Test, why were the bikes so heavy and so damn expensive, and was it fair to test them in the bike park?
55 min
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Episode 154 - What Are Your MTB Priorities?
When it comes to how you ride, what you ride, and where you ride, what are your priorities?    
52 min
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Episode 153 - Headset Cable Routing is... Good?
Why are we using it if it's more complicated, more challenging to work on, and probably less reliable?
57 min