Episodes

  • From pro riding to podcasting with Olly Wilkins and Davi Birks

    From pro riding to podcasting with Olly Wilkins and Davi Birks
    Dec 21 2024
    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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Tracy Moseley on the boom years of mountain bike racing, fighting for titles, switching disciplines and nurturing talent

    Tracy Moseley on the boom years of mountain bike racing, fighting for titles, switching disciplines and nurturing talent
    Dec 12 2024
    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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    53 mins
  • Hattie Harnden on World Champs stripes, EDR overalls and tackling gnarly DH races

    Hattie Harnden on World Champs stripes, EDR overalls and tackling gnarly DH races
    Dec 5 2024
    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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Brendan Fairclough on Rampage, Deathgrip 2 and 20 years of racing

    Brendan Fairclough on Rampage, Deathgrip 2 and 20 years of racing
    Nov 21 2024
    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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Josh Bryceland on racing, testing and his changing life as a pro

    Josh Bryceland on racing, testing and his changing life as a pro
    Aug 21 2024
    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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Moments that will change mountain biking

    Moments that will change mountain biking
    Feb 6 2024
    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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • MTB moments we’ll never forget

    MTB moments we’ll never forget
    Jan 30 2024
    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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    40 mins
  • The changing lives of pro riders

    The changing lives of pro riders
    Jan 23 2024
    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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    29 mins