We sat down for a chat with Michelle Neuner after Chris Räber dropped her name into the hat as one to watch the other day and to hear her story with the bikes so far. And oh boy, what a story it is! Michelle left us impressed with her energy and passion for riding and …
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Ep 73 – “Swiss” Chris Räber: Those Whips Don’t Lie!
We got to catch up with “Swiss” Chris Räber about old dogs and new tricks! If you have been following his socials like us, you will also have noted a surprising increase in clips posted to his Instagram and one thing is certain: those whips don’t lie! Chris completed 30 days of whips at the …
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Ep 69 – Christian Evers: BIXS Brand Manager
We sat down with Chris Evers, one of the brand managers working for the Swiss bike brand BIXS. It turns out that amongst many other things that have to get done in that role, a brand manager is also involved in deciding who to sponsor and which race team to support, and it was interesting …
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Ep 68 – Martin “Shaperjack” Stänz: Trail Builder
Pascal sat down with Martin Shaperjack Stänz to continue our discussions around trail building and to find out where all the double black diamond tech trails are. Martin is a full-time builder and shaper in Davos, looking after the trails on Parsenn in the summer and the Jatzpark snowpark on Jakobshorn in the winter. He …
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Ep 66 – Louis Eisenhut: Thoughts Under The Helmet
We sat down with Louis Eisenhut and we are stoked to be sharing this episode with you! Most people know Louis as a creator on Instagram, Youtube and TikTok, and of course, we do get to hear about how he got started, what motivates him to continue creating new content and how he tries to …
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Ep 65 – Chris Visscher: The Return of the Grizzly
We sat back down with the “Flying Grizzly” Chris Visscher, currently the head shaper at Bikepark Lenzerheide, freerider, enduro racer, massive sender, one of the wildest whips in the game, an all-around good guy and friend of the podcast! We talk a lot about his philosophy and vision for building new trails and cool features …
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Ep 54 – Vitor Büchli: Brazil, Home-Land & Freeride Fiestas
We sat down with Vitor Büchli to talk about his recent fiesta of Freeride events, the Home- Land edit that just launched and his path to becoming a full-time rider. After having completed his vocational training in the summer of ’22, Vitor embarked on a wild series of events that quite literally took him around …
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Ep 51 – Bryson Castillo: Making Your Own Hardtail
As requested by many of our listeners, we sat down to talk about the making of Bryson’s custom hardtail frame under the supervision of legendary frame builder Paul Brodie. Yes, the Paul Brodie of Brodie Bicycles fame. We go through the process step by step, from the first meeting with Paul, to the course format …
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Ep 45 – Sandro Schmid: Living The Dream!
Pascal sat down with Sandro Schmid to talk about his journey with bikes, making a living in the bike industry and creating content in, and for, Switzerland. Through his social media channels on Youtube and Instagram, his presence at events, coaching, pump track shows and media projects, Sandro is one of the more recognisable mountain …
Ep 44 – Ramona Kupferschmied: The Flying Zöpfli
We sat down with Ramona Kupferschmied to talk about mindset, her racing career and big sends. After recently stepping away from cross country racing during the pandemic to focus on downhill and freeride events, she has a great perspective on the different disciplines, progression, the value of having the right people around you and of …
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