We sat down with Jo Dovat to talk about all things BMX, bringing more kids into the sport and, all things going well, all the way to the Olympics. Jo is the current Swiss national BMX coach looking after the youth categories, managing around 40 riders between the age of 10 all the way up …
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We sat down with Dominik Bosshard to talk about how not being very good at dirt jumping got him to Red Bull Rampage, Züri Trails and his work with bikes today. Of course, photography and his work for Trail Devils is what put Dominik on the map, but it’s his involvement with the Jump Park …
Friend of the podcast and good riding buddy Luise Rohland chipped in with a great listener question the other day. Inspired by on the bike chats on our recent trips and a new Youtube series, she was wondering if we could discuss our own take on “how do you learn how to mountain bike?” Naturally, …
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Pascal sat down with Debbie and Philipp Gilgen to talk about the Pumptrack Muttenz, the challenges of starting a new community-based bike project during a global pandemic and how their project has gone about finding the support that they needed. We discuss how to find a good spot for your pump track, what to look …
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We sat down with Lucy Jager to talk about the work that she does with the Schtifti Foundation and Gorilla as well as her bachelor thesis about how to motivate kids to get on pump tracks and how that eventually brought her where she is today. We dive deep into the psyche of overcoming challenges, …
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