We sat down with Arno Galmarini for a deep dive into the simple strategies that every rider can implement to avoid injuries and to add longevity to their riding! With this one, we complete our project to create something positive and useful out of Bryson‘s injury and recovery. In the first instalment, we sat down …
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We sat down to catch up with Anna Newkirk but she was having none of it. Instead of giving us the run down of the season that was with Beyond Racing or laying out her plans for 2024, she decided to turn the tables on us and to ask the questions this time around! And …
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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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Pascal sat down for a chat with Helena Hlasova to talk about RideRawr and how they are rewriting the rules of what it means to be a cyclist – particularly for women! We get to hear about community-designed female-specific cycling bibs, more inclusive events and about all the laughs that go into creating content that …
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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A formidable team consisting of former guest Esteban “Yeti” Zimmermann, Othmar, Bryson and Pascal signed up for the 24 hour race in Schötz and we sat down to debrief shortly after this very unique experience. Naturally, we first had to answer the obvious question of WHY?! (doh, why not?), but we also dive deep into …
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Former guest Jan Favre, Bryson and Pascal signed up for the hardtail category of the first round of the Swiss Enduro Series in Leukerbad and we relive the experience through a three-piece recording contained in one single episode. In the first part, we sat down to lay out our expectations and goals for the weekend …
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After leaving some unfinished business on the island last year, Pascal returned to finish Trans Madeira in 2023 and of course we sat down to debrief after the race, to find out how it went and what it really was like to do it on the hardtail! More importantly, we lay out the general principles …
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We sat down with Nic Walser to talk about his journey to become a coach to some of the world’s fastest mountain bike racers. After working towards a professional downhill racing career himself, Nic started coaching friends during his sport science studies as a hobby that allowed him to combine his own passion for bikes …
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We sat down with Ysaline Van Kampen to talk about getting into Enduro, bike racing and her own path into the sport. Having grown up as a ski racer in a ski town, Ysaline found the love for the mountain bike on her home trails in the Chablais region and, over the last few years, …
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