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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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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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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We sat down with Luise Rohland to talk about hardtails, her experience racing one at SES Laax and, naturally, why you would want to do without rear suspension in the first place. Of course, there are many different shades of hardtails, from the fully rigid, single speed version that Bryson built himself, to Luise‘s more …
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We sat down with Remy Allemann and Gian-Luca Hurni after the first round of the Swiss Enduro Series to talk about the maiden race in Lenzerheide, launching a new race series in Switzerland and their plans for the future of Swiss Enduro racing. We talk through some of the highlights and mishaps of the first …
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We sat down with Nik Wicki to talk a little bit more about Zermatt, hosting an Enduro World Series event and how to design a course that is not only fun to ride and race, but also safe for everyone, from elite racers, spectators as well as the numerous volunteers. As the Race Director and …
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