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Troy Brosnan’s Mechanic – Aaron Pelttari

  • July 19, 2022
  • Tagged as: DH World Cup, downhill mountain bike, downhill world cup, World Cup Downhill

Aaron Pelttari is the mechanic for the most consistent rider of the modern era, Troy Brosnan. We sat down to find out about Aaron’s background and to hear how he works together with Troy. Find…

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Mountain Biking Is Incredible and Only Getting Better – Guy Kesteven

  • May 17, 2022
  • Tagged as: enduro, mountain bike

Guy Kesteven is a journalist and product tester who I really enjoyed chatting to last year. So I thought why not have a catch up. We sat down to chat about the bike industry and…

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Which Mountain Bike Is Best for You?

  • May 10, 2022
  • Tagged as: enduro, enduro mountain bike, mountain bike

Ever wondered which mountain bike is best for you? I’m guessing I’m not the only one who’s spent hours looking at geometry charts, thinking about how much travel I actually need and trying to work…

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What Goes Into Designing The Future of eBikes?

  • April 12, 2022

Last week Canyon launched their latest eBike, the Canyon Spectral:ON. The team at Canyon have worked tirelessly to take eBikes to the next level. Removing range anxiety with an incredible 900Wh battery, whilst creating a…

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Test Riding Neko Mulally’s High-Pivot Prototype Downhill Bike

  • April 6, 2022
  • Tagged as: downhill mountain bike, downhill world cup, World Cup Downhill

What happens when you put a regular rider, like me, on a World Cup downhiller’s custom prototype bike? Well I was lucky enough to get the chance to ride Neko Mulally’s Frameworks high-pivot prototype to…

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In-Depth, Independent Bike Reviews – Paul Aston

  • December 14, 2021

Join me for a catch up with Paul Aston. Last time we spoke to Paul, he’d mentioned that he was looking to buy a farm and set out on an ambitious project to turn it…

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Greg Minnaar’s Mechanic – Lyle Hyslop

  • November 16, 2021
  • Tagged as: downhill mountain bike, World Cup Downhill
Lyle Hyslop in Les Gets

Lyle Hyslop is mechanic to the most successful downhill mountain biker of all time, Greg Minnaar. Lyle took over as Greg’s mechanic in 2020, where they took a race victory in their first season together…

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Which Wheel Size Is Best for You?

  • October 26, 2021
  • Tagged as: 275, 29er, enduro mountain bike, Mullet, wheel size

Mullet vs 29 vs 27.5 is a big choice for many riders. In this episode we use Canyon’s Spectral, their 150mm do-it-all trail bike, to dig in to the decision and put some real rider…

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Ultimate Bike Check With Jesse Melamed

  • October 6, 2021
  • Tagged as: Bike Check, enduro mountain bike, enduro world series, Tech

You’ve been asking for bike checks and here is the first one, with the the one and only Jesse Melamed. Jesse was my obvious first choice, as he’s so into bike setup and is always…

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Inside Santa Cruz Research and Development With Kiran MacKinnon

  • September 21, 2021
  • Tagged as: Kinematics, Research and Development, Santa Cruz

Step inside the Santa Cruz Bicycles Research & Development department with Kiran MacKinnon. We find out a bit about Kiran’s background in racing at the very top level, then we get stuck into his day…

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