The Ride Companion

X Games RealMTB silver medalist Brage Vestavik and RealMTB organiser Clay Harper join Olly Wilkins and Davi for this episode of The Lockdown Companion. During the show they talk about Clay's bike industry journey and how he also manages the US Open of Mountain Biking, Brage Vestavik talks about what it was like competing in RealMTB, some of the behind the scenes aspects of the edit that people won...

Focus Bikes just unveiled their new JAM & THRON mountain bikes to the world, backed up with an incredibly thought provoking marketing campaign 'For Your Inner Child'. On this special episode of the podcast Olly Wilkins and Davi chat with Focus Bikes lead engineer Fabian Scholz about the process of creating a brand new bike from scratch, the amount of time it takes to test and prototype a new model...

On this episode of the lockdown companion Olly and Davi watch the X-Games Real MTB videos for the first time, discuss the current state of the global pandemic, answer some listener questions plus much more... Take part in the Focus Bikes beat your screen time challenge:- https://www.focus-bikes.com/gb_en/beat-your-screen-time-challenge Thank you to Focus Bikes for supporting these lockdown podcast...

Tim Warwood is an ex-professional snowboarder from Birmingham, UK who after a long and crazy career made the transition to TV presenting. Tim has worked on various projects with RedBull along with presenting the iconic Ski Sunday, CBBC and Channel4. Tim also hosts three hilarious podcasts, Tim & Gend's weekend podcast is my personal favourite! Follow Tim on Instagram: @Tim_warwood Grab some HKT Po...

Grant 'Chopper' Fielder joins Olly Wilkins and Davi for this episode of The Lockdown Companion to discuss everything from his career as a professional mountain biker on the dirt jump and Slopestyle circuit, auditioning for various TV shows, what it takes to be a Crankworx judge, working with schools to promote cycling plus much more!  How would you like to WIN a set of Stan's No Tubes S1 wheels wo...

Olly has been riding with legends, we discuss the #BYST21 challenge, listener questions and the ultimate freedom goals plus much more... Take part in the Focus Bikes beat your screen time challenge:- https://www.focus-bikes.com/gb_en/beat-your-screen-time-challenge Thank you to Focus Bikes for supporting these lockdown podcasts whilst we take a break from the planned Where's Olly? series. Go on, s...

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson joins Olly Wilkins and Davi for a chat about all things WWE, RedBull Rampage and his secrets to success. There's also a new feature, listener questions and a HUGE giveaway! Would you like to WIN yourself a WORX Hydroshot? Simply take a screenshot or photo of you listening to this episode and post it on social media. TAG Odub_23, @thehktpodcast and @worxuk and you'll be au...

Olly Wilkins and Davi sit down to discuss the weeks happenings, begin planning Freedom Ride 2021, the latest beat your screen time competition by Focus and chat about retirement plus the usual nonsense...  Take part in the Focus Bikes beat your screen time challenge:- https://www.focus-bikes.com/gb_en/beat-your-screen-time-challenge Thank you to Focus Bikes for supporting these lockdown podcasts w...

Davi and Olly are joined by Mr OiOi himself, Ben Deakin. During this VERY wide ranging conversation Ben shares some wild Instagram DM requests, travel stories, Jono the scorpion makes a kill, listener questions and much more... Thank you to Focus Bikes for supporting these lockdown podcasts whilst we take a break from the planned Where's Olly? series. Go on, shoot them a follow on @focusbikes and...

On this episode Olly and Davi discuss Davi's recent 4x4x48 challenge effort, the ego, childhood memories and Olly unveils details of his new YouTube series which YOU can be involved in plus, the usual nonsense... Thank you to Focus Bikes for supporting these lockdown podcasts whilst we take a break from the planned Where's Olly? series. Go on, shoot them a follow on @focusbikes and if you are in t...

On this episode of The Lockdown Companion Olly Wilkins and Davi take a look at some past and present 26" bikes submitted by our listeners, discuss life on other planets, Freedom Ride 2021 and plenty more... How do you fancy WINNING a care package from SAXX Underwear to make your lockdown experience just a little but more bearable? All you have to do is SHARE this episode with your friends and foll...

On this episode of the Gettin' Booked series Matt Macduff and Davi sit down to discuss Carol S. Dweck's book, Mindset. During this conversation we use this brilliant book as a frame work to discuss the 'fixed' and 'growth mindset' models. We take a deep dive into some personal stories involving mindsets, talk about how you can use the growth mindset to improve your relationships, business and anyt...

Professional trials and MTB rider Duncan Shaw joins Odub and Davi for the latest episode of The Lockdown Companion. During this episode we discuss Olly's new custom painted bike, Voiceover work for Lake Toba, VR experiences, loose wild animals and plenty more... How would you like to be in the CUT Media / Focus movie? Follow this link to find out more and submit your content  https://www.focus-bik...

After missing listener questions for a few episodes (due to AWESOME guests) Olly and I thought we'd sit down and make a special attempt at answering some of your burning questions. HUGE thanks to everybody for submitting great questions again... this one was a blast! How would you like to be in the CUT Media / Focus movie? Follow this link to find out more and submit your content  https://www.focu...

Head media squid Sven Martin joins Olly and Davi for the latest instalment of The Lockdown Companion. During this episode Sven talks about his photography career and how he got involved with the mountain bike industry, the future of media, tips for up and coming squids and what it takes to get the perfect shots. Sven also explains his skate career, did you know he once had a signature board?! Natu...

The voice of mountain biking, Rob Warner joins Olly and Davi for this episode of The Lockdown Companion. During the episode Olly and Rob share stories from their trip to the Himalayas that didn't make the final film, we talk about Rob's new YouTube channel, zorbing, supercross and as expected Rob shares some hilarious stories from his time on the downhill circuit... Looking to level up your coffee...

On this episode of The Lockdown Companion Olly and Davi discuss YouTube revenue, Olly's top GoPro tips, Supercross and answer a bunch of listener questions plus, much more... Here's your chance to support a UK small business and treat yourself (or somebody else) to some Dafé coffee/tea alternative. Just head to datecoffeeco.com and punch in the code LOCKDOWN to get 10% off your order. You can also...

Just me, myself and co-host ODub for the latest Lockdown Companion extravaganza while we finally try and eliminate the software demons. During this episode we discuss the meaning of life, X-Games Real MTB, Olly's worst knockout, awful travelling stories, place some bets and offer you guys the chance to WIN a pair of Olly's famous DMR signature forks. BIG Shout out to the second UK small business t...

Wyn Masters joins Davi and Olly for the latest instalment of The Lockdown Companion. During this episode we discuss the world records Wyn has his eyes on, his move to the UK, which wheelies have been the most challenging, the 2020 race season, Olly does a German ad read and a bunch more... BIG Shout out to our first UK small business that we want to shine a light on. RXSport.co.uk have you covered...

We had to, right? Lockdown Companion is back baby!! Let's be real, it's kinda bitter sweet though isn't it?!  At this point we're obliged to do our best to shine some positivity on another UK lockdown so, here it is folks. Once again until we are out of the a full lockdown Olly and I will aim to bring you a weekly dose of nonsense. On this episode we discuss our Christmas experiences, Olly's broke...

THE Christmas Special to top all Christmas specials! What a year 2020 has been. So, we thought we'd round it off with one of the strangest episodes to date. On this episode of Where's Olly? we are joined by none other than Santa Claus himself, live and direct from a studio somewhere in California and it's safe to say lockdown has not been kind to Mr Claus. Olly and Davi do a review of 2020, get a...

On this episode of the Gettin' Booked series Matt Macduff and Davi sit down to discuss Steven Pressfield's book, The War Of Art.  In my opinion this is one of the most important books I've ever read and, this could be one of the most fun and thought provoking podcasts I've ever recorded. During the episode we break down what 'resistance' means to us and the ways it has presented it's self in our l...

Jono Jones aka, Scorpion King joins me for this episode of The HKT Podcast to discuss finding balance between holding down a corporate job whilst racing at the highest level, RedBull Hardline, growing up with Matt Jones and lot's more... PUKY kids bike Christmas giveaway! https://surveyhero.com/c/07a8c366 Follow Jono Jones on Instagram @jono_jones1 DOWNLOAD THE FREE WINTER DEFIANCE HANDBOOK HERE:-...

On this episode of the podcast Davi is joined by Sam Bowell. Sam is the manager of Rogate Bike Park and a founding member of the B1KE organisation which is made up of mountain bike sites across the South of England.  During this episode we discuss what it takes to be a responsible mountain bike rider and user of outdoor spaces. From public liability, litter, land ownership through to how we intera...

Finally, the original show premise comes to life! But, it brings with it some challenges.... On this episode of Where's Olly? we catch up with Mr Wilkins from Indonesia, Bali to be precise. We discuss the importance of Olly's first ever MBUK front cover, hear all about his trip to Lake Toba to film a television commercial, macaques, costumes and answer a bunch of listener questions plus much more!...