B1KER Bar

In Episode 48 of the B1KER Bar Podcast, Phil Kmetz from the Skills with Phil YouTube channel talks about recently getting married and his relationship with his wife Hailey as well as his sponsorships, his favorite trails, and what sports he does for fun outside of mountain biking. ►Featured Links http://bit.ly/2PUXERW ::: Project 321 10% off with Discount Code: bikerbarballer http://bit.ly/b1tasco...

On this episode I talk with Brian Kennedy from BKXC about how he broke the internet by posting a video that essentially let us all know that he has a girlfriend now. We talk about that amongst other things like space, politics, and a fair share of other things I don't think you are supposed to talk about. To top it all off we decided to try Da Bomb hot sauce at over 135,000 on the Scoville scale i...

If you watch mtb YouTube more than likely you are familiar with Alex from The Singletrack Sampler channel. His spunky personality and vagabond lifestyle are super engaging to watch. However, on his channel you don't get to know him like you will if you tune in for this episode of B1KER Bar. We talk about why he disappeared for awhile, some of his worst crashes, and what he misses about living in a...

Seth's Bike Hacks is the biggest MTB YouTube channel in this sport. He has been at it for quite some time and successfully now with not one, but two channels. Over the next two hours hear where he came from, what's up with the taco's, and some advice to people starting a new YouTube channel. ►Featured Links http://bit.ly/2PUXERW ::: Project 321 10% Discount Code = bikerbarballer http://bit.ly/2CL1...

If you want to learn how to ride bikes directly from a professional rider that's been in the game for 30 years look no further. Ryan Leech is a professional trials rider that's been around the block and after all of the years as a pro rider has decided to take all that he's learned and teach you. In this episode we talk about his career, his new training website, and break down flats vs. clips. ►F...

Worldwide Cyclery is an online bike company that truly bridges the gap between online sales and the in shop experience. I've wanted to talk to the founder Jeff for quite some time and really enjoyed being able to find out the truth of how he started as well as hear how he steers his company to be a step above other online retailers. Jeff had a ride to get to that kept the conversation quick, howev...

Syd & Macky have something special going on. They are successful professional mountain bikers that live the van life together traveling the US from race to race. As if that wasn't busy enough for them they decided to start a YouTube channel as well. Tune into this episode to hear how they got started, what lead them down this path, and where they are headed. ►Featured Links http://bit.ly/2KkV8oN :...

Most of the podcasts I've done so far are by established companies. This one is a little different. Full Send Alliance is a company currently being started by a regular guy that just wanted to make some cool swag for his riding buddies. It's still in it's infancy, but it's also really cool to hear first hand how it is trying to get something like this off the ground while still working a full time...

I love it when a companie's founder is actually the one that comes to The B1KER Bar. In this episode Toby Henderson who was once a professional athlete now turned entrepreneur tells us all about his past and how Box Components came to be. ►Featured Links http://bit.ly/2Ihq1qG ::: Box Components http://bit.ly/2yJeoEq ::: Seth's Bike Hacks ►B1KER Bar Podcast https://apple.co/2PM5kFR ::: iTunes http:...

One of the first pieces of bike gear that people typically purchase is a hydration pack. You can carry tools, food, cameras, and most importantly water. One of the leading companies selling bags like this to mountain bikers is Osprey. Some people think they are new to the market. They are a newer player in the bike segment but have been making bags for over 40 years. Tune into this episode to lear...

A lot of us have at one time or another thought about opening a bike shop. It sounds like a fun job. Work on bikes, talk about bikes, ride bikes. This episode we talk to a guy who decided to leave his home in the midwest, drive to Bellingham, buy a truck and start a shop...in it! Mike is a rad guy with a fun story to tell. Tune in and get some pointers on what you need to know before you get start...

Charlie Kelly isn't always a name that is widely known in today's mountain bike culture. However he is quite possibly the sole inventor of what is modern day downhill racing. On this episode we go from a few long haired hippies racing each other down the trail for bragging rights to riding today's bikes with modern technology. Most of the people that Charlie refers to by their first name are guys...

Hans Rey started as a trials rider back in the late 70's and now at the age of 53 is still a professional rider creating content that the biking community loves. We walk through his career and some touchy topics like E-bikes on this episode. For those of you that watched him on VHS as a kid, this is an episode you don't want to miss. ►Featured Links http://bit.ly/2UGWSxA ::: Hans Rey's YouTube htt...

Kyle Warner is a native Californian that grew up in Chico. He is really transparent about his life and how he got to where he is today as a professional mountain biker. His story is truly inspiring. This episode really shows that how overcoming adversity really pays off. ►Featured Links http://bit.ly/2FOYblE ::: KyleWarnerMTB YouTube http://bit.ly/2I3jX6J ::: KyleWarnerMTB Instagram http://bit.ly/...

This episode was spawned from a late night conversation with a few other YouTubers about what part we would prefer over another if forced to choose. Ultimately we had a bunch of great conversations on this episode about what to pay attention to when upgrading your bike. ►Featured Links http://bit.ly/2RjJdqN ::: Trail Features http://bit.ly/2yBguqx ::: RC's Outdoor Gold http://bit.ly/2utrrb2 ::: Ju...

Fezzari Bicycles is has been around since 2006, however, is commonly thought of as a new bike company. Recently thier enduro styled La Sal has been outselling their predictions by 400%. They have a very hands on approach to selling their bikes as well as a 23 point fit program to ensure you get the right bike sent to you the first time. To top that off if you don't like it after 30 days, they have...

RC from the Outdoor Gold YouTube channel is a great guy. His channel's content is primarily mountain bike oriented, however, that wasn't ..... and still isn't the goal. Tune in for some great conversation that's not all YouTube based. This interview went more off topic than most do but was a pretty fun one. I also tested out some new lighting. You guys will have to let me know what you think. Keep...

The Loam Ranger is a YouTube channel that originated in Canada and took the creators experience as a professional photographer and brought that skill set to MTB POV (Point of View) content. The channel has grown quickly and in doing so has not only expanded on the types of content provided as well as expanded the channel to include aspects of Ryan's entire family. His wife Beth is now not only wor...

Bixxel is a mountain bike specific photography company. Aaron who started the business talks cameras with us and goes over some of the ins and outs of being a mountain bike photographer. He is a self taught photographer who originally started out with a successful YouTube fishing channel that later lead him down the path of where he is now. ►Featured Links http://bit.ly/2Ev8n2y ::: Bixxel https://...

Steve is one of those people that has so much knowledge about bikes it's super fun to pick his brain. After successfully being a part of The More We Explore, and Dusty Betty, he has decided to take his love for hard tails and YouTube and start his own adventure. We talk about the why he'd decided to do that, but mostly we just talk about bikes! ►Featured Links http://bit.ly/2SCD1hW ::: Hardtail Pa...

Last year when I met Tess and Steve from Dusty Betty I didn't know that I was going to have the best ride of the year with them. When I say best ride, it's not always the terrain, or the views, it's the people. The two of them are super cool, laid back, and cherish the same type of riding I do. Aside from that they live in a 25' trailer traveling around the US chasing 70 degree weather. Raising th...

Three different MTB YouTubers that are all around one thousand subscribers join me this week to talk about some of the issues that a begining YouTuber faces. Lots of good information in here whether you plan to monitize or just have fun making videos. ►Featured Links http://bit.ly/2BaGp9T ::: Toogy Houser MTB http://bit.ly/2sVWoE2 ::: Fat Guy Biking http://bit.ly/2GbQkPF ::: Cobra Kyle ►B1KER Bar...

Mo and his girlfriend Hannah have been living the van life, creating MTB specific YouTube content, and giving riding lessons. Tune in to find out how Mo and Hannah met and started this crazy journey together. If you are an Awesome MTB fan there is a lot of really fun insights to the inner workings of the channel. ►Featured Links http://bit.ly/2Ho7iwx ::: Awesome MTB YouTube Channel ►B1KER Bar Podc...

Cushcore has become the industry leading tire insert in the mountain bike community. Some may argue that, but in my experience I have only ran into a few people that have decided to use one of the competitors. Dan is the head of marketing at Cushcore and was gracious enough to sit down with us to tell us how the product differs from a pool noodle, is an excellent tool to increase your cornering ab...

The man who invented the Pedaling Innovations pedals is a regular mountain biker like the rest of us.  Yes he has worked as a trainer for many professional athletes including the new well known Aaron Gwin.  Yes he's been in the bike industry for quite some time.  But it was just a simple question boggling his mind on the trail during a ride that spawned this company.  He was thinking to himself wh...