Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast

Thanks to Santa Cruz Bicycles , I took part in this year’s Stone King Rally . If you’ve been listening to our Downtime Goes Downhill series then you’ll know that Stone King didn’t quite go to plan and in this episode you can hear all about it. I’m joined by enduro racer Katy Winton, to quiz me on what went on. This is the deepest that I’ve ever dug physically and an insane rollercoaster of a...

World Champs is here and I’m sitting down with Chris Kilmurray to find out about the changes to the Fort William track, the new World Champs schedule, the differences in rider support at this event and much more. So sit back, hit play and listen to this Fort William World Champs pre-race show with Chris Kilmurray. Supported By Maxxis Tyres Maxxis is synonymous with performance and racing and is th...

Welcome to Downtime Goes Downhill, a podcast mini-series that’s going to take you with us as we have a go at racing downhill at both a regional and national level. Chris, Jonathan and Ben are three different riders, with different abilities, strengths, weaknesses, goals and fears. We’ll share our preparation, training and setup, along with our different approaches to getting faster and our progres...

I’m joined by Canyon’s mountain bike engineering team manager, Moritz Ströer, to chat all things gravity eBikes. Hear Moritz’s thoughts on why eBikes weren’t initially great for gravity based riding. We talk about how eBikes have evolved and what has enabled them to become such a great tool for getting your gravity fix. Find out how and why the kinematics differ from regular bikes and why th...

Today I’m joined by Kaos Seagrave. Kaos recently made the decision to move away from racing to focus on his freeride career and it seems to have been the best move he could have made. We chat about growing up in racing and the pressure he felt as the elite male on the team. Hear how he found his way into the freeride world and how that has ultimately become his focus. We chat about Red Bull Hardli...

Welcome to Downtime Goes Downhill, a podcast mini-series that’s going to take you with us as we have a go at racing downhill at both a regional and national level. Chris, Jonathan and Ben are three different riders, with different abilities, strengths, weaknesses, goals and fears. We’ll share our preparation, training and setup, along with our different approaches to getting faster and our progres...

EBike technology is progressing rapidly and TQ Drives are at the forefront. Today I’m joined by TQ’s Product Manager, Daniel Theil and their Product Marketing Manager, Anna Vodickova. TQ are a new name for most of us, but I believe that they represent the future of eBike technology. Just a year ago they launched their system in the Trek Fuel EXe and it has received incredible praise from the...

James McKnight and Ben Winder are Misspent Summers. The founders of a small media company that aims to bring us exciting content from the wonderful world of mountain biking. We sat down in Leogang to chat about how the company has grown and what they are doing to provide amazing content from the Mountain Bike World Cup. Hear about their current and future plans, find out why Downtime EP exists, ge...

This weekend Val di Sole hosted the third round of the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup. As ever, the Black Snake didn’t disappoint and the racing was wild. So sit back, hit play and listen to this Val di Sole post-race show with Neko Mulally and Olly Morris. Supported By Maxxis Tyres Maxxis is synonymous with performance and racing and is the winningest brand in the history of World Cup...

Race week is back and this time we are in Val di Sole for the third round of the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup. I’m joined by Chris Kilmurray to get his thoughts on the season so far, the impact some new dirt will have on the track and plenty more. So sit back, hit play and listen to this Val di Sole pre-race show with Chris Kilmurray. Supported By Maxxis Tyres Maxxis is synonymous wi...

Brook Macdonald is a mountain bike rider who’s been on the scene for a long time. Not only is he an incredible rider, but he’s worked his way back to the top of the sport after suffering a horrible back injury in Canada in 2019. We sat down to catch up with Brook as we head into the 2023 season. Brook shares how he contemplated leaving the sport, how a new bike has helped rekindle his love for the...

Roger Vieira is a mountain bike rider who personifies the privateer spirit. Moving from Brazil to the UK in 2014, Roger has done everything in his power to become the best racer he can be. With many ups and downs along the way, this season Roger has had some great recognition. Becoming the first supported privateer by Wyn Masters’ privateer project and with riders like Greg Minnaar saying th...

The 2023 Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup is hotting up. Leogang provided wild racing and I’m joined by Neko Mulally and Olly Morris to find out all about what went on. How was the track, how much impact did the weather have, how’s the overall battle developing and plenty more. So sit back, hit play and listen to this Leogang post-race show with Neko Mulally and Olly Morris. Supported...

Tom Walker came to my attention when 50to01 posted a video about his Pemberton train gap crash back in 2020. For anyone who’s seen this gap in videos or photos, or in person, you’ll know it’s not something you’d want to fall off of, which is exactly what Tom did. His road to recovery hasn’t been straight forward, but Tom is back riding and more importantly happy. We sat down to hear all about his...

We waited a long time for the 2023 mountain bike downhill race season to start, but now it’s going and we are already onto round 2 in Leogang. I’m joined by Chris Kilmurray to get his thoughts on the track, the weather, how the riders are coping with the new schedule and plenty more. So sit back, hit play and listen to this Leogang pre-race show with Chris Kilmurray. Supported By Maxxi...

The 2023 Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup kicked off this weekend in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. The racing was wild and I’m joined by Neko Mulally and Olly Morris to find out all about what went on. How was the track, what was it like for the riders dealing with the new format, how incredible is the sport right now and plenty more. So sit back, hit play and listen to this Lenzerheide post-rac...

Matt Fairbrother is a young New Zealand born mountain biker with a sense of adventure. Arriving on the shores of the UK for the Innerleithen EWS and very few plans, Matthew ended up setting off on an adventure to ride between the rounds of the Enduro World Series last year. We sat down to find out all about it, as well as hearing about his recent attempt at the super tough Highland Trail 550. Matt...

The 2023 Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup is finally here and we are kicking off in Lenzerheide, Switzerland this weekend. So let’s start race week by chatting with coach to the stars, Chris Kilmurray aka PointOne Athletic. We’ll find out about the unique nature of the Lenzerheide track, the significance of the format changes, new technology, returning riders and plenty more. So sit ba...

In 2022, Andreas Kolb was podium guy, taking 5 podiums and 4th in the overall standings. However, Andreas’ success hasn’t come overnight. We chat about his early racing career where he took big risks and as a result had a lot of injuries. Hear how surrounding himself with the right people has helped him find consistency and ultimately make the move to a top team like Atherton Racing. We chat about...

Welcome to Downtime Goes Downhill, a podcast mini-series that’s going to take you with us as we have a go at racing downhill at both a regional and national level. Chris, Jonathan and Ben are three different riders, with different abilities, strengths, weaknesses, goals and fears. We’ll share our preparation, training and setup. You’ll hear all about our experiences at the races, good and bad. We’...

Eddie Masters is an incredible mountain bike racer, character and also a huge fan of the sport. We sat down to catch up on his 2022 season of enduro and downhill racing. We also get Eddie’s thoughts on the upcoming World Cup season, the Jackson vs Jordan battle and plenty more. So sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Eddie Masters. You’ll find Eddie Masters on Instagram @edmast...

Welcome to Downtime Goes Downhill, a podcast mini-series that’s going to take you with us as we have a go at racing downhill at both a regional and national level. Chris, Jonathan and Ben are three different riders, with different abilities, strengths, weaknesses, goals and fears. We’ll share our preparation, training and setup. You’ll hear all about our experiences at the races, good and bad. We’...

Neko Mulally is responsible for one of the most exciting projects in mountain biking at the moment and we’re sitting down for a catch up. Here about Neko’s injury and how his recovery is going. We chat about his carbon rear end, the steel front end that he’s been developing with Cotic and how he’s going about testing those. We also chat a bit the riders union, the upcoming season and plenty more....

We are getting pretty close to the 2023 Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup kicking off and recently ESO held a test event in Lourdes, France. Chris Kilmurray was there, so we had a catch-up to find out what went on. Who was looking fast and can we read anything into the results? What were ESO testing and how were the changes received by the riders? Also, we chat about some of the team changes and wh...

Welcome to Downtime Goes Downhill, a podcast mini-series that’s going to take you with us as we have a go at racing downhill at both a regional and national level. Chris, Jonathan and Ben are three different riders, with different abilities, strengths, weaknesses, goals and fears. We’ll share our preparation, training and setup. You’ll hear all about our experiences at the races, good and bad. We’...