Ride and Laugh MTB Podcast

Did the new Pivot Firebird mountain bike increase Dan's confidence, skill or both? What happened when Sage rode an old-school MTB on tech trails for a couple months straight?  Confidence can come from a shiny new bike but also from rocking success on an older, less capable bike.  Notice how the pressure of leading a MTB ride may help you commit to a tough jump or tech trail.  The guys also discuss...

Stoke is unlimited and mountain bikers are awesome!  Letting go of judgements on the trail, MTB jump tips, insightful listener comments on ebikes, and bike parks we're excited to visit next! Are analog bikes going to be a thing of the past? Dan & Sage continue to learn about and debate e-bikes/e-MTBs.  There are so many pros but what about the cons?  Is e-biking really a different sport than a...

Peak fitness for epic mountain bike rides is essential to feeling good and flowing on the trails! Is easy training in Zone 2 enough to get you ready for your next destination MTB trip? Dan and Sage debate, "The Loam Ranger" claim that Zone 2 Training on a MTB e-bike is all you need. Are you fit enough to tackle epic rides like the Whole Enchilada or Mag 7? What trails, rides, and bike parks are on...

An e-bike certainly means more laps, more jumps, more drops and more trails, but what are the downsides for us traditional mountain bikers?  Can an e-MTB be used as a tool for progression on your mountain bike?  Dan & Sage are excited to demo Specialized Turbo Levo e-bikes for 3 days of riding!  The guys use these modern marvels to session jumps and unlock MTB skills!  Day 1 we went to the Tre...

Risk, reward and progression on our mountain bikes resonates with our souls! Join us for the 2nd part of our discussion about overcoming fear, unlocking your MTB skills and going for it!  Join the conversation and get stoked about unlocking your skills, focusing and overcoming obstacles! Riskier features and trails seem to be more rewarding to conquer on our mountain bikes.  What are the reasons t...

Trusting our bike skills and fully committing to a feature on the trail feels good!  Why do some mountain bikers thrive on high consequence challenges like jumps, drops, features and tech? Entering the flow state on our mountain bikes is achieved with skill, enthusiasm and confidence!  When we're flowing, we know that anything is possible!  We seek out challenges on the trail that may seem risky o...

Overcoming difficult obstacles on the mountain bike, and in life, are key elements of progression, stoke and joy.  Does conquering fears on the trails lead to more fun and how challenging do you want your local trails to be?   We're here to progress our skills on the trail and progress in life!  Do hard things, feel good and unlock your mountain bike skills!  It feels good to work hard and overcom...

MTB terms that we use all the time on the trails are stranger, and funnier, than we ever realized!  Terms like 'babyhead rocks' and 'false-flat' are ubiquitous to mountain biking, but actually sound kind of weird & crazy when you really think about it!  Dan & Sage discuss and joke about all thing’s mountain biking.  Would you date a mountain biker?  Do you agree on our take on group riding...

The boys are stoked on conquering some awesome features on their latest mountain bike ride. Join an absolutely hilarious conversation about riding MTB's on boulders, slabs, skinnies and a new diabolical rotating feature that we're going to name together!   The enthusiasm and joy is flowing this week!  Join Dan & Sage as they laugh and joke about jank, gnar, tech, slabs, skinnies, single speeds...

Maximize the fun on each and every mountain bike ride!  Raise the vibration of yourself and your friends before, during, and after each MTB ride and unlock unlimited confidence, stoke, progression, joy and fun!  Dan and Sage discuss tips and methods they have learned to make each group ride as much fun as possible!  Absolutely try these tips on your next ride and in life!  Look for things to be en...

Body position on your mountain bike affects all aspects of your riding on the trail.  Learn tips and techniques of how to move your body on your bike to increase speed, traction, confidence, fun and stoke!  A good mountain biker is dynamic, fluid, balanced, centered and flowing on their bike.  Join a fun conversation as the guys discuss and debate the most important techniques of body position on...

What are the primary types of mountain bike races, who is racing for, and what are the benefits of MTB racing?  Determine if racing your mountain bike is right for you, or would you rather just ride with your friends!? Enduro, XC, downhill, stage races, youth racing and more!  Join Dan and Sage as they debate the merits and drawbacks of MTB racing.  The guys discuss their race experience, opinions...

What are the 5 most impactful mountain bike technologies? Can we all agree that Strava is the KOM (King of the Mountain) of MTB online technology? Do you love or hate Strava?  Join the conversation as Dan and Sage debate the pros and cons of Strava.  The guys recognize the benefits of Strava adding to the MTB community and fitness tracking but also some cons like altering trails or bringing out th...

What are the 5 most important mountain bike skills to advance your riding on the trails?! Use these MTB skills to ride with more confidence, conquer more features, ride safer, have more fun and add more stoke on your next trail ride! Join the conversation!  Once Sage defined the title... we're off to the races in a really fun debate on the most important mountain bike skills to advance your riding...

After all the mountain bike training, riding and hard work our bodies need time to recover so we can come back stronger!  Proper recovery is time off the bike, body care, nutrition, mental breaks and much more!  Join the guys for a really fun conversation discussing how to recover from hard training & riding.  Dan & Sage readily admit that they're not great at taking time off, but they've...

This week our mountain bikes were jumping 'doubles,' riding 'skinnies' and crashing on 'slabs.'  The guys explain these features, terms and discuss everything that can go right or very wrong on the trails!  Every episode of Ride and Laugh has humor, but this one is our spiciest and funniest yet!  Dan and Sage review feedback from the fitness podcast and discuss motivation to train, workout and lif...

From unreliable and uncomfortable to the amazing trail shredding machines we now enjoy, the evolution of the mountain bike has been amazing! New riders learning to mountain bike tech, slabs, jumps and more, on modern trail bikes have a very different experience on the trail and that's a good thing! The future of mountain biking is bright! Dan & Sage rode some gnarly tech with two young rippers...

Proper training leads to better fitness and more mountain bike fun on the trails!  Climb faster and ride longer on your MTB with tools such as indoor trainers, HR zones, bike computers, TrainerRoad, outdoor HIIT rides, power meters and so much more! Welcome to the 1st Ride & Laugh Fitness Pod!  Dan & Sage discuss all things cardio fitness.  The benefits of an indoor trainer vs. training ou...

Let's discuss the benefits and drawbacks of riding a single speed mountain bike.  Learn techniques, advantages, and the negatives of riding with only one gear.  Dan and Sage got into mountain biking just when the single speed scene was exploding!  The guys discuss how single speeding shaped their current riding technique and if they'd recommend a single speed for other riders.  Momentum, power tra...

How to ride skinnies on your mountain bike trails! Learn techniques and mindset from Sage on how he easily and consistently gets his bike over all sizes and types of skinny features. Dan and Sage are stoked to ride some brand new and really challenging skinnies on our last ride, including a skinny with a skinny teeter-totter in it! The guys discuss the ride and the techniques to tackle skinnies wi...

We are stoked on the mountain bikes!  Join us for a discussion on what’s in our stable of bikes.  We also briefly discuss benefits of full suspension, single speeds, aggressive hardtails, fat bikes, 27.5 vs. 29er and more!  Dan and Sage are blown away by the positive response on the launch of the Ride & Laugh podcast!  Thank you!!  Recap of a really fun interview with Dan and Johnnie U at MTB...

Dan and Sage discuss mountain bike nutrition like you’ve never heard before. Proven strategies you can use to make you stronger on your bike and in life including fat adaption, fasting, carnivore, whole foods and more!  Your body is amazing!  After a recap of a great day shredding enduro trails at the Frederick Watershed, the guys discuss some of the unconventional nutrition strategies they have f...

Visualization and positive affirmations on a mountain bike work! But can we get too confident on trails and features which may lead to charging forward for the wrong reasons?  A rollercoaster of a week and a packed episode!  Dan & Sage discuss the results of their visualization practice on rides this past week.  Lots of stoke and success on jumps and slabs. Until Dan took a nasty fall off a sl...

Visualization is an essential tool for mastering new features & skills on your mountain bike.  If you are struggling with a difficult feature at your trails or bike park, the first step in this technique is to envision yourself doing it. In this episode Dan and Sage discuss using an easy visualization technique for riding difficult and scary features.  "See it happen, make it happen!"  Join th...

Building confidence on the mountain bike can be challenging at times.  Today we discuss techniques we use to help us develop as riders and progress our MTB skills. In this discussion Dan and Sage share techniques to help build your confidence on and off the bike. "Stack wins," positive momentum, build confidence, be kind to yourself, and ride in the flow.  Flow on the trails and Flow in Life! The...