Singletrack Magazine MTB Podcast

Hannah and Dan Stanton sit down to chat about the challenges in running a bike manufacturing business, how he found a way through Stanton Bikes going into Administration, and what you can expect next from the new company, Stanton Bicycles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The first round of the World Cup kicked off at the weekend in Switzerland and it was not without it's drama. How did the new hosts do? How was the new format? Does it bode well for the season ahead? Our panel discusses everything from the racing to the quality of the coverage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The DH World Cup season is just around the corner & in this episode George, Jack& Emi discuss the amendments to the rule changes for 2023. Then, they’re joined by Pivot Factory Racing’s Ed Masters for a chat about The Black Pearl, seeding second at Fort William & winning an EWS. Expect a lot of laughs.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And where Amanda explains why racing with a tracking chip actually slows her down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Round 2 of the British Cycling National Downhill Series would be the only opportunity to race Fort William in 2023 before World Championships in August. As well as his armour, George also packed his mic and in between runs he caught up with the crème de la crème of the World’s Elite DH racers… Part 1 (Friday) - Matt Walker, Monika Hrastnik, Luke Williamson, Andreas Kolb, Roger Viera, Loic Bruni, J...

Hannah, Chipps and Amanda bring you a huge dose of the giggles and take random to new heights with tales of punching geese. There's some mountain biking in there somewhere if you listen carefully enough. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a short break they’re back and in this episode George, Jack and Emilie are joined by the five time World Cup Champion, Intense Factory Racing’s Aaron Gwin, to chat about moving away from SoCal, redemption in 2022, and the new era of DH that’s upon us. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Benji, Mark and Chipps discuss matters from the return of 2x gearing to how short travel big e-MTBs are daft. Then Hannah chats to Fabien Barel before packing him off to his fully equipped desert island. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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There's a bit of everything thrown in to this week's episode. We have Mark, Chipps and Amanda trying to make themselves heard over a cacophony of mating geese; an excerpt from Chipps' interview with Rob Warner that nearly made our bleep machine overheat; and finally Hannah asks the nicest man in MTB, Nick Craig how he would survive on his desert island. Oh and listen out for some of the outtakes f...

New SRAM AXS, Glucose monitoring and an interview with a Giant Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chipps beams in briefly from his mountainside retreat and Hannah is triggered by the recent budget Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark, Charlie and Benji are in the office studio this week talking about everything from British cycling's new concussion policy to whether anyone needs to kno wthe science behind a product if ultimately it does what it claims to do. Hannah talks to international adventurer Vedangi Kulkarni about her upcoming accessible DH race event at Fort William later this month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

Mark, Hannah and Charlie talk about Hannah's recent incapacitation and how that lead to the realisation that the bike industry could maybe do a better job of selling itself in the media. Also in this week's episode: Things that caught our eye in the news and on the legendary Singletrack World forum. Oh and did you know that our weekly podcast has been nominated in the Podcast Awards sports categor...

This week Hannah leads the way with extra voices from Benji and Mark. We start off with a poor attempt to get Benji to rant about 90's bikes, which he does in the end. Hannah explains to us why we should be paying attention to Taiwan and then finally Benji tells us why we should all be making rear mudguards great again. Join us for another Singletrack World staff room chat. Read Hannah's in-depth...

In this week's podcast we eventually manage to get Old Man Charlie attached to the interwobble and into the virtual studio in order to chat with Hannah and Mark. Technology gets trickier the older you get... Skateboard tricks just hurt more. When is a warranty claim not a warranty claim, what does a bus shelter have to do with voiding a warranty, and why should you resist the purchase of an extra...

In this podcast we're joined by Sophie Gordon, Cycling UK's Off Road Campaigns Officer. We chat about why the Dartmoor camping ruling matters, and the broader implications for access rights. After a good old moan about this and other things we're not looking forward to in 2023, Hannah, Mark, Benji and Sophie put on their positive pants and look on the bright side. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

George, Jack & Emilie round up all of this off season’s #teamrumours & chat with the Bulldog, Brook Macdonald, about his struggles in 2022, a new Mondraker DH bike and the broken back he sustained in 2019. Enjoy... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode… George, Jack & Emilie try & make sense of the new rule changes. Then they chat with 2 x EWS Champion Richie Rude about that DSQ in Innerleithen, his battles with Jack Moir & Jesse Melamed & his return to DH; will there be a new Yeti DH bike? Is there a new Pivot DH bike in the works? There’s definitely a new Intense DH bike & in the final section Todd Schumlick...

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Just a hint of what’s in this episode… A Red Bull Race Series? Mark Wallace, Mille Johnset and Angel Suarez Team Rumours. Wyn bending the plate in his arm. Why was Ronan Dunne riding gloveless at Hardline? Greg Williamson and Sam Blenkinsop Team Rumours. The return of Sam Hill, Richie Rude and Brendan Fairclough? Wyn racing Loic’s dad. Camille Balanche taking her trailer test. The impossible quest...

In this week’s podcast we’re joined by Anthony de Heveningham, fresh from a trip to the Developing Mountain Biking In Scotland conference. He gives us a debrief on the key issues, including a likely new policy from the forestry world that has worrying implications for trail builders. You’ll also find out more about the process of redesigning Singletrack Magazine – why are we doing it and what have...

Blenki to Cube? Madison to quit DH? A new rider on Pivot Factory Racing? Just some of the team rumours discussed in this episode of the pod. We’ve also got the inimitable Bernard Kerr talking about hitting those 90ft Hardline jumps for the first time, his love of women’s racing and if he could add any rider to the Pivot FactoryRacing team, who would it be? Plus, do World Cup jumps need new standar...