The OTB Podcast

Red Dog, Chris and KB all in one place!? Join the boys as we watch the elite mens final with live takes, hot takes and as always a number of tangents! Another fantastic DH World Cup is in the books, Jordan Williams took his second win, Sacha Earnest gets a podium and much much more as La Thuile delivers once again.

We're four rounds into the Downhill World Cup and it continues to deliver with an action packed Lenzerheide! 15 Kiwis made it through qualifying and into finals which has to be some sort of record in itself, Jonty Williamson dominates once again, Lachie Stevens-Mcnab was back and looking back to his usual self and so much more! So dive on in to a not so serious take on the latest round, listen...

WHAT A RACE! Leogang may not be the most exciting stop of the World Cup circuit, but boy did it deliver! From Jonty Williamson destroying the junior field (and a kiwi 1-2 with Malik Boatwright in 2nd), Finn Isles taking his second ever win, the elite mens points leader failing to qualify and for the first time ever, the elite women starting last and putting on a hell of a race for the fans! There...

We're a bit late on delivering, but hey better late than never right? The boys catch up on Loudenville with a deep dive into Lesters age group gravel World Championships campaign, because what would The OTB Podcast be without a tangent? Brought to you by: Maxxis Tyres - New Zealand's tyre of choice! To see the full line up from Maxxis, check out www.marleen.co.nz/brands/maxxis.html Squirt...

The World Cup season is back and it couldn't have come soon enough! Join us this week with special guest Brook MacDonald to break down all that happened in South Korea over the weekend! Alloy bikes, debut winners, kiwi podiums, hardtails and more! Brought to you by: Maxxis Tyres - New Zealand's tyre of choice! To see the full line up from Maxxis, check out www.marleen.co.nz/brands/maxxis.h...

This episode with Greg Minnaar is actually one we recorded about two years in when the podcast was still in its infancy, but last week got pulled down because apparently we had some copyrighted music in it... Anyway, long story short, I figured it was a good time to put it back out there into the podcast world! With the first World Cup Downhill round of the season kicking off this week in South Ko...

Always a fan favourite, Ed Masters joins the OTB Podcast this week to discuss the upcoming World Cup Downhill season, team changes, the rise of the insanely fast juniors who are moving into elite for 2026, Ed’s beer league ice hockey career and even a mystery voice mail from a man known as @ucigary! Brought to you by: Maxxis Tyres - New Zealand's tyre of choice! To see the full line up from Ma...

Unfiltered, uncut and full of the usual yarns - The OTB Podcast is back after a bit of a hiatus and we come in hot with no plan except for an episode loosely based on mountain bike chat!

If you follow World Cup DH racing then Sven Martin shouldn't need any introduction, a former professional skateboarder who has ended up becoming one of the most recognisable photographers on the World Cup circuit. Sven was even a regular qualifier at World Cups through the mid 2000's with top 30s to his name! We dive into his back story, his racing, his predictions for 2026, who stays up t...

What a line up and what an epic weekend at the Wellington MTB Festival! Brook MacDonald joins us for a very candid chat about what he's been up to since wrapping his career on the World Cup circuit, his highs and lows from racing and then Paddy Gower pops in for a surprise guest appearance! Paddy has found mountain biking in recent years and is a massive advocate for the benefits of getting ou...

Your favourite band of podcast misfits are back! Join KB, Red Dog and Chris as we break down whats new in the world of mountain biking and beyond, highlights include Chris looping out his 20" at the BMX track, KB racing downhill still at 38 years old, Red Dog's love of bike packing, Gwin's move to Frameworks and a very important topic of when was the biggest technological jump in DH r...

Its 2026 and we're back! Kicking things off this year, I sat down with the newest member of Mondraker Factory Racing, Oli Clark! I first met Oli when he was a grom at a local Nelson race, riding a Liv trail bike so its very cool to sit down with him now as a factory supported elite downhill racer and talk about his path to get here. Special thanks to our supporters at Maxxis Tyres for the exce...

Sam Shaw joins us this week to discuss his incredible ride from Auckland to Wellington on Monday where he shattered the fastest known time record by over an hour! Its a deep dive into why, how, who and what went into making this a reality, plus an extra deep dive into the technique of not having to get off your bike for a toilet stop. We also finally get around to delivering the OTB listener award...

It was supposed to be the final episode of the year, but would you believe we got far too side tracked and now we need to do another one next week? We promised the OTB listener awards and look we'll be honest, we just didn't get there... Lester and Red Dog rode an ungodly amount of KM's and slept in ditches, KB and Chris did a trail run, its a vaguely bike related episode, one guarante...

This week we are joined by Matt Whitaker, the founder of Wide Open Distributors here in New Zealand. A low key legend of the scene who not only wrenched for John Kirkcaldie and Nathan Rankin back in the Foes Racing days, but has also supported so many of New Zealand's top racers over the years, names like Brook MacDonald, Sam Blenkinson, Wyn Masters, Connor MacFarlane, Robin Goomes and so many mor...

The Whaka100 is done and dusted and boy is that a brutal race. Join us to relive the pain and suffering we went through just to provide you more entertaining content! Spoiler alert, no DNF's this year though. Brought to you by: Maxxis Tyres - New Zealand's tyre of choice! To see the full line up from Maxxis, check out www.marleen.co.nz/brands/maxxis.html Squirt Cycling Your bike care sorte...

If you've been a listener for a while, you'll know its time for the boys annual pilgrimage to the Whaka 100! 100km of premium Rotorua forest, but also 100km of suffering is on the cards, join us as we preview what we think we might (but will likely be wildly wrong). Brought to you by: Maxxis Tyres - New Zealand's tyre of choice! To see the full line up from Maxxis, check out www.marlee...

Bruni, where are you!? Maybe the most anticipated battle in World Cup history that never eventuated, the stars had aligned but Loic was no where to be found! Well, it made for good podcast content at least. The boys are back to wrap up what was still an epic finale to the World Cup Downhill Series in Mt Sainte Anne! Brought to you by: Maxxis Tyres - New Zealand's tyre of choice! To see the ful...

World Cup racing makes it return to the USA and The OTB Podcast makes it return to the airwaves, join Kieran Bennett, James Rennie and Chris Vanderkolk as we discuss all that went down at Whiteface along with a series of side quests into off piste topics that you know and love. Brought to you by: Maxxis Tyres - New Zealand's tyre of choice! To see the full line up from Maxxis, check out www.ma...

Flat tyres, start gate crashes, back flips, big wins, massive whips, multiple Kiwis on the podium, Lenzerheide brought the drama and it was a good one! This week we have Jake Hood join us who was in the thick of the action, Jake is Dak Nortons mechanic and brings some super interesting topics to the pod this week! Brought to you by: Maxxis Tyres - New Zealand's tyre of choice! To see the full...

Champery delivered another wild race and we go behind enemy lines with man on the ground Ed Masters! Eddie spent the weekend track side with his Pivot team helping them with line scouting and delivers some great insights on lines we didn't see on TV, the track changing and under the radar riders. If you haven't watched, make sure you check out his Edbull TV footage on YouTube. Brought to y...

We're back!! Its been a while but the regular crew is back to recap everything Les Gets, EDR World Champs and more with special guest Wyn Masters.

This week we are joined by John Hall, a man with a ton of World Cup victories to his name during his time working on the wrenches for Aaron Gwin. We talk about the current rejuvenation of US downhill racing, his time in the marines and how he went from working in a bike shop to wrenching for one of the best to ever do it on the World Cup circuit. Stick around for his story about being stranded in...

We catch up with Ellie Hulsebosch during her mid season break back home in NZ, just a few hours before jumping on a plane back to the Northern Hemisphere to continue on her World Cup Downhill season! Ellie has had a rough start to 2025, from injuries to illnesses plus navigating her way through joining one of the biggest teams of the World Cup Circuit and this is a very honest conversation about h...

This week we check in with Lachie Stevens-Mcnab while he is enjoying a well deserved mid season break from the World Cup circuit back home in New Zealand. After an up and down start to the season with two 4th's, Lachie is still chasing a podium and is hungry to put it all together. We discuss the races so far, the highlights, the challenges, his move to Trek Factory Racing and more. Brought to...