The Pinkbike Podcast

The internet is full of articles, videos and even podcasts telling you how to get better, but today we're asking the other question, why are we bad in the first place? What areas are we weakest at, and why do we think that is.

Enjoy a wide ranging conversation with Alicia Leggett, Mike Kazimer, Dario DiGiulio, and Henry Quinney. The topics of this week's podcast include everything from paragliding lessons, downhill bikes, bike testing, and Henry's fear that AI will take our jobs and end the world as we know it.

Does a generous warranty just drive the cost of your bike up? What does "limited lifetime" actually mean? Levy's back at curling camp while Henry and Brian discuss some of the factors behind the warranties that different brands provide.

A coma, a priest, a miraculous recovery, and looking forward.

We also get into what it takes to deliver a brand new drivetrain, embargos, why they're using KMC chains, and a whole bunch more.

We also get into what makes the Horst Link layout so versatile, and the pros and cons of gearboxes.

More compatibility and longer lasting? Not something you hear every day.    

Prices, compatibility, supply chains, standards, riding videos, and more. 

Ocon's quest for 3 hours of penalties and we try to figure out how the heck Alonso is still so fast at 72 years of age.

The first race of the 2023 F1 season is here and so are Henry and Levy with their terrible opinions. We also get into Checo suing Pinkbike, and Levy shares his story about that one time he touched Jenson Button. 

We also get into their US origins, how they handled Covid, e-bike sales versus mountain bike sales, marketing advice, and of course we asked about headset cable routing.

YouTube explained by a retired YouTuber.

Chris also gets into leaving Titus and that the time he wanted to buy an In-N-Out Burger, e-bikes sales versus mountain bike sales, and running a bike company during the pandemic. 

We also get into the most impressive riding he's seen at Rampage, owning property with jumps, and declassified rocket testing. 

We also talk about why some of their bikes look similar, the evolution of VPP suspension, and when we might see a new V10.

Aside from the price tags, is there anything you miss about bikes from ten or twenty years ago?

Looking into our crystal ball to see the future of enduro racing and the new bikes we might see in 2023. 

Rob also talks about Specialized, how PON Holdings came into the picture, and if he's sold more Skateboards than Tony Hawk. 

If you had to come up with a riding resolution for the coming year, what would it be?

Two editors share their horrible skiing stories.

You need to send and be able to send an email.

Kolb and Hatton also talk about the dangers of over-training, the differences between Fox and Öhlins, and how World Cup racers test tires.

How'd we shoot this Field Test, why were the bikes so heavy and so damn expensive, and was it fair to test them in the bike park?

When it comes to how you ride, what you ride, and where you ride, what are your priorities?    

Why are we using it if it's more complicated, more challenging to work on, and probably less reliable?