The Ride Companion

Wyn Masters joins Davi and Olly for the latest instalment of The Lockdown Companion. During this episode we discuss the world records Wyn has his eyes on, his move to the UK, which wheelies have been the most challenging, the 2020 race season, Olly does a German ad read and a bunch more... BIG Shout out to our first UK small business that we want to shine a light on. RXSport.co.uk have you covered...

We had to, right? Lockdown Companion is back baby!! Let's be real, it's kinda bitter sweet though isn't it?!  At this point we're obliged to do our best to shine some positivity on another UK lockdown so, here it is folks. Once again until we are out of the a full lockdown Olly and I will aim to bring you a weekly dose of nonsense. On this episode we discuss our Christmas experiences, Olly's broke...

THE Christmas Special to top all Christmas specials! What a year 2020 has been. So, we thought we'd round it off with one of the strangest episodes to date. On this episode of Where's Olly? we are joined by none other than Santa Claus himself, live and direct from a studio somewhere in California and it's safe to say lockdown has not been kind to Mr Claus. Olly and Davi do a review of 2020, get a...

On this episode of the Gettin' Booked series Matt Macduff and Davi sit down to discuss Steven Pressfield's book, The War Of Art.  In my opinion this is one of the most important books I've ever read and, this could be one of the most fun and thought provoking podcasts I've ever recorded. During the episode we break down what 'resistance' means to us and the ways it has presented it's self in our l...

Jono Jones aka, Scorpion King joins me for this episode of The HKT Podcast to discuss finding balance between holding down a corporate job whilst racing at the highest level, RedBull Hardline, growing up with Matt Jones and lot's more... PUKY kids bike Christmas giveaway! https://surveyhero.com/c/07a8c366 Follow Jono Jones on Instagram @jono_jones1 DOWNLOAD THE FREE WINTER DEFIANCE HANDBOOK HERE:-...

On this episode of the podcast Davi is joined by Sam Bowell. Sam is the manager of Rogate Bike Park and a founding member of the B1KE organisation which is made up of mountain bike sites across the South of England.  During this episode we discuss what it takes to be a responsible mountain bike rider and user of outdoor spaces. From public liability, litter, land ownership through to how we intera...

Finally, the original show premise comes to life! But, it brings with it some challenges.... On this episode of Where's Olly? we catch up with Mr Wilkins from Indonesia, Bali to be precise. We discuss the importance of Olly's first ever MBUK front cover, hear all about his trip to Lake Toba to film a television commercial, macaques, costumes and answer a bunch of listener questions plus much more!...

Stu Thomson is the founder of what is now know as Cut Media. You may be familiar with the name Cut Media as the creators of the most iconic/viral mountain bike films of all time including Danny MacAskill's Imaginate, Wee Day Out, The Ridge and also the recent Focus Bikes Designed For Down campaign plus tonnes more. During the episode we take a deep dive into Stu's history in mountain biking which,...

Welcome to Gettin' Booked volume 2 where professional mountain bike rider Matt Macduff and I discuss Sir John Hargraves book Mind Hacking. If you haven't read this book then don't worry, we mainly use the book as a framework for the podcast and to discuss some of our experiences which came from reading it.  During this episode we discuss meditation, purpose, the tools promoted in this book, Matt's...

Where's Olly? Well, he's in the Surrey Hills again because..... PANDEMIC. There's not much we don't cover on this latest episode of the podcast. From baby emu's, buying a home sauna, playing fetch with cats, Tyler Bereman's Imagination film and most importantly staying apocalypse ready. There's some mountain bike talk too... DOWNLOAD THE FREE WINTER DEFIANCE HANDBOOK HERE:- https://www.hktproducts...

Russ Pierre is just one of those guys that's a pleasure to sit and chat with. Russ and I met at Freedom Ride back in July and I just knew I had to get him on the podcast. Russ was one of the founders of Upgrade Bikes and witnessed first hand the formation of DMR back in 1995. He has also worked as a professional surf photographer and helped rehabilitate veterans suffering with PTSD. Russ is curren...

The ebike special! On this episode of the podcast Olly and Davi catch up on Olly's recent trip to the Focus Bikes HQ in Germany, Freeride Madeira and Glasgow for the Designed for DOWN video. They also discuss kangaroo knockouts, ebikes, airport pranks and special guest Stu Thomson joins the podcast to give some behind the scenes insights into the SAM² shoot. Help support the podcast and Grab yours...

Matt Macduff is a professional mountain bike rider and action sports athlete from BC, Canada. You may remember Matt first appeared on the podcast back in November 2018 for episode #061.  Since Matt's first appearance we have stayed good friends, Matt and I often share book recommendations, articles and podcasts with each other and a few months ago I sent Matt a book title that I thought he'd enjoy...

Well here we are folks, Where's Olly? is LIVE! On this episode Olly and Davi catch up on what they've been up to since The Lockdown Companion ended. Olly talks about his first crash in a long time, his bike packing trip to France with girlfriend Georgie, a secret trail in Glasgow and what plans are in the pipeline for the release of a new Focus bike...plus much more! Help support the podcast and G...

Tyler Villopoto might have one of the most unique stories in all of action sports. You may already recognise Tyler's last name? After all, he is the younger brother to multi time motocross/supercross champion Ryan Villopoto and has himself been in and out of professional racing for many years. During this episode Tyler talks about growing up racing motocross with older brother Ryan, being home sch...

Joe Barnes is a professional mountain bike rider from Fort William, Scotland. On this episode of the podcast we take a deep dive into where Joe's creativity both on and off the bike comes from, why he launched his own race team, lockdown videos and much much more! Check out Joe's YouTube channel and shoot him a follow on Instagram! YouTube // @top_chief Grab some merch y'all! https://thehktpodcast...

It's time to read the final page of the book and wrap up this chapter folks. But, maybe we can reach to the shelf and grab a new book? The final instalment of The Lockdown Companion is here. On this episode we chat about how freakin' good Freedom Ride 2020 was and, start to plan Freedom Ride 2021, we discuss our up-coming series and all sorts of other random chat...  Thank you so much for all of y...

The one with Ali C... On this episode of The Lockdown Companion Olly Wilkins and Davi are joined by professional trials rider Ali Clarkson. During the episode we hear how Ali is a professor of braking technology, discover some insights into his career and take some listener submissions plus the usual randomness... Help support the podcast and Grab yourself some merch! https://thehktpodcast.teemill...

The one with the Freedom Ride 2020 details... On this episode we decided to ride solo and just chat rubbish, Olly has an update on the missing snake, we talk about our idols growing up, take some listener questions and most importantly share details of the Freedom Ride! The Freedom Ride 2020 takes place on Saturday, 4th July at Rogate Bike Park. You can get your ticket HERE:- https://www.tickettai...

The one with Sam Reynolds... On this episode of The Lockdown Companion Davi and Olly Wilkins are joined by Fest Series rider and all round shredder Sam Reynolds. Olly makes a surprise discovery, there's elevator music and we chat with Sam about bike set-up, pump track home builds and the usual random tangents!  The audio version of the podcast features a cover of the Sublime's song 'What I Got' by...

The one with Danny Macaskill... For this episode of The Lockdown Companion Davi and Olly Wilkins are joined by mountain bike royalty Danny Macaskill. During the episode we discuss Danny's unique approach to lockdown, his love for e-bike adventures and trips of a life time that sometimes go wrong. We also set a challenge for the listeners/viewers! The audio version of the podcast features a cover o...

The one with the Tenga eggs... On the latest episode of The Lockdown Companion Olly and Davi are joined by Steel City Media's Joe Bowman. We discuss the current state of MTB content, find out how much Olly knows about his local area, reminisce about Dirt Magazine and take a bunch of listener questions plus, the usual randomness. The audio version of this podcast also features a beautiful cover of...

Tarek Rasouli is a former BMX and mountain bike pro who after a career changing accident turned his attention to entrepreneurship. Tarek is the owner of Rasoulution, a sports marketing and communication agency based in Munich (GER) who organise events like RedBull District Ride. The company also manages top flight action sports athletes Danny Macaskill, Fabio Wibmer, Thomas Genon and Emil Johansso...

The one with Gully... On this episode Davi and Olly are joined by freeride mountain bike royalty Geoff Gulevich! We chat about how Geoff is dealing with being a content creator during corona virus lockdown, travelling the world in search of new trails, RedBull Rampage and take some listener questions too... plus, some of the usual randomness. Want to WIN a Focus bike?! Sign up to the 'Beat Your Sc...

The one with Olly's Mum… On this episode of The Lockdown Companion Davi and Olly are joined firstly by a surprise guest, Clare Wilkins (Olly's Mum) to learn about how accident prone he was as a child, Clare drops some knowledge bombs about bees and shares some hilarious antics carried out by Olly's grandad. As if that wasn't enough, Boris 'Mad Dog' Beyer then joins us to chat about how he's coping...