The Ride Companion

Tahnée Seagrave is on the podcast! In this episode of The Ride Companion, Tahnée Seagrave reflects on the highs and lows of her career, from five years of injuries and nearly stepping away from racing to rediscovering her love for the sport. She opens up about the mental challenges of recovery, the impact of concussions and burnout, and how self-talk and mindset shifts helped her return to the top...

Scott "Boom Boom" Beaumont is on the podcast! In this episode of The Ride Companion Olly and Davi sit down with the BMX, downhill, and 4X legend to take a deep dive into his wild 30 year career. From growing up in a motorsport racing family to pioneering 4X and fighting to keep it alive, Scott's got some unbelievable stories. We chat about why 4X got mysteriously dropped from the World Cup calenda...

Reece Wilson is in studio for a well overdue podcast! Former Downhill World Champion Reece Wilson joins the podcast for a deep dive into his career so far, from his switch from motocross to downhill to the highs and lows of racing at the elite level. We discuss his decision to leave a secure factory contract to build his own team, Aon Racing. Reece opens up becoming a part owner of GAMUX, the chal...

Ben Plenge is in studio for a hard hitting banger of a podcast! On this episode of The Ride Companion Ben Plenge opens up about his past in the British Army, sharing intense war stories from his time in Iraq and Afghanistan, including the Battle of Danny Boy, one of the most brutal British military engagements in recent history and the war crimes inquiry that followed years later. Beyond his milit...

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Reynolds drops into the studio to announce he's signed for Reece Wilson's AON Racing team! In this episode of The Ride Companion, we dive into why he made the move, his custom GAMUX bike with a Gates belt drive, Pinion gearbox, and Manitou Dorado forks, and whether it's ready to tackle DarkFest's massive jumps. Sam also talks about the state of freeride, industry struggles, and whet...

Tom Pinchard is a coach who helps people and businesses figure out what really matters, get clear on their goals, and create a solid plan to build the future they want. On this episode of The Ride Companion, Olly and Davi sit down with Tom to tackle some of life's biggest questions: Do we get more uncertain as we age? How can we figure out what we really want in life? Why are men struggling with i...

Olly and Davi are back in the studio for their first podcast of 2025! In this episode of The Ride Companion, Davi chats about his new bike sponsor, talks about losing his best mate, Jay the dog, and comes up with a new term: "Christmas guilt." Olly gives an update on his Sicilian flat project, talks about checking out UK Arenacross, and the lads introduce a fun new game called TRC Swap Shop. BIG t...

Jono Jones is back for his annual first-guest-of-the-year episode of The Ride Companion! In this episode, Olly and Jono reflect on 2024, diving into Jono's biggest achievements and his journey from working in the city to pursuing a new project. They explore the balance of risk versus reward that led Jono to take the leap. Jono also shares stories of riding the infamous Red Bull Hardline course wit...

Jono Jones joins Olly and Davi for The Ride Companion Christmas quiz show special! Test your general, Christmas, geography, science, music and mountain biking history knowledge with The Ride Companion's family friendly Christmas quiz. Jono Jones also has a special announcement plus more... There's no sponsors on this episode but we want to say a HUGE thanks to everybody who supports this show. It'...

After months of waiting and secret trips, Olly's insane purchase is finally revealed on the podcast! On this episode Olly and Davi sit down for a classic TRC episode. Olly talks about his hilarious property investment in Italy, Davi has an embarrassing experience on a dog walk, the lads recap their favourite episodes of the year, answer Jono Jones's listener questions and much more... The Christma...

Olly and Davi grab an early morning coffee and have an old school catch up. During the episode the lads talk about what they've been watching, playing Tetris, the offing, preparing for episodes, guest of the year and much more... Who would you like to see on the Christmas special? Let us know below! BIG thanks to this episode's sponsors: Health is wealth folks so why not get optimised, cover your...

Rob Warner is BACK in  The Ride Companion studio! After the overwhelming response to his powerful episode on autism and mental health, Rob shares how much the support has meant to him and how life's shifted since opening up. But don't worry, it's not all deep stuff—Rob's bringing the laughs too! We chat about his upcoming movie night in Guildford, dusting off his World Cup-winning Giant ATX990, an...

Ever wondered where Brett Tippie get his endless jokes and infectious energy from? In this episode, Olly and Davi sit down with the freeride mountain biking legend to uncover his incredible journey—from being one of the first pro snowboard racers on the planet to dropping into his first steep gravel pit in Kamloops, where freeride mountain biking was born. Brett shares how freeride evolved into a...

Brendan Fairclough and Chris Seager join us in the studio to break down everything you need to know about DEATHGRIP2! During the podcast we dive into the story behind the original DEATHGRIP—how it made its way onto Netflix and became one of the most-watched pieces of mountain bike content ever. Brendan and Chris reveal how DEATHGRIP2 pushes the boundaries even further, from insane FPV drone shots...

Tom Isted is back in The Ride Companion studio! Tom Isted sits down with Olly and Davi to talk about growing up in Cornwall and transitioning from BMX to MTB. Tom talks about the huge crash during the 'Panning for Gold' edit. He discusses what it takes to actually get an invite to Red Bull Rampage, bike setup for the event and why he chose 26" wheels and why he selected Joel Anderson and Connor Ma...

A classic catch-up episode of The Ride Companion! This week, Olly and Davi cover everything from the pressure of constantly pushing forward to LeBron's son making it to the NBA. Olly shows his Mexican friend Fosforo around the UK, Davi pitches his new National Holiday idea, debate whether power tools should be allowed at Rampage, dive into the Hard MTB League and Natural Selection Tour, and share...

Fosforo Garcia is the event producer for Red Bull Cerro Abajo, Guanajuato and a promoter of urban mountain bike racing. In this episode, Fosforo and Olly dive into the recent Genova Cerro Abajo's massive spectator turnout, the community impact of Cerro Abajo races, and how Fosforo engages locals to get involved and understand the event's significance. They discuss everything from racing through pe...

Olly's got a new bike, the Focus Jam2 with the next-gen Bosch motor! On this episode Olly and Davi take a look at Olly's new bike during honeymoon period. The lads talk about Olly's trip to Germany, helicopter rescue wild fires and attempt some 'conversation starters' which gets a bit weird... Yes, this episode was recorded a few weeks ago after a few very long days! Check out the new Focus Jam2 h...

Brendan Fairclough and Olly Wilkins get together in the van on route to DYFI to break down Red Bull Rampage 2024. The lads discuss Brendan's approach to the event, pressure, Godziek's front flip, Tom Isted's insane run, Should Brendan Semenuk have won, the right of passage to competing at Rampage, how the judges apologised for Brendan's 2023 score before the event and of course, his thoughts on th...

Let's keep the vibes high for Rampage and get behind team GB folks! All VLOGS, PODCASTS, and content can be found here: https://theridecompanion.co.uk/blogs/trc-news/team-gb-red-bull-rampage-2024 Watch all episodes on Drivetime on Olly's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/owilkins23?sub_confirmation=1 Support Our Long-Term Partners: Nissan Vans: https://www.nissan.co.uk/vehicles/ne...

Theo Erlangsen is BACK, and the gloves are off... In this episode, Theo joins Olly and Davi to break down the leaked Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) document titled '2025 MTB Reform: Evolution of Mountain Bike Racing'. Together, they dissect how the document was leaked, explore Theo's take on the few positive suggestions, and critically examine the potential fallout. Will race teams and riders be forc...

Let's keep the vibes high for Rampage and get behind team GB folks!  All VLOGS, PODCASTS and content can be found here: https://theridecompanion.co.uk/blogs/trc-news/team-gb-red-bull-rampage-2024 Watch all episode on Drivetime on Olly's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/owilkins23?sub_confirmation=1 Support our long term partners - Nissan Vans: https://www.nissan.co.uk/vehicles/ne...

Brendan reviews the iPhone 16, Olly's bag got smahed to pieces by United Airlines, the lads talk about what needs doing on Brendan's line, Stop Drop technology,  Let's keep the vibes high for Rampage and get behind team GB folks!  All VLOGS, PODCASTS and content can be found here: https://theridecompanion.co.uk/blogs/trc-news/team-gb-red-bull-rampage-2024 Watch all episode on Drivetime on Olly's Y...

Olly's bag finally turned up, paying tribute to Jordie Lunn's ambitious 2018 line and what on earth has been happening to Olly's nose!? Let's keep the vibes high for Rampage and get behind team GB folks!  All VLOGS, PODCASTS and content can be found here: https://theridecompanion.co.uk/blogs/trc-news/team-gb-red-bull-rampage-2024 Watch all episode on Drivetime on Olly's YouTube channel here: https...

Danny MacAskill joins Olly and Davi in the studio to break down his latest film project, CAMPUS. In this episode, Danny shares what it was like to have free rein to ride at the Adidas headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany. He talks about his first visits to the campus, pitching the project with stick figure drawings, figuring out how to ride on top of an Adidas city bike (and how it almost broke...