Cele mai bune Pinkbike podcast-uri (2025)

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
#277 - Mountain Bike Wheels Are Getting Wild 55:48

acum 2 zile55:48

55:48

How light is too light? And what does "instant engagement" really mean anyway?De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
#276 - Breaking Embargos and Are Designs Incompatible for Heavier Riders? 30:59

acum 9 zile30:59

30:59

Dario, Kaz, and Henry gear up for another content tsunami.De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
#275 - Fox's Gearbox, 'MacGyvering' Ultra Premium Bikes & Counting Chains 45:55

acum 16 zile45:55

45:55

We round up this week's news and answer your questions.De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
#274 - What Racing Do Mountain Bikers Really Want to Watch & The Things We Got Wrong 1:06:50

acum 23 zile1:06:50

1:06:50

Henry and Matt recount the blind tire test, plus normal Dario talks us through one drool-worthy bespoke bike.De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
#273 - Are 32" Wheels Better? And What Does "Better" Even Mean? 43:44

acum un an43:44

43:44

This week's podcast brings you Jessie-May, Dario, and Henry to talk through their Show-and-Tells and answer some of your questions.De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
#272 - The Slow Death of the Freeride Bike and When Are We Gonna Get Fun Climbs Made for eMTBs? 1:03:45

acum un an1:03:45

1:03:45

Kaz, Daz, and Haz run through the Haro Greer review, talk yet more etiquette (as if it ever ends), and give their lukewarm takes on the industry, freeride bikes, and most importantly, the health and growth of Toblerone the shih tzu.De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
#271 - Does Geometry Adjustment Mean Brands Can Get By Making Bad Bikes? 42:53

acum un an42:53

42:53

We used to fight over a degree, and now some bikes can offer a degree in either direction with a headset, 10mm on the chainstay, progression adjustment, and smaller geometry tweaks—all from the stock platform. But does this help or hinder the consumer's riding experience? Dario, Daz, and Denry show us their current favorite parts of biking and disc…

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
#270 - Local Secret or Fair Game? The Dilemma of Riding Your Favourite Hidden Trails, Plus Tech & Questions 1:26:35

acum un an1:26:35

1:26:35

Is oversharing a thing in mountain biking? Kaz, Dario, Henry and Matt talk about the ethics and considerations behind pirate trails. Plus, we cover EXT latest DH fork, a steering damper and the Slash+ before answer questions, giving terrible relationship advice and talk about whether the E13 Sidekick hub is a worthy investment.…

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
#269 - Specialized’s eMTB Product Team on Motor Development, Future Models, & Battery Regulations 1:21:59

acum un an1:21:59

1:21:59

Last year we visited Specialized’s eMTB facility in Cham, Switzerland to ride some bikes and poke around their ebike innovation centre. We sat down with Jan Talavasek, Marco Sonderegger, and Joe Buckley, three of the key people behind eMTB development at Specialized, to talk about past, present, and future. We also got a special appearance from the…

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
#268 - 2024 Pinkbike Awards Winners: The Best Bike, Innovations, Value & More 1:52:48

acum un an1:52:48

1:52:48

In a special end-of-year podcast, Henry is joined by Kaz, Matt, and Dario to talk through the winners of each category, as well as explain the rationale behind the choices. 00:08:50 Value Product of the Year 00:14:31 Value Mountain Bike of the Year 00:25:16 E-MTB of the Year 00:45:13 Innovation of the Year 01:05:42 Suspension Product of the Year 01…

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
#267 - A Tech and Racing-Recap of 2024 with Neko Mulally and Jordi Cortes 58:36

acum un an58:36

58:36

After a whirlwind 2024 Season, we had the opportunity to sit down with Jordi Cortes of Fox Factory and Neko Mulally of Frameworks Racing to debrief on the latest tech, the incremental changes that riders are now making to maximize setup, and ask whether aftermarket performance devices are really worth it. Have we got to the stage where it isn't abo…

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
#266 - How Many is Too Many for a Groupride and Does the PNW Ruin Bike Reviews? 1:02:01

acum un an1:02:01

1:02:01

Kaz, Dario, Sarah, and Henry bring you this week's Show & Tells, review reflections, and listener questions.De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 265 - Trying to Justify a 41lb non-eMTB, and How to Win Your Local DH League 53:56

acum un an53:56

53:56

In our first Vodcast, we blast through Kaz's Trek Top Fuel review, Henry showcases his latest snorkeling kit, and Dario talks us through his mighty 41lb enduro bike.De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 264 - Finally, The Trail Bike Field Test Roundtable 1:03:01

acum un an1:03:01

1:03:01

With eight different bikes and several pieces of supporting content, this Field Test has certainly been a big one. Now, it's time for its final piece - the Roundtable discussion, where we answer the ultimate question - how likely are we to recommend these bikes? And what would our order of preference be?…

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 263 - Is Our Ideal Trail Bike Geo Location Dependant & Henry's Changing Role 49:21

acum un an49:21

49:21

Our usual mix of bike and tech reflections. Does the perfect bike ever really exist?De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 262 - When to Give In and Take Your Bike to a Mechanic, and Should Racing Stay "Amateur"? 1:00:50

acum un an1:00:50

1:00:50

Hear ye, hear ye, let's talk even more about mountain bikes.De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 261 - Greg Minnaar on Blank Chequebooks, Winning Culture & How to Truly Test a Bike 1:09:42

acum un an1:09:42

1:09:42

When Greg Minnaar left the Santa Cruz Syndicate, it was about as big of a news story as you get in mountain bike racing. A rider who went against the very best of each generation, it was at one time impossible to think of him racing for anyone other than the Californian brand. One season later, to say he's landed on his feet would be an understatem…

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 260 - The Proto-Demo Debrief, Kaz is Cranky and Revisiting Old Debates 51:46

acum un an51:46

51:46

This week, we tune in with the tech team for some Show and Tells and answer your questions. We'd love to answer some of your questions. Pleave us a message here.De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 259 - Rampage Rants, Henry's Heavy Tire Obsession and Slowing Down With Age 1:15:01

acum un an1:15:01

1:15:01

This week, Dario reports his findings from a Redbull Rampage that managed to deliver more score controversy than ever, Matt talks about his heavy WTB test tires (and Henry begs to try them), plus Kaz explains why mechanical T-Type is not only possible but viable.De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 258 - What happened to Plus Wheel Sizes and the Fat Bike Fad? 1:03:29

acum un an1:03:29

1:03:29

Thank you to so many of you for getting in your questions. We never imagined we'd have so many, and please keep them coming because we are looking forward to working them in to future episodes. This episode, Henry and Brian tackle some more before we take a week off the pod to recharge our batteries. Leave us your question for future episodes here.…

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 257 - When to Cut the DH Bike, Reality TV & Buyer's Remorse 54:10

acum un an54:10

54:10

Kaz plans his holiday to Bishops Itchington, Kaz and Henry disagree about fork offset and Sarah tries to discern who is more likely to try and buy upgrades, XC or DH riders. Please leave your own question here.De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 256 - What Your Greatest Moment on a Mountain Bike, and Can You Be Too Heavy for XC? 56:37

acum un an56:37

56:37

In this Q&A, we answer a lot of your questions about breaking your bike and how to make your bike look as bad as Dario's. To get your question answered, tag an editor in your comment or leave us a voice message at speakpipe.com/pinkbike.De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 255 - How Much Difference the Bike Really Makes, and Splitting Etiquette and Gatekeeping 1:00:14

acum un an1:00:14

1:00:14

In this Q&A we answer a lot of your questions about everything from fueling your rides, what makes the difference at the highest level, and why Matt Beer will always be faster than us (and probably you too). To get your question answered, tag an editor in your comment or leave us a voice message at speakpipe.com/pinkbike.…

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 254 - Is Everything Really Just Going Around in Circles? 46:18

acum un an46:18

46:18

We answer your questions and talk about winning pedals, useless graphs and suspension gearboxes (again). To get your question answered, tag an editor in your comment or leave us a voice message at speakpipe.com/pinkbike.De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 253 - Why Your Next Bike Might Have Two Mechanical Droppers & Chainstay Length Isn't That Simple 58:01

acum un an58:01

58:01

We answer your questions and comments about wheel size, geometry and seatposts. To feature, tag an editor in your comment or leave us a voice message here.De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 252 - Why Downcountry is Dead & Who Makes the Best MTB Suspension 39:17

acum un an39:17

39:17

In another Q&A Podcast, Dario, Kaz and Henry have gleaned the comments from the last week's tech articles to answer your questions.De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Epsiode 251 - Shimano's Drivetrain Development with Bryn Atkinson & Nick Murdick 59:06

acum un an59:06

59:06

We recently had the opportunity to sit down with World Cup racer turned skunkworks rider Bryn Atkinson alongside Shimano's MTB product manager Nick Murdick to chat about drivetrain development, rider feedback, gearboxes, and a lot more. Although they didn't spill the launch dates for new XTR and Saint, they did give us some great insight on why pro…

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Epsiode 250 - When Did Bikes Stop Being Bad and Where Are My Bionic Hips?! Q&A Special 1:04:40

acum un an1:04:40

1:04:40

We get asked some great questions in the comments on both articles and videos, so Dario, Kaz and Henry thought it was about time we answered some! To get your question answered, tag an editor in your comment or leave us a voice message here.De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 249 - We Rank the Glory, M1, Supreme V5, Frameworks, Tues (And the V10!?) 1:00:37

acum un an1:00:37

1:00:37

Matt and Henry have been busy. Very busy. In the opening weeks of the bike park, they crammed in just about as many runs as they could handle on these bikes to compare, contrast and understand what makes a great downhill bike in 2024. Here, they talk about their feelings and rank the bikes from bottom to top, explaining their reasoning as they go. …

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 248 - Tom Pidcock & Pinarello's MTB Product Team on Developing a Pure XC Race Bike & More 1:10:51

acum un an1:10:51

1:10:51

Brian Park and Sarah sat down with Federico Sbrissa, Pinarello's Chief Marketing Officer and Federico Meneghetti, the R&D Engineer on the mountain bike project just after Tom Pidcock took the win at the Nove Mesto World Cup at the end of May. We talked about why Pinarello decided to make a mountain bike after a decade without one, how their prototy…

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 247 - Why Did Our Bikes Get So Big? 39:16

acum un an39:16

39:16

There was a time when every new bike seemed to be in a spiral of one-upping each other. Saying it came down to who could make the biggest bike would be oversimplifying the conversation, but at the same time, reaches swelled and swelled before coming back down in recent years. Why? We also discuss idlers, fads, and why the mixed-wheeled bike might j…

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Epsiode 246 - Orbea Bicycles on Hacking Shimano Motors, The Hardest Part About Making Bikes, Customization & More 1:00:41

acum un an1:00:41

1:00:41

Orbea has over 180 years of manufacturing heritage, starting as a gun and ammunition manufacturer in the Basque Country of Northern Spain way back in 1840. When the business of gun making waned, the company pivoted and began using the tubing machines and raw materials they'd acquired to manufacture bicycles. In the 1930s, Orbea made the switch to b…

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 245 - Specialized’s MTB Product Team on Moving to Auburn, New Suspension Concepts, & Rider Feedback 1:54:21

acum un an1:54:21

1:54:21

Last month Dario and Brian traveled down to Auburn, California to tour Specialized’s new facility and record a podcast. We were the first media through the door of their new Auburn Innovation Centre, and got to peek behind the curtain of the Ride Dynamics team—arguably the most influential product development team in our industry. The office itself…

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 244 - The New RockShox Damper vs. the Fox Grip X2. Which is better? 40:07

acum un an40:07

40:07

Both forks will prove to be very popular, not least because one of them could likely feature on your next enduro bike. Which do we prefer most, and why?De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 243 - What Would It Take for You to Ride Hardline? 43:43

acum un an43:43

43:43

The tenth-anniversary edition of Red Bull Hardline Wales took place over the weekend, and so Mike Kazimer, Dario DiGiulio, Christina Chappetta join Sarah Moore to chat about the progression, the insane runs, things we noticed from the sidelines, and whether we think we could ride the 2024 course if it was all we focused on for the next five years.…

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 242 - The Value Bike Field Test Round Table 42:50

acum un an42:50

42:50

Bang-for-buck bikes, ever-improving geometry and some terrible naming conventions, it's never been a better time to get an entry-level mountain bike. And that's not even factoring some of the post-pandemic deals that are on offer. Kaz, Sarah and Dario fill you in with all the details from their test.…

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 241 - Where Downhill Tech is Going, and Which Prototype We'd Love to Ride 1:00:11

acum un an1:00:11

1:00:11

We catch up with the tech team to talk all about what they're reviewing, what we're seeing at races and what they would love to ride.De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 240 - Martin Maes Reflects on his 2019 Ban, and What the Future Holds For Him in Downhill 1:08:00

acum un an1:08:00

1:08:00

Martin Maes is something of a contradiction. On one hand he's an articulate man with a stoical outlook, and on the other he quite simply doesn't do things quietly. Whether it's coming onto the scene as one of the first true-enduro youngsters before eventually delivering on his potential after many years of trying with GT, or getting mired in a dopi…

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 239 : Christopher Blevins on Winning the First XC World Cup of the Year, The Olympic Qualifying Process & More 1:15:09

acum un an1:15:09

1:15:09

Sarah chatted with Christopher Blevins right after he got back from his whirlwind of a trip to Brazil where he won the first Olympic cross-country race of the season. The 26-year-old American former Short Track World Champion last won a World Cup XCO back in 2021 in Snowshoe, but he came out with all cylinders firing in Brazil with the goal of qual…

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 238 - Who's In Your Downhill Fantasy Team? 46:05

acum un an46:05

46:05

We discuss our picks for this weekend's race, explain why your season won't be as easy as you think, and who are the likely winners.De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 237 - Is World Cup XC Actually Worth Watching? 57:32

acum un an57:32

57:32

While Henry enjoys riding shorter travel cross-country bikes, he doesn't follow the pro circuit all that closely. In this episode, Sarah gives Henry an idiot's guide to XC and why there's more to it than meets the eye.De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 236 - Getting to Know Henry Quinney 1:32:46

acum un an1:32:46

1:32:46

We chat about how he got into riding as a teenager, how he bounced back and forth chasing summer in the UK and New Zealand for years, his time as a World Cup mechanic, why he left GMBN, some of his endurance feats including an attempt at the FKT riding across all of New Zealand and riding 1,000,000 feet in a year, and much more. Henry's an incredib…

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 235 - Does Mountain Biking Need Its Own 'Drive to Survive'? 1:08:06

acum un an1:08:06

1:08:06

Romain Dompnier and Madison Wallinger explain what goes into a season of in-depth mountain biking coverage, the power of archetypes and how race coverage can help the sport grow.De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 234 - Remi Gauvin on Racing, Riding & How Everything Changes 1:14:31

acum un an1:14:31

1:14:31

Remi Gauvin has seen it all in racing, from their early days as a promising junior to climbing the ranks of Enduro. In this chat we cover his roots in downhill, what it really takes to do both disciplines and how the sport is changing - for good and for bad.De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 233 - Tara Llanes on Reinventing Herself As a Wheelchair Basketball Paralympian 2:11:05

acum un an2:11:05

2:11:05

Tara Llanes has been wildly accomplished at the high levels of multiple sports - BMX, MTB, and wheelchair basketball, not to mention wheelchair tennis - and she also has a whole lot more life experience to share. In 2007, in what she thought was her second-to-last race before retiring from her career as a mountain biker, a devastating crash changed…

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 232 - The Emergency Response Side 1:23:58

acum un an1:23:58

1:23:58

Amy Ertel and Steve Vanderhoek are two people who bring a lot to our sport: both in terms of their excellent riding and when it comes to their jobs and risk preparedness. Amy is a nurse, Steve is a firefighter, and both are extraordinary riders.De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 231 - Secrets of the 2024 Taipei Cycle Show 1:30:00

acum un an1:30:00

1:30:00

Dario and Brian are joined by Alvin from our sister publication Velo to discuss the products we saw, the factories we toured, and the food we ate at this year's Taipei Cycle Show.De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 230 - Gracey Hemstreet on Redbull Hardline, Growing up in a Bike Park and Graduating to Elites 48:17

acum un an48:17

48:17

De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 229 - What Makes Your Bike YOURS 59:50

acum un an59:50

59:50

Could you choose your bike out of a lineup? If so, how? Whether it's strange suspension setups, cockpit changes or just particular tires, we all have things that make our bikes our own.De către Pinkbike

T

The Pinkbike Podcast

1
Episode 228 - Eliot Jackson on the Early Days of Pinkbike, Grow Cycling’s 2024 Plans, & More 1:25:40

acum un an1:25:40

1:25:40

Eliot Jackson has been a busy guy after retiring from World Cup DH racing. He's a Red Bull commentator, an ambassador for various cycling brands, the founder of Grow Cycling Foundation, and the organizer of a brand new event called Aspire. As you can imagine from listening to him on live broadcasts, he's a really fun guy to chat with and Alicia, Br…

Podcasturi care merită ascultate

Pinkbike Podcast-uri

Podcasturi care merită ascultate

Ghid rapid de referință