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The longest episode yet! Learn why Kenny wears a full face helmet. You'll also get information about seatpost clamping and keeping them from slipping both at the saddle clamp and the frame. Plus, listen to thoughts about full face helmets and helmets in general. If you are looking for discussions about wheels again, you should go find another podcast.
A huge thanks to this week's supporters!
Andrea: "Like paved roads....or is it like where a bunch of caribou stampede through the woods..."
We want to hear from you! If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for the next episode, contact us at info@mountainbikeradio.com.
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SHOW SEGMENTS:Listener Emails:
Jason L is wondering what is going on with his Salsa Regulator seatpost.
Neil M asks about full face helmets.
Shit We Probably Hate:
Ceramicspeed Titanium Pulleys - http://www.bikerumor.com/2015/03/16/nahbs-2015-ceramicspeed-prints-out-durability-with-new-hollow-titanium-pulley-wheels/
Matt's Pissed Scale:
Matt is HAPPY
RELATED SHOW LINKS:Salsa Regulator Ti Seatpost - http://salsacycles.com/components/category/seatposts/regulator_ti_seatpost
Met Parachute Helmet - http://www.met-helmets.com
Bell Super 2R - http://www.bellhelmets.com
Support Just Riding Along - http://store.mountainbikeradio.com/category/just-riding-alonghttp://store.mountainbikeradio.com/category/just-riding-along
2015 Endurance Calendar - http://www.endurancecalendar.com
Buy a Just Riding Along Tshirt - http://store.mountainbikeradio.com/category/just-riding-along-shirts
Buy a Just Riding Along Mug - http://store.mountainbikeradio.com/category/just-riding-along-mug
Become a Mountain Bike Radio member - http://store.mountainbikeradio.com/category/mbr-memberships
Brickhouse Racing Website - http://www.brickhouseracing.com/
Brickhouse Racing Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/BrickhouseRacing
Brickhouse Racing Instagram - https://instagram.com/brickhouseracing/
Mountain Bike Radio Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/MountainBikeRadio
Andrea's Twitter - https://twitter.com/BrickhouseMTB
Matt's Twitter - https://twitter.com/Beanpolematt
Kenny's Twitter - https://twitter.com/NoFullFaceKenny
Kelli has been doing a little experimenting on herself with caffeine and wants to share it with you. Have you ever felt that caffeine pills were a little weird when compared to drinking coffee? Is there an actual benefit of caffeine to begin with? Kelli wrote a full post on her blog here and she talks about it all in this podcast.
If you value what you are hearing on The Apex Nutrition Podcast, please consider improving your nutrition by buying one of Kelli's plans through our Apex Nutrition Link.
We encourage listeners to get involved by sharing your experiences, show ideas, questions and comments. If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, please contact us at info@mountainbikeradio.com.
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About Kelli's $40 Instant Download "Comprehensive Nutrition Plan:"
"Not a simple ebook, but a full nutrition plan for an endurance athlete! A Daily Nutrition Eating Plan, a Training/Race Nutrition Fuel Plan, and a full Nutrition Program that explains nutrition for your optimal strength to weight ratio, wellness, recovery, common endurance athlete ailments, and much, much more! Includes direct access to Kelli’s posts, podcasts, videos, and recipes. Everything you’d get in a custom plan…all you have to do is take the plans and customized them to fit into your life to meet your goals."
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RELATED SHOW LINKS
Leave a review for Apex Nutrition
Kelli's "Caffeine Pills and Training" blog post
Listen to all the back Apex Nutrition Podcast episodes
Email Kelli
Become a Member - Members get 15% off Kelli's plans!
Are you ready for the 2015 season?! Mark kicks off the season with updates of several team changes and in-depth results of some of the early season races. Mark also gets you up-to-date with some news on upcoming races, including the Patapsco 100, the World Challenge Series, True Grit Epic, and some NUE news. He also provides a special monologue about women in cycling by Barnabas Froystad. Listen in to get up to speed on the news and heat the results of the Attakwas Extreme MTB Marathon, 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo, and the Andalucia Bike Race.
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Jeremiah Bishop http://www.jeremiahbishop.com/
Topeak-Ergon Cycling Team http://www.topeak-ergon-racing.com/de/en/home
Sonya Looney http://www.sonyalooney.com/
Rare Disease Cycling http://rarediseasecycling.org/
Toasted Head Racing https://toastedheadracing.wordpress.com/
Stan’s no Tubes Elite Women’s Team http://www.notubesracing.com/womenselite/
National Ultra Endurance Series http://nuemtb.com/
Blue Ridge Adventures/Pisgah Stage Race http://www.blueridgeadventures.net/
Patapsco 100 http://patapsco100.com/
Yat Attack and World Challenge Series http://theyakattack.com/
World Endurance Mountain Bike Organization http://www.wembo.com.au/
Epic Rides’ 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo http://www.epicrides.com/index.php?contentCat=5
Attakwas Extreme MTB Marathon http://www.atta.co.za/
Andalucia Bike Race http://www.andaluciabikerace.com/?lang=eng
The Last Aid Station Facebook PageMountain Bike Radio Endurance Calendar
Email Mark
Email Ben
March 11, 2015
This is a wheel-filled show. Listen in as Andrea, Matt, and Kenny dissect wheels, spoke count vs. rim material, brands, tires, and basically anything you need to know. If you have any questions about your next wheel purchase, you may want to check this out.
A huge thanks to this week's supporters!
Kenny: "What you're supposed to do is pour a bunch in your hand, cup it, and warm it up with your balls....then run the chain through your hand."
Matt: "Hold on...wait, what if you're a lady?"
Kenny: "You do a falcon cup."
We want to hear from you! If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for the next episode, contact us at info@mountainbikeradio.com.
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SHOW SEGMENTS:Listener Emails:
Scott Merchant - Wondering about upgrading his Giant Trance 2013
Andy Mention - Looking to upgrade wheels on two bikes
James Banta - His life is ruined and he's looking for advice on spoke count and rims
Pete of Canmore, Alberta is wondering about Kenny's Wolf Tooth 40-tooth cog experiment and loves SILCA NFS Pro Chain Lube
Tony C - Wondering about what tire to run on the Jersey Shore
Griffin - Are Light Bicycle Carbon rims worth it?
Shit We Probably Hate:
This is a like. Andrea and Kenny want titanium hammers.
Matt's Pissed Scale:
Matt is a full 5+ on a scale of 1 to 10
RELATED SHOW LINKS:Industry Nine - http://www.industrynine.net/
Wolf Tooth Components - http://www.wolftoothcycling.com/
Nox Composites - http://noxcomposites.com/
SILCA NFS Pro Chain Lube - http://silca.cc/products/silca-nfs-pro-chain-lube
92Fifty.com - http://92fifty.com/ride-camps/
Support Just Riding Along - http://store.mountainbikeradio.com/category/just-riding-alonghttp://store.mountainbikeradio.com/category/just-riding-along
2015 Endurance Calendar - http://www.endurancecalendar.com
Buy a Just Riding Along Tshirt - http://store.mountainbikeradio.com/category/just-riding-along-shirts
Buy a Just Riding Along Mug - http://store.mountainbikeradio.com/category/just-riding-along-mug
Become a Mountain Bike Radio member - http://store.mountainbikeradio.com/category/mbr-memberships
Brickhouse Racing Website - http://www.brickhouseracing.com/
Brickhouse Racing Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/BrickhouseRacing
Brickhouse Racing Instagram - https://instagram.com/brickhouseracing/
Mountain Bike Radio Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/MountainBikeRadio
Andrea's Twitter - https://twitter.com/BrickhouseMTB
Matt's Twitter - https://twitter.com/Beanpolematt
Kenny's Twitter - https://twitter.com/NoFullFaceKenny
From March 15-22nd, 2015, Ben Schreiber and his LinearSport MTB/Trek teammate, Ryan Rollins, will be traveling to South Africa to compete in the largest, most grueling, multi-day stage mountain bike race in the world, The Absa Cape Epic. Ben joins the show to discuss the upcoming adventure and shares his cycling background and his thoughts about the trip.
If you have an idea for a guest or would like to be on yourself, please contact Ben at Ben@Mountainbikeradio.com.
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RELATED SHOW LINKS:
Absa Cape Epic - http://www.cape-epic.com/
Ryan and Ben's Cape Epic Gofundme - http://www.gofundme.com/hasso4
Become a Mountain Bike Radio Member - http://www.mountainbikeradio.com/membership/
Contact Ben Ben@mountainbikeradio.com
Jeff, Jonesy, and Vedders test out four Scotch Ales in this episode. Listen in if you're looking for thoughts about the Équinoxe Du Printemps from Quebec, Oskar Blues Old Chub from Colorado, Grimm Ales Shapeshifter, and the Belhaven Brewery Wee Heavy from the UK.
If you like what you hear from Jeff, Jonesy, and Vedders, support them and the show by heading over to The Big Livers Website and pick up some gear!
We want you to share your beer and we'll talk about it! If you are a brewer and want your beer to get some airtime, please let us know. Also, if you have an idea for an episode or have some thoughts on this one, leave a comment below or contact us.
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THE JONESY SITTIN' ON THE DECK SCALE:
Équinoxe Du Printemps - Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel
Oskar Blues Old Chub
Belhaven Brewery Wee Heavy
Grimm Ale Shapeshifter
RELATED SHOW LINKS:
Kenny puked in his full face helmet once.
No new supporters before this week's recording. We do have some for next week's show though!
We want to hear from you! If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for the next episode, contact us at info@mountainbikeradio.com.
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SHOW SEGMENTS:Listener Emails Sponsored by [Your Name Here]
Mista Bone from Ohio asks about a cheap wheels
Joe E from Ohio asks about 28 hole or 32 hole wheels
Shawn E is wondering about shoes
RELATED SHOW LINKS:Giro Empire Shoes - http://www.giro.com/us_en/products/men/cycling-shoes/dirt/empire-vr90.html
Mavic Fury Shoes - http://www.mavic.com/footwear-mtb-fury-shoe
Fizik M5 Mountain Bike Shoes - http://www.fizik.it/shoes/mtb/m5b-uomo/
The Big Livers - http://shop.biglivers.com/
92Fifty.com - http://92fifty.com/ride-camps/
Support Just Riding Along - http://store.mountainbikeradio.com/category/just-riding-alonghttp://store.mountainbikeradio.com/category/just-riding-along
2015 Endurance Calendar - http://www.endurancecalendar.com
Buy a Just Riding Along Tshirt - http://store.mountainbikeradio.com/category/just-riding-along-shirts
Buy a Just Riding Along Mug - http://store.mountainbikeradio.com/category/just-riding-along-mug
Become a Mountain Bike Radio member - http://store.mountainbikeradio.com/category/mbr-memberships
Brickhouse Racing Website - http://www.brickhouseracing.com/
Brickhouse Racing Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/BrickhouseRacing
Brickhouse Racing Instagram - https://instagram.com/brickhouseracing/
Mountain Bike Radio Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/MountainBikeRadio
Andrea's Twitter - https://twitter.com/BrickhouseMTB
Matt's Twitter - https://twitter.com/Beanpolematt
Kenny's Twitter - https://twitter.com/NoFullFaceKenny
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The winter rolls on and you're probably missing out on Vitamin D! Kelli gives you what you need to know about Vitamin D. Listen in to hear what Vitamin D does, who may be deficient, what you can do, and improve yourself today. She'll give you steps to maintain good levels and increase levels if necessary.
If you value what you are hearing on The Apex Nutrition Podcast, please consider improving your nutrition by buying one of Kelli's plans through our Apex Nutrition Link.
We encourage listeners to get involved by sharing your experiences, show ideas, questions and comments. If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, please contact us at info@mountainbikeradio.com.
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About Kelli's $40 Instant Download "Comprehensive Nutrition Plan:"
"Not a simple ebook, but a full nutrition plan for an endurance athlete! A Daily Nutrition Eating Plan, a Training/Race Nutrition Fuel Plan, and a full Nutrition Program that explains nutrition for your optimal strength to weight ratio, wellness, recovery, common endurance athlete ailments, and much, much more! Includes direct access to Kelli’s posts, podcasts, videos, and recipes. Everything you’d get in a custom plan…all you have to do is take the plans and customized them to fit into your life to meet your goals."
Click to support Apex Nutrition and Mountain Bike Radio by purchasing a plan through our affiliate link:
http://www.apexnutritionllc.com/fuelrightblog/shop/?ap_id=mtbradio
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RELATED SHOW LINKS
Leave a review for Apex Nutrition
Kelli's "How to Add Vitamin D for upcoming Winter Months"
Listen to all the back Apex Nutrition Podcast episodes
Email Kelli
Become a Member - Members get 15% off Kelli's plans!
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Drew continues his How to Get Started Building Series. In this episode, he focuses on the all-important proposal. Drew then answers a listener question about dealing with landowner restrictions and making improvements to existing trail systems. As always, he gives you an update about some trail work days and reminds listeners to consider trail conditions in different locations.
If you or someone you know is in charge of trail projects or organizing work days for your group, Drew wants you to email him. Share your projects and when your work days are, and he'll share that information in future episodes.
If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for the next episode, contact us at info@mountainbikeradio.com.
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RELATED SHOW LINKS:Friends of Tamarancho Facebook PageTrail Cast on Facebook@cotharyus on Twitter@cotharyus on InstagramRead More about the host, Drew
Email Drew
Olov and Lars are checking in from Northern Sweden and this time with a guest! Local rider and founder of their local mountain bike club, Johanna Myrland, shares her interesting story of getting into downhill mountain biking and how she ended up in Luleå. Olov hints at an upcoming German fatbike that he'll be reviewing for Fat-bike.com and then they discuss the initial details of the the Swedish Lapland Bike Summit.
We want to hear from you! If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for the next episode, contact us at info@mountainbikeradio.com.
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Swedish Lapland Bike Summit:
Johanna on Instagram - https://instagram.com/johannamyrland
Bike Life in Swedish Lapland Website
Bike Life in Swedish Lapland Twitter
Bike Life in Swedish Lapland Instagram
Bike Life in Swedish Lapland Pinterest
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