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#273 - Are 32" Wheels Better? And What Does "Better" Even Mean? Feb 06, 2025

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

#272 - The Slow Death of the Freeride Bike and When Are We Gonna Get Fun Climbs Made for eMTBs? Jan 30, 2025

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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.

#271 - Does Geometry Adjustment Mean Brands Can Get By Making Bad Bikes? Jan 23, 2025

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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 discuss whether a bike can ever be too adjustable.

#270 - Local Secret or Fair Game? The Dilemma of Riding Your Favourite Hidden Trails, Plus Tech & Questions Jan 16, 2025

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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.

#269 - Specialized’s eMTB Product Team on Motor Development, Future Models, & Battery Regulations Jan 07, 2025

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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 venerable Marketing Todd, who swears Specialized is done making new bikes and that we should stop asking sneaky questions about future models.

They had a lot to say, and we got a few tidbits out of them, so the pod runs a bit long. Alternatively, you can read the article + photos here. This was recorded before we'd figured out how to press the big red button to do video podcasts, but we'll be back soon with our regularly scheduled podcast.

03:07 The Evolution of E-Bikes & the Development of the Turbo Levo

14:58 The Shift in Perception of eMTBs

30:52 Brand Equity & the Levo's Original Name

33:51 The Swiss Office

44:02 Future Developments in eMTBs

50:20 Understanding E-Bike Performance Metrics

56:51 The Impact of Market Timing

01:00:00 Engineering for Performance, Legislation, & Consumer Safety

01:12:04 Charging Technology and Battery Longevity

01:15:59 Data-Driven Design and Testing

01:24:02 Field Testing and Component Tracking

#268 - 2024 Pinkbike Awards Winners: The Best Bike, Innovations, Value & More Dec 26, 2024

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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

01:22:01 Product of the Year

01:32:41 Mountain Bike of the Year

#267 - A Tech and Racing-Recap of 2024 with Neko Mulally and Jordi Cortes Dec 23, 2024

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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 about only setting up your suspension well, but rather setting up your bike to get the most out of your suspension?

#266 - How Many is Too Many for a Groupride and Does the PNW Ruin Bike Reviews? Dec 12, 2024

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

Episode 265 - Trying to Justify a 41lb non-eMTB, and How to Win Your Local DH League Dec 05, 2024

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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.

Episode 264 - Finally, The Trail Bike Field Test Roundtable Nov 28, 2024

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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?

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