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Curtis Keene, Pro Enduro Mountain Bike Racer Jan 09, 2018

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It's an honor and a pleasure to kick off our 2018 Inside line podcast with one of America's most dedicated gravity racers, Curtis Keene. This Northern California native turned a passion for riding bikes into a full-time racing career. While working as an electrician, he raced downhill for a decade, working his way up to the Elite World Cup ranks before finding himself as a podium contender on the Enduro World Series stage. We discuss his love for bikes and racing, his strong work ethic, the ups and downs of competing in the EWS and hit on some of his bike set-up preferences. Enjoy our interview with Curtis Keene, who we lovingly call, the American Dream.

SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE on The Inside Line Dec 19, 2017

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When the Santa Cruz Syndicate gives you a couple hours of their time during an off-season evening, you jump on the chance to meet them. Greg Minnaar, Loris Vergier and Luca Shaw were in Southern California making the rounds, visiting sponsors and enjoying weather. Thankfully, they agreed to sit down for a fun and candid interview for The Inside Line. Enjoy some quality time with one of downhilling's most fun and exciting teams.

Jeff Steber, Intense Cycles Founder Dec 03, 2017

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Nope, it's not Wednesday. This week we're dropping the podcast early to coincide with the big news around Intense and today's guest, Jeff Steber. Intense has made the decision to offer their bikes directly to the rider through online sales. They have a unique sales model, however, that keeps their dealers involved in the process. I had a great time speaking with Jeff the other day about his history, the changing faces of Intense over the years and this new direction they've decided to take. Here's to some great discussion with one of mountain biking's most influential, inspirational and creative men, Jeff Steber of Intense.

Kathy Sessler, Manager of the Santa Cruz Syndicate Nov 21, 2017

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I'm extremely honored to introduce today's guest of The Inside Line, Kathy Sessler. The first thing I want to say is that I feel like I was way off in our interview intro when I call her the "Den Mother" of the Santa Cruz Syndicate. While I meant that to be endearing, I realized, after our interview, that the term doesn't convey the complexity and responsibility that comes with being Syndicate team manager. My perceptions of what she does with arguably downhilling's most exciting team were completely changed after the interview. I hope the conversation we had gets you get stoked on Kathy's extremely deep history with bikes and racing, as well as with what she does for our sport today. Enjoy the show! -gordo

Matt Thompson, Partner at Momentum Trail Concepts Nov 07, 2017

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Matt Thompson may be the biggest reason for the existence of Vital MTB. As one of my best friends, back in 2009, he suggested I contact Vital Media Network to see if they were interested in starting a mountain bike website. They had Vital MX and Vital BMX running successfully and I ran Littermag at the time. The rest is history. Matt is a staple fixture of the Colorado mountain biking community and has taken a life dedicated to downhill racing and turned it into a career as a trail builder with his company, Momentum Trail Concepts. We talk about his personal history, the Colorado race scene, developing municipal trail systems, head injury and DH superfandom in this special interview. -gordo

Off the Cuff - Neko Mulally Nov 01, 2017

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One of America's fastest downhillers is also one of America's greatest hopes for the survival and growth of #USDH

Jeff Lenosky, Trials and Freeride MTB Legend Oct 24, 2017

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Jeff Lenosky is a household name for any long-time mountain biker. The diversely talented rider started skating and riding BMX as a youngster and pointed those skills at a mountain bike in high school. At 6'4", the BMX bikes were always small for him, so mountain bikes were a perfect fit. Finding his way into a cross country race, he realized that trials existed and was a progression of the street riding he was doing at home. While working at a machine shop, he built his own triple clamp trials fork, created his own pre-V-brakes and chased his passion to become a professional mountain biker using every opportunity he could. Once he had 75 sponsors on his jersey because he thought the more the better, but Jeff, who has plenty of natural business sense, quickly learned the best strategies and angles for being a long-time professional mountain biker. Enjoy the stories and experiences of one of mountain biking's finest.

TECH TALK: Air Versus Coil Shocks, What's Better? Oct 12, 2017

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All of your questions answered! We discuss one of the hottest tech topics in mountain biking with the guys making rear shocks for a living. See the full story at http://www.vitalmtb.com/features/TECH-TALK-Air-Shocks-Versus-Coil-Shocks-Whats-Better,2065

Toby Henderson, BOX Components President Oct 10, 2017

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Welcome mountain bikers! We have an extremely special guest on The Inside Line. Few in out sport have such a storied career as Toby Henderson. He began racing BMX bikes some 40 years ago and turned that desire to race bikes and avoid "a real job" into one of the most varied and successful careers in both BMX and mountain biking. I remember seeing Toby in BMX magazines as a kid and then in mountain bike magazines when I first caught wind of the sport and knew he was a good rider, but didn't realize he had such a passion for product development. I thought the success of the infamous T.H.E. fender was a fluke, but it clearly wasn't. Toby is determined, focused and driven to succeed with his product business, despite the challenges that arise. Through BOX components he's challenging the two monsters of drivetrain with an alternative. Why would anyone take on that fight? Learn why in our interview.

UNNO Bikes Founder, Cesar Rojo Sep 26, 2017

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Cesar Rojo of Cero Design and the man behind UNNO bikes dropped in on us at Whistler during Crankworx. He was riding and showing off his exotic carbon downhill bike to the droves of curious, drooling on-lookers. The talented Spaniard has a World Cup DH pedigree as he was part of the original Global Racing squad in the early 2000's. Combining his riding skill with a passion for engineering, Cesar, through his company Cero Design, is likely the reason that your head angle is comfortably slack and your reach measurements are roomy. Enjoy some history and philosophy as we discuss the past, present and future of mountain biking and his exotic UNNO bikes.

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