Mountain bike royalty Alex Ranking is in studio! On this episode of The Ride Companion Olly and Davi take a deep dive into Alex’s film making career. During the episode Alex opens up about his early skateboarding and BMX inspirations, how and why he first picked up a camera, learning to edit on tape, investing in the first 1000 Sprung videos and why Sprung really finished, meeting Steve Peat and Rob Warner, acquiring music for free and some of the projects Alex is working on for the future…  Follow and support Alex Rankin YouTube  @Alex_rankin   Support this episode's sponsors  Athletic Greens: Want to feel optimized and ready to kick ass each day?  Get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs at drinkag1.com/RIDECOMPANION   The all new Five Ten Trailcross GTX is the first ever flat pedal shoe that features GORE-TEX durably waterproof, breathable technology. Now you can ride in rain, mud, sleet and snow all the while keeping your feet dry. Learn more and grab a pair at adidas.co.uk/five_ten or from your local bike shop.   Learn more about the TRC Mexican adventure trip of a lifetime  https://twowheelepix.com/ride-companion-trip-with-olly-wilkins-and-davi-burks/    Support our long term partners Athletic Greens: Get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs at athleticgreens.com/RIDECOMPANION   - Compex: Get 20% off with code ‘THERIDECOMPANION’ at compex.com/uk/  - Peak Supps: Get 10% off the TRC bundle and everything on site with code ‘theridecompanion’ at   peaksupps.co.uk  - Caldera Lab: Get 20% off with code ‘THERIDECOMPANION’ at calderalab.com  - Worx: Get 15% off with code ‘THERIDECOMPANION’ at worx.com  - DU/ER: Visit https://shopduer.com/ to learn more  - LAKA: Get 30 days of FREE insurance with code ‘RIDECOMPANION30’ at laka.co  - HKT Products: Use code ‘PODCAST’ for 10% off the entire site.  Follow & Engage  Olly Wilkins Instagram @odub_23 YouTube @owilkins23   The Ride Companion Instagram @theridecompanion  YouTube @TheRideCompanion   YouTube clips and BTS channel @moreridecompanion  Get official Ride Companion merch, find old episodes and more theridecompanion.co.uk  

Alex Rankin talks Sprung, Earthed, film making before the internet and more!

The mountain bike podcast that sometimes forgets to talk about mountain bikes...

Hosted by Olly Wilkins and Davi Birks

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The UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup Season kicks off this coming weekend in Fort William so, what better time to do some good ol' fashioned bench racing!  During this episode of The Ride Companion Olly Wilkins and Davi share their opinions on the biggest team changes and news, discuss wether Brendan Fairclough has retired, share their fantasy downhill picks and debate pre race practice ethics. Olly talks about his time building a trail in Sicily, Davi shares his life changing revelation, SL e-bikes and of course... the DEATHGRIP2 premiere!   This episode's sponsors & News    Pre Ride Roast is BACK + You could WIN a Rocket Appartamento coffee machine, Rocket Gianinno grinder and 12 months coffee supply plus more worth of £2500! Simply head to https://dreamcoffeecompetition.com to grab a bag of Pre Ride Roast and enter the competition!   Take your MTB fandom to the next level and have some horses in the events, You can also head over to theracecompanion.com and play our fantasy downhill and slopestyle games where you could be in with the chance of winning EPIC prizes!    Health is wealth folks so why not get optimised, cover your nutritional bases and probably ride better with AG1. Get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D + 5 FREE travel packs at https://drinkag1.com/RIDECOMPANION      FOCUS Spring Deals are NOW LIVE! What would you do with up to 400€? Pasta? New kit? New helmet? Tyre supply for 2024? The focus spring deals are on and you can grab up to 400€ when buying a new bike! Check out the terms, conditions and all the details in the link below ride.focus.bike/springdealstrc (Only available in Germany, Austria, France and Spain)    Support our long term partners   - Sign up to and follow The Race Companion: https://www.theracecompanion.com  https://www.instagram.com/theracecompanion    - Get 10% off Troy Lee Designs with code 'theridecompanion' at saddleback.avln.me/c/OzduCWvjtcOr   - Athletic Greens: Get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs at athleticgreens.com/RIDECOMPANION    - Compex: Get 20% off with code ‘THERIDECOMPANION’ at compex.com/uk/   - Peak Supps: Get 10% off the TRC bundle and everything on site with code ‘theridecompanion’ at   peaksupps.co.uk   - Worx: Get 15% off with code ‘THERIDECOMPANION’ at worx.com   - LAKA: Get 30 days of FREE insurance with code ‘RIDECOMPANION30’ at laka.co   - HKT Products: Use code ‘PODCAST’ for 10% off the entire site.  Follow & Engage  Olly Wilkins Instagram @odub_23 YouTube @owilkins23   The Ride Companion Instagram @theridecompanion  YouTube @TheRideCompanion   YouTube clips and BTS channel @moreridecompanion  Get official Ride Companion merch, find old episodes and more theridecompanion.co.uk  

The UCI Downhill World Cup Season is here! Let's bench race...

Mountain biking legend Nigel Page is in The Ride Companion studio for part two of the podcast! On this episode Nigel Page opens up about his career changing injury, working with Chris Kovarik, what it was really like to commentate on Freecaster with Rob Warner, how team budgets are handled, signing Sam Hill to the Nukeproof Chain Reaction Cycles team, explains why the team switched to enduro and opens up about the unfortunate end to Nukeproof Bikes...   This episode's sponsors & News  - Feel optimised, cover your nutritional bases and probably ride better with AG1. Get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs at https://drinkag1.com/RIDECOMPANION     Struggling to watch sporting events in your country or, want to browse the web more securely? Grab your EXCLUSIVE Ride Companion NordVPN Deal by going to https://nordvpn.com/trc to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 extra months for free! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee!   Take your MTB fandom to the next level and have some horses in the events, You can also head over to theracecompanion.com and play our fantasy downhill and slopestyle games where you could be in with the chance of winning EPIC prizes!     FOCUS Spring Deals are NOW LIVE! What would you do with up to 400€? Pasta? New kit? New helmet? Tyre supply for 2024? The focus spring deals are on and you can grab up to 400€ when buying a new bike! Check out the terms, conditions and all the details in the link below ride.focus.bike/springdealstrc (Only available in Germany, Austria, France and Spain)     We recently visited Bike Park Wales to learn about the amazing people behind the scenes. Watch the videos  HERE. They are also now offering uplift deals! Buy a two uplift bundle (yes, just 2 uplifts!) from the website and you’ll have credit on your user account to book 2 weekday uplifts anytime between now and the end of September at a discounted price. It’s just £90 for two weekday uplifts meaning each uplift day will cost you just £45. Ride more, pay less. Head to https://www.bikeparkwales.com/mountain-bike-bundles to learn more.    Support our long term partners   - Sign up to and follow The Race Companion: https://www.theracecompanion.com  https://www.instagram.com/theracecompanion    - Get 10% off Troy Lee Designs with code 'theridecompanion' at saddleback.avln.me/c/OzduCWvjtcOr   - Athletic Greens: Get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs at athleticgreens.com/RIDECOMPANION    - Compex: Get 20% off with code ‘THERIDECOMPANION’ at compex.com/uk/   - Peak Supps: Get 10% off the TRC bundle and everything on site with code ‘theridecompanion’ at   peaksupps.co.uk   - Worx: Get 15% off with code ‘THERIDECOMPANION’ at worx.com   - LAKA: Get 30 days of FREE insurance with code ‘RIDECOMPANION30’ at laka.co   - HKT Products: Use code ‘PODCAST’ for 10% off the entire site.  Follow & Engage  Olly Wilkins Instagram @odub_23 YouTube @owilkins23   The Ride Companion Instagram @theridecompanion  YouTube @TheRideCompanion   YouTube clips and BTS channel @moreridecompanion  Get official Ride Companion merch, find old episodes and more theridecompanion.co.uk  

Nigel Page Ep2: Signing Sam Hill, Freecaster, team insights and the truth about Nukeproof

Mountain biking legend Nigel Page is in studio for a two part epic! On the first of two episodes Nigel Page talks about the 80's BMX scene, discovering mountain biking, snapping mopeds, hilarious jobs, quitting jobs, the golden era of downhill, competing against Rob Warner, Steve Peat and Shaun Palmer, X-Games medals and so much more...   This episode's sponsors & News  Companionship, please don't be a victim of hindsight. LAKA has flipped insurance on its head for bike insurance and now, your health insurance needs too! Head to https://laka.co to find out more and get a free quote. Enter the code RIDECOMPANION30 for 30days free insurance too!     Pre Ride Roast is BACK + You could WIN a Rocket Appartamento coffee machine, Rocket Gianinno grinder and 12 months coffee supply plus more worth of £2500! Simply head to https://dreamcoffeecompetition.com to grab a bag of Pre Ride Roast and enter the competition!   Take your MTB fandom to the next level and have some horses in the events, You can also head over to theracecompanion.com and play our fantasy downhill and slopestyle games where you could be in with the chance of winning EPIC prizes!     FOCUS Spring Deals are NOW LIVE! What would you do with up to 400€? Pasta? New kit? New helmet? Tyre supply for 2024? The focus spring deals are on and you can grab up to 400€ when buying a new bike! Check out the terms, conditions and all the details in the link below ride.focus.bike/springdealstrc (Only available in Germany, Austria, France and Spain)     We recently visited Bike Park Wales to learn about the amazing people behind the scenes. Watch the videos  HERE. They are also now offering uplift deals! Buy a two uplift bundle (yes, just 2 uplifts!) from the website and you’ll have credit on your user account to book 2 weekday uplifts anytime between now and the end of September at a discounted price. It’s just £90 for two weekday uplifts meaning each uplift day will cost you just £45. Ride more, pay less. Head to https://www.bikeparkwales.com/mountain-bike-bundles to learn more.    Support our long term partners   - Sign up to and follow The Race Companion: https://www.theracecompanion.com  https://www.instagram.com/theracecompanion    - Get 10% off Troy Lee Designs with code 'theridecompanion' at saddleback.avln.me/c/OzduCWvjtcOr   - Athletic Greens: Get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs at athleticgreens.com/RIDECOMPANION    - Compex: Get 20% off with code ‘THERIDECOMPANION’ at compex.com/uk/   - Peak Supps: Get 10% off the TRC bundle and everything on site with code ‘theridecompanion’ at   peaksupps.co.uk   - Worx: Get 15% off with code ‘THERIDECOMPANION’ at worx.com   - LAKA: Get 30 days of FREE insurance with code ‘RIDECOMPANION30’ at laka.co   - HKT Products: Use code ‘PODCAST’ for 10% off the entire site.  Follow & Engage  Olly Wilkins Instagram @odub_23 YouTube @owilkins23   The Ride Companion Instagram @theridecompanion  YouTube @TheRideCompanion   YouTube clips and BTS channel @moreridecompanion  Get official Ride Companion merch, find old episodes and more theridecompanion.co.uk  

Nigel Page Ep1: 80's BMX, lottery wins, the golden era of downhill and X-games medals!

Olly and Davi sit down to answer your BEST listener questions. An old school episode with topics like fear, Deathgrip 2, the impact of the growth of the podcast, Crankworx rider boycott and much more...  This episode's sponsors & News  With all these pro rider insights you're going to want to recover like a pro too! Get 20% off with code ‘THERIDECOMPANION’ at https://www.compex.com/uk/     - Every mountain biker needs a WORX Hydroshot, especially this time of year. Get 15% off all WORX tools at https://uk.worx.com when you use code THERIDECOMPANION     Take your MTB fandom to the next level and have some horses in the events, You can also head over to theracecompanion.com and play our fantasy downhill and slopestyle games where you could be in with the chance of winning EPIC prizes!     FOCUS Spring Deals are NOW LIVE! What would you do with up to 400€? Pasta? New kit? New helmet? Tyre supply for 2024? The focus spring deals are on and you can grab up to 400€ when buying a new bike! Check out the terms, conditions and all the details in the link below ride.focus.bike/springdealstrc (Only available in Germany, Austria, France and Spain)     Every mountain biker needs a WORX Hydroshot, especially this time of year. Get 15% off all WORX tools at uk.worx.com when you use code THERIDECOMPANION    Support our long term partners   - Sign up to and follow The Race Companion: https://www.theracecompanion.com  https://www.instagram.com/theracecompanion    - Get 10% off Troy Lee Designs with code 'theridecompanion' at saddleback.avln.me/c/OzduCWvjtcOr   - Athletic Greens: Get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs at athleticgreens.com/RIDECOMPANION    - Compex: Get 20% off with code ‘THERIDECOMPANION’ at compex.com/uk/   - Peak Supps: Get 10% off the TRC bundle and everything on site with code ‘theridecompanion’ at   peaksupps.co.uk   - Worx: Get 15% off with code ‘THERIDECOMPANION’ at worx.com   - LAKA: Get 30 days of FREE insurance with code ‘RIDECOMPANION30’ at laka.co   - HKT Products: Use code ‘PODCAST’ for 10% off the entire site.  Follow & Engage  Olly Wilkins Instagram @odub_23 YouTube @owilkins23   The Ride Companion Instagram @theridecompanion  YouTube @TheRideCompanion   YouTube clips and BTS channel @moreridecompanion  Get official Ride Companion merch, find old episodes and more theridecompanion.co.uk  

The BEST listener questions episode yet?!

Olly returns from the Red Bull Guanajuato Cerro Abajo street race in Mexico a little tired, but ready to break down his trip with insights and stories. During the episode, the lads talk about what it takes to build the course, how he first got the street race jobs, course changes, discuss why the South American riders are so fast, will there ever be a UK version? Plus, there's a failed hot sauce game, listener questions, and loads more...   This episode's sponsors & News  Struggling to watch sporting events in your country or, want to browse the web more securely? Grab your EXCLUSIVE Ride Companion NordVPN Deal by going to nordvpn.com/trc to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 extra months for free! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee!     We recently visited Bike Park Wales to learn about the amazing people behind the scenes. Watch the full video HERE. They are also now offering uplift deals! Buy a two uplift bundle (yes, just 2 uplifts!) from the website and you’ll have credit on your user account to book 2 weekday uplifts anytime between now and the end of September at a discounted price. It’s just £90 for two weekday uplifts meaning each uplift day will cost you just £45. Ride more, pay less. Head to bikeparkwales.com/mountain-bike-bundles to learn more.     Take your MTB fandom to the next level and have some horses in the events, You can also head over to theracecompanion.com and play our fantasy downhill and slopestyle games where you could be in with the chance of winning EPIC prizes!     FOCUS Spring Deals are NOW LIVE! What would you do with up to 400€? Pasta? New kit? New helmet? Tyre supply for 2024? The focus spring deals are on and you can grab up to 400€ when buying a new bike! Check out the terms, conditions and all the details in the link below ride.focus.bike/springdealstrc (Only available in Germany, Austria, France and Spain)     Every mountain biker needs a WORX Hydroshot, especially this time of year. Get 15% off all WORX tools at uk.worx.com when you use code THERIDECOMPANION    Support our long term partners   - Sign up to and follow The Race Companion: https://www.theracecompanion.com  https://www.instagram.com/theracecompanion    - Get 10% off Troy Lee Designs with code 'theridecompanion' at saddleback.avln.me/c/OzduCWvjtcOr   - Athletic Greens: Get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs at athleticgreens.com/RIDECOMPANION    - Compex: Get 20% off with code ‘THERIDECOMPANION’ at compex.com/uk/   - Peak Supps: Get 10% off the TRC bundle and everything on site with code ‘theridecompanion’ at   peaksupps.co.uk   - Worx: Get 15% off with code ‘THERIDECOMPANION’ at worx.com   - LAKA: Get 30 days of FREE insurance with code ‘RIDECOMPANION30’ at laka.co   - HKT Products: Use code ‘PODCAST’ for 10% off the entire site.  Follow & Engage  Olly Wilkins Instagram @odub_23 YouTube @owilkins23   The Ride Companion Instagram @theridecompanion  YouTube @TheRideCompanion   YouTube clips and BTS channel @moreridecompanion  Get official Ride Companion merch, find old episodes and more theridecompanion.co.uk  

Alex Rankin talks Sprung, Earthed, film making before the internet and more!

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