Ask a Mountain Bike Professional

Aaron and Dave - chat about 32" wheels while going for a lunch ride breaking away from the shop to test out a frank-en-weenie Customized DJI Avinox Fatbike. 32 inch wheels are coming to mountain biking and this episode focuses on the questions and answers about this new wheel format.

Wide Ranging Episode Aaron and Dave talk while heading to and from an unexpected ride in December.AMFlow VS Custom Build DJI Avinox Bikes offered by SPEEDMountain bike shop. Other topics touched on in this episode include: Powered Exoskeleton on analog bikes, AI, State of the bike industry from an independent bike shop point of view. Economic spectrum and outdoorleisure. Rural communities with Mountain Bike Teams. Rumors on 2nd gen DJI Avinox System coming next year. Forbidden E-bike is amazing. Support your local bike shop!

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In this episode the new BLM document announcing that Ebikes will be allowed on many of the mountain bike trails in Moab. Night Riding Slickrock Trail at night, Mag 7 on Ebikes, and the Whole Enchilada the next day on traditional human power only Mountain Bikes is discussed. Thoughts on Ebikes being allowed in Moab and possible implications for other areas allowing access. The minds behind 2WheelDirtSchool.com, MTBTune.com and SPEEDMountain Bike Shop contribute to this episode.

We ride the new DJI Avinox ebike system vs the Bosch CX on an Unno Mith Gen1 to compare and contrast. We also talk all things DJI and compare it to Rocky Mountain Dyname 4, Bosch CX, and comment on the latest bike from Zink Bikes. Debate bringing in an off the shelf white label frame to build up some of our own custom build DJI Avinox bikes while we await the New Unno Mith and Forbidden E-bikes to become more available in the United States.

A-Aron and Dave take out a couple of long travel lightweight e-bikes and swap back and forth to compare and contrast the Fazua Ride 60 and New Bosch SX Motor Systems. Bikes outfitted with the motor systems in question are the Transition Relay and a Mondraker Dune XR. They chat on the way to and from the ride in this episode in real time. Ask a Mountain Bike Professional, NOT ask a pro mountain biker brings a secret handshake local bike shop and certified mountain bike coaches who love to rides insight into all things mountain bike.

We answer the question of how to be a good mountain biker. Not how to be good at mountain biking or mountain bike well in this episode. We get questions about this topic from other bike shops when talking about 2wheeldirtschool.com courses often.

Aaron, Dave and Nicole answer the question asked many times what are the differences in Mountain Bike Frame Materials, Aluminum, Steel, Titanium, Magnesium, Scandium, Carbon Fiber. Why do some Mountain Bike Companies have 2 "levels" of carbon fiber frames and what does that mean?

We toured the headquarters of Pivot Cycles, Transition Bikes and Trek USA + one more manufacture who shall not be named. Did they live up to the image they project? What would it be like to work for a mountain bike manufacture. Commentary on corporate culture. Which one has beer on tap at the office? Which one is the bike nerdiest? Which offer bikes to demo and trails to ride them on? Behind the scenes at each.

The question they attempt to answer in this episode is "what is up with these new light weight ebikes?  Dave and Jonas (young, talented rider and video editor for www.2wheeldirtschool.com) took a quick trip to Phoenix to ride the new Pivot Shuttle SL which is equipped with the new Lightweight Fazua motor system.   They then rode the new Pivot Shuttle LT to be able to compare and contrast it with a "full power" ebike equipped with the Shimano EP8 motor system.   Aaron of www.mtbtune.com chimes in with technical specs on the various ebike systems discussed and gives his opinion on what role this will play in the future of mountain biking... or not.  

Dave(Everybody Knows One), Aaron (Pro Bike Mechanic, Shop Manager and Mountain Bike Coach) Nicole (Mountain Bike Coach) talk about the in's and out's of Mountain Bike Trips.  The Question was how to make a mountain bike trip the best it can be.  Family, Friends, Ladies Only, Dudes Only Group trips are discussed. For youtube lovers available @https://youtu.be/2NazQI7hOmo

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