This week on the GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton is joined by Blake Samson to chat about all the wild Downhill and Cross-Country action from the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. Is the gearbox MTB takeover coming... or will it all lead to eMTB?

Plus the latest MTB news, Hacks and Bodges, Caption Contest, and of course the Bike Vault!

⏱ Timestamps ⏱

00:00 - Intro

00:18 - Leogang World Cup Recap

09:34 - News

13:00 - Sickest Thing

13:51 - Hacks And Bodges

18:02 - Things We Liked This Week

22:31 - Caption Contest

25:25 - Bike Vault

30:58 - On The Channel

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This week on the GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton is joined by Blake Samson. This week Martyn says he really wants to hate on the UCI Mountain Bike World Series... But he can't! 

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Should we constantly be on the hunt for new places to ride? We all love our classic riding spots, knowing every turn, root, rock, jump and line, but do we limit ourselves by being creatures of habit? If we were to constantly ride in the same place, would we become less adaptable to different surfaces, levels of grip and onsighting new tracks? After a trip to Poland, a location he's never visited, Rich is chatting through the theories with Fergus. 

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What do you think? Should we try and have maximum variety in our mountain bike trails? 

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How does bike tech and bike setup help you shred? Blake Samson is joined by Fergus Ryan to talk about 'shred science' 🧑‍🔬🥼🧬. From the world's best Downhill racers, to freeriders, to messing around on Dirt Jump bikes or bike parks, we can all dive into 'shred science' to go faster or have more fun on the bike!

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00:00 - Intro

00:15  - Shred Science!

05:26 - NEWS

8:46 - Things We Liked

11:05 - Caption Contest

13:30 - Bike Vault 

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This week on the GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Rich Payne is joined by our newest GMBN presenter Furgus Ryan! Rich and Furgus are both Enduro nerds so after the first round of the 2025 Enduro World Series it was only natural to ask the question, is Enduro making a comeback in 2025?

⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 

00:00 - Intro

00:23 - New GMBN Presenter reveal

01:17 - Is Enduro Racing Making A Comeback?

07:27 - Quiz Question

07:45 - Sickest Thing

08:28 - Hacks And Bodges

10:44 - Things We Liked This Week

12:20 - Caption Contest

14:03 - On The Channel

14:46 - Bike Vault

19:59 - Bloopers 

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This week on the GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton is joined by Rich Payne to ask the age-old debate, is it the bike or the rider? New mountain bike tech has enabled riders to ride faster and do more tricks then ever before, but what happens when you take a great rider and put them on a bad bike?

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00:00 - Intro

00:26 - Is it the bike or the rider?

06:51 - News

08:04 - Hacks And Bodges

10:13 - Things We Liked This Week

12:43 - Caption Contest

13:18 - On The Channel

14:28 - Bike Vault

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This week on the GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton is joined by Rich Payne to talk about some bike tech that Martyn thinks changed mountain biking forever, and it’s not what you would expect! It’s helped shape riders such as Jackson Goldstone and many, many more!

Plus the latest MTB news, Hacks and Bodges, Caption Contest, and of course the Bike Vault!

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00:16 - Game Changing Tech! 📈

07:32 - News

07:35 - Tom Bower

07:49 - cover this with the pedal and trim the pause

09:36 - Hacks And Bodges

12:58 - Things We Liked

15:49 - Caption Contest

17:09 - On The Channel

17:50 - Bike Vault

22:40 - Important announcement

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This week on the GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton is joined by Rich Payne to ask the question, how does age affect mountain biking? We know MTB doesn’t get easier with age, but what do the experts think? We chat to Professor Leigh Breen, a world-leading expert in skeletal muscle physiology, to dig into why mountain biking starts to feel tougher as we get older.

Plus the latest MTB news, Hacks and Bodges, Caption Contest, and of course the Bike Vault!

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Jaroque - Sugoi  

Jorja - Sam Will  

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The Light - Daniel Fridell 

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This week on the GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton is joined by Rich Payne to find out what's going on with the state of MTB in 2025. We find out from Owen who's reporting from the 2025 Sea Otter Classic in Montery, California 🇺🇸

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This week on the GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton discusses the controversial decision by the UCI Mountain Bike World Series to reduce the podium from five to three riders, despite strong objections from athletes! Martyn also recaps the exciting racing from the Araxa World Cup XC race in Brazil, which saw XC legend Nino Schurter have a mechanical and climb back up to secure a 5th place finish!

⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 

00:00 - Intro

00:19 - Topic

10:04 - MTB News

13:05 - Sickest Thing

13:50 - back to the shed

14:18 - Hacks And Bodges

16:12 - Things We Liked This Week

19:41 - Caption Contest

21:42 - On The Channel

22:43 - Bike Vault

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Wanna Kno - Felix Johansson Carne  

A Sad String Quartet - Traditional  

An Abyss of Sadness - Jon Bjork  

Bulletin World - Out To The World  

Changes Like a Chameleon (Instrumental Version) - Staffan Carlen  

Even Gold Can Rust (Instrumental Version) - Penny Rush  

Fade Away - Felix Johansson Carne  

Hej Allihopa - Ooyy  

I Could Fall in Love With You (Instrumental Version) - Arch Tremors  

Jaroque - Sugoi  

Jorja - Sam Will  

Swiss Cheese - Sugoi  

The Light - Daniel Fridell 

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