Neko Mulally has had a very successful career racing for some of the biggest teams on the World Cup circuit, so we were surprised — and excited — when he announced that he was launching his own team for the 2022 season, and racing a bike that he designed himself. So we had to get Neko on Bikes & Big Ideas to talk about how he decided to take on such an ambitious project; designing the bike(s) and working with Frank The Welder to build them; starting his own team; and a whole lot more.

TOPICS & TIMES:

• Project origins & initial concepts (1:31)
• Making the leap & leaving Intense (16:00)
• Working with Frank the Welder (19:00)
• Design goals & tradeoffs (28:09)
• Going from kinematics & geometry to a real bike design (35:07)
• Testing & refining the design (48:37)
• Sponsorship & starting a team (59:00)
• Neko’s Big Idea (1:06:17)

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• Neko's video series, FRAMEWORKS
• Getting Here: Gunnison & Crested Butte
• This Week’s Gear Giveaway
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• Register for the 2022 Blister Summit
• Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide

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