Finally some Downhill Racing for the gang to get excited about! Joining George & Jack for a special Downhill World Champs preview show are 2 x GB Elite Men’s National Champion Greg Williamson, 2 x Junior Women’s World Champion & 2 x Junior Women’s World Cup Overall Winner Vali Höll & British Junior Downhill Champion Dan Slack.

Who will be on form? Who will even be there? And what hoops will they have to jump through before they get to the start line? Get all worked up before race day with the Making Up The Numbers Podcast.

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This week Hannah is really grumpy, but so is Amanda. Chipps is never grumpy though. Will his eternal chirpiness help or hinder the situation? Worth listening right past the final outro for the Radio 2 shout out that Chipps got for being nice.

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This week Hannah is really grumpy, but so is Amanda. Chipps is never grumpy though. Will his eternal chirpiness help or hinder the situation? Worth listening right past the final outro for the Radio 2 shout out that Chipps got for being nice.

Grumpy Hannah in hatsGrumpy Hannah in one hat with tongue outFat lip HannahScowly HannahWait! One with Hannah having fun!

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Chipps, Andi and Hannah meet up for a virtual discussion on the best ways to lose weight off your bike, including whether you should even care at all how much your bike weighs.

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Chipps, Andi and Hannah meet up for a virtual discussion on the best ways to lose weight off your bike, including whether you should even care at all how much your bike weighs.

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It’s another three way chat this week. Mark and Hannah are joined by regular contributor Fahzure (AKA Kevin) to talk about his 2 month long experience of riding in the UK before he heads back to the US this week.

So, what are the differences in trail access between the US and the UK? What are the best value bikes being launched right now? What does Kevin feel about the comments his interview with Alan Millyard are getting over on our YouTube channel? These questions and more are answered this week.

It’s another three way chat this week. Mark and Hannah are joined by regular contributor Fahzure (AKA Kevin) to talk about his 2 month long experience of riding in the UK before he heads back to the US this week.

So, what are the differences in trail access between the US and the UK? What are the best value bikes being launched right now? What does Kevin feel about the comments his interview with Alan Millyard are getting over on our YouTube channel? These questions and more are answered this week.

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We’ve been away for a couple of weeks while many of the Singletrack podcast team were on holiday. But we are back now and we’ve recorded a bit of a three way ramble about bikes, events, Red Bull Rampage and how grownups don’t play enough on their bikes.

It’s a three way chat with Mark, Hannah and Charlie. Have a listen and tell us what you think about rear mechs. Do you play enough on your bike?

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We’ve been away for a couple of weeks while many of the Singletrack podcast team were on holiday. But we are back now and we’ve recorded a bit of a three way ramble about bikes, events, Red Bull Rampage and how grownups don’t play enough on their bikes.

It’s a three way chat with Mark, Hannah and Charlie. Have a listen and tell us what you think about rear mechs. Do you play enough on your bike?

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Hannah is back but she’s not really back. She’s roughing it the back of her van with love of her life Fahzure as she travels around Wales having riding adventures. So, it’s MC Mark once again standing in.

This week we get a disturbing aural insight into what happens in Amanda’s head on every descent in the valley and Chipps tells us why it’s never a good idea to start a climb with Scot Nicol of Ibis Bikes. be warned! This section features music played with a recorder. It will hurt your ears.

Then finally we do hear from Hannah and co. as the they settle in to another night in the back of their van, in another Welsh layby. Just don’t flash those lights.

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Recorder based riding music?

And for the curious we have some of those musical snippets for you. Unless you have listened to this episode to the end, these will probably confuse you.

Recorder Music

What musical suggestions did we miss? Are we doing the humble recorder a disservice? Help us expand this list with your own suggestions.

And finally, if you were wondering if there were any disturbing images of Hannah’s van adventures then here you are. The slightly unedited video version of Hannah’s podcast contribution this week. Contains beers, bad jokes and lovers squabbles.