The Mtb Jumper Podcast

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Show Notes for Clayton Peterson

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00:00 Disclaimer

02:50 Early family life and biking experiences

05:55 Marine Corps enlistment

06:30 X Games in Oceanside CA

07:30 Dave Mirra. Haro Signature Blammo

8:00 Gummo, film

8:45 Flatland BMX

10:40 Torker Bicycles

12:00 Eben Fischer

12:40 Rick Moliterno

12:55 Tree Bicycle Co.

13:40 Fufanu Bike Trick

15:20 S&M Bikes. Terrible One, Etnies Forward BMX Film

16:50 Shoots Brah BMX

19:00 Post Military Employment difficulties

19:30 Adam Watkins

21:50 Enlistment in Army Medic program

24:55 Ryan Nyquist, Early Dave Mirra

25:55 First Deployment to Iraq as Platoon Medic

31:00 Brian Conolly

35:30 Specialized P1

37:10 Selected for Special Operations Combat Medic Course

40:05 Snoqualmie Pass View

43:00 Experticity

43:10 Diamondback Scapegoat

44:20 Friends of Capitol Forest

47:45 Duthie Hill Mtb Park

48:40 Steven’s Pass Mtb Park

50:00 Origins of Ride It Out project

50:30 Commencal Supreme DH

51:50

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Show Notes for Charlie Sponsel

1:13 Charlie can bake a cake.

2:05 Gravity Components

3:30 Team Robot

10:15 Clay Porter Films

12:00 Charlie Sponsel views on marketing in the mountain bike industry

13:20 Charlies mountain biking beginnings

14:00 How to teach your kids to ski/ “the run bike of skiing”

16:00 Buck Hill Mtb Race

16:40 Whistler Mtb Park , Kona Stinky

17:10 Tioga Tires

19:45 Ski Bowl Mountain Biking

20:20 Mountain Cycles Shockwave

20:50 Atomlab

27:35 Charlie Sponsel on slope style, tricks… Wham Bam Thank You Jam, 2007

29:40 Brandon Semenuk. Redbull Rampage 2016

30:30 Nicholi Rogatkin Cork 1080 at Crankworx Les Gets 2016

32:40 Downhill mountain bike race beginnings for Charlie Sponsel

34:20 “I race in the pro category. There’s a big difference.” “Rapid Fire” video with Charlie Sponsel, by Cory Tepper

35:33 “The entire nation of Poland came out to ruin my day” ~Charlie Sponsel

37:00 Charlie Sponsel Wambulance Tour

37:50 How to get professional sponsorship

40:40 Internal conflict re sponsorship, racing and products

41:20 The, Charlie, why did you burn out and quit, question.

43:10 Dirt Diaries Contest with Cory Tepper

53:15 Eric Porter interview on the MtbJumper Podcast

54:30 Charlie Sponsel on Slow vs Fast Practice for downhill Mountain Bike Racing

56:50 The elements of practice and preparation for Downhill Mtb Racing

1:00 “I’m a bad person”. Understanding the emotional side of race preparation.

1:02 Charlie Sponsel Sea Otter Classic Race Results 2015. Steve Wentz

1:03:04

1:44 HowVerg started out biking and wrenching

3:15 USA Cycling Mechanics Clinic

5:25 Shimano Multi Service

5:55 Bike Shops where Verg Started out: Open Road Bicycles, Fat Tire Farm, Revolver Bikes, 21st Avenue Bicycles

7:45 Sea Otter Classic, Ironman Hawaii Race, Paris-Roubaix Race, World Cup Mtb Races,

9:18 Traveling and work life of a traveling bicycle mechanic

12:20 Wrenching during a race, effective attitude, getting and sharing parts and tools, cooperation with other teams.

15:20 Attitudes of community in mountain biking

18:15 Diamondback Bicycles

18:20 Kyle Thomas

18:25 Charlie Sponsel

20:50 The difference between a ladder and stairs

21:40 Is it easier or more difficult for tall people to do push ups

22:55 Working with pro riders

23:00 Kelly McGarry Canyon gap back flip at Red Bull Rampage

24:00 Carson Storch, Eric Porter

25:00 Redbull Rampage

25:50 Digging and building at Redbull with athletes

29:45 The multi-faceted job of helping a team achieve success

30:30 Flying with tools as a pro bike mechanic

31:20 Finding resources in strange places

32:30 AJ Johnson

32:54 Mountain Bike Suspension Design

37:40 Geographic influence of Mtb designs

38:30 Devinci Traveling Demo Program

39:30 “Quiver Killer” bike?

43:05 Devinci Django. Devinci Troy

45:10 Wheel size discussion; allowing 29’ers in Mtb Downhill racing

48:45 Tour de France Bicycle Weight Limits

59:20 Verg’ role as a Devinci Bicycles demo specialist

1:00:45 Devinci owner, Felix Gauthier

1:04:20 Devinci Hatchet, “Gravel Bike”

1:11:10 Working with Slope Style Athletes and their bikes

1:12:47 Colorado Freeride Festival

1:15:00 Slope Style suspension purpose and design

1:19:00 BMX beginnings:

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01:54 Evel Knievel

02:42 AJ Johnson’s first bmx bike

03:09 BMX Race beginnings

03:57 Competitive Soccer

07:35 Advanced skills development

11:25 Downhill Mountain Biking beginning’s

13:13 John Cowan, Randy Spangler, SuperHeros Mtb Film, Garret Thayer, North Shore Mtb, Wade Simmons, New World Disorder Films

16:54 Darrin Berecloth

17:06 Thomas Vanderham

18:35 Go Huck Yourself Shop Origins

20:00 GHY T-Shirts Origins

22:38 The Gathering

23:29 Steve Cominsky

25:23 Aaron Chase, Joe Prisel, Darren Berecloth, Cam McCaul and Tyler McCaul, Paul Basagoitia, Randy Spangler, Kirt Vorheis (Instagram), Scott Matual, Phil Sundbaum, Robbie Wright, Andrew Carpenter

27:12 Decline, Mountainbike Action magazines

27:58 The Gathering impact on Mtb events

30:03 GHY Bikes place in the Mtb community

32:23 Transition Bikes, Devinci Bikes, Norco Bikes, Fit Bikes, S&M Bikes, Kink Bikes

33:08 Redline Bikes, Torker Bikes, Raleigh Bikes

34:05

Show Notes

1:00 PSBMX.com or Plussizebmx.com origins

1:40 Chris’ downhill experience

2:40 First dirt jumper GT Ruckus and seeds of love for DJ riding

3:20 Thrashbike mention

3:40 Eight year anniversary of PSBMX.com

4:00 PSBMX.com team, content creation…

5:00 USA/Europe readership of PSBMX.com and the European progressive Mtb scene

6:40 Chris Olivier roots of bike riding, first bike; Huffy Stu Thompson Signature model

7:40 Progressive riding roots and philosophy

10:00 Andreu Lacondeguy mention

10:55 Mountain bike basics for technical riding

12:00 How to pump for mtb technical riding, bike control

13:08 Bunny hoping and manuals

13:45 Pump track types development around the world

14:35 Velo Solutions mention, Zurich monster track

15:00 North SeaTac BMX track mention. Value of learning to ride BMX pump tracks

16:50 Trestle Bike Park mention. Winter Park Colorado.

17:10 Chris Olivier’s favorite trails, parks, riding spots

17:54 Angel Fire Bike Park and Keystone Bike Park mentions

18:05 Outlaws of Dirt Mtb and BMX dirt jump contest

20:00 Josh Hult mention

20:10 DJ Brandt mention

20:51 2016 Outlaws of Dirt Video on Vimeo

21:00 Connor Tieulie, videographer mention

21:25 Ruby Hill Bike Park mention

21:50 How Chris Olivier approaches new, difficult, scary jumps and features

24:32 Favorite bikes of Chris Olivier

24:50 BTL Bikes 702 mention. Review on PSBMX.com is located here.

26:27 SE Bikes OM Duro mention. PSBMX.com review is located here.

27:10 Captain Jack’s Trails mention

27:50 Mongoose BootR mention. PSBMX.com review is located here.

28:05 Shaun Palmer mention

28:50 Rider mentions by Chris Olivier

29:15 Nicoli Rogatkin mention. #Rogatking on PSBMX.com

20:12 Ethan Nell and Nic Hilton mentions

31:00 Black Sage Fest Series mention

Kat Sweet Show Notes

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1:15 Kat’s First bikes

1:50 Sand Diego State Mtb Club

2:30 Race origins

4:50 College Career

6:50 Trip for Kids and Cascade Bicycle Club

7:45 Origins of women in Mtb Racing

9:40 Racing timeline

9:10 Seattle to Portland

11:15 NW Cup Mention

12:10 Inspirations for Sweetlines, process of becoming a coach and creating the business

14:10 Focus and structure of Sweetlines including age and gender groups

20:00 Traveling full time as a pro Mtb coach

35:30 Overcoming Mountain biking Injuries, recovery, strength building

36:55 Facing new and scary features, process of assessing new Mtb jumps

43:55 Mountain bikers and others who inspire Kat Sweet

46:40 What’s next for Sweetlines. Sugar showdown...

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Northwest Cup Scott Tucker and Casey Northern show notes

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Casey talks first, about the structure of the races, and some history about the NW Cup

Scot comes in at 5:17 to talk about age and gender categories per USA Cycling structure and new categories for women and kids.

7:50 The NW Cup is attracting younger riders, due in part to bike manufacturers building better gear for them.

8:55 Race beginnings

10:40 Do they plan to expand to Enduro, Slope style…?

Cascadia Dirt Cup mention: Trey Wilson. http://www.racecascadia.com/cdc

15:30 The NW Cup Formula

19:00 Scott’s racing story

21:55 Casey wishes they would have given Enduro racing its “proper name”

23:10 NW Cup size and scope in the US

23:55 Life after NORBA

25:50 NW Cup is part of the national series called the Pro Gravity Tour http://www.usacycling.org/progrt

27:30 Pride of expert riders and attendance in The NW Cup

28:35 Canadian Mountain Bike Racers attendance

29:30 Race course locations and their history

33:15 Joe Prisel mentions

34:34 Race Course design, digging, who makes decisions about features…

39:40 Local people dedicated to digging and building trails and features for the races

47:15 Course features and design re classes

54:40 NW Cup Race Series Sponsors

100:27 Safety, injuries, course design to avoid…

104:20 Safety equipment requirements

107:20 How to win a mountain biking downhill race

111:40 Favorite gear, bikes...

120:00 Video suggestions about NW Cup Race Series. Kirt Voreis mention.