The Roller Door

On this episode of the podcast Garen and Santa Cruz CEO Joe Graney talk about perfect trails and the state of the bike business after the covid boom before answering some listener mail. Big thanks to those who've written in, and if you haven't, there's still time: [email protected]

Thanks for listening,

GB

On this episode of the podcast, Garen pitches questions from podcast listeners to chief knob-twiddler Kiran MacKinnon: particularly about Cascade Links, Progression and Leverage and how they change for different intended uses, ups and downs of designing with VPP, and more. Many thanks to those who've written in! Please keep the questions coming-- we love the mailbag. Send those to [email protected]. Thanks, and we hope you enjoy!

On this episode of the Roller Door, Garen chats with Juliana Bicycles marketeer, shutttle queen and all around badass Hannah Mirsepassi about Juliana Bicycles, her new V10 8, women's inclusion in the Red Bull Rampage and our sport in general. Remember to write in with questions: [email protected]. We've got a heap of questions in the box right now, and there are some good ones-- thanks to those of you whove written in; we'll be asnwering each and every one.

We hope you enjoy hearing what Hannah's got to say.

Cheers

Garen

On this today's episode of the podcast, Santa Cruz Director of Marketing and lover of all things mountain bike Seb Kemp along with uber-grav-grav cyclist, recent e-bike covert and Santa Cruz graphic designer Gene Selkov chat with Garen about the Santa Cruz Skitch: what it is, why it exists, how we like to use it, real-world range expectations, and more. Spoiler alert, while the Skitch functions wonderfully in the e-gravel setting, we find that it's a highly addicting form of transportation, too, and this is mostly us talking about how much we love the bike (sorry). We also hear Gene's complaints about perpetual road construction, fellow e-bikers, and address some listener mail. As always, should you have any questions for us at Santa Cruz, let us know by emailing [email protected]. And finally, if you like the snippet of music in the intro, go give La Luz a listen. Thanks for listening,

GB

In this episode of the podcast we chat with Santa Cruz htSQD athlete Tobin Ortenblad, and Santa Cruz director of product Josh Kissner about the recently revised Santa Cruz Stigmata: where it fits in the gravel world, suspension forks on gravel bikes, Tobin's experience at Unbound, and more. For you Santa Cruz owners, Josh and I even get into some Glovebox hacks. There's a lot in here that just doesn't make it into website copy, so if you're hungry for more information on the new bike, this is the place for it. We hope you enjoy. If you do, please help us placate the massive robot in the clouds by liking, and subscribing. And if you have questions for us here at Santa Cruz, email us at [email protected]. Thanks!

In this episode of the Roller Door, we chat with the Santa Cruz htSQD-- that's Alexis Skarda, Tobin Ortenblad, and Keegan Swenson-- about their experience at this year's Downievlle Classic. After a 2 year hiatus, the Downieville Classic returned for its 25th running, and as in past years, it didn't disappoint. The team explains pre-race meals, talks through their individual races, and goes deep into bike setup. It's an interesting look at how the fastest riders in the world take on a unique, demanding race like the Classic. We hope you enjoy. If you do, please help us placate the massive robot in the clouds by liking, and subscribing. And if you have questions for us here at Santa Cruz, email us at [email protected]. Thanks!

Today we're Out to Lunch with Kiran Mackinnon, on the subject of MX wheels. The nerd alert is blinking bright on this one-- we chat about the benefits, drawbacks, and nuances of mixed wheel bikes. We talk bike geometry, from how geo changes from MX to full 29er's, BB drop, to Butt Reach, Kinematics and more -- this is a wormhole for those looking to define the subtle differences from bike to bike. We hope you do enjoy! Remember to let us know via email if there are questions you have for the team here-- that email is [email protected]. Oh, and if you enjoyed this, make it official by liking or subscribing. Thanks for listening...

This week on the Podcast we've got composites guru and Santa Cruz Engineering Manager Nic McCrae, and Nic's full of stories. This dude knows carbon better than most, and today we talk about compliance, strength, design, the differences between C and CC carbon, what overseas factories are really like, and making custom parts for athletes like Greg Minnaar and Danny MacAskill. Level 8 Nerd Alert for this one. We hope you enjoy— and if you do, please like, and subscribe, or tell a pal. Ok, onward.

Oh, remember -- our little snippet of music is La Luz.