
Mountain Cog
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Two mountain bike enthusiasts chat with people who love bikes. From everyday riders. To industry folk. And everyone in between.
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1w ago
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This episode delivers an expert comparison of leading electronic suspension systems, featuring Mountain Cog host and suspension specialist Dane Higgins' detailed analysis of SRAM Rockshox Flight Attendant, Fox Live Valve, and Fox Live Valve Neo. The discussion examines how each system approaches terrain detection and suspension adjustment, with Flight Attendant's cross-country focus contrasting with Neo's gravity-oriented design. Installation requirements, compatibility considerations, and real-world performance characteristics are thoroughly explored.
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3w ago
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Mountain Cog dives deep into the evolution and future of SRAM's mountain bike components with industry veteran and SRAM Field Guide Jimmy Nordloh.
Discover the fascinating history behind SRAM's acquisitions, including: Zipp Wheels and Time Pedals, while exploring breakthroughs like the Buttercups suspension technology (surprisingly inspired by chainsaw grips). Learn why properly bedding your brakes is crucial for optimal performance and the true story behind SRAM's approach to component serviceability. Jimmy shares insider knowledge about SRAM's future, manufacturing facilities ..read more
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In this episode the boys are joined by Tim March who ghostwrote Steve Peat’s new autobiography “Forged By Speed – The Making of a Mountain Bike World Champion”.
Steve Peat needs no introduction, he had a prolific downhill race career with 17 World Cup wins, 2 World Cup Overall titles, and a World Championship title. He is currently the head coach and team manager of the Santa Cruz Syndicate race team. He is hands down one of the fastest and most successful downhill mountain bike athletes in history.
He’s well known, not only for being wicked fast on a bike, b ..read more
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Who is Faction Bike Studio? You can think of them as the creative minds behind your next bike.
Faction Bike Studio is a cutting-edge industrial design and engineering consulting company based in Quebec, Canada. Essentially, bike brands (small, medium, and the big guys) hire Faction to help them design and engineer their company’s bikes or bike parts. They’ve done 350 projects for over 100 customers since they were established in 2010.
This is the first of 2 podcasts we’ve got planned with Faction Bike Studio. In this episode we chat with Faction B ..read more
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2M ago
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Outbound Lighting is a premier bicycle light manufacturer in Chicago, IL. In this episode, the boys sat down to chat with Tom Place (Co-Owner, Engineer, Testing, & Customer Service) from Outbound Lighting to go deep on all things related to mountain bike lights.
And as the title of this podcast would suggest, we learned that there’s a lot more to a great mountain bike light than just the number of lumens. Those things include; beam pattern, light requirement, runtime, battery management, thermodynamics and heat, mounting systems, durability, charge time, size, w ..read more
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2M ago
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Josh & Dane sit down for a lively debate about the future of mountain bike technology. Bold predictions are made. Sides are taken. Wagers are placed. History lessons are given. Riding styles are criticized.
This episode highlights clearly that the Guru is lifelong industry SME, and Magellan watches some mountain bike youtube videos.
Integrated eMTB Gearbox & Motor(a glimpse into the future, according to Josh)
https://youtu.be/-MBaP4PZpKY?si=97_P0EDcB5RBNxpC
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2M ago
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This episode features Joanna and Phil Yates of Trail Lovers, a company located in Sedona, Arizona that provides guided mountain bike rides/tours. Joanna is the Skills Clinic Manager & Lead Skills Coach and Phil is the General Manager & Lead Guide. Trail Lovers offers many different, unique, and 5-star MTB tours for every type of rider. They create a streamlined adventure experience with door-to-door service, providing everything needed (even great organic snacks).
During the episode, Joanna and Phil share insights into the world class mountain bike riding in Sedona alon ..read more
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2M ago
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To celebrate Dane’s 25th episode co-hosting the MCP, the boys sit down to debate the benefits, issues, and costs of electronic mountain bike components. In addition to electronic components (shifting, droppers, suspension, brakes?, etc.) the boys also cover other bike-tech topics like the right way to torque bolts, when grease is really needed, and more. And. Of course. There are a few “minor” disagreements about Shimano vs. SRAM.
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3M ago
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In this episode Josh & Dane sit down with Chris Johnson who is the CEO & President of the Tonto Gravity Riders (TGR). TGR has built and maintained some amazing gravity focused trails in Arizona including in the Pinal Mountains Trail System and Sunrise Bike Park.
TGR is a large group of dedicated outdoor enthusiasts that share a passion to better the user experience. It is a large core of highly experienced trail volunteers who have worked on many projects throughout Arizona. Many of them have been working together for over a decade now and it shows in their work ..read more
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3M ago
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In this episode we dive into the value of bike-adjacent businesses deliberately planning for and taking actions to make it convenient for cyclists to visit their establishments.
Tucson’s Hop Shop does exactly that… in fact, they are of 1 of only 11 businesses in Arizona to get a “Bicycle Friendly Business” award by the League of American Bicyclists.
In this episode, the guys sit down with Jessie & Sarita from the Hop Shop. The Hop Shop is a bottle shop & beer garden in North Tucson that has a deep connection to both the mountain & pavement bike communities ..read more