I was thrilled to be able to speak with Carlos Statham, a big supporter of the Mountain bike community that is TotalMTB, and Ryan Oldfield, the founder of TotalMTB. Carla has been suffering from terrible anxiety since a mountain bike crash in 2019, and she very courageously opens up about how difficult it was for her, and how mountain biking and total MTB have helped her.  There are several amazing things in the story, not least how difficult it was for her to have her concussion recognised by medical professionals, and to get the support that she needed. It's also a very important messag ..read more

I chat with fanatical mountain biking dad Dave Ford about encouraging your children into mountain biking.  We discuss the merits of balance bikes versus stabilizers, whether to buy new or secondhand and why finding the right size bike has nothing to do with wheel-size as you might think. We also chat about the safety equipment you should be looking out for and the one technique you must teach your child to ensure they are safe and happy. oh, yes - we also agree that having a pocket full of sweets is essential to maintain morale and keep the tears away after the first crash.  If you'v ..read more

What the heck's the deal with Fat Bikes? Why is it that as soon as people ride one they're hooked? Ever wondered what a Fat Bike is for? Can you ride them all year on all trails? Every wondered why you're seeing more and more Fat Bikes on the trails and why all the riders have a big grin on their faces? Ever wondered why Fat Bike riders are more attractive and sexually appealing than riders of other mountain bikes? Ever wondered which MTB celebrities are also HUGE fans of Fat Bike? Well then, this is is the podcast for you! I chat with Graham Foot, one of the pioneers of fat biking in the UK a ..read more

I was invited to chat with the lovely people who run DIRT FARM mountain bike centre in South Wales near Abergavenny. I met with Gwenda and Jo Binns who alongside Sean Bevan do an amazing job running the most welcoming mountain bike centre I've ever visited. I chat with them about the history of the farm and the recent rebranding from Black Mountain Cycle Centre [BMCC] to Dirt Farm and just what it takes day-to-day to run one of South Wales's most popular bike parks. This really is an amazing place for mountain bikers with an uplift service using trailers pulled by tractors to get you to the to ..read more

In this episode Richard and Sean look forward to autumn riding and discuss changes they need to make to their bikes. They also discuss new bikes entering the market in the US and UK and talk about emerging trends. Oh yes, Richard talks about Fat Bikes AGAIN, big surprise although for the first time ever he admits that fat bikes do have limitations i.e. they don't like mud! They also chat about the amazing TotalMTB charity raffle is happening right now with over £11,000 worth of prizes ..read more

I chat with mountain bike veteran, bike shop owner and the designer of Smokestone bikes Graham Foot about his brand new design for the perfect Bike-packing bike. Graham has been in the mountain bike industry for over 35 years and launched his own range of Fat Bikes under the Smokestone name some years ago. Graham is still a massive fan of Fat Bikes but is enjoying bikepacking more and more and so decided to design and build a brand new bikepacking bike that will be launched in spring 2023. I chat with Graham about his design considerations and the choices he's making from the ground up. We cha ..read more

I was delighted to be able to grab an hour of Gary's time to chat about the role of bikes in urban mobility, the future of ebikes and of course a look back at his past and his influence on mountain biking. It was a genuine pleasure to chat with such a lovely guy whose passion for bikes has not diminished one bit over the many decades he's been a pioneer in the mtb industry.  Gary doesn't pull any punches when holding politicians to account for a lack of cycling infrastructure and his attitude is more akin to a young idealist than a guy in his seventies. This podcast is an absolute must li ..read more

I continue chatting with Mountain Bike veteran and all round great bloke Sean White about trends he’s seen during his career in mountain biking. We discuss topics including are 26” wheels dead? what’s the future of hardtails? Is Carbon still king and a variety of other topics … this is getting dangerously close to being a ‘proper’ podcast so please subscribe as we’re definitely getting less rubbish ..read more

In this episode i chat with Joe Goode, currently the shop manager and duty manager at the Pedalabikeaway centre in the Forest of Dean. Joe is a former mountain bike racer and coach and his story from leaving university with a degree in Fine Art to a career in Mountain Biking is a great one. Tune in and listen to the whole story ..read more

I chat with Mountain Bike veteran Sean White about his 35 years in the Mountain bike industry — from running a bike shop with NO experience at aged 18 to writing bike reviews in MBR magazine Sean has pretty much seen and done it all ..read more