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Bikes & Big Ideas Podcast

Bikes & Big Ideas is the weekly podcast from BLISTER that's dedicated to the most interesting conversations and ideas from the bike world — and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    Alex Showerman on ‘Coming Home’ and Finding One in Women’s Freeride

    Alex Showerman’s new short film ‘Coming Home’ tells her story of doing just that — both in literally returning to her hometown in Vermont, and in finding community and acceptance in the women’s freeride scene after coming out as trans. You can, and should, stream the film for free now. We sat down with Alex to dive deeper into her story and hear more about some of the themes that the short-film format didn’t leave time for. Alex’s retelling is touching, funny, and full of insights about what it really means to be at home in your own skin, the women’s freeride scene, and a whole lot more. RELATED LINKS: BLISTER+ Membership This Week’s Gear Giveaway TOPICS & TIMES: Alex’s childhood in Vermont (1:25) Getting into MTB (4:19) Finding & building community in the freeride world (6:28) Coming out as trans (10:52) The women’s freeride scene (16:50) Alex’s three-year road trip out West & back injury (18:28) Navigating the pressure to perform, and finding joy in riding again (55:53) Coming home (26:12) Foundation (30:06) OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic CRAFTED GEAR:30 Blister Podcast Off The Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min

  2. 12 SEPT

    Maxxis on the New High Roller, Tire R&D, & More

    Maxxis’ new High Roller doesn’t look much like High Rollers of old, and Maxxis is talking a very big game about how widely their DH racers are using it. So we sat down with the Manager of their Bike division, Aaron Chamberlain, to talk about the impetus to update the High Roller; hear the story behind its development; peel back the curtain on how Maxxis manages their product line; and a whole bunch more. RELATED LINKS: BLISTER+ Membership This Week’s Gear Giveaway TOPICS & TIMES: The concept for the new High Roller (3:12) Maxxis’ tire development and testing process (10:04) Adding new tires & balancing options vs. simplicity in the lineup (14:45) The High Roller name (27:58) Upcoming High Roller variants (31:26) OUR OTHER PODCASTS Blister Cinematic CRAFTED GEAR:30 Blister Podcast Off The Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min

  3. 5 SEPT

    Reviewing the News w/ Mike Ferrentino, August 2024

    Mike Ferrentino is back behind the microphone in this episode of Reviewing the News, and Mike and Simon get right into what happened in the bike industry in August. They recap the exciting UCI MTB World Championships in Andorra; Mike gives his take on the interesting Specialized and Frameworks partnership; and they both agree that cross-country mountain bike courses should be longer. Simon puts Mike on the spot about his racing history, and they wonder if the bike retail landscape is ever going to return to ‘normal’, and lots more. RELATED LINKS: BLISTER+ Membership BLISTER+ Real World Testimonials Blister Labs This Week’s Gear Giveaway Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide TOPICS & TIMES: The Breck Epic (1:49) Howard Grotts’ Crash (4:02) MTB World Championships (10:58)  Mike’s Microphone Looking Safe 24:58) Spot Bikes vs Gates Lawsuit (25:57) Scott’s Two CEOs (30:35) Specialized/Frameworks Partnership (34:18) Lifetime Events and Races Doing Well (41:10) Mike’s Racing History & the Leadville 100 (43:21) Amazon Accountability (57:33) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 4m

  4. 29 AUG

    Reviewer Reports: Battle of Unconventional Air Shocks, High-Pivot Trail Bikes, & More

    We’re hard at work testing a huge range of bikes and other gear, as always, and David Golay sat down with Zack Henderson to talk about a whole bunch of it, from the Trek Top Fuel to the Marin Alpine Trail, the Forbidden Druid V2 to the Trek Slash+, and a whole bunch more. Plus we get off in the weeds about bike geometry, and wrap things up by issuing a big “I told you so” to a certain manufacturer. RELATED LINKS: BLISTER+ Membership This Week’s Gear Giveaway TOPICS & TIMES: Trek Top Fuel (1:40) Trek Slash+ (7:32) Knolly Fugitive 140 (16:06) Forbidden Druid V2 (20:51) Marin Alpine Trail (33:34) Privateer 161 V2 (43:22) Manitou Mara Pro PB vs Formula Nebbia (52:11) OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic CRAFTED GEAR:30 Blister Podcast Off The Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 6m

  5. 22 AUG

    Liv Cycling’s Ludi Scholz on Women-Specific Bikes, Suspension Tuning, & More

    More and more women are riding mountain bikes, so why are there so few women-specific bike brands out there? It’s not just about making bikes for everyone — though that’s important, too.  Kara Williard and David Golay sat down with Ludi Scholz, the Off-Road Category Manager at Liv, to hear all about it. RELATED LINKS: BLISTER+ Membership This Week’s Gear Giveaway TOPICS & TIMES Ludi’s Background & Role at Liv (2:53) Women-Specific Bikes (7:14) Why This Matters (11:31) Frame Design / R&D (15:14) Suspension Tuning (21:09) Liv’s Lineup (25:40) Pique & Intrigue X (29:12) What’s Next for Liv (32:02) The Industry at Large (32:43)  OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic CRAFTED GEAR:30 Blister Podcast Off The Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    37 min

  6. 15 AUG

    Zerode on Gearbox Bikes, World Cup DH Racing, & Building Stuff in a Shed (Ep.235)

    Gearboxes have some clear advantages for more gravity-oriented mountain bikes — less unsprung weight, the ability to shift while not pedaling, no derailleur to damage, and more — but have yet to reach widespread adoption. Zerode is perhaps the company best known for making gearbox mountain bikes, and we sat down with founder Rob Metz and Ali Quinn of Zerode to hear the story of Rob founding the company, and the homemade gearbox that kicked it all off; why they’re fans of gearboxes; their new World Cup DH race team; and a whole lot more. RELATED LINKS: BLISTER+ Membership This Week’s Gear Giveaway TOPICS & TIMES: Zerode’s backstory & history (3:46) Why gearboxes? (6:29) Early production bikes (12:58) Ali’s introduction to the company (17:01) Pinion vs. Effigear (25:01) Standard Pinion vs. Smart Shift? (28:50) Selling gearboxes to the public (35:33) The G3 & the DH team (43:01) Future direction and new products? (45:58) OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic CRAFTED GEAR:30 Blister Podcast Off The Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    49 min

  7. 8 AUG

    Vermont Mountain Bike Association on Assessing, Funding, & Building Adaptive Bike Trails

    Vermont Mountain Bike Association is one of the leading organizations in the country in the assessment, funding, and building of adaptive trails —  and in collaboration with Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, they are creating an inspiring network of adaptive accessible trails. We sat down with Kenzie Brunner from VMBA, and Jeff Alexander from Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports to get the story on what they’ve been up to.  RELATED LINKS: BLISTER+ Membership This Week’s Gear Giveaway TOPICS & TIMES: What is VMBA? (2:23) How VMBA is Structured (4:53) Vermont Adaptive Ski And Sports Overview (10:00) Adaptive Trail Access In Vermont (12:30) The Kelly Brush Foundation (15:11) ADA Compliant vs Adaptive Accessible (17:36)  Adaptive Trail Assessment (20:33) Adaptive eMTB-friendly trails (30:06) Biggest Challenges (35:28) What Does the Future of Adaptive Trails Look Like? (40:47) Adaptive Tourism (42:48) Non Adaptive and Adaptive Riders Riding Together (45:29) How to Plan an Adaptive MTB trip to Vermont (48:18) OUR OTHER PODCASTS Blister Cinematic CRAFTED GEAR:30 Blister Podcast Off The Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    55 min

  8. 1 AUG

    Reviewing the News w/ Wade Simmons, July 2024

    In this month's episode of Reviewing the News on our Bikes & Big Ideas Podcast, Simon welcomes freeride legend Wade Simmons as his guest co-host. Wade gives a recap of Crankworx Whistler and claims he can’t do tricks, then Wade and Simon try to sort out why they keep crashing, and the unfortunate reality of not being as fast as they once were. They get into the wild Les Gets World Cup and XC Mountain Bike racing at the Olympics, Wade’s spat with Rémy Métailler and Yoann Barelli over who rode the gnarliest lines first, and Wade gives an education on chain lube, plus a whole lot more. RELATED LINKS: BLISTER+ Membership BLISTER+ Real World Testimonials Blister Labs This Week’s Gear Giveaway Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide TOPICS & TIMES: Crankworx Whistler recap (2:10) Women competing in slopestyle (3:40) Big-ring wheelies (7:31) Getting old and crashing (9:44) Machine built trails (16:35) Checks and balances (19:33) Wade’s spat with Rémy Méttailer and Yoann Barelli (29:09) Shimano’s huge trail building donation (35:32) Les Gets World Cup DH (44:30) Amuary Pierron’s winning run (46:19) Olympic mountain bike races (50:29) Singletrack-eating bikes (57:47) OUR OTHER PODCASTS Blister Cinematic CRAFTED GEAR:30 Blister Podcast Off The Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 5m
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Bikes & Big Ideas is the weekly podcast from BLISTER that's dedicated to the most interesting conversations and ideas from the bike world — and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    BLISTER
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    241
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    © 2023 BLISTER
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