Bikes & Big Ideas

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Bikes & Big Ideas is the weekly podcast from BLISTER that's dedicated to bringing you the most interesting conversations, news, and developments in the bike world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 6 days ago

    Building Safer Bike Infrastructure: PeopleForBikes on their 2026 City Ratings

    PeopleForBikes’ City Ratings are more than just a list of which cities have the best bike paths; they are a comprehensive look at how a city manages bike infrastructure, and have become a tool cities use to identify areas needing improvement, and a valuable resource for for individuals interested in advocating for change in their own communities.   City Ratings is a massive undertaking, so we sat down with PeopleForBikes’ Martina Haggerty and Grace Stonecipher to get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into producing them and how they’re reshaping the ways some cities approach bike infrastructure. Note: We Want to Hear From You! Please share with us the questions, topics, or stories you’d like us to cover on Bikes & Big Ideas. You can email us at: info@blisterreview.com RELATED LINKS: Momentous: livemomentous.com use code: Blister OneSkin: oneskin.co/BLISTER Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+  Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide TOPICS & TIMES: Who Are PeopleForBikes and What They Do (0:38) Why & How City Ratings Got Started (2:20) How Many Cities are Included (3:41) City Ratings Methodology (4:10) Best Cities (11:12) Pushback? (13:03) How to get involved to help your city become more bike-friendly (18:04) Biggest Challenges (21:43) International Cities (24:35) Ebike considerations? (26:36) Next year’s ratings (28:28) What advice can you offer a city to help improve its score? (29:27) Other PFB Initiatives (30:25) CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic CRAFTED GEAR:30 Blister Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Building Safer Bike Infrastructure: PeopleForBikes on their 2026 City Ratings

  2. 16 Jul

    Cam McCaul on The Future of Rampage, His New Revel Partnership, Side Hits & More

    After 22 years, Cam McCaul and Trek parted ways, leading to a new partnership with Revel Bikes, so Simon caught up with his old friend Cam to get the inside story on how his new Partnership with Revel came to be.  And it’s not all bike and sponsor talk. Fans of Red Bull Rampage have been listening to Cam’s commentary for years, and today he also talks about how hard it was being on the mic when Adolf Silva got injured, what he thinks about the future of Rampage, and much more. Note: We Want to Hear From You! Please share with us the questions, topics, or stories you’d like us to cover on Bikes & Big Ideas. You can email us at: info@blisterreview.com RELATED LINKS: Episode Sponsor: oneskin.co/BLISTER Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered TOPICS & TIMES: Cam & Simon’s Elevator Show (3:27) Signing with Revel (6:09) Cam’s Take on MTB Design (16:46) Broadcasting (19:59) Kissing the Blarney Stone (21:21) Stunt Work (24:10) Adolf Silva’s Rampage Injury (36:34) The Future of Rampage (42:34) Worst Injury (47:42) What Gets Cam Fired About Bikes? (51:23) Cam’s Music Recs (1:00:10) CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic GEAR:30 Blister Podcast CRAFTED Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Cam McCaul on The Future of Rampage, His New Revel Partnership, Side Hits & More

  3. 9 Jul

    All Things Wheels with James Stokoe of Hunt Bike Wheels

    Hunt Bike Wheels has been building durable, affordable wheels since 2015, so Simon caught up with their Brand Manager, James Stokoe, to talk about about their early days based in a garage, their first gravel wheels, moving into the MTB market, rider-focused engineering, why wheels make the most sense when upgrading a new bike, some highly entertaining stories from James, and more.  Note: We Want to Hear From You! Please let us know if there’s a topic you’d like us to cover or a guest you’d like us to have on Bikes and Big Ideas. Email us at info@blisterreview.com to weigh in. RELATED LINKS: Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered Hunt Bike Wheels TOPICS & TIMES: Hunt’s History (3:41) First Gravel Wheels (8:36) The move into MTB Wheels (13:31) Rider-Focused Engineering Approach (15:40) Aluminum & Carbon Wheels (20:01) Hub Design (27:40) Why Durability is so Important (35:08) Hunt’s Customer Service (45:07) Upcoming events for Hunt (52:29) CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic CRAFTED GEAR:30 Blister Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    All Things Wheels with James Stokoe of Hunt Bike Wheels

  4. 25 Jun

    Chris Blandford on Resurrecting Paragon Machine Works, Founding Firsthand Framebuilding, & More

    It’s never been easy to make it as an independent framebuilder, and it’s only getting harder. Chris Blandford knows the struggle well, and might well be doing more than anyone else currently to support small US builders, from founding Firsthand Framebuilding to resurrecting Paragon Machine Works, and more. He’s here to tell us all about it. Note: We Want to Hear From You! Please share with us the questions, topics, or stories you’d like us to cover on Bikes & Big Ideas. You can email us at: info@blisterreview.com RELATED LINKS: Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide BLISTER Digital Access Pass TOPICS & TIMES: Introducing Chris (2:40) The Portland, OR framebuilding scene (6:26) Chris’ introduction to framebuilding (10:22) Founding Firsthand & the Firsthand vision (13:20) Framebuilding classes (18:25) Acquiring Paragon Machine Works (31:18) What’s next? (44:59) CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic CRAFTED GEAR:30 Blister Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Chris Blandford on Resurrecting Paragon Machine Works, Founding Firsthand Framebuilding, & More

  5. 18 Jun

    Dillon Osleger on ‘Trail Work,’ Historic Maps, the Erosion of Public Land Access, & More

    We tend to think of maps as objective representations of the physical world around us, but they're subject to the biases, goals, and editorial choices of the folks making them — just like any other piece of writing, film, or method of communication. Dillon Osleger's excellent new book, Trail Work, lays out how the erasure of trails from historic maps erodes our collective access to public lands; how and why those maps have evolved over the decades; the biggest challenges facing public land advocates, especially in the American West; and a whole lot of other topics that are vitally important to anyone who likes spending time outside. He joins us to discuss all of it. Note: We Want to Hear From You! Please share with us the questions, topics, or stories you’d like us to cover on Bikes & Big Ideas. You can email us at: info@blisterreview.com RELATED LINKS: Trail Work Dillon Osleger on Historic Trails, Changing Climates, & Evolving Communities (Ep.133) Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide BLISTER Digital Access Pass TOPICS & TIMES: Trail Work (2:14) Inspiration & goals for the book (6:52) The evolution of MTB trail access (9:09) Mixed-use trails & managing user interactions (13:10) The deliberate disappearance of trails (16:47) The trail degradation feedback loop (21:31) Maps as a language (29:06) The erasure of place names & their history (35:37) Stewardship & how we can do better (40:08) CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic CRAFTED GEAR:30 Blister Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Dillon Osleger on ‘Trail Work,’ Historic Maps, the Erosion of Public Land Access, & More

  6. 11 Jun

    Ashley King of Significant Other Bikes on Full-Suspension Frame Development, Production vs. Custom Frames, & More

    Like most small framebuilders, Ashley King launched Significant Other making custom rigid frames, but she turned that model on its head by launching the Ded Reckin full-suspension XC/Trail bike, and taking it to serial production. And if that’s not enough, she’s already built prototypes of two more full-suspension models, too. So we brought Ashley back on the show to tell the whole story, from deciding to build the original Ded Reckin show bike to offering it as a production model, material selection and opting for a mix of steel and titanium, developing the Doom Scroll Prophecy prototypes, and a whole lot more. And for a lot more on Ashley’s background, the founding of Significant Other, and her path into frame building, check out Ep.253 of Bikes & Big Ideas. Note: We Want to Hear From You! Please share with us the questions, topics, or stories you’d like us to cover on Bikes & Big Ideas. You can email us at: info@blisterreview.com RELATED LINKS: Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered TOPICS & TIMES: Moving from custom rigid frames to production full-suspension bikes (3:00) The Ded Reckin show bike (10:37) Design brief & details (17:30) Looking like a Significant Other (21:43) Production readiness & refining the details (25:05) 3D printed parts & mixing construction techniques (31:27) The preorder model (35:41) The Doom Scroll Prophecy (38:27) Naming the bikes (52:19) CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic CRAFTED GEAR:30 Blister Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ashley King of Significant Other Bikes on Full-Suspension Frame Development, Production vs. Custom Frames, & More

  7. 30 Apr

    Hannah Otto on the ‘Hardest Climb in the World’

    Hannah Otto has been reeling off an impressive streak of mountain biking FKTs over the past few years, and now she’s added a road bike one to the list: the 14,000’ climb up Mauna Kea, Hawai’i. So we brought Hannah back on the show to tell the story behind the effort, discuss the differences in FKT culture across disciplines, and a whole lot more. Note: We Want to Hear From You! Please share with us the questions, topics, or stories you’d like us to cover on Bikes & Big Ideas. You can email us at: info@blisterreview.com RELATED LINKS: Hannah on the Whole Enchilada FKT (Ep.143) Hannah on the Kokopelli Trail FKT (Ep.232) ‘Chasing the Triple Crown’ (Blister Cinematic Ep.49) Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered TOPICS & TIMES: Taking on Mauna Kea (2:17) The route & elevation profile (6:43) Choosing which FKT to attempt (10:11) The Mauna Kea FKT history (13:15) Weather concerns (14:41) Pre-riding & prep (18:59) Pacing & power numbers (25:08) The turn & getting back on pace (28:25) Bike setup (33:06) Road vs. MTB FKT culture (35:13) Training on a road bike as a MTB / gravel racer (47:17) CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic CRAFTED GEAR:30 Blister Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  8. 23 Apr

    Reviewer Reports: Sea Otter Recap, eMTB Power Wars, & More

    We’re back and (mostly) recovered from Sea Otter, so David and Simon sat down to discuss the highlights and main trends from the show. And we’re busy as ever testing bikes, so we give some updates on a bunch of them, from the Pivot Mach 4 SL to the Devinci Spartan, the Specialized Levo R to the Pivot Shuttle AMP’d, and more. Note: We Want to Hear From You! Please share with us the questions, topics, or stories you’d like us to cover on Bikes & Big Ideas. You can email us at: info@blisterreview.com RELATED LINKS: Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered Hans Rey (Ep.319) Chris Cocalis (Ep.321) TOPICS & TIMES: Sea Otter Recap (1:37) Transition Spur (9:31) Pivot Mach 4 SL (12:37) Atherton A.150.M (19:25) Specialized Turbo Levo R (26:29) Devinci Spartan (34:04) Pivot Shuttle AMP’d (39:54) CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic CRAFTED GEAR:30 Blister Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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