MTB TRIBE PODCAST

Today’s Guest:

Australian XC MTB Champion, Primaflor Mondraker X-Sauce Elite Team rider placing 3rd in both the 2019 & 2020 World Championships – Bec (Rebecca) McConnell.

On episode #169 it is my great pleasure to welcome Bec McConnell on the show. Bec has already achieved a tonne in her young racing career, she won the Under 23 World Cup in 2013 and placed 3rd in both the 2019 & 2020 XC MTB World Championships, but after chatting with her I believe that this is only the beginning for Bec.

Today’s Guest:

The man the myth the legend…Glyn O’Brien

On episode #168 it is my pleasure to welcome back a friend of the podcast, legend of the Irish mountain bike scene, organiser of the Vitus First Tracks Enduro Series and winner of every race on the planet, Mr Glyn O’Brien.

Today’s Guest:

Scott Roberts – Planning his future in the mountain bike industry through education

On episode #167 we are chatting with Scott Roberts about his move to Scotland to study a National Progression Award (NPA) with Borders Academy of Sport Excellence College (BASE) to build the experience and education he requires to work in the mountain biking industry including bike skills, psychology, circuit training, and planning personal fitness, to name but a few.

Today Guest:

Cat Brady – Airline Pilot turned MTB Pilot

On episode #166 we chat with Cat Brady about how she has been spending her time off from work due to Covid, working on her bike skills and documenting it all on YouTube for us all to learn from and take to the trails.

Today’s Guest:

YT Industries mechanic, adventure rider and www.defeatyourlimits.com blog creator –  Adam Kubis

On episode #165 we are chatting with Adam Kubis about being a YT Industries mechanic, riding the TranAlp and working and living the mountain bike lifestyle in Whistler, BC. 

Today’s Guest:

Host of the Enduro World Series, Ric McLaughlin

On episode #164 we are chatting with Ric McLaughlin, the host and man behind the Enduro World Series highlights show. We chat about how he got involved in the mountain bike media scene, how he was chucked in at the deepend and thrown behind a microphone, what his recording schedule is like, how the pro’s felt about getting back to racing and how Covid affected Ric’s recording schedule this season. Plus much much more!

Today Guests: 

Andy Steel – Director of International Sales & Marketing and Rick Reed – Global Brand Manager, for the MTB shoe company Ride Concepts

On episode #163 we are chatting with Andy Steel and Rick Reed from Ride Concepts, the California born MTB shoe company that ticks all the boxes, lets you ride in comfort, with more protection, more style and gets you loads more bang for your buck.

Today’s Guest:

Jordan Olthuis – AKA Jordan Boostmaster, bringing us some of the coolest MTB videos on YouTube

On episode #162 we are chatting with Jordan Olthuis, aka Jordan Boostmaster about his super popular YouTube channel, his local scene south of Vancouver BC, riding trails, making movies, dealing with concussion and the future direction for his channel. Plus tonnes more.

Today’s Guest:

Adam Copley – Personal Trainer specialising on MTB for both in and out of the gym

On episode #161 we are chatting with Adam Copley about getting into racing for the grassroots athlete, the psychological battle of races being cancelled and how to deal with motivation loss etc… over these tough times. Plus tonnes more great advice to help you get out on your bike and enjoy your riding more.

Today’s Guest:

Jim Buchanan – Host of his very cool MTB YouTube Channel, Pinned TV

On episode #160 we are chatting with Jim Buchanan about his very popular YouTube channel called Pinned TV. We chat about how Jim got into mountain biking, working with Dirt Magazine and MBUK, how he fell out of love with mountain biking for a number of years before returning to the scene and realising that things had changed, with better bikes, better trails and a new thing called enduro.

Today’s Guest:

Often seen racing hard, standing on podiums and having a blast – Tommy Magnenat

On episode #159 we are chatting with Tommy Magnenat about moving to Northern Ireland, why he likes the Irish mountain bike scene so much, what he thinks about our trails, riding his Forbidden Druid, racing, injury recovery and what he has planned for the future, plus tonnes more.

Today’s Guest:

Shred In The Shed Host – Andy Coburn

On episode #158 it was my pleasure to join Andy on his live Facebook show, Shred In The Shed. I have known Andy for almost a couple of years and had him on the podcast back on episode #83 (listen here).