MTB TRIBE PODCAST

Todays Guest:

Tess Brown – a.k.a. Mud And No Makeup

On episode #134 it is my pleasure to welcome Tess Brown back on the show for a chat about how she has been getting on over the last couple of years regarding racing, injury, training, sponsorship and much much more.

odays Guest:

Sean Green – The man behind Grizzly Munro Diaries, mountain biking 282 Scottish Mountains and a hell of a brand ambassador

On this weeks episode #133 we are chatting with Sean Green from his Grizzly Munro Diaries about life, mountain biking mountains and how to go about getting that all important ambassadorship deal (or in Sean’s case, many ambassadorship deals).  

Todays Guest:

James McKnight – Founder and Director of Misspent Summers

On episode #132 we are chatting with James McKnight the founder and director of the very cool publications company Misspent Summers. You may know Misspent Summers better by their publications such as Hurly Burly, The World Stage or even their DeathGrip Book documenting over 12 months of filming Clay Porter and Brendan Fairclough’s landmark movie project.

Today Guest:

Owner and Founder of Rapid Racer Products – Craig Bromley

On episode #131 we are chatting with Craig Bromley about what it takes to run and own your own mountain bike products company, Rapid Racer Products, and when I say ‘your own’, I mean it. Craig is a one man band. He does everything from designing the products, sourcing materials, maintaining the website, looking after the social media and even answering the telephone to you the customer, and that’s just the start of the trail.

Todays Guest:

Ben Plenge – Founder and Owner of The Strength Factory

On episode #130 we welcome back Ben from The Strength Factory to answer Your Questions regarding the best use of our gym time to help us with our love for MTB. Ben has been on the show a couple of times in the past, and I would suggest if you want more of a deep dive into how the gym can help us become fitter, faster and stronger riders, to name only a few benefits, then check out Ben’s other episodes below:

051 – Why Going To The Gym Makes You A Better Mountain Biker with The Strength Factory

086 – Injury Recovery with The Strength Factory

Todays Guest:

Adam Whitaker – Cytech Level 2 Qualified Mechanic & Giant Bike Store Manager

On episode #128 we are chatting with bike mechanic, bike store manager and Mr Trail Explorer, Adam Whitaker. Adam done a small piece for the podcast back on episode #102 (listen here) chatting about how to best get started in mountain biking and get involved in your local community. Since that time I have been following Adam on social media and checking out what he has been getting up to, including his very cool YouTube channel.

Todays Guest:

Neil Moore and Caroline Kwiatek Founders and owners of Magic Beans Films

On episode #127 we are chatting with Neil Moore and Caroline Kwiatek who have the very nice title of being the owners of Magic Beans Films. Hailing from Limavady, Magic Beans have not been on the go for that long but within that short time they have captured and created some beautiful imagery and jaw dropping footage.

Today Guest

Keith Leinster – Founder and owner of TerraVenture

On episode #126 we are chatting with Keith Leinster about running his own MTB distribution company called TerraVenture. Keith is based in Scotland but started playing around on his BMX and racing mountain bikes in Northern Ireland where he is original from in and around the mid 90’s. Keith got into the mountain biking scene really out of accident when his dad took him along to a local race event because he was a keen photographer and wanted to try shooting something that little bit different. It wasn’t long until Keith was caught by the bug and was entering as many races as he could (does that sound familiar?).

Todays Guest

Alex Holowko – Chats to us about how to best prepare for an enduro race at all levels.

On episode #125 (#43) we are chatting with Alex Holowko about everything enduro race related, from how to register to how to keep mental focus. Alex has been racing on the down hill scene since a young age but has now set his focus on the enduro scene. Alex is currently travelling around Europe in his motorhome with his girlfriend, Amanda Dexter aka WolfGirlMtb (check out episode 41 here) filming for their YouTube channel, Wolfpack Adventures, racing and chasing the Enduro World Series. We caught up and got Alex’s insights into everything you need to know about entering an enduro, how to be best prepared, compete and much more.

Todays Guest:

Riding On The Sunny Side Of Life with Julia Hofmann

On episode #124 we are chatting with Julia Hofmann and if you haven’t heard of Julia you are missing out. But don’t worry, we have her on the show to share her story and get you stoked about getting out there, riding bikes and making your passion your full time gig. Julia can be found at her very cool website www.sunnyrideoflife.de were you will find all types of great content from her travel blogs to videos capturing her relationship with her sponsors and love for two wheels. 

Todays Guest

Luke Appleby – Founder and Owner of the UK based MTB Innovations Company Gnartec

On episode #123 it was my pleasure to get Luke on the show and chat about his very exciting Tec company Gnartec. Gnartec is an MTB innovations company that focuses on protection, styling, and customisation. Luke has a passion for seeking out and creating products that help, that solve a problem, that make things easier. May it be protecting your bike or getting that better film footage on your ride, that is what Luke does, he finds problems and solves them helping us enjoy our riding that little bit more.