BTR on Hardcore Hardtails, Bike Geo, & Building to Last

BTR Fabrications has a well-earned reputation for building burly, aggressive hardtails, and we sat down with Paul “Burf” Burford (the “B” in “BTR”) to talk about his design philosophy and pioneering aggressive hardtail geometry; racing DH on a hardtail; their wild one-off Gasser DH bike; racing with the Athertons; and a whole lot more.TOPICS & TIMES:Burf’s background & founding BTR (2:06)BTR’s history & the Belter DH hardtail (9:08)Hardtail geometry (15:34)The BTR customer (25:53)The Pinner Trail full suspension bike (32:39)The Gasser DH bike (45:43)Burf’s Big Idea (52:17)RELATED LINKS:Ep.125: Trinity MTBEp.93: Williams Racing ProductsIntroducing: CRAFTEDIntroducing: Open MicBecome a Blister MemberBlister LabsThis Week’s Gear GiveawayBlister Mountain Bike Buyer’s GuideOUR OTHER PODCASTSOff The CouchGEAR:30Blister PodcastCRAFTED Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.