Neko Mulally on Designing His Own World Cup DH Race Bike

Neko Mulally has had a very successful career racing for some of the biggest teams on the World Cup circuit, so we were surprised — and excited — when he announced that he was launching his own team for the 2022 season, and racing a bike that he designed himself. So we had to get Neko on Bikes & Big Ideas to talk about how he decided to take on such an ambitious project; designing the bike(s) and working with Frank The Welder to build them; starting his own team; and a whole lot more.TOPICS & TIMES:Project origins & initial concepts (1:31)Making the leap & leaving Intense (16:00)Working with Frank the Welder (19:00)Design goals & tradeoffs (28:09)Going from kinematics & geometry to a real bike design (35:07)Testing & refining the design (48:37)Sponsorship & starting a team (59:00)Neko’s Big Idea (1:06:17)RELATED LINKS:Neko's video series, FRAMEWORKSGetting Here: Gunnison & Crested ButteThis Week’s Gear GiveawayGear Giveaway / Newsletter SignupBecome a Blister Member / Get our new Buyer’s GuideRegister for the 2022 Blister SummitBlister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.