Reece Wilson on forming AON Racing, Partnering with Gamux, Belt Drives, Gearboxes, & More

Following his 2020 DH World Championships win, Reece Wilson’s downhill racing career got a massive boost that helped land him a spot on Trek’s Factory DH team. Unfortunately, several challenging, injury-marred seasons followed. But 2025 is shaping up quite differently with the introduction of his newly formed AON Racing team, so we sat down with Reece to find out what inspired him to build a team from the ground up; his decision to partner with Gamux; why belt-driven gearbox bikes are the future; his insane new Lotus; and a whole lot more. RELATED LINKS:BLISTER+ Get Yourself CoveredJoin Us! Blister Summit 2025TOPICS & TIMES:Leogang 2020 Curse of the Rainbow StripesWorst InjuryReece’s “Niggle”AON RacingGamux PartnershipHow the Team Riders were ChosenGates Belted Purse ChancesBenefits of Gear Boxes and Belt DrivesReece’s Sweet New LotusDH Training on eBikesNicolai eMTB PartnershipCHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTEDGEAR:30Blister PodcastOff The Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.