All Episodes
Mountain Cog — 126 episodes
126 - Shop Talk: SRAM's Quiet Overhaul, Brembo Brakes, & Why Reach Is Misleading
125 - How Much Do Bike Companies Make? More shocking economics.
124 - Shop Talk: Another Bike Brand Fails, Motor Wars & Value Drivetrain Debate
123 - Hayes vs. Shimano Brakes: Which One is Better for You?
122 - Mountain Biker's Guide to Sunglasses: Fit, Lenses, and Top Brands (Rob Tavakoli, SportRX)
121 - Stability, Breathability, & Heat Release - Orange Mud’s Unique Take on Hydration Packs & Business (Josh Sprague, Orange Mud & Seven Clay)
120 - How Much Do Bike Shops Actually Make? The Shocking Economics of Your LBS.
119 - How to Set Up Mountain Bike Suspension: Complete & Simple to Understand Guide from a Suspension Expert
118 - How to Start Mountain Biking: Bikes, Gear, Trails & Essential Tips
117 - Bike Shop Secrets: Norco Optic & Outbound reviews plus info on tires, shocks, seat posts, and bells.
116 - Bike Shop Secrets: Grip Reviews (SQ Labs & Rev Grips) + Fox Podium Fork and More
115 - Bare Innovation's Ryan Burney on Bikes, Business, and Rim Protection
114 - Why Direct-to-Consumer Bike Companies Are Failing (And What's Next)
113 - 500 Miles of Sedona Singletrack: An Advocacy Blueprint That Actually Works (Verde Valley Cyclists Coalition - VVCC)
112 - Bike Shop Secrets: Chasing Creaks - A Mechanic's Nightmare and How You Can Fix It
111 - Bike Shop Secrets: Will My Parts Fit if I Swap Mountain Bike Frames?
110 - Quality Bicycle Products (QBP): Why Your Bike Shop Depends on This Hidden Giant (Guest: Bryce Buckner, QBP)
109 - Bike Shop Secrets & Gear We Like: SportRX Huckson Sunglasses, Vittoria Agarro Tires, Frameworks DH Frame and more.
108 - Zuma Bike Ranch & Phil’s World Trails: A Unique MTB Experience in Southwest Colorado.
107 - 25 Years of Stan's (NoTubes): President Mike Bush on Innovation & Sustainability
106 - Bike Shop Secrets: Can I ride it? Chain Stretch. Cassette Wear. Quick Links. Dropped Helmet, and Carbon Frame & Component Damage.
105 - Cables Are Back! SRAM's Mechanical Transmission: Eagle 90 & Eagle 70 (& other new stuff) - Jimmy Nordloh, SRAM Field Guide
104 - Bike Shop Secrets: Disc Brake Squeal, Internal Routing Issues, Suspension Service (incl. Fork Stanchion Lube), & Pedal Cadence.
103 - Deep Dive: New XTR M9200 Di2 Wireless Groupset with Nick Murdick (Shimano’s MTB Product Manager).
102 - Inside Park Tool: The World's Largest Bicycle Tool Company with Truman Purdy
101 - The Calirado Kid Speaks: Mountain Biking & Creating Relatable Content
100 - Beyond Marketing: Vittoria’s Approach to Mountain Bike Tire Design & Manufacturing (Guest: Ken Avery, SVP Product Development)
099 - Jess The Maker's take on content creation, bikes, trails, & tacos.
098 - A technical look at Norco's mountain bike design approach. (Guests: Norco R&D Engineers - Colin Ryan & Kirk McDowall)
097 - Bike Shop Confessions: How MTB Suspension Experts Really Choose Components
096 - The Art and Science of Mountain Bike Design: Faction Bike Studio's Design Lead (Guest: Julian Richardson)
095 - Bike Shop Secrets: Pro Tips on Carbon Bars, Wax Chain Lube, and Dropper Post Maintenance
094 - Building Better Mountain Bike Communities: SDMB's Approach to Trail Advocacy and Engagement (Guest: Ruth Cañamar, Vice President, SDMB)
093 - Fox vs SRAM RockShox: Electronic Mountain Bike Suspension Systems Compared
092 - SRAM vs Shimano: Comparing Mountain Bike Components with SRAM Field Guide Jimmy Nordloh
091 – From Rigid Bikes to World Champion: Tim March on Ghost-Writing Steve Peat's Autobiography
090 – Faction Bike Studio: The Secret Engineering Firm Behind Your Favorite Mountain Bikes (Guest: Adam Robbins)
089 – Beyond Lumens: How Outbound Lighting Designs Bike Lights for Real Trail Performance (Guest: Tom Place)
088 – Are Electronic Mountain Bike Components Worth The Price?
087 – Gravity Trail Building in Arizona: How the Tonto Gravity Riders are Transforming Mountain Biking at Sunrise Bike Park and Pinal Mountains. (Chris Johnson)
086 – Beer & Bikes: How Tucson Hop Shop Created a Cycling Community Hub (Jessie Jean Mance & Sarita Mendez)
085 – Elevating Arizona's Mountain Biking Scene: TORCA's Mt. Lemmon Trail Building Initiative. (Nick Giovannucci & Matt Hrabko)
084 – Inside the Bike Industry's Big Brands with Former Giant and Specialized Sales Rep. (Carlos Quintero)
083 – Sunrise Park Resort: Arizona's Only Lift-Assisted Bike Park with Builder Colby Landin
082 - The Impact of Female Role Models in Mountain Biking: Conversation with Dr. Jody Bartz
081 – Behind the curtain: DVO Suspension (Ronnie Dillon, DVO Suspension)
080 – How Social Media Transformed Mountain Biking Communities: Dave Slagle's Our MTB Rides Story
079 - Derailleurs are Dead! Short Cranks, Belt Drives, and the Evolution of Mountain Bike Components
078 - Trail Talk: Portal, Big Bear and new trails in Flagstaff & Prescott. (Guest: Justin Dietrich)
077 – Listener stories: crazy wildlife encounters on mountain bike trails.
076 – Why drive when you can ride to the trail? (Randolph Ford, Author of “The Loop – America’s #1 Recreational Trail”)
075 – Consumer direct brands… great bikes cheap, but are you giving up more than you save? (Steve Morganstern, Bicycle Ranch)
074 – The first bump is always free! A conversation with Pivot’s president. (Bryan Mason, President, Pivot Cycles)
073 – SRAM vs Shimano, shoutouts, and stupid bike stuff.
072 - Bonus Episode: The new and significantly redesigned Rocky Mountain Altitude (Sam Elmes, Rocky Mountain)
071 - If you can see better, you can ride better. (Rob Tavakoli, CEO, SportRX)
070 – Bonus Episode: Rocky Mountain’s new Instinct (140mm trail bike) & other cool stuff… (Sam Elmes, Rocky Mountain Bikes)
069 – Nipple management… and other annoying mountain bike stuff. (Part 1)
068 – Old Pueblo MTB doesn’t just talk about riding… they ride, and they ride a lot. (The Travis Williams, Old Pueblo MTB)
067 – Beer & mountain bikes go together better than peanut butter and jelly. (Brian Vance, Catalina Brewing Company)
066 – Live from 24 Hrs in the Old Pueblo (2024)
065 - "Hips Don't Lie" is not just a song by Shakira. Mountain bike fits with Tyler. (Tyler Vandruff, GURU Bikes)
064 – Dane Higgins first (as co-host) episode.
063 – Mike Festerling’s last podcast.
062 – Bike fits & bidets. Both will change your life. This episode is about bike fits. (Frank Kaiser)
061 – Bikes, roads, and other modes. A conversation with “Roundabout Sam”. (Sam Credio, Director of Transportation & Mobility, City of Tucson)
060 - Be Nice. Say Hi. Mountain bike advocacy w/ SDMBA - San Diego Mountain Biking Association (Susie Murphy)
059 - Part 2 of 2 - Dusty's inspiring mental health journey. (Dusty Horton)
058 - Part 1 of 2 - Get to know an O.G. BMX Pro. (Dusty Horton)
057 - Wolfman returns! An exercise physiologist's take on cardiovascular fitness and bike fit. (Andew Wolf)
056 - The development journey of a new EF Education-ONTO Junior Race Team rider. (Brady Hogue)
055 - Hike Texas Canyon? Bike from SE Arizona to Vegas? Promoting the outdoors with Trails Inspire. (Sirena Rana)
054 - Mountain biking is surfing the earth... a tribute to Bike Monk, Craig Randall, R.I.P. (Mark Flint, Jon Shouse, & Steve Roach)
053 - If only our chief of police was an avid cyclist. Oh wait, he is! (Chad Kasmar, Tucson Chief of Police)
052 - Graham Cracker route, 6300 ft descent over 17 miles. Restoring trails on Mount Graham. (Nat Gordon, SDMB)
051 - Ride Tucson… a desert oasis building bike community. (Jesus Frías)
050 - Air awareness is air awareness... from the skate park to the bike park. (Skander Anderson & Grayson Festerling)
049 - Point your knees, twist your hips, & go ride w/ Trail Lovers in Sedona. (Joanna & Phil Yates)
048 - Go ride a bike! Location: Angelfire Bike Park. (Patrick West - Bike Park Manager & Tucker VanOrmer - Gravity Trail Development Manager)
047 - Stoke the fire! A conversation about bike packing with Campfire Cycling (Josh Lipton)
046 - The path to suffering. T-bone’s journey qualifying & training for the ‘23 Leadville 100 MTB. (Brad “T-bone” Knox”)
045 - Pedaling Journeys: Exploring Elite Cycling and European Bike Tours (Marti Shea and Joe Tonon)
044 - Go ride a bike! Location: Mission Beach, CA. (Matt Anderson)
043 - Design & fabricate your own frame! (Dave Bohm, Bohemian Bikes & framebuildingschool.com)
042 - Ole’! Ventana Mountain Bikes USA (Sherwood Gibson)
041 - The first person you lead is you. (Troy Jacobson, Spinervals & The Jacobson Leadership Academy)
040 - Carbon frame broke? No problem, these guys can fix it. (Mike Piccini and Paul Thomas)
039 – There are no benchwarmers on the Vail (AZ) School Mountain Bike Team. (Scott Wraith w/ Shelby & Riley)
038 - Providing transformative experiences. The Arizona Trail. ~800 miles from Mexico to Utah. (Matt Nelson)
037 - This episode will self-destruct in 10 seconds. The Phantom Abides. (Wil Bisel)
036 - Peanut butter & jealousy! You’d be a better cyclist, if you’d started on a BMX. (Andy Erickson, Tucson BMX)
035 - Check yourself before you wreck yourself. (Josh & Mike)
034 - Stop making it weird dad! A father, a son, & mountain bike shenanigans. (Aaron & James Cavazos)
033 - It's time to meet the Guru! (Dane Higgins, Guru Bikes & Guru Suspension)
032 - Lululemon is not yoga… balancing family, work, & mountain biking w/ Stoke Podcast (Quinn Travis, Stoke Podcast)
031 - Family bike shops are about fresh bread and all bikes, even recumbents! (Brian Newbrey, Ajo Bikes)
030 - Believe it or not, Wisconsin’s got a great bike scene (Eric Ebenboch)
029 - GRO Girl GRO empowers & enables 4th-8th grade girls thru bikes and more! (Jody Bartz)
028 - Can SCUBA training & martial arts better prepare you for mountain bike crashes? (Dan MacInnis)
027 - Turns out, your body matters on a bike. (Andrew Wolf)
026 - Cowboys ride mountain bikes and build trails too! (Neil Stitzer)
025 - Wait! Trails have personalities? You bet they do. (Mark Flint)
024 - The Dogfather of Premises, probably the best indoor freestyle park in the U.S. (Ian Abbott)
023 - Shhh! Don’t tell! Tucson is a hidden gem for gravity riding. (Tara Alcantara, Home Grown MTB)
022 - Meet Buzz, Arizona State Champ and survivor of a mid-ride bull attack. (Shaughn Nelson)
021 - Bubbles' mantra is to always ride at the “speed of fun”! (Ben Chandler)
020 - Dr. Check-Eye has more passion for mountain biking and mountain bike advocacy than anyone we know! (Mike Mucker)
019 - Meet McLovin! He started racing downhill on a Huffy! (Derek Regan)
018 - Twas the Night Before the Bike Ride. (Announcement)
017 - Ride guide at Roam Fest Sedona, a women’s mountain bike festival. (Virginia Kuhn)
016 - Noid, Cycling PM for Team Semper Fi & Transition Bikes Giddyup Rider (Ryan Beamish)
015 - Papa Crumpet explains the awesomeness of British trail centers. (Craig Boydell)
014 - Pickle juice! Pickle juice! Pickle juice! Laid back & nostalgic bike lore with Masa. (Justin Bailes)
013 - A chat about Epic Ride’s “24 Hrs In the Old Pueblo” with Cheetah. (Eric Ebenboch)
012 - Genuine BMX reminds us that it's all about the kids. (Saul & Samuel Moreno)
011 - Ladies night on the M.C.P. & these ladies are faster than you! (Lacey Anderson & Ashley Wright)
010 - Travel through Mexico, on a public bus, for a bike contest? (Chris Miracle)
009 - True confessions of two new mountain bikers! (Dan Macinnis)
008 - The infinite two wheeled wisdom of Uncle Dick. (Richey & Chad Hoopes)
007 - The shame of touring through Portugal on E-bikes. (Matt & Chantal Sweger)
006 - He won't leave home unless his clothes match his bike! (Charles McVicker)
005 - Why do you jive turkeys disrespect Trek bikes? (Chad Hoopes)
004 - Who wants a $9k Swiss bike for $5k? (Brett Muxen & Jeremy Bonhe)
003 - Riding with a bluetooth speaker... jerk move or party on the trail?
002 - The best mountain bike rides end in the ER! (Dan Macinnis)
001 - Everything in the desert wants to kill you!