This week I’m joined by one of the UK’s top riders, Matt Simmonds. Matt has had a long career in DH, including a 2nd place in Meribel in 2014. He’s taken on a season of Enduro World Series, and is now back in DH riding on the super interesting Cannondale Twin-Shock test project. Join us for a chat to find out more about Matt, his career so far, and a bit more about that awesome Cannondale project.

To follow Matt on instagram, you’ll find him @mattsimmondsdh. The suspension set up service that Matt mentioned can be found at j-techsupension.co.uk.

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