Innes Graham was one of the fastest young mountain bike racers on the downhill circuit, who left the scene after suffering a horrible crash at the Lenzerheide world cup in 2016. Leaving behind the buzz and adrenalin of racing left Innes with a gap in his life, which he found hard to fill. This lead to struggles with his mental health. We sat down to find out about his rise through the sport, the impact that crash had on his life and how he’s rebuilt himself by reconnecting with mountain biking. Albeit, in a slightly different guise. I'd like to thank Innes for being open and honest about how leaving racing impacted him. This is an area that we don’t hear much about, but which is a big issue across many competitive sports. So sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Innes Graham.

You can follow Innes via his various Instagram accounts @innesgrahambike, @innesgrahamphoto and @ilgfoto. If you'd like your fix of drum & bass, Innes has recently uploaded a mix here.

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Supporting Partners

earSHOTS

EarSHOTS are an action sports headphone company who are dedicated to unlocking human potential through sound. Their bluetooth headphones use an innovative proprietary magnetic ear clip design. This unique design can withstand the sharp shocks, speed and functional movements of action sports.

To be in with a chance to win your own pair, head to downtimepodcast.com/earshots and enter your details now. You've got until midnight on 13th July to enter.

I have had a set of earSHOTS for about 6 months now and I’ve been really impressed. I’ve tried them with a couple of different helmets, over a mixture of terrain including some pretty rough rocky stuff and they really do stay in place.

So if you’re looking for a set of headphones so you can smash out some podcasts while you’re riding, or for some banging tunes to keep you motivated while training, earSHOTS have got you covered. You can find out more over at earshots.com.

Nukeproof

Nukeproof's first eBike, the Megawatt is available now. The bike is getting rave reviews, with Seb Stott saying that they've smashed it out of the park.

It’s based on their race winning Mega v4 but designed as an eBike around Shimano’s EP8 motor from the get go. It’s a mullet that sports 170mm travel front and rear. They’ve made some smart decisions when designing the kinematic of the bike, optimising the anti-squat to create a bike that descends like a downhill bike, but, with the motor onboard, can still climb like an escalator. The bike is supple off the top whilst remaining progressive and supportive through the rest of the travel.They’ve also managed to fit in a 500ml bottle, or 620ml with the supplied adaptor mount and an accessory mount on the top tube too. To find out more, head to nukeproof.com.

Downtime EP

Something brand new is coming. If, like me, you love the details and can’t get enough of this awesome sport, then Downtime EP is for you. Over the last few months, I’ve been working with an amazing group of people on this exciting new project and we’d love you to be part of it. To get involved and be amongst the first people on the planet to find out what we’re up to, head over to downtimepodcast.com/ep and leave your name and email address. We’ll be in touch really soon to tell you more.

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My 2021 Spring/Summer merch is here, including our first ever recycled t-shirts. If you want to support the podcast, and represent, then my webstore is the place to head. All products are 100% organic, shipped without plastics, and made with a supply chain that's using renewable energy. So check it out now over at downtimepodcast.com/shop.

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