This week I’m joined by Adam Brayton and Danny Hart. If you’ve seen any of Adam’s Vlogs this year, you’ll know that Adam and Danny have been spending a lot of time riding, training and hanging out together, so I thought it would be fun to get them together for a chat. We find out more about Danny’s move to Cube and Adam’s Provateer programme. Hear how both their 2021 seasons went and what it takes to get a World Cup podium these days. As well as chatting about some of their slightly competitive on the bike training. This episode is a bit different from the norm and it was a lot of fun having these two guys together. So sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Adam Brayton and Danny Hart.

You can find Adam's VLog here. Danny's YouTube channel is here.

You can follow Adam on Instagram @adbrayton and Danny @dannyhart1.

Supporting Partners

earSHOTS

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Canyon

Canyon have just launched a full family of their 150mm big hitting Torque. It is now available in 27.5, 29 or Mullet setup, and you have a choice of an aluminium or carbon or frame. Canyon put themselves in the shoes of riders who are heading to Whistler or Queenstown for a season and need one bike to smash out bike park laps, ride gnarly off piste trails, but also enable them to pedal out into the backcountry without it feeling like a tank when the trail points uphill. And you can fit a bottle cage on it too!!

As a Downtime listener, with the promo code ALL-FEATURES-UNLOCKED-21 you’ll get a free bike guard to Torque AL and CF orders. Head over to canyon.com now and check them out.

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This voucher code is valid online between 6 December 2021, 00:01 CET and 10 January 2022, 23:59 CET. The code applies a free Bike Guard to all Torque CF and AL orders. It cannot be redeemed in conjunction with any other discount code and excludes Factory Outlet bikes and framesets. The code cannot be applied retroactively and is available only to products available at the time of purchase. Cannot be redeemed for cash and resale is prohibited. The code can only be used once per customer. Canyon reserve the right to terminate or change the terms of the promotion at any time.

Podcast Stuff

Downtime EP

Downtime EP issue 1 is now available at downtimepodcast.com/ep. EP takes inspiration from the guests and topics of the podcast, expands on them, and takes them into a stunning print-only format. EP is the perfect companion for some quiet time away from the distractions of modern life. Beautiful to have and hold, and a timeless piece of mountain bike history.

Just head over to downtimepodcast.com/ep and you’ll be able to save yourself £5 off of the cover price with an annual subscription for just £20 plus postage.

Merch

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,