Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast


Latest Episodes

How to be a Bike Frame Builder, with Nate Zukas
July 11, 2023

Nate Zukas is a bike frame builder living in Augusta, GA. He's been building bikes since 2011 and works in steel, titanium, and aluminum. How'd you get started as a frame builder? Is it unusual for a frame builder to work in both steel and alu

Lachlan Morton Talks Unbound Finish, Kokopelli's FKT, and Biking Without Brakes
June 20, 2023

Lachlan Morton is a professional cyclist and mountain biker from Australia, currently riding for UCI WorldTeam EF EducationEasyPost. He's notched podium finishes at the Leadville 100, rode the Fastest Known Time for Kokopelli's Trail in 2020, a

Your MTB Braking Questions Answered, Using Data from Brake Ace
June 06, 2023

We're re-sharing one of our favorite episodes from 2022, so be sure to listen in case you missed it! Check back next week for more another fresh episode.Dr. Matt Miller is the inventor and founder of Brake Ace, a sensor that collects data about your

How Carbon Fiber Rims Work, and What Makes FusionFiber Different
May 30, 2023

Travis Tomczak is the Global Marketing Director at Forge + Bond. The company manufactures bike wheels and accessories using a lightweight material known as FusionFiber. How does carbon fiber rim manufacturing generally work? What are some of the chall

How RockShox Tests and Develops Suspension, and Why Service Intervals Matter
May 23, 2023

Chris Mandell is the North American Public Relations Manager for SRAM where he's worked for the past 8 years. He currently lives and rides in Bellingham, Washington. Is mountain biking suspension harder to design than say suspension for cars or mot

How the Mid Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts Get Things Done
May 16, 2023

Ernie Rodriguez is the president of MORE, the Mid Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts. MORE has been around since 1992 and the group maintains and advocates for trails in Maryland, Virginia, and the Washington, DC area. Why and how did MORE get its start? Did

Bikepacking 20,000 Miles from Alaska to Tierra del Fugo... Barefoot
May 09, 2023

We're re-sharing one of our favorite episodes from 2022, so be sure to listen in case you missed it! Check back next week for more another fresh episode.In 2006 Goat and two friends set out to ride mountain bikes from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, the

MTB Pioneer Wende Cragg on the Early Days of Trail Riding
May 02, 2023

We're re-sharing one of our favorite episodes from 2022, so be sure to listen in case you missed it! Check back soon for more fresh episodes.Wende Cragg has been a part of mountain biking since the beginning of the sport in California in the 1970s, r

Seth of Backyard Trail Builds Creates Jaw Dropping Ramps, Skinnies, and Bridges
April 25, 2023

We're re-sharing one of our favorite episodes from 2022, so be sure to listen in case you missed it! Check back soon for more fresh episodes.Seth Gebel is a mountain biker and trail builder living in Missouri. His popular YouTube channel, Backyard Tr

How to Dial in MTB Suspension from Sag to Rebound for Every Trail
April 18, 2023

Sam Anderson is the Brand Manager for Cane Creek Cycling Components based in Fletcher, NC just outside Pisgah National Forest. Cane Creek designs and markets their own line of shocks and suspension forks and assembles many items by hand at their factory i