Discussions, interviews, news, and anything related to Cross Country mountain biking. XCO, XCC, local races, UCI World Cups, fat biking, even cyclocross, it’s all fair game.
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Ep. 29 - Olympics Usually Suck...Nat. Champs in Alabama? Steel XC bikes?
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A nice tidy episode, including several interesting things about the upcoming Olympic mtb races, expensive brake pads, old bmx bikes, GCN paid subscriptions, mobile data centers for bike racing?Oleh John V
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Ep. 28 - A long one! Lots of cool product news, several NOTS, and PFP is a goner officially.
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Man, lots and lots have happened since the last episode. Sram updates, a "future of xc" type bike from Viral, Stan's wheels have fallen, mud tires, and 3D printed stuff for your body...and some tidbits and a short racing update. Worth a listen!Oleh John V
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Ep. 27 - King hubs no longer Kings? Shimano Electronic Brakes? Dean, Valves, ti cranks? PanAm Champs...
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Tons of little gear news I find interesting, including EEWings finishes, chain guides, Stans with new tweaks, some old school news from Dean and Brodie, Shimano patents go crazy, and tons more...Oleh John V
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Ep. 26 - MASSIVE xc product blast, new tires galore, crazy chainrings, and the US is back!!!
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What can be said, the U.S. riders absolutely killed it in Brazil. 4 women in the top 10? Winning the mens elite? dominating U23? Really? Amazing work, and it happens again tomorrow in Brazil. And there are so many new tires announced for XC racing, and Time pedals, and Fox's crazy arch, and insanely high tech chainrings, what can I say. This is a b…
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Ep. 25 - Epic 8, US XC racing confusion, BATTERIES!, Cape Epic kinda boring...
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Got a long one for you here, first we talk Thomus bikes in the USA, then lots of geat stuff including how all XC race bikes look the same, Trek chopping skus, serious battery charging from Trek and Sram, the new Epic 8 might be my perfect XC bike, Flight Attendant rules, bigger rotors, the extremely confusing US Pro series, and USAC Mountain Bike S…
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Ep. 24 - GT bikes back in XC? Grotts is back? Shimano/Fox going down, Time XC Pedals!
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Exciting racing pre-World Cup, Spain, Puerto Rico, and the US riders are doing fantastic. We go over some industry news, not all doom and gloom. Cape Epic talk is starting to ramp up. Enough to keep you occupied I think...and another update on the YouTube channel progress.Oleh John V
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EP. 23 - Race Season Starts Now! Is Peter Sagan already done? TRP Drivetrain...and way more
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Lots more actually, XCM schedule released, the new NORBA XC races in the USA, Zipp and Hayes wheels on the move, TRP drivetrain the new hot ticket? Imagine never having to bed your new disc brakes in, or bleed your brakes? Let a robot do it! Zwift on Vision Pro makes me SICK, literally...Oleh John V
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Ep. 22 - I have HATE in my heart, Don Myrah?, $150K race?
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One new mtb trend I absolutely hate with a passion, revealed. And, XC racers killing it at the CX champs, Mechanical drivetrain on the comeback? And much, much more. Plus a special announcement at the end on Short Travel's future plans.Oleh John V
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Ep. 21 - Luca Rules!, my 3 favorite bike purchases of 23, zwift? other options?
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Well, 2024 is off and running. We start with a ramble about ditching Zwift for some othe platforms, MyWoosh being free, was considered, but is it worth a switch? Luca Swarzpower reups with Canyon, a killer carbon chainring worth considering, the Canyon Lux is finally in stock, and some CX talk.Oleh John V
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Ep. 20 - GCN+ Goodbye...Pidcock rules, free bikes, did I mention GCN+ dying sucks?
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GCN+ Goodbye...Pidcock rules, free bikes, did I mention GCN+ dying sucks?Oleh John V
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Ep. 19 – Nino everywhere, VDP/WVA/PID losing steam?, Canyon is killing it, 3 wheel sizes?
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That's right, Nino Shurter seems to be the topic of many videos as of late, and can these multi-discipline racers really do it all? Seems maybe not. Ditching AXS for mechanical shifting, Canyon increasing sales when everyone else seems to be shrinking, crazy wheel sizes at the Olympics, and a bunch more.…
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Ep. 18 - PFP is fat? Horrible races, MBA Magazine a bust?
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PFP is back racing it seems, and a race report of a fat bike competition gone all wrong. Mountain Bike Action magazine has abandonded XC entirely, 1991 memories, and stop with the gift lists!Oleh John V
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Ep. 17 - Iceman Ruled, Brandau? Remember her? Silca on my radar.
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XC Eliminator racing? Is that still a thing? Are the Black Friday deals worth it? Elite racer Elisabeth Brandau from Germany, what happened to her? Dangerholm has jumped the shark, Silca is cool, all kinds of random stuff...and a quick summary of a great race weekend up in Michigan.Oleh John V
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Ep. 16 - Bike Industry Doomed!, Blevins + Greece, Holmgren hot, studs for the win!
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Another round of doom and gloom for the bike industry is upon us it seems. Who else is going down the toilet? And what can be done to a bike if a race is going to be muddy? Sram Transmission wheel changes, the World Cup Schedule is weird, old racing stuff is odd, and all kinds of good XC info in this one.…
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Ep. 15 - Mtb HOF, Wiggle/CRC bankrupt, Pidcock in 25th?
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Random XC goodness this week. Ingrid components out of Italy, Supercaliber nonsense? Iceman disaster story, Puck still killing it, Little Sugar 100K, Jose Ulloa gone for 18 mos...and more.Oleh John V
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Ep. 14 - Mont St.Anne a wrap. PUCK!!! Talkin’ crap about Trek, Mud Fests.
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Lots of racing talk this time. Mont St. Anne is a wrap, great racing. Luca Schwarzpower's test bike is probably the real thing, even some mention of, gulp, Tyler Hamilton...most definitely NOT a XC racer.Oleh John V
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Ep. 13 - Snowshoe was awesome! Bike checks suck, Nino #9, and more
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Did Rebecca Henderson really graduate from Harvard? Is GCN lying? Cannondale has cool new paint, but I had that same paint 30 years ago, Puck rules, Joland is gonna rule, and more Snowshoe chats.Oleh John V
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Ep. 12 - 2001 full of dopers? Flat bar gravel bikes for XC? Mavic are back...
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Are XC racers getting older and older? Apple sponsoring a bike team, using flat bar gravel bikes for xc racing...Olympic test event come and gone, Snowshoe is here, can the U.S. riders hit the top steps? and all kinds of other XC related news.Oleh John V
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Ep.11 - Mech shifters making a comeback? Baywatch XC? Iceman Cometh again, and way more.
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The final fate of the world champ's course revealed, and yes even Baywatch got into the mtb scene in 1993, 3 hour World Cup races, Keegan Swenson doesn't win every race after all, the Olympic test event is upon us and some killer mechanical shifters that might make me ditch my AXS...Oleh John V
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Ep. 10 - Les Gets USA Mania, Mona Mona Mona, Yeti C-26/Tomac...
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Great weekend of racing in France, even without full participation from PFP, Neff, Nino and a few others. The US ladies kicked butt, Koretzky absolutely killed it, and some talk about a killer new video posted about Tomac and Zapata Espinoza, and the history of the Yeti C-26.Oleh John V
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Ep. 09 - Olympic Test Event details, Luca is the man!, Redbull show, meh, Radios in XC Racing? and more...
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Lots of racing stuff this week, specifics about the Olympic test even in Paris coming in 2 weeks, RedBull Beyone the Line episode 2 is out, Sam Gaze had to bail from the Vuelta after 1 week, OKK Huttwil was pretty good, Kate Courtney looked great, Gear talk about stupid products, and some 1991 World Champs info that was pretty amazing.…
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Ep. 08 - Mona for the win! Nino going down, helmet weirdness, 2016 bike was ahead of it’s time...and more.
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World Cup brief discussion, and realization that the men and womens top 4 or 5 positions are SO close, that anyone could win the overall for real, not just hyperbole. Did you realize most downhill pros ride ebikes the majority of the time when not racing? Really? Hmm...and the early 90's World Cups were pretty cool for various reasons...let's discu…
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Ep. 07 - MvDP talk, pre-World Cup thoughts, Baggies vs Lycra? Racing in extreme heat, 750B Gravel Wheels? NO!
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The World Cup resumes this week, so some pre-race talk, is MVDP racing or not? Annika Langdvad back at the top, Avancini retires, Keegan Swenson is HOT, Berd spokes are cool and much more.Oleh John V
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Ep. 06 - New Improved! Testing your own stuff, tons of race news, UCI rankings, Hot and Not So Hot, and much gear talk.
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Breaking the cast up into multiple easy-to-digest segments: 1. Interesting Tidbits - pre-riding a course and trying new tire and shock pressures. 2. Racing News & Wives - Busy, busy weeks ahead for racing, talk about current UCI and World Cup Rankings, US racing talk, and Pan Am Games coming to US in 2024? 3. Hot and Not So Hot - Brief discussion o…
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Ep. 05 - 5th Place at recent XCC U.S. Nationals, WI native, Casey Hildebrandt interview. XC, Cross, does it all!
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Recent 5th place, first non-Colorado racer at the US Nationals Short Track, constant top finisher of the big 3 midwest races, Ore2Shore, Chequamegon, Iceman Cometh, and more. Also very dedicated to Cross racing, and spent some time in Europe this past CX Season, and is a high-school teacher on top of it all. Highlight video clips of this interview …
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Ep. 04 - Canada Rocks! Supercaliber finally released, World Champ talk, Lemond Movie and more
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Team Canada is having a fantastic World Champs and kudos to all involved. Trek finally releases Gen 2 of the Supercaliber, and I question a few choices. Also discuss the XCC controversy with Tom Pidcock, and some interesting events at the Champs that I didn't realize existed. Check it out!Oleh John V
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Ep. 03 - Marathon Worlds, Blevins, Local Race Report, Race Fees
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The Marathon Worlds are done and dusted. XCO racers win the rainbow stripes. Does the U.S. have no male Elite XC racers for real? A mudfest of a local race, and man it's not cheap to race anymore. Shout out to Weck Auto Group (www.wagdealer.com).Oleh John V
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Ep. 02 - MTB hall of fame, ’24 new products, Eagle AXS still viable?
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On tap for this one is the rarely discussed MTB Hall of Fame and it's upcoming induction livestream, New '24 products such as SID forks, and the almost ready for primetime Trek Supercaliber Gen 2. Also debuting a segment called Late to The Party where the Sram Eagle AXS system is dissected a bit, more World Champs talk, and a few other random rambl…
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Ep. 01 - The Short Travel Magazine XC MTB Podcast
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The very first podcast dedicated to cross country (XC) mountain biking. Races, equipment, interviews, world cups, US races, riders, you name it. It's for the XC MTB Enthusiast.Oleh ShortTravelMagazine.com
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