We sat down with Arno Galmarini for a deep dive into the simple strategies that every rider can implement to avoid injuries and to add longevity to their riding!With this one, we complete our project to create something positive and useful

Ep 79 – Dave Tschumi: Vast Trails

Jun 5th, 2024 1h 10m

We sat down with Dave Tschumi, co-owner and "Director of Figures" at Vast Trails!We get a behind the scenes look into the business of building trails, the different roles and skillsets in successful digging teams, collaboration, the quality

Ep 78 – Dave Spielmann: Recovering & Coming Back From Injury

May 8th, 2024 1h 7m

We sat down with Dave Spielmann for a deep dive into helping Bryson on his path back from a double fib fracture, by laying out our own experiences with coming back from injuries, the general principles and protocols as well as the many pitfalls

Ep 77 – Samuel Sommerhalder: Freeride Bike Academy

Apr 10th, 2024 39m 23s

Pascal sat down with Samuel Sommerhalder for a chat about our takeaways from the Swiss Cycling Guide courses, his Freeride Bike Academy in Andermatt and Aarau, his life as an online marketing specialist with the Digital Creators and how all tho

Ep 76 – Marco Giarrana: FAIR Bicycle

Mar 20th, 2024 1h 15m

We sat down with Marco Giarrana for a deep dive into his company, FAIR Bicycle. With FAIR, Marco and his business partner Valentin are trying to rewrite the script of what product design and manufacturing means and it was interesting to hear Ma

Ep 75 – Michelle Neuner: Miss Miniflip!

Mar 6th, 2024 47m 23s

We sat down for a chat with Michelle Neuner after Chris Räber dropped her name into the hat as one to watch the other day and to hear her story with the bikes so far. And oh boy, what a story it is! Michelle left us impressed with her energy an

Ep 74 – Live at Biroma: Felix Lüttin of 612 Parts!

Feb 21st, 2024 36m 39s

We hosted Felix Lüttin of 612 Parts for an in-person demo of the recently introduced 612 "Die Pedale", his cyber truck brakes and more of his creations, followed by our very first live recording and Q&A at Biroma in Zurich!Felix is a repeat

Ep 73 – “Swiss” Chris Räber: Those Whips Don’t Lie!

Feb 7th, 2024 44m 42s

We got to catch up with "Swiss" Chris Räber about old dogs and new tricks! If you have been following his socials like us, you will also have noted a surprising increase in clips posted to his Instagram and one thing is certain: those whips don

Ep 72 – Andre “Jurasick” Trummer: Trailforks Ambassador Switzerland

Jan 24th, 2024 57m 56s

We sat down with the Trailforks Ambassador for Switzerland, Andre Trummer, or, as he is known on the platform and on Pinkbike: Jurasick. Crowdsourcing and communities stand at the core of Trailforks and Andre gives us a great overview of the ma

Ep 71 – The Best Ride Of The Year!

Jan 10th, 2024 13m 14s

Happy new year and welcome to a special episode of the Skids & Giggles Podcast! Our main resolution for 2024 is to connect with our community in new ways and to try and build a bridge between the virtual of the podcast and the real life experie

Ep 70 – Anna Newkirk: Turning The Tables!

Dec 20th, 2023 47m 20s

We sat down to catch up with Anna Newkirk but she was having none of it. Instead of giving us the run down of the season that was with Beyond Racing or laying out her plans for 2024, she decided to turn the tables on us and to ask the questions

Ep 69 – Christian Evers: BIXS Brand Manager

Dec 6th, 2023 58m 30s

We sat down with Chris Evers, one of the brand managers working for the Swiss bike brand BIXS. It turns out that amongst many other things that have to get done in that role, a brand manager is also involved in deciding who to sponsor and which

Ep 68 – Martin “Shaperjack” Stänz: Trail Builder

Nov 22nd, 2023 1h 11m

Pascal sat down with Martin Shaperjack Stänz to continue our discussions around trail building and to find out where all the double black diamond tech trails are. Martin is a full-time builder and shaper in Davos, looking after the trails on Pa

Ep 67 – Helena Hlasova: RideRawr!

Nov 1st, 2023 1h 7m

Pascal sat down for a chat with Helena Hlasova to talk about RideRawr and how they are rewriting the rules of what it means to be a cyclist - particularly for women! We get to hear about community-designed female-specific cycling bibs, more inc

Ep 66 – Louis Eisenhut: Thoughts Under The Helmet

Oct 18th, 2023 1h 14m

We sat down with Louis Eisenhut and we are stoked to be sharing this episode with you! Most people know Louis as a creator on Instagram, Youtube and TikTok, and of course, we do get to hear about how he got started, what motivates him to contin

Ep 65 – Chris Visscher: The Return of the Grizzly

Oct 4th, 2023 56m 6s

We sat back down with the “Flying Grizzly” Chris Visscher, currently the head shaper at Bikepark Lenzerheide, freerider, enduro racer, massive sender, one of the wildest whips in the game, an all-around good guy and friend of the podcast! We ta

Ep 64 – Grischa Trail Ride with Trail Tracker Darren Mace

Sep 13th, 2023 30m 59s

Trail Tracker Darren Mace and Pascal sat down to catch-up after a memorable "vintage" of the Grischa Trail Ride. Both Darren and Pascal completed the last two editions of the event with their teams back-to-back and it was a good time to compare

Ep 63 – Skigglers Gone Racing: 24 Stundenrennen Schötz

Aug 30th, 2023 1h 4m

A formidable team consisting of former guest Esteban "Yeti" Zimmermann, Othmar, Bryson and Pascal signed up for the 24 hour race in Schötz and we sat down to debrief shortly after this very unique experience. Naturally, we first had to answer t

Ep 62 – Micha Rudolph: A Trail Builder’s Dream Bike

Aug 9th, 2023 42m 42s

We sat down with Micha Rudolph to talk about his Trail Building Commuter, a project bike that recently won the Leaf Cycles Klunker Custom Challenge. As the forebears of modern day mountain bikes, Klunkers hold a special place in history and add

Ep 61 – Luke Fitzpatrick: Lenzerheide Privateers Lounge & The Future Of Downhill

Jul 12th, 2023 58m 32s

We sat down with Luke Fitzpatrick to talk about the Privateer Lounge hosted by his Epic Bikeshop at the recent UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Lenzerheide. With a big change in the racing schedules and format for the 2023 season - certainly for

Ep 60 – Skigglers Gone Racing: Swiss Enduro Series Leukerbad!

Jun 28th, 2023 57m 9s

Former guest Jan Favre, Bryson and Pascal signed up for the hardtail category of the first round of the Swiss Enduro Series in Leukerbad and we relive the experience through a three-piece recording contained in one single episode. In the first

Ep 59 – Trans Madeira Debrief: Tips & Tricks For Multi-Day Adventures

Jun 14th, 2023 51m 15s

After leaving some unfinished business on the island last year, Pascal returned to finish Trans Madeira in 2023 and of course we sat down to debrief after the race, to find out how it went and what it really was like to do it on the hardtail! M

Ep 58 – Nic Walser: Coaching The World’s Fastest Racers

May 31st, 2023 1h 6m

We sat down with Nic Walser to talk about his journey to become a coach to some of the world's fastest mountain bike racers. After working towards a professional downhill racing career himself, Nic started coaching friends during his sport scie

Ep 57 – Can ChatGPT Chat MTB?

May 10th, 2023 36m 47s

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) are so hot right now, so we sat down to find out what the big fuss is all about and what it really means for our little world of mountain biking. Consider this a piece of performance

Ep 56 – Ysaline Van Kampen: Getting Into Enduro

Apr 19th, 2023 57m 57s

We sat down with Ysaline Van Kampen to talk about getting into Enduro, bike racing and her own path into the sport. Having grown up as a ski racer in a ski town, Ysaline found the love for the mountain bike on her home trails in the Chablais re