Raymond George loves to bike. His videos demonstrate a fluid style and he is known for his sweat investment in building jumps all around the Santa Cruz area in California. He has been in biking competitions such as Andrew Taylor's Showdown and

Episode 31 - Raymond George on Building the Perfect Jump, Thinking Less to Ride Better, and on Winging It

Nov 18th, 2016 28m 52s

Episode 30 - Mike Brcic on Mountain Biking, Social Change, and How Fat Biking in Greenland is Kind Of Like Starting a Company (Rebroadcast)

Nov 4th, 2016 35m 50s

Mike Brcic has a thousand jobs: he writes for the Huffington Post about social entrepreneurship, runs courses for and mentors entrepreneurs who want to enter the social space, he founded Sacred Rides - the first mountain bike tour company, and

Episode 29 - Nathalie Lagerfeld on gangsters, gambling, and indoor track cycling

Oct 28th, 2016 31m 56s

Did you know that track cycling was once the favorite sport of Al Capone and that the top athlete had the same contract as Babe Ruth? Neither did I until I read a recent Atlas Obscura article by Nathalie Lagerfeld, America's Short, Violent Love

Episode 28 - Kevin Walsh Part 2

Oct 21st, 2016 30m 58s

In part 2 we venture a little further afield talking about Kevin's other company Superbig Creative, about his punk rock influences and losing to Greg Graffin playing chess backstage at Bad Religion concerts, and how his company approaches spons

Episode 27 - Kevin Walsh Part 1

Oct 21st, 2016 28m 40s

I sat down with Kevin Walsh during "Stormpocalypse" and we went all over the map in our conversation. We talked about how and why he tried to craft the image of his company, how to compete as a small fish in a big ocean of bike companies, and w

Episode 26 - Caitlyn Vestal

Oct 14th, 2016 36m 43s

Caitlyn Vestal has a full time professional job while also maintaining a professional cyclocross racer training and racing schedule. On this episode, we talk about her schedule and how she organizes her time to be able to balance these two aspe

Episode 25 - Ian Andersen

Oct 7th, 2016 33m 33s

Ian Andersen is riding from Alaska to Argentina to raise money for the United Spinal Association, a group that helps people who have recently suffered from spinal cord injury. On the episode, we talk about his trip so far (we met up in Vancouve

Episode 24 - Sonya Looney

Sep 30th, 2016 41m 15s

Sonya Looney is an inspirational rider who writes and speaks about empowerment, overcoming fear, and pushing to new boundaries. She's also a 24-hour mountain bike endurance race champion, has won races all over the world, and has managed to cre

Episode 23 - 2016 UCI World Cup Season Recap

Sep 23rd, 2016 37m 21s

NSP regular Clément, professional downhill racer Eliot, and I talk about Rachel Atherton's unbelievable season, Danny Hart's ascendance, the people who have moved up in the ranks, and people you might have missed this season. We also talk about

Episode 22 - Emilie Siegenthaler part 2

Sep 16th, 2016 24m 35s

Emilie Siegenthaler on the mental focus while riding, the Pivot Racing team, and the time when Brendan Fairclough got chased around the block by goons in South Africa

Episode 21 - Emily Siegenthaler part 1

Sep 16th, 2016 31m 2s

I talk this week with Swiss National Champion and 5th place overall world cup finisher Emilie Siegenthaler. We talk about how she is recuperating from a recent ACL/meniscus injury, about why this season was still the best she's had, and how she

Episode 20 - Aaron Stinner

Sep 2nd, 2016 23m 28s

I talk to Aaron Stinner of Stinner Frameworks about the things that convinced him to start his company, about running an environmentally conscientious handmade bike brand, about the death of American manufacturing, and how much he thinks being

Episode 19 - Henning Willig

Aug 26th, 2016 31m 44s

Henning talks about how he got working in the industry, and why YT is taking over the world of mountain biking by being a company that is informal and relaxed. We also talk about predictions for the end of the world cup season, who will be winn

Episode 18 - The New Rider Pod (NSP Short)

Aug 19th, 2016 21m 27s

I talk to my friend Miriam about starting to mountain bike, what were the pitfalls, the biggest surprises, and the biggest barriers to entry for her. She picked up mountain biking about 4 months ago and now rides more than almost anyone I know.

Episode 17 - Vernon Felton Pt. 2

Aug 12th, 2016 22m 17s

Vernon and I talk about how he got his job in the bike industry after coming from politics, what he doesn't like about new standards in the bike industry and how he tries to balance that with his job of writing about new tech.

Episode 16 - Vernon Felton Pt. 1

Aug 12th, 2016 30m 46s

I got in touch with Vernon to talk about the Human Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act that is currently in congress and was put forth by the Sustainable Trails Coalition. Vernon has done a lot of reporting about Wilderness areas and how it

Episode 15 - Adam Leddin

Aug 4th, 2016 34m 19s

I talk to Adam Leddin, the creator of CycleEXIF.com, a celebration of the beauty of the bicycle, from custom frames to well-worn cargo bikes. We talk about Adam's introduction to riding, what is aesthetically beautiful about the bicycle, why he

Episode 14 - Danielle Baker

Jul 29th, 2016 34m 35s

I talk to Danielle Baker, a writer for Pinkbike and Freehub Magazine, as well as the director of rider relations for the BC Bike Race. This was a really cool conversation that ranges from how Danielle made it into the bike industry to internet

Episode 13 - Darren Berrecloth and US DH Nationals Recap

Jul 22nd, 2016 31m 49s

I talk to legendary freerider Darren "Bearclaw" Berrecloth about the changes to the Red Bull Rampage for this year as well as about riding Canyon Bikes and about spending 24 hours in a strip club. Then Phil Kmetz comes on to talk about last wee

Episode 12 - Claire Buchar

Jul 15th, 2016 41m 35s

This week I talk with Claire Buchar who is a real multitasker. She spent 12 years as a privateer and held all kinds of jobs like coaching, working in a bike shop, and even construction. She now continues to race, manages a team Kovarik Racing,

Episode 11 - Tara Llanes

Jul 8th, 2016 41m 6s

Tara Llanes is an inspirational part of the mountain bike community. She is paraplegic after a crash during a race in 2007. She now runs Tara Llanes Industries (tarallanesindustries.com), importing and distributing adaptive cycles for the diffe

Episode 10 - James Wilson

Jun 24th, 2016 38m 57s

An interview with James Wilson, a mountain bike-focused strength training coach who has created all kinds of programs to get riders to improve their riding using the latest information about fitness and training. James and I talk about whether

Episode 9 - Young Guns (World Cup Update)

Jun 17th, 2016 34m 25s

A look back at the Fort William and Leogang downhill world cup races. We talk about Rachel Atherton's dominance, the men's field including Greg Minaar and Danny Hart, who is coming up this season, and who we expect to do well in the coming week

Episode 8 - Phil Kmetz

Jun 10th, 2016 35m 35s

Great interview with a super cool rider, Phil Kmetz, who is a business student, a professional downhill rider, and also a youtuber who makes fantastic how-to videos for mountain bikers. I love seeing how people can find different avenues for ad