The Pinkbike Podcast

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• Peak Bike Season Is Here: Chatting About World Cup Racing, New Product Launches, & Listener Questions 28.05.2026 1時間 11分

  Our picks for the Loudenvielle DH World Cup, a round of show & tell, plus some more reader questions.
• Testing $1,000 Mountain Bikes in the Desert: Value Field Test Recap 22.05.2026 1時間 6分

  We go over our findings from the most recent round of value bike testing in Sedona, Arizona.
• Anne Terpstra On a Controversial XCO World Cup and Her Return from Iliac Artery Surgery 18.05.2026 41分

  Three time Olympian and six time Dutch National XCO Champion, Anne Terpstra, shares her insights on racing in challenging conditions, her transition to a new team, and her thoughts on future bike technology and courses.
• China Bike Show, Spy Shots, & Reader Questions 14.05.2026 45分

  Kazimer was getting over jet lag, and Dario has a cold, so this one is a little shorter than usual. We'll be back next week with a longer episode and a deeper dive into the reader question inbox.
• Interview: Hattie Harnden on Her Best Downhill Result To Date, and That Wild Reversed Stem Setup 13.05.2026 36分

  Hattie shares her journey through injury rehab, her bike setup changes, and her recent success in downhill racing, offering insights into adaptation, training, and mental resilience.
• Till Alran's Aura Farming & The Infamous Hardtail Man: South Korea DH World Cup Field Notes 07.05.2026 1時間 6分

  This week on the Pinkbike podcast, we dive into the season's first World Cup in South Korea, where loose, sandy soil and questionable track builds created a "recipe for disaster." The drama peaked when a dangerous feature was closed mid-race after Lou Ferguson’s crash, leading to confusion from off-site commentators. We also witnessed the bizarre saga of "Hardtail Man," a Polish rider on a dual-crown-equipped hardtail rig whose retro vibes turned into a safety hazard when elite riders nearly caught him during his run. The racing itself confirmed a massive "changing of the guard" as the new generation officially took over. Asa Vermette lived up to the hype with a clinical win, while Amaury Pierron proved he’s back in "Terminator" mode by crashing yet still clawing his way to an incredible third-place finish. Between the Alran twins’ calm "aura" and the Junior Women posting elite-level times, the depth of the field is reaching a fever pitch. Technically, the pits were buzzing over radical "trophy truck" bike setups and the legitimate podium success of belt-drive bikes. Looking ahead to Loudenvielle, it’s clear the veterans are under heavy fire. Whether it's the raw speed of the Juniors or the return of a healthy Pierron, the "old guard" will have to find another gear to stay on the podium this season.
• Matt Made a Mega Mullet 30.04.2026 50分

  Are bigger wheels actually faster, or just scarier? Matt Beer decided to find out.
• Post-Otter Recap & More Reader Questions 23.04.2026 50分

  Dario and Stephane go over their Sea Otter higlights, and then Kaz and Dario dig into some questions.
• Sea Otter Time - The New Product Flood Continues 16.04.2026 1時間 3分

  So. Many. New. Things. Plus some reader questions, and some music listening homework.
• Pinkbike Podcast: RockShox’s New Zeb & Lyrik vs. The 1500 W Avinox Wave 09.04.2026 56分

  Sea Otter season is officially here, and the gear is dropping fast. This week, Stephane Pelletier, Dario DiGiulio, and Matt Beer share first-ride impressions of the redesigned RockShox Zeb and Lyrik forks, alongside the updated Super Deluxe and Vivid shocks. But the real shocker? The "Avinox Arms Race." The team grapples with the 2026 power shift as a laundry list of new bikes hit the market featuring the Avinox M2S motor. With a staggering 150Nm of torque and 1500W peak power, the crew discuss the nitty-gritty details on eMTB's newest heavy-hitting power plant.
• MTB Launch Season Has Arrived - The Things We're Testing 02.04.2026 1時間 3分

  Spring is here, which means there's a whole bunch of new MTB gear being released almost every day.
• Gee Atherton on Hardline, Bike Development, and His Latest Wild Film Trip to Nepal 26.03.2026 1時間 2分
• Opinions on Dominions and More Listener Questions 19.03.2026 1時間 4分

  Phew, brake week is finally over, but we decided to take a deeper dive into the testing and the results.
• Interview: Orbea, TQ, and Fox on Developing an eMTB That Doesn't Feel Like an eMTB 12.03.2026 52分

  Getting three companies to work on one bike isn't as easy as it should be, but Orbea, TQ, and Fox pulled it off with the new Rallon RS.
• What Does It Take to Make it as a Smaller Drivetrain Manufacturer? An Interview With Microshift 05.03.2026 1時間 1分

  We sat down with Microshift's Gus Jeffer and Patrick Chen to learn more about what it takes to navigate patents, and to carve out a place in the competitive drivetrain market.
• New Brakes, Suspension, Bikes - It's a Big Week For Product Launches 26.02.2026 52分

  We're less than two months out from Sea Otter, and the floodgates have started to open, with all sorts of new product launches happening this week.
• How Faction Bike Studio Turns Wild Ideas Into Race-Winning Frames 19.02.2026 51分

  A look inside Faction Bike Studios, the small Quebec company helping develop some of the most exciting bikes on the market.
• Why Aaron Gwin is a Threat Again & The Truth About Jackson Goldstone’s Speed 12.02.2026 1時間 7分

  Fresh off a gruelling 20-plus hour travel day from Tasmania, Pinkbike’s own social media correspondent Dan Wolfe sits down with Matt Beer and me to deconstruct the 2026 edition of Red Bull Hardline Tasmania. While the finals were ultimately rained out, Dan provides some on-the-ground insights at the "new school" of freeride-DH builds, noting that the days of "bro-science" are over, replaced by precise measurements and "green-light" marshals.The crew dives into the technical nuances of hitting 70+ km/h features, why Aaron Gwin looked surprisingly dangerous on his new ride, and the rumours surrounding a potential 2026 Canadian stop at Cypress Mountain.Featuring a rotating cast of the editorial team and other guests, the Pinkbike podcast is a weekly update on all the latest stories from around the world of mountain biking, as well as some frank discussion about tech, racing, and everything in between.
• Bikes From the 2010s (Or Earlier) That We'd Like to Ride Again 05.02.2026 1時間 4分
• Talking with Jesse Melamed About Semi-Retirement, Racing Downhill, and New Bikes 29.01.2026 45分

  What's next for Jesse Melamed?