In this week's GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton is joined by Neil Donoghue to discuss whether or not Downhill Mountain Biking should be made into an Olympic sport. In the rest of the show, we mix things up with Owen Coutts presenting the news (Does Contain Gravel Bikes), and your usual favourites including some super nice MTBs locked away in the Bike Vault, the best Hacks and the worst Bodges and much more!

Watch the show on our YouTube Channel: https://gmbn.eu/DSS488   Have you ever wondered if bike tech even makes you a faster, or more confident rider? Does being a bike nerd who knows everything about bike tech even matter to you? Some people seem to love bike tech so much and they are more interested with bikes than they are with riding them!  🚨 [FREE ENTRY] Enter the WORX competition giveaway 👉 https://gmbn.eu/GMBNWORXComp #AD Paid promotion with Worx UK ⏱ Timestamps ⏱  00:00 -...

Watch the show on our YouTube Channel: https://gmbn.eu/DSS487 In this week's GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton is joined by Rich Payne to ask the question, will the future of mountain bike tech be subscription-based? Martyn’s been obsessed with Tesla lately and thinks the bike industry might start to charge subscriptions. With more and more electronic mtb tech he thinks hardware can be built and later improved with software subscriptions, similar to Tesla’s self-driving capability...

Watch the show on our YouTube Channel: youtu.be/_4RyrGezth0 In this week's GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton is joined by Owen Coutts to talk head-turning tech ahead of this year's EUROBIKE. In the rest of the show, introduce a new/old segment to the Dirt Shed #ASKGMBN and we look at your usual favourites including some super nice MTBs locked away in the Bike Vault, Toff’s Sickest Thing and much more! Plus MTB News, Sickest Thing, Hacks And Bodges, Caption Contest, and Hacks And Bodges,...

Watch the show on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-hHqUHxrY0 On this week's GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton is joined by Rich Payne to ask the question, is XC getting too gnarly?! Are modern Cross Country bikes evolving the courses, and can the riders keep up with the change in course design? Martyn also has a confession to make.. 🙈 Plus MTB News, Sickest Thing, Hacks And Bodges, Caption Contest, and Hacks And Bodges, plus some Super Nice bikes locked away in the...

Watch the show on our YouTube Channel: https://gmbn.eu/DSS484 On this week's GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton is joined by Neil Donoghue to ask the question, is mountain biking an old person sport? Martyn recently found out that 80% of people in the world of MTB are between 30 and 60 age! ⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - [Important Channel Announcement] 02:11 - The Dirt Shed Show 08:59 - Rich's Race Recap 10:42 - Back To The Shed 13:12 - Is Mountain Biking Getting Older? 16:24 -...

Watch the show on our YouTube Channel: https://gmbn.eu/DSS483 On this week's GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton is joined by Owen Coutts to talk about cringe-worthy costly moments both out riding, and in the workshop! Plus MTB News, Sickest Thing, Hacks And Bodges, Caption Contest, and Hacks And Bodges, plus some Super Nice bikes locked away in the Bike Vault!⁠ ⏱ Timestamps ⏱  00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Costly Mistakes! 09:49 - News 12:29 - Sickest Thing 13:31 - Back to the shed 15:08 - Hacks...

Watch the show on our YouTube Channel: https://gmbn.eu/DSS482 On this week's GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton is joined by Neil Donoghue to ask the question, are energy drink sponsorships really the dream? Red Bull, Monster Energy, Rockstar Energy to name a few support some of the biggest names in mountain biking. But what makes them the 'dream sponsor'? ⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 00:00 - Intro 08:16 - News 11:04 - Sickest Thing 15:25 - Hacks And Bodges 18:30 - Things We Liked Plus MTB News,...

Watch the show on our YouTube Channel: https://gmbn.eu/DSS481 On this week's GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Blake Samson and Rich Payne are talking about XC racing! Cross Country is some of the most exciting racing out there, and now (some) riders are making it look cool! What's changed and why has it changed?  Plus MTB News, Sickest Thing, Hacks And Bodges, Caption Contest, and Hacks And Bodges, plus some Super Nice bikes locked away in the Bike Vault!⁠ ⏱ Timestamps ⏱  00:00 - Intro 00:21 - Are XC...

Watch the show on our YouTube Channel: https://gmbn.eu/DSS480 Have you ever wondered how fast a bike makes you? Is it the bike or the rider? The mountain bike world cup is on and one rider is riding a fully custom tailor-maid prototype with special top-secret suspension, and another rider is riding a bike on a new team with a new bike! 🚨 [FREE ENTRY] Enter the CamelBak competition giveaway 👉 https://gmbn.eu/Camelbak2024  ⏱ Timestamps ⏱  00:00 - Intro 06:20 - News 09:12 - Sickest Thing Of...

Watch the show on our YouTube Channel: https://gmbn.eu/DSS479 This week on the GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton is joined by Owen Coutts AKA 'Owen The Bike Nerd' to talk about mountain bike accessories. Back in the 90's you could simply get a plastic mudguard and a chain device and people would be able to tell you were a 'real rider'! Martyn thinks that in 2024 you need to spend thousands on fancy tech! 😳 Plus MTB News, Sickest Thing, Hacks And Bodges, Caption Contest, and Hacks And...

Watch the show on our YouTube Channel: https://gmbn.eu/DSS478 This week on the GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton is joined by Rich Payne to ask the question, are bike thieves getting more sophisticated? 😳This topic has been prompted due to the unfortunate event of Frameworks racing having their kit stolen after the Fort William stop of the Mountain Bike World Cup. Plus MTB News, Sickest Thing, Hacks And Bodges, Caption Contest, and Hacks And Bodges, plus some Super Nice bikes locked away...

Watch the show on our YouTube Channel: https://gmbn.eu/477 This week on the GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton is joined by Neil Donoghue to check out and react to some weird bikes! 😳 Plus we have an exclusive interview with Brendan Fairclough about DEATHGRIP 2 the movie. Plus MTB News, Sickest Thing, Hacks And Bodges, Caption Contest, and Hacks And Bodges, plus some Super Nice bikes locked away in the Bike Vault!⁠ ⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 00:00 - Intro 00:22 - Weird bikes… 01:34 - Orbea Wild...

Watch the show on our YouTube Channel: https://gmbn.eu/DSS476 This week on the GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton and Owen Coutts react to a recent poll we recently did. Does the public actually want electronic bike parts?   Plus MTB News, Sickest Thing, Hacks And Bodges, Caption Contest, and we check out some super nice -MTBs- Dogs 🐾  locked away in the Bike Vault!⁠ ⏱ Timestamps ⏱  00:00 - Intro 00:24 - Does MTB want electric bike tech? 🤔 08:17 - NEWS 11:01 - Sickest Thing 11:44 -...

Watch the show on our YouTube Channel: https://gmbn.eu/DSS475 On this week's GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Neil Donoghue is at the Sea Otter Classic checking out new bikes and tech as well as a special edition Bike Vault. Martyn Ashton is in the shed with Rich Payne to present the rest of the show. 🚨 Enter our free Topeak competition giveaway for a chance to win! 👉 https://gmbn.eu/TopeakBikeCare  ⏱ Timestamps ⏱  00:00 - Intro 00:26 - Comments From How To Save Money 03:50 - MTB NEWS 05:35 - Sickest...

Watch the show on our YouTube Channel: https://gmbn.eu/DSS473 In this week's GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton is joined by Rich Payne to talk about animal encounters out on the trail, as well as some terrifying stories. In the rest of the show, we look at the latest bikes and tech in the news, and your usual favourites including some super nice MTBs locked away in the Bike Vault, the best Hounds and the worst Beagles and much more! ⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 00:00 - Welcome Back To The Dirt Shed...

Watch the show on our YouTube Channel: https://gmbn.eu/DSS474 This week on the GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton is in the shed with Owen Coutts, aka 'Owen the bike nerd' to argue that new studies show that a hardtail is the best bike choice for fun. Does Martyn's graph back up his argument? 🤔 Plus MTB News, Sickest Thing, Hacks And Bodges, Caption Contest, and we check out some super nice MTBs locked away in the Bike Vault!⁠ ⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - 📈 New Study Explains...

It’s the Dirt Shed Show and this week Martyn Ashton and Blake Samson are sitting down to discuss the burning issue in mountain biking, the rider strike which affected the Men’s Slopestyle Final at Crankworx Rotorua. The male riders chose not to partake in the competition after travelling to the venue, issuing a list of demands to the organisers who were only able to meet 2 out of the 3 conditions for which the riders would drop in. The sticking point, is over appearance fees, guaranteeing pay...

This week on the GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton is away so Blake Samson has a game to play! Can Blake and Rich guess the difference between Fox and RockShox suspension and Shimano and SRAM components?   Plus MTB News, Sickest Thing, Hacks And Bodges, Caption Contest, and we check out some super nice MTBs locked away in the Bike Vault!⁠ #DirtShedShow #GMBN #GlobalMountainBikeNetwork #MTB #MountainBiking

This week on the GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton is joined by Blake Samson to ask the question, are there too many bike brands? 🚴‍♀️ Following a discussion about the car and motorcycle industry, which has far fewer brands. We love the diversity of the 150+ bicycle brands but are there too many? 🤔 Plus MTB News, Sickest Thing, Hacks And Bodges, Caption Contest, and we check out some super nice MTBs locked away in the Bike Vault!⁠ #DirtShedShow #GMBN #GlobalMountainBikeNetwork #MTB...

This week on GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Neil Donoghue and Blake Samson are joined by rising slopestyle rider Jake Atkinson! With Jake's dad reaching out to us, we're focusing on the impact of RAD parents. Do they help with success? Plus, should parents get their kids into the bikelife?  Plus MTB News, Sickest Thing, Hacks And Bodges, Caption Contest, and we check out some super nice MTBs locked away in the Bike Vault!⁠ #DirtShedShow #GMBN #GlobalMountainBikeNetwork #MTB #MountainBiking

This week on the GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton is joined by Anna Cipullo to celebrate International Women’s Day! 🚴‍♀️ Join us for a lively debate on the greatest in women’s MTB, as we discuss icons like Tracy Moseley, Rachel Atherton, Isabeau Courdurier, and Veronique Sandler. As well as the greatest winning mountain biker of all time, Anne-Caroline Chausson 🏆🏁 Plus MTB News, Sickest Thing, Hacks And Bodges, Caption Contest, and we check out some super nice MTBs locked away in the Bike...

This week on GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Neil Donoghue and Blake Samson are joined by legendary mountain bike pioneer and trials bike superstar Hans Rey to ask the question does mountain biking have an identity crisis? Are mountain bikers arrogant?  Plus MTB News, Sickest Thing, Hacks And Bodges, Caption Contest, and we check out some super nice MTBs locked away in the Bike Vault!⁠ #DirtShedShow #GMBN #GlobalMountainBikeNetwork #MTB #MountainBiking

In this week's GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Neil Donoghue is joined by Blake Samson to discuss the controversy around the new UCI Snow Bike World Championships!❄️ As an ex-pro Downhill racer Neil shares his opinion, do you agree? In the rest of the show, we look at the results from last week’s Caption Contest, your usual favourites including some super nice MTBs locked away in the Bike Vault, and more!