GMBN Presents The Mountain Bike Podcast GMBN Presents The Mountain Bike Podcast

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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 Show!
00:17 - Animal Encounters Out On The Trail
09:00 - News | Propain Sresh CF | Muc Off Bike Park Partnerships | New Bluegrass Helmet | New O-Chain Lineup | Park Tools BRK-1 | Olympics News | NZ Rally Highlights Reel
10:50 - Hounds & Beagles
13:46 - On The GMBN Shop
14:54 - Things We Liked This Week
17:40 - Caption Contest
19:42 - On The Channel
21:21 - Bike Vault

The Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN) is the world’s largest and fastest-growing online mountain bike channel and community – and your destination for the best mountain bike content in the world.

GMBN is dedicated to inspiring and unlocking your riding potential. Our videos cater to fans of every mountain bike discipline: from mile-munching cross-country (XC) riders, through adrenaline-fuelled dirt jumpers, gravity-hungry downhillers or aspiring enduro racers, and beyond.

Every day of every month, our ex-pro presenting team are on hand to entertain and inspire you while also providing a uniquely qualified insight into the world of mountain biking. Every week we deliver original daily videos that include:

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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 Hardtail Is The BEST
03:55 - 📢 Topeak Competition Giveaway
12:48 - NEWS
15:47 - Sickest Thing
16:33 - Poll
17:53 - Hacks And Bodges / Hounds & Beagles
19:47 -  Shop GMBN
20:42 - Things We Liked
22:45 - Bike Vault (GMBN Presenter Edition)

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The Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN) is the world’s largest and fastest-growing online mountain bike channel and community – and your destination for the best mountain bike content in the world.

GMBN is dedicated to inspiring and unlocking your riding potential. Our videos cater to fans of every mountain bike discipline: from mile-munching cross-country (XC) riders, through adrenaline-fuelled dirt jumpers, gravity-hungry downhillers or aspiring enduro racers, and beyond.

Every day of every month, our ex-pro presenting team are on hand to entertain and inspire you while also providing a uniquely qualified insight into the world of mountain biking. Every week we deliver original daily videos that include:

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Shimano Footwear: https://www.gmbn.eu/ShimanoShoes
Ergon: https://www.gmbn.eu/ergon
Vittoria Tires: https://www.gmbn.eu/Vittoria
FSA: https://www.gmbn.eu/fsa
Spank: https://www.gmbn.eu/Spank
Topeak: https://www.gmbn.eu/topeak
Garmin: https://www.gmbn.eu/Garmin
Peaty's Products: https://www.gmbn.eu/Peatys
Wahoo: https://www.gmbn.eu/WahooTraining
Worx Power Tools: https://www.gmbn.eu/Worx
CamelBak: https://www.gmbn.eu/CamelBak

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 for riders who turn up to ride in the competition. We’re reflecting on what this could mean for the rest of mountain biking, and if danger pay for all is feasible with the industry in it’s current condition.

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!⁠

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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 #MountainBiking

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