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This week on the OTB podcast, we sit down with Mic Williams—founder of WRP (Williams Racing Products) and the brains behind Trinity MTB—for a deep dive into the wild world of high-performance bike tech and bold ideas that just might change the game.
We chat about how WRP went from humble beginnings to having components on World Cup winning bikes, the art and science behind component design, and what it takes to get prototypes from idea to trail-ready. But that’s just the start...
Mic also gives us the inside scoop on Trinity, his vision for a high-pivot, high-performance mountain bike brand, and we unpack the wild "derailleur in a can" concept he's prototyping for it.
If you're into innovation, bikes that break the mold, and hearing from someone who’s not afraid to stir the pot in the MTB world, you’re gonna love this one.
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Downhill racing is alive and well in the USA!With the Tennessee National at Windrock and Round One of the Monster Pro Downhill Series kicking off in recent weeks, the American scene is buzzing—complete with a stacked lineup of World Cup talent. Teams like Commencal Muc-Off, Trek Factory Racing, Canyon Collective, and Yeti Factory Racing were all in the mix.
Kieran Bennett is joined by Sean "Griz" McClendon to break down the action from both events, share insights on what’s coming up next, and—as always—take a few entertaining detours down memory lane.
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In this episode, we sit down with Syd Schulz and Macky Franklin, the dynamic duo behind the popular MTB YouTube channel Syd & Macky. From racing the Enduro World Series to tackling epic bikepacking adventures, they’ve done it all—while keeping things fun and relatable. We chat about their recent time in New Zealand racing the Volcanic Epic and spending some riding time in Nelson, their journey to where they are now and dive into some of the ins and outs of managing an impressive YouTube following.
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The downhill scene in the US is looking maybe stronger than it ever has, so we catch up with our foreign correspondent Sean "Griz" McClendon to talk about the upcoming races at Windrock and Ride Rock Creek. As always, Griz has is finger on the pulse and pulls out some names to watch and tells us who has been flying in the pre-season races!
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From one Masters brother to the next, we catch up with Eddie Masters in studio while he was in sunny Nelson for the NZ Enduro National Championships on an unfortunate extended stay.
Eddie has seen and done it all and is this episode is nothing short of some great thoughts on the current climate of World Cup racing, the New Zealand scene, permanent numbers and more! You don't want to miss this one!
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Hardline Tasmania is done and dusted, along with a few riders race seasons being dusted too. Wyn Masters joins us this week to discuss the event, riders motivation behind it, some interesting behind the scenes knowledge, his thoughts on the 2025 World Cup season and more!
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Theres been a lot of team changes going on for the 2025 World Cup season so we dive into who is going where, good choices, bad choices, who is going to excel and more!
Join Kieran Bennett, James Rennie and Chris Vanderkolk for the usual talk of downhill racing with a mixture of side quests, a not too serious look at the sport!
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Erice Van Leuven joins us this week for her first ever podcast! After two incredible years in the Junior Women class winning multiple DH world cups, a World Cup overall, two World Championships and even an EDR World Cup round, Erice is moving up into the Elite field and has also joined the Norco Race Division team!
We catch up with Erice on how settling into the new team is going and also take a look back through the archives to where it all started with her viral YouTube video absolutely tearing it up on a 16" BMX down trails in Rotorua - If you haven't seen it... https://youtu.be/ygSblbZwHn8?si=zbUXMWVjDxyp1Ylo
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We catch up with Lachie Stevens-Mcnabb as the announcement has just come out that he is joining the Trek Factory Racing squad for 2025.
After his break out 2024 and the unfortunately closure of The Union, it's no surprise that he has made the move into the factory team.
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The news has dropped today that Ellie Hulsebosch has joined the Santa Cruz Syndicate for 2025 and beyond! We caught up with Ellie recently to talk about her new deal, her breakout 2024 World Cup season and much more!
Ellie is a rising star on the downhill circuit and has the skill and drive to be at the top, we are definitely looking forward to watching where she goes in the next few years!
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We're back for one final episode to round out 2024 before holiday season kicks in and we decided to let you guys, the listeners dictate where this episode went!
We've got team rumours, listener questions and the always popular power rankings by Chris have made a return.
Thanks for joining us for another year, we'll see you in 2025!
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Rae Morrison joins us this week as we take a dive back through her very nice career racing on the enduro circuit over the last 10 years. From the classic humble kiwi beginnings of putting everything she had into going racing as a privateer to spending a number of years as a factory racer with Giant/Liv, theres no doubt that she gave it everything.
After announcing her retirement from full time racing at the end of the 2024 season, Rae is by no means done! Tune in to find out her exciting plans for 2025 and the future.
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And were back! Its been a few weeks but the crew is back together to catch up on everything that has been going on. Lester and Red Dog attended the Le Petite Brevet, KB went to the Ignition MTB festival in Australia and Chris... well we're not really sure, he probably went running.
All the hot topics are covered this week, whats the difference between a brevet and a gran fondo? how long does it take to dry a chamois? What ever happened to bus stops? You know, the important stuff!
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Do we even need to introduce Lachie? After an incredible 2024 World Cup Downhill season that saw him land two podiums, including an absolute nail biting second place at the final round, Lachie sat down with KB to talk about the season just gone and what has lead him to this point.
Another rising star out of New Zealand, we're excited to see what the future brings for him!
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John Kirkcaldie, an absolute legend of New Zealand downhill racing joins us this week to discuss just about everything from his years of racing in the USA - The bikes, the contracts, the antics, we leave very few stones unturned!
JK did it all, from his early days as a privateer on a Foes, to being part of the factory Schwinn power house team with Dave Cullinan, to his very successful years with Maxxis racing on the Norba circuit.
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The 2024 Whaka100 is in the bag and as you would expect, it didn't go smoothly for the boys. Who finished? Who didn't? Who cramped first?
All in all though, another great event and as always, it didn't take long for everyone to decide they would be back again in 2025!
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Post race interviews from the Whaka 100, straight from the finish line featuring (in order):
Craig Oliver
Ben Oliver
Matt Wilson
Sammie Maxwell
Jesse Cseh
Jon Odams
Katy Winton
Gav MyRide Welly McCarthy
Lester Perry
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The Whaka 100 is just a few days away so the boys get together to discuss how the preparation is going, weather chat, tyre choices, fueling (aka. how many gels will KB consume), nang chat and more.
Excuse some of the dodgy audio, its worth pushing through!
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Conor Macfarlane joins us this week, fresh off the plane from Red Bull Rampage where he was digging for Tom Isted. We dive into Conor's history at the event both competing and digging, how lines are chosen, the gruelling schedule of 12 hour days on the mountain and of course it wouldn't be complete without discussing the judging!
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This week I'm joined by Sean 'Griz' McClendon, a veteran of the downhill scene in the USA and current commentator of the Pro Downhill Series - We catch up to talk about why the sport needs a strong series in the USA and what this could potentially do for the racers who are trying to make it as a professional.
The downhill talent in the US is maybe at all time high and now is the chance for the Pro Downhill Series to capitalise as the World Cup series faces so many questions around its future for the privateers and "non-factory" teams.
With Clay Harper spearheading the Pro Downhill Series, the man behind the US Open of Downhill, now is the time for the US to rise again and provide a home for worlds best racers.
Keep your eyes peeled as Sean and I continue to to expand on our USDH series of episodes!
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