Vital MTB's Brandon Turman is joined by none other than Paul Basagoitia for the next episode of Vital MTB's Inside Line podcast. It took just a few short years for Paul "Bas" to become a freeride mountain bike icon. His entrance into the sport was explosive as he went from unheard of to a household name in the time it took to tail whip the finish drop at Crankworx in 2004. In that moment and over the next handful of years Paul would go on to essentially flip the script on slopestyle, opening rid...
Jun 05, 2019•1 hr 35 min
Colin Bailey is a former downhill racer, inventor of the Maxxis Minion DHF tire , mountain bike race mechanic for Giant Factory Off-Road, a craftsman and an artist. So many things describe Colin, but his straight-shooting style speaks for itself. I'm honored to have had the chance to sit down with him to discuss his history in mountain biking, his career as a racer and his bigger life story that eventually landed him back in our race scene as a mechanic. Enjoy the show with a true innovator with...
May 22, 2019•2 hr 14 min
Welcome mountain bikers. Sometimes things don’t always go as planned. I was lucky to spend an hour and a half with Chris Conroy and Steve Hoogendorn at the sea otter classic to knock out an Inside Line. if those names aren’t familiar to you, they’re the owners of Yeti Cycles. We posted up at a Sea Otter campsite on a gorgeous, sunny day to record the episode. Away from the crowds and chaos of the venue, without any shade, we battled sweaty armpits, were interrupted by various aircraft and walked...
May 08, 2019•1 hr 56 min
An interview two years in the making finally happens in Reno, Nevada. Cam Zink is a pioneer in the sport of freeride mountain biking, and while it's easy to assume he's had a road of success paved with big money and big offers, I find out that was hardly the case. Cam has used his grit, hard work and experience on mountain bikes to push the limits of what is possible. His 360's and flips off the the biggest drops and over the biggest gaps have cemented him in the history books, becoming both a R...
Apr 24, 2019•1 hr 53 min
Scott Hart, fanatic mountain biker, fierce competitor and one to always follow his instincts, shares how he went from humble Indiana roots to becoming one of the premier editorial voices of American mountain biking. While many of you may not know who Scott is, he and Ralf Hauser created decline Magazine in the early 2000's. I had the privilege of working as a staffer at decline with Scott, Ralf and Mark Jordan after freelancing for them. decline has since come and gone, but the impact that magaz...
Apr 09, 2019•3 hr 59 min
Welcome mountain bikers! We're stoked to bring you an interview with one of America's most promising, up-and-coming downhill racers, Dakotah Norton. Lee Trumpore caught up with him at the Windrock Pro GRT to learn Dak's story, his struggles and how he's on an upward trajectory toward World Cup DH success in 2020. From a checkers-or-wreckers mentality that grew into a patient, calculated outlook, we can't wait to see how Dakotah goes this season.
Mar 27, 2019•1 hr 35 min
Welcome mountain bikers. It is with great pleasure that we feature Miranda Miller on this week's Inside Line podcast. Miranda was the 2017 Downhill World Champ and has decided in 2019 to make the switch to focusing on the Enduro World Series. She has also moved from Specialized Gravity to Kona. Racing details and sponsorship aside, more than a few individuals will tell you that Miranda is one of the most genuine, down-to-earth people in our sport, and that authenticity shines through as she talk...
Mar 13, 2019•1 hr 8 min
It's hard to imagine that Braydon Bringhurst has only been riding a mountain bike since 2016. While he has serious childhood and teenaged BMX race roots with long-time friend Mitch Ropelato, Braydon and mountain biking are new to each other. This 30-year-old father of two has been making Instagram waves with big gaps, creative jump combos and climbs that are equally mind-blowing. He's taken a passion for and has combined it with mountain biking to establish himself as a social media sender. One ...
Feb 27, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Bellows Falls, Vermont is not a particularly notable place. It was once another typical mill town on the Connecticut River, with businesses harnessing the raging water to turn their machines of industry. Now, it is the site of a hydro-electrical dam and a rundown rail yard, with a quaint downtown always humming with local commerce. An unassuming town, it actually has a lot going on within the time-worn warehouses on the fringe of town, most notably a derelict-looking facade with hiding a gem. Th...
Feb 13, 2019•1 hr 50 min
In this episode we're joined by not one, but three special guests from Guerrilla Gravity – a relatively small, Colorado-based mountain bike brand that isn't content with the status quo.Like the "Guerrilla" name implies, these guys have always made their bikes *for* the people. They're also always up to something a little different, and their latest endeavor has yielded quite the creation. We're talking a fully customizable, modular bike manufactured from a next-generation carbon material that's ...
Jan 31, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Would you ever want to be a Red Bull Rampage judge? We wouldn't, but thankfully there are experienced freeride shredders like Kyle Jameson to get the job done. The stylish freerider and trail builder talks about his career, learning the trade from Randy Spangler, adventures as a young teen in Whistler, teaching mountain biking at Andrew Shandro's Summer Gravity Camps, judging Rampage, being involved with FEST Series, riding sand dunes in Africa and more. Kyle was in Boise, Idaho working on the B...
Jan 23, 2019•2 hr 24 min
Nathan Rennie, Australian downhill racing legend, joins us on The Inside Line podcast this week. Rennie was the 2003 World Cup Downhill overall champ and made his mark on racing as a steely-eyed competitor with a penchant for post-race antics and sometimes trouble. Damian Breach sits down with the big brawler of the early 2000's to discuss what he's been up to for the last 10 years. Topics include career highlights with teams like Qranc, Yeti, Iron Horse and the Santa Cruz Syndicate, lessons lea...
Jan 09, 2019•1 hr 34 min
Support Colin as you get a chance to win some great mountain bike prizes at his GoFundMe page - https://www.gofundme.com/one-more-time-for-colin This week, I'm honored to be able share some time I spent with Colin Meagher, mountain bike family member, and one of our sport's finest photographers. In this emotional episode, we discuss his career and history, but get into his battle with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. This debilitating disease is, as he puts it, melting him. Colin is slow...
Dec 17, 2018•1 hr 35 min
We continue our interview with legendary mountain biker, Kirt Voreis. Transitioning from Yeti Factory Racing to the Specialized Mountain Dew team with Shaun Palmer, Kirt discusses racing in the glory days of downhill with its ups, downs and hijinx. When the team disbanded, it was off to Haro where Kirt continued racing, but founded the AllRide Tour as a way to take his love of street riding and dirt jumping to the next level. During this time, he filmed his ground-breaking MTB video part in the ...
Dec 05, 2018•1 hr 29 min
During a visit to Bend, Oregon, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Kirt Voreis, legendary human, legendary mountain biker, to discuss his life and his career. Honored to have Cam McCaul sitting shotgun during the interview, we listened as Kirt shared stories of a challenging childhood surrounded by drug use, gangs and a difficult home life. Despite these obstacles, the arrival of a dedicated step-father, as well as, a passion for skateboarding, motorcycles and bicycles helped Kirt find a li...
Nov 21, 2018•1 hr 4 min
It's an honor to have finally connected with this week's guest on The Inside Line. Cam McCaul is a household mountain biking name. I've had the privilege of watching his career blossom from a stoked grom to world-class freerider, and now, on-air personality as commentator for mountain biking's biggest broadcast events like Red Bull Joyride and Rampage. I owe a lot to Cam and his family for helping me get a career off the ground some 15 years ago. They always made themselves available to shoot ph...
Nov 07, 2018•2 hr 10 min
This week we sit down with Judd Devall, owner of Alpine Bike Parks. Judd has been a long-time mountain bike rider and racer, who turned his love of bikes into a career building world-class trails and bike parks. We discuss how Judd built his career, the hurdles of working on city and county projects, how to get a public bike park in your area, IMBA's impact on trail building, as well as the future and where trail building is heading. He concludes with the story of his 9-year-old sending the mass...
Oct 24, 2018•1 hr 24 min
Damian Breach sits down with mountain bike racing phenom, Jared Graves, at his home in Toowoomba, Australia. A week earlier, Jared had surgery on his brain to remove a tumor that was very recently discovered. A season of mystery with troubles focusing and concentrating came to a head after the Enduro World Series in Whistler, British Columbia, where Jared suffered a handful of seizures; something he had never experienced earlier in his life. Scans revealed the brain tumor and measures were quick...
Oct 08, 2018•1 hr 21 min
In this episode we chat with Kevin Menard, co-owner of Transition Bikes. We talk about working at a recumbent factory when he was younger, the moment he and his partner Kyle decided to go for it over a ping pong match some 18 years ago, quitting the corporate life, the brand's by riders / for riders culture, their thoroughly entertaining videos, the incredible riding community of Bellingham, Washington, memories throughout the years, product development, zigging when others zag, and much more. E...
Sep 26, 2018•1 hr 34 min
In this episode we catch up with Shaun Hughes – a.k.a. Polar Bear. Polar Bear has essentially been one of the silent soldiers behind the scenes, aiding several of the world's fastest mountain bike racers to victory over the last several years in downhill, enduro, and even four-cross. Shaun and I met up in Snowmass, Colorado, leading into the Whistler Enduro World Series. We chatted about how quickly he can build a wheel, got some incredible insight into the world of racing, learned a little bit ...
Sep 12, 2018•49 min
Emotion, excitement, victory and defeat. Sven, Boris and Dan make you feel like you're at the World Championships of mountain biking with the riders in these candid post-race interviews.View their incredible photos in our slideshow on www.vitalmtb.com
Sep 10, 2018•1 hr 21 min
Loic Bruni describes winning the Downhill Mountain Bike World Championships for the 3rd time. From race prep to line choice to mental games, Loic and Boris Beyer discuss this hard-fought victory that propelled Loic to the rainbow stripes. YEAH LOIC!!!
Sep 10, 2018•16 min
The downhill track walk in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, took place today at the 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. Sven Martin, Boris Beyer and Dan Hearn talk with the athletes about the pressures of this one-day race, their new bikes and what it takes to win.Hear from Brook MacDonald Danny Hart Eddie Masters Gee Atherton Greg Minnaar Laurie Greenland Loic Bruni Loris Vergier Luca Shaw Martin Maes Miranda Miller Rachel Atherton Steve Peat Tahnee Seagrave Tracey Hannah Troy Brosnan...
Sep 05, 2018•54 min
Kyle Warner may hold three North American Enduro Tour titles but he values those as secondary to the impact that bikes have had on his life. Growing up in Chico, California, Kyle's family struggled with financial challenges as his mother was ill and the economy went bust. Through these dark times of having very little to eat and living in an abandoned home, Kyle found bicycles could help him escape, even if just for a few hours each day. Enjoy his inspiring story and see how bicycles played a pi...
Aug 29, 2018•1 hr 40 min
Sven Martin, @maddogboris and Dan Hearn interview the World Cup downhill racers after the event in La Bresse, France. Martin Maes, Rachel Atherton, Amaury Pierron, Gee Atherton and so many more discuss the race weekend, the end of the long season and World Championships to come in two weeks. View the complete race action slideshow on www.vitalmtb.com to see photos from the event. #MBWorldCup
Aug 26, 2018•44 min
Go deep with interviews of downhill racers as they arrive in La Bresse, France, for the final stop of the 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. Sven Martin and @maddogboris with the goods.Interviews subjects in order Aaron Gwin on his thumb injury and riding a new 29er Amaury Pierron on clinching the overall and having no pressure Brendan Fairclough on Freeracing Brook MacDonald on the details of the La Bresse DH track Eddie Masters, Bernard Kerr - track first impressions Gee Atherton on a fresh, ne...
Aug 22, 2018•40 min
Sean McClendon, better known as Griz, is a one of mountain biking's greatest community members. He grew up racing downhill, eventually making his way into the pro ranks as a national level contender in the U.S. Throughout his race journey, he set out to keep mountain biking fun and spirited with the Low Budget Rollers, the 2Six Stallions and eventually put on the first MTB whip contest, the Sideflight Champs. In 2010, Griz suffered a major injury at the National Champs where he over-jumped a mas...
Aug 15, 2018•2 hr 22 min
Brandon Turman hosts The Inside Line this week with special guest, Joey Schusler. Brandon says, "I had the pleasure of catching up with a long-time friend of mine, Joey Schusler. In recent years Joey has played a big role as a rider, director, filmer, and photographer in some truly incredible films and features that you've no doubt laid eyes on. This was recorded in Snowmass, Colorado at the 17th Annual Yeti Tribe Gathering, a multi-day get together of Yeti owners and fans in a rad location, rid...
Aug 01, 2018•57 min
Sam Hill and Cecile Ravanel win Enduro World Series races again and this time the victories are secured at the epic venue of La Thuile, Italy. Sam is 4 for 5 this season while Cecile has swept the 2018 series so far, even while dabbling in some World Cup DH. The EWS is a fickle beast with racers once at the top finding nothing but struggle and others remaining consistent. With 5000m of breath-taking descending in two days, this La Thuile event was a race for the ages. Our slideshow from the even...
Jul 23, 2018•30 min
Erik Saunders has a long history in the world of bike racing. Coming up as a competitive road, criterium and track racer with a National Championship under his belt, he's channeled his love of racing, bikes and competition into a position of keeping mountain bike racing alive and well. He's Brand Manager at VP Components, but he's a big reason for the rise of the California Enduro Series, which will host its first Enduro World Series event at Northstar in 2019. From grassroots, all the way to th...
Jul 18, 2018•2 hr 27 min
