Ryan Condrashoff, a #USDH shredder, joins Griz on The Inside Line to discuss getting into mountain bikes, becoming a top U.S.-level rider, racing World Cups, dealing with injury and coming to grips with the reality that a professional race career is not in his future. The Inside Line is brought to you by Jenson USA , your one-stop-shop for mountain bikes, products and riding gear. Use coupon code InsideLine at checkout and receive 10% off qualifying items at jensonusa.com . Maxxis Tires make our...
Apr 13, 2022•2 hr 40 min
Vital's B Practice Podcast kicks off with a post-race show discussing the Lourdes World Cup Downhill. Dakotah Norton, 11th place finisher in Lourdes, joins former #USDH World Cuppers, Jason Schroeder, Austin Hackett-Klaube and Tanner Stephens to discuss the first round in France. They ask Dak about his transition from YT to Intense, riding a brand new bike at the race, track difficulties, race results across all categories, why all the kits seem to look the same, Dak's color palette to stoke out...
Mar 30, 2022•1 hr 30 min
Mountain biker, Kyle Warner, joins us on The Inside Line for his second appearance. Kyle recently got back on the bike after being sidelined with an adverse reaction to the Covid-19 vaccine. It's a very personal discussion about loss, depression, recovery and hope. Kyle is involved with ReAct19 , a research-focused, grassroots organization made up of patients, scientists and physicians. You can watch Kyle and April's mountain bike videos on their channel - www.youtube.com/c/KyleAprilRideMtb The ...
Mar 23, 2022•1 hr 45 min
Even after a fruitful World Cup- and National-level downhill race career over a decade ago, Kieran Bennett is still one of the fastest DH riders in New Zealand. The Kiwi pinner joins us on The Inside Line today to discuss how his mountain bike race campaign took shape, its highs, its lows, and where he's at today living in Nelson, NZ. cover photo by Sven Martin The Inside Line is supported by jensonusa.com , your one-stop shop for all things mountain biking. Use coupon code insideline at checkou...
Mar 09, 2022•1 hr 32 min
Welcome mountain bikers. You’re listening to Vital MTB’s The Inside Line podcast and our guest today is industry legend, Mike Redding. Mike helped get the fastest and most exciting riders into Troy Lee gear back in the day, working with the likes of Steve Peat and Sam Hill just to name a few. He moved on to Fox, bringing that energy to their MTB marketing through big video projects and campaigns with Ratboy, Voreis, the McCauls and others. He’s currently consulting for Alpinestars, so we’re exci...
Feb 16, 2022•2 hr 33 min
Welcome mountain bikers! Thanks for tuning into Vital MTB's Inside Line podcast. Today's guest, Danny Macaskill, hardly needs an introduction as one of the world's most famous mountain bikers, so we'll get straight into it. Danny, thank you so much for your time, it was an honor. And listeners, thank you for being a part of The Inside Line journey for over 5 years now! Enjoy the show. The Inside Line is supported by jensonusa.com , your one-stop shop for all things mountain biking. Use coupon co...
Feb 02, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Welcome mountain bikers! Thanks for tuning into The Inside Line. I apologize for the haggard voice on this intro as I'm battling some sickness. Speaking of sickness, today's episode with Theo Dilworth of Allout Productions is a cracker! Sean Griz McClendon, plays host as they discuss the good times of filming and riding bikes! Theo's video catalog runs deep and his influence on keeping our sport fun and fresh is unparalleled. Please be aware that this show is not bleeped and there is adult langu...
Jan 26, 2022•1 hr 52 min
Welcome mountain bikers! Can you believe we started on this journey with The Inside Line podcast five years ago?! When we think about how fun mountain biking is and how incredible the people in our sport are, it’s no surprise that the time flew by. Everyone at Vital would like to thank you, the listener, for joining us on this ride. Rides with friends are always more fun and without you sharing the stoke with us, there’d be no reason to tell the stories from our community. Thank you! We have a g...
Jan 12, 2022•1 hr 30 min
Handmade alloy downhill bikes, designed by Neko Mulally and fabricated by the infamous Frank the Welder will be hitting the World Cup DH circuit in 2022.
Dec 31, 2021•23 min
Welcome mountain bikers! It’s the last Inside Line episode of 2021, and we couldn’t be more excited to share a fun and enlightening conversation with Don Hampton of DH productions. Don is responsible for the Chain Reaction video series in the early 2000s and shedding light on the East Coast mountain biking scene through race action and freeride footage with riders like Aaron Chase, Kyle Ebbett, Jeff Lenosky and so many more. Don’s impact on our sport is massive, and we're stoked to help share a ...
Dec 29, 2021•1 hr 32 min
Welcome mountain bikers. I’m really excited about today’s Inside Line podcast. Our guest started Rob Warner’s twitter account, helped logistically get the first Freecaster World Cup Downhill live streams off the ground, was the man behind Match Videozine, may be the biggest trials fan ever and was an athlete manager at Red Bull for years. This is just the tip of the iceberg when describing Aaron Lutze history in our sport. I hope you get a kick out of the stories and history with Aaron Lutze tod...
Dec 15, 2021•1 hr 48 min
Welcome mountain bikers! Thanks for tuning into The Inside Line podcast. Today I’m stoked to have Dustin Zeis on the show. Dustin is the reason the Boise Bike Park keeps its flow and runs so well throughout riding season. As Head of Maintenance, he's a Boise city employee blending his passion for riding bikes with building trails. In this episode, we discuss how he turned his love of getting two wheels off the ground into a full-time job. If you have a public bike park or trails system in your a...
Dec 01, 2021•47 min
Welcome mountain bikers. Today on the Inside Line, we have long-time friend and ripper, Evan Turpen on the show. Evan comes from Aptos, California, and grew up with the Post Office crew, racing and digging and shredding. Now, he’s set his sights on creating his own mountain bike brand, Contra, with a steel, American-made full suspension frame launching sometime next spring. We go deep into what it took to develop this bike, and a lot of this interview covers specific details of the bike itself, ...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 21 min
Last month, Vital MTB had the opportunity to head to Colorado Springs, Colorado, to meet with the crew from RockShox and get a first-hand look at their all-new automatic suspension system, Flight Attendant. We sat down with RockShox Brand Manager, Jon Cancellier and Rockshox Software Engineer, Joe Schoolcraft, to discuss what it took to develop Flight Attendant. We talked about why RockShox originally set out to create an automatic suspension system, how the mechanics of each Flight Attendant co...
Oct 06, 2021•47 min
Welcome Mountain Bikers, thanks for tuning into Vital MTB’s The Inside Line podcast. Our guest today is Tyler McCaul. We catch up with him at home in Southern Utah as he prepares for Red Bull Rampage coming up soon. TMAC shares details of his near career-ending injury, the challenging recovery process and how it’s changed his outlook on the capabilities of the human body. We talk all things freeride, his chops as a contest commentator and dabble in some old good times, too. Tyler, thank you for ...
Oct 04, 2021•1 hr 16 min
Raw audio interviews from the 2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. Thank you to SRAM for their support of our race coverage. Interviews in order Emilie Siegenthaler on Retiring Myriam Nicole, Elite Women's Winner Izabela Yankova, Junior Women's Winner Loris Vergier, Elite Men's Winner PA - Loris Vergier's mechanic Jackson Goldstone, Junior Men's Winner Tahnee Seagrave, Elite Women's 2nd place Loic Bruni, Elite Men's 2nd place Vali Holl, Elite Women's 3rd place T...
Sep 07, 2021•57 min
Enjoy the photos from Sven Martin, @maddogboris and Dan Hearn on Vital MTB. A big thank you to RockShox for supporting Vital MTB's World Champs coverage. Order of the interviews are as follows Jackson Goldstone Myriam Nicole Benoit Coulanges Jordan Williams Camille Balanche Troy Brosnan Loris Vergier Vali Holl Amaury Pierron Loic Bruni Cecile Ravanel on behalf of Antoine Vidal Thibaut Daprela Cam Cole and Wyn Masters, Ben Cathro Tahnee Seagrave Arthur, the engineer from Commencal Greg Minnaar (t...
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Welcome mountain bikers. The Inside Line podcast is supported by Maxxis Tires and Santa Cruz bikes . Coincidentally, Greg Minnaar, your 2021 Elite Men's Downhill World Champion is supported by them too, so if there ever was a sponsor tie-in for a podcast, this is it! Before we go further though, you can shop for all kinds of products Greg runs at JensonUSA.com too. If you use coupon code, InsideLine at checkout, you'll receive 10% off qualifying items. Sven Martin, long-time friend of Greg and V...
Aug 31, 2021•39 min
Join Jason Schroeder, Tanner Stephens and the Rooted MTB Crew to talk about everything related to the 2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and #USDH racers. Jenson USA makes the Inside Line go. You can shop for all kinds of mountain bikes and products at JensonUSA.com, and if you use coupon code insideline at checkout, you can save 10% off qualifying items. Thank you Jenson! Maxxis Tires help us keep the microphones plugged in and let me just say that the other day I was on a bike with a f...
Aug 28, 2021•1 hr 37 min
History in the making thanks to Sven Martin and @maddogboris. Audio interviews from our slideshow on VitalMTB.com
Aug 26, 2021•1 hr 3 min
USA Cycling's World Championships team selection debacle, Tanner Stephens and plenty of #USDH comedy and questions with Jason Schroeder and the crew at Rooted MTB.
Aug 19, 2021•1 hr 49 min
Enjoy the audio interviews with the racers from the 2021 Maribor World Cup Downhill. Sven Martin and @maddogboris get the inside scoops. See the slideshow with incredible photos on VitalMTB.com
Aug 16, 2021•43 min
Sven Martin and Boris Beyer talk to World Cup Downhill racers at the 2021 Maribor World Cup Downhill race. Hit www.vitalmtb.com to see the slideshow full of great photos that go with these interviews.
Aug 13, 2021•43 min
Welcome mountain bikers, Today on Vital MTB’s The Inside Line podcast are two of my favorite humans - Cam McCaul and Taylor Sage. Cam’s been on the show before, TSage hasn’t, and I’m not even kidding about their Cats Don’t Need Dollars video getting me so hyped, I wanted to talk to them about it on the show. Jenson USA makes the Inside Line go. You can shop for all kinds of mountain bikes and products at JensonUSA.com, and if you use coupon code insideline at checkout, you can save 10% off quali...
Jul 28, 2021•1 hr 40 min
Jason Schroeder and Rooted MTB are back with another episode of #USDH Unfiltered. They discuss the 2021 U.S. National Mountain Bike Championships that just took place at Trestle Bike Park in Winter Park, Colorado. Three national champions call into the show, Kailey Skelton, Chris Grice and Dakotah Norton and Nik Nestoroff and Austin Dooley jump in too!
Jul 15, 2021•2 hr
Welcome mountain bikers, I'm honored to be joined by three fantastic guests on this episode of The Inside Line. We will discuss mountain biking and head injuries. None of us are scientific or medical experts on the subject, but during the last World Cup DH race webcast from Les Gets, Jeff Brines and I were texting and discussing Thibaut Daprela’s incredible race-winning run with the sidebar of his recent knockout crash at French National Champs a week prior. I said let’s do an Inside Line about ...
Jul 13, 2021•1 hr 33 min
Welcome to Vital MTB's USDH unfiltered. We kicked it off with a Les Gets World Cup Downhill pre-game show with host and Vital MTB Tech Editor, Jason Schroeder, and the crew at Rooted MTB. They get ahold of Dakotah Norton over in Europe for his perspective on how the racing has gone and how it will go this weekend. They talk gossip, race predictions, the woes of being a b-practice punter, and plenty more as another epic weekend of World Cup downhill racing kicks off in France. Despite internet st...
Jun 30, 2021•1 hr 59 min
We're honored to have Aaron Gwin back on The Inside Line podcast. He was on the show a few years back and with the World Cup Downhill in Les Gets on the horizon, we figured it was time to reconnect. In this episode we discuss his struggles at the first World Cup DH race in Les Gets, the challenges of being a podium-level racer now and if his training has changed over the years. Bike development with Intense is a topic of conversation as is being present on social media. Does he remain a bike rac...
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 19 min
Amy Morrison is a born competitor. After a youth spent water skiing and being a Division 1 pole vaulter for Clemson, she found mountain biking. The perfect storm of timing, talent, and work ethic had Amy join the pro enduro ranks in a few short seasons. She has a pile of race wins to her name, including National Champ and most recently, winner of the TDS Enduro. More than a racer, Amy is a teacher, a coach, and an advocate for a healthy lifestyle that includes riding bikes. She's hooking the you...
Jun 10, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Mountain bike legend and last #USDH racer to win a Downhill World Championship, Myles Rockwell, joins us on The Inside Line today. Austin Hackett-Klaube joins Myles to discuss everything from mobbing bikes around the streets of San Francisco as a kid to becoming one the fastest mountain bike racers on the planet. We're honored to have him on the show! Thanks to Yeti Cycles for the throwback thumbnail photo A big thanks goes out to Jenson USA , supporter of The Inside Line for the last four years...
May 05, 2021•2 hr 15 min
