The boys are back! (Minus Lester) Live from the Khandallah studio, KB, Red Dog and Chris get together to breakdown the hot topics of the Leogang World Cup, Andy Kolb's win, Jacky Coldstones near perfect run, why KB hates night riding and many more hot topics! Don't forget to support those that support us! Smith bringing the clear vision with Chromapop and protection for your head with their patented Koroyd and Troy Lee Designs bring the lit kit, don't forget you can save 15% off everything store...
Jun 20, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 4
The World Cup Downhill season has started and what a race it was! Your favourite podcast is back to wrap up the action with KB & Red Dog joined in studio by regular co-hosts Lester and Chris to break down everything from the broadcast, the new racing format, prototype bikes, blacked out Maxxis tyres and of course the historic wins of Rachel Atherton and Jordon Williams! Don't forget to support our show partners, Smith Optics and Troy Lee Designs NZ! You can save 15% storewide at troyleedesig...
Jun 13, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Red Dog, KB & Lester are back to talk about damn near everything in the bike world, theres downhill chat, enduro, XC, Giro d'Italia and everyones favourite, gravel! We also draw the Smith Network helmet winner so make sure you listen! Don't forget you can save 15% at troyleedesigns.co.nz storewide with the code "otbpodcast"
Jun 04, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 2
This week we're joined by Mr World Wide himself, Eddie Masters! We've known Eddie since the early days of him racing downhill in New Zealand and this was a fun episode to record, we go back to where it began and hear about how taking some time off bikes to go to Uni helped make racing a career for him. There's no shortage of laughs and good stories when it comes to Eddie! For 2023 we have partnered with Smith & Troy Lee Designs to bring you the show! Smith options bring you advance protectio...
May 04, 2023•1 hr 40 min
KB and Red Dog are joined by Chris Vanderkolk and Lester Perry to wrap up what happened over the Summer in NZ. National Champs, Crankworx, wake surfing, we cover it all!
Apr 20, 2023•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 1
We're finally back! Cam Cole joins us this episode to talk about his role with GT Factory Racing, what he's been up to over the off season, changes to the UCI World Cup DH series and more! Note: We've just changed to a new recording platform and have some audio kinks to work out, so bare with us!
Mar 26, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Brook MacDonald joins KB and Red Dog In The Hot Seat this week to discuss just about everything! From where mountain biking and racing started for him, travelling the world as a teenager with Wyn Masters, winning a Junior World Downhill Championship, joining the Red Bull family, winning a World Cup, his years riding for Martin Whitely on the powerhouse Trek World Racing Team and his incredible return to racing in 2020 after his near career-ending crash at the 2019 World Championships. Brook has ...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 38 min
Sam Blenkinsop needs no introduction when it comes to downhill racing, he has been racing the World Cup Series for 17+ years and has done it all from being a NZ National Champ to having the most elite DH wins in the NZ National Series history to being a World Cup winner, its hard to find something Sam hasn't won! For 2023 Sam has set up his own privateer deal with Crestline Bikes so he joins KB and Red Dog to discuss his plans for this season along side taking a trip down memory lane with some e...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 31 min
With the 26" National Champs rapidly approaching we decided to do a fantasy draft of the best 26" DH bikes from four different eras. If you're a fan of downhill racing in the golden age, aka everything pre 27.5" then you will surely enjoy this trip down memory lane! Don't forget to subscribe, give us a 5 star rating and share the podcast with your friends!
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 16
In the hot seat this week we have one the best freeride mountain bikers to ever come out of New Zealand, Conor MacFarlane. Conor is quite possibly one of the only people in the world that has competed at both a XC World Championships and Red Bull Rampage and has some very interesting stories. Don't forget to like, subscribe and share with your friends!
Nov 22, 2022•1 hr 13 min
In the hot seat this week we have the Kiwi who has very rapidly climbed the Enduro World Series Ranks, Charlie Murray. We talk about where he came from, his very eventful first EWS rounds and now to the point of winning stages. Charlie is one of the friendliest guys you'll ever meet at the races and has some epic stories! (Apologies for some dodgy audio!) If you enjoy this one, check out our episodes in our feed!
Oct 25, 2022•1 hr 26 min
In our new Rider Chats series we catch up with the current NZ National Downhill Champion, George Brannigan. George had a fairly up and down 2022 season and it was great to get some insights into what happened and how he felt moving on to the United Ride NS team. Rider Chats is going to be a semi-regular series over the NZ Summer where we will catch up with New Zealand's top racers, legends of the past and industry insiders!
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Red Dog is back, KB is always here and were joined again by none other than Chris Vanderkolk to wrap up the amazing World Cup Downhill Finals from Val Di Sole. Cam Cole leaves us on seen once again, Chris talks downhill ski racing and we have a game changing announcement that you won't want to miss!
Sep 06, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Red Dog has gone AWOL but semi regular co-hosts Lester Perry and Chris Vanderkolk pick up the slack to talk all things World Champs from Les Gets from how incredible Bruni's winning run was and how it made all the others kind of boring, to whats up with the custom painted bikes...
Aug 29, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 14
The boys are joined by none other than Finn Isles fan club leader, Chris Vanderkolk to break down what happened at the MSA World Cup, does Red dog get another 6 beers for Gwins second podium, is Finn still partying right now and how damn fast is Jackson Goldstone right now!? You don't want to miss this one!
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 13
The boys are back to talk about the Snowshoe World Cup Downhill race, Red Dog sleeping on a bike box full of tyres, KB vomiting at MSA and more!
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Cam Cole is back! We finally manage to reunite with Horse to get some actual credibility on the podcast this week, especially since he was at the race and got to see things first hand. Lester, Red Dog and KB add in their usual low level insights and we even have a voice mail to share this week!
Jul 19, 2022•1 hr 51 min•Season 1Ep. 11
KB, Red Dog & Lester are once again not joined by Cam Cole to discuss what we saw at the Lenzerheide Downhill World Cup Round, what we might see at the Vallnord World Cup, we get massively side tracked like usual and we even throw in some XC World Cup insights too just for good measure. Don't forgot to go do some shopping on troyleedesigns.co.nz and use the code "otbpodcast" for a 15% discount, valid until midnight on July 20th!
Jul 13, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 10
More off topic discussions this week with Red Dog, KB and Lester, we talk Crankworx, EWS, Tour de France, a Cycling World Championship of every discipline but on one bike and we even talk about DH racing! Troy Lee Designs joins the show as a sponsor too!
Jul 04, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 9
KB and Red Dog and once again joined by Lester Perry AKA. Mokey to break down the Leogang World Cup, frame bags on gravel bikes, mounting a vape on your bike and Mokey gives us a first hand account of his 2W Enduro experience last weekend.
Jun 13, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Red Dog and KB are joined this week by Waikato MTB legend, Lester Perry. The boys take a deep dive into EWS-e, is Enduro played out, KB announces his future in Gravel Racing and they even touch on the Leogang World Cup.
Jun 08, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 7
KB and Red Dog are back to discuss the Fort William World Cup, off brand tyres, Benoit from Accounts and we get ghosted by Cam Cole who does not make an appearance in his regular seat at the table.
May 25, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 6
KB and Red Dog are joined once again by Cam Cole to talk about the upcoming Fort William World Cup Downhill, round 2 of the 2022 series. An iconic venue like Ft Bill has a lot to unpack from the largest ever world cup winning margin to the midgee's in 2009, we've got it all covered.
May 16, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Join KB, Red Dog and special guest Chris Vanderkolk as they dive in to the depths of one of the greatest DH movies ever made, Earthed One. We break down the bikes, the tracks, the incredible soundtrack, World Cup after parties and of course the antics of Nathan Rennie.
May 06, 2022•1 hr 38 min
KB and Red Dog are joined by Jono Church from The Suspension Lab to break down current World Cup Bikes, dampers, what is the difference between high and low speed compression and we even dive in to the all time win list of the NZ National downhill series. If you like tech talk, this is a good one!
Apr 19, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Join Kieran Bennett, James Rennie and special guest Cam Cole as they talk about the 2022 World Cup Downhill Series opener from Lourdes, France. They talk about the racing, the bikes, how big Loic Bruni and Finn Iles have got, Benoit from Accounts and you can even learn why McDonalds in Nelson has new speaker boxes in the drive through. Enjoy!
Mar 30, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 3
KB and Red Dog do a deep dive into the legendary Avanti Moto, the off season, preview the upcoming World Cup Downhill season opener in Lourdes this weekend, throw some hot takes in as usual and even take some voice mail's from listeners. Tune in!
Mar 20, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Join your hosts, Kieran Bennett and James Rennie, two guys who have been around the downhill mountain bike scene for far too long but can't seem to stay away as they dive into their first episode of The OTB Podcast. The podcast that is dedicated to banter and hot takes about the World Cup Downhill race series, plus some other stuff in between. Sit back, relax and enjoy their dulcet tones.
Mar 14, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 1
