Adam Brayton – Death of the Privateer?
Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast
Downtime MTB
4.9 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 27 August 2024
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
Today we’re joined by ‘Mr. Gas to Flat’ himself, Adam Brayton. Adam’s faced some serious challenges over the past couple of years, from changes in World Cup entry requirements to the unexpected shutdown of his bike sponsor, Nukeproof, right before the 2024 season. Despite these setbacks, Adam has kept pushing forward, racing whenever and wherever he can, and seizing every opportunity. In this episode, we dive into how he’s navigated these obstacles, his experiences at Hardline Maydena and Wales, and his thoughts on the massive new canyon gap. We also discuss the evolving landscape of World Cup downhill racing, the role of personality in today’s social media-driven world, and much more. So, it’s time to sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Adam Brayton.
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You can follow Adam on Instagram @adbrayton and watch ‘GastoVlog’ here.
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| 0:00.0 | you can't afford to just back off anywhere now, which is good, but also nile it's |
| 0:06.5 | super hard, yeah. Because everyone's willing, I'm not going to say willing to die, but they're |
| 0:10.1 | willing to, you know, put it all on the line. I love racing and that. I know you're going to get |
| 0:15.2 | folks who are like, oh, just go and get a job and I will when I really have to. Yeah, it got a, went a bit mad that actually. |
| 0:23.9 | It was never my intention either. |
| 0:26.2 | And with G on the whole no net thing, which would be controversial. |
| 0:29.7 | Really? |
| 0:30.1 | Yeah. |
| 0:30.3 | Why would you go that way? |
| 0:31.3 | I just feel like. |
| 0:35.9 | Hey everyone, I'm Chris Hall and this is the downtime podcast where we're going to be taking |
| 0:39.8 | you deeper than ever into the gravity-based side of mountain biking. This episode is supported by |
| 0:44.4 | Canyon and their end-of-season sale is now alive. Now is your chance to grab that Canyon that |
| 0:49.2 | you've been iron up all year at an unbeatable price. With up to 30% off on award-winning bikes, gear and accessories, there's no better way to close out the season. Whether you're upgrading your ride or getting ready for next year, now is the perfect time to score some incredible savings. Head over to canyon.com to check out the deals in their end-of-season sale. This year, the support I get from Patreon is even more important than ever and helps me keep the podcast going. |
| 1:12.4 | So if you're enjoying the podcast, getting something out of listening and are in a position to help out, |
| 1:16.6 | then from just £3 a month, you can join my Patreon over at patreon.com for slash downtime podcast. |
| 1:22.4 | You can find a link to that Patreon over at downtimepodcast.com. |
| 1:26.1 | Okay, just a couple more quick things before we get stuck into this week's episode. |
| 1:30.0 | First off, make sure you never miss an episode by following the podcast. |
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