Hey everyone, I'm Chris Hall and this is the downtime podcast where we're going to be taking you deeper than ever into the gravity-based side of mountain biking.

Before we get stuck into this week's episode, just a quick thank you to our supporting partners, Cotic bikes and Magura, who've got an awesome competition for you.

If your side turner and your dream bike doesn't exist, you go out and make

it, of course, which pretty much is how Cotic bikes began. Cotic design and build their dream bikes

and then make them available so that you two can have your dream build. When Sye moved to the

Peak District, what he was riding changed and as a result, so did his dream bike. And so the Rocket

Max was born. A UK-made, steel-framed

enduro chassis that exudes confidence letting you know that it's got your back. The Rocket

Max was a dream bike for me too and I've been very happy to be riding one for the last three years.

The steel frame has got a level of compliance that means the bike can breathe with the terrain

and believe me, this bike sticks

to rough off Canber sections like nothing else I've ever ridden. At speed the long shot

geometry brings a stability and a feeling of composure, yet the bike still retains a fun personality

that means you don't have to be going at Warp's breed for it to put a smile on your face.

To help you get your dream bike, Kotick not only have multiple complete build options, but they'll let you choose any components that you want for your dream build. Cossack now have a brand new showroom in Chesterfield in the UK where you can see the bikes and meet the people who design and build them. You can also arrange for a factory collection where one of the team will set the bike up for you and your riding style. Add to that

regular owners rides and events and a company ethos that strives to operate in a low impact way when it comes to the environment and gives back a good chunk of their time and profit to the riding community. If all of that sounds like your dream, then you can check them out over at cotic.com.uk. That's Kotick's about C-O-T-I-C.

Also, we've got a pretty recent podcast

episode with Cy where you can hear more about Cotic and the Rocket Max. Just head to

downtime podcast.com for slash cotic dash rocket max. In my opinion, Magura makes the best

breaks out there and we've got three sets to give away. I've been running the Megura M7 Pro brakes for around a year and a half, and they are my go-to break. I love the amount of power that they bring, and the way that power is so controllable too. That already puts them ahead of the rest, but as an added bonus, they're also super easy to look after, and are the only break I've owned that I've been able to keep working as well as the day they arrived. Unique to Megura is the ability to customize the break to make it just how you want it from both an aesthetic, ergonomics and performance point of view. The change that I make from the stock product is to fit the HC wide-reach levers. These feel great and enable me to get the brake set up just how I like it. It's worth mentioning that those levers were designed for Loebrew, who is your reigning, down-ill world champion, and the MT7 Pro is his break of choice. So, if they're good enough for Loic, they're definitely good enough for me. If you're looking for the best breaks, then look no further than the Magura MT7 Pro. You can check them out over at Magura.com. Like I said, Megura have been kind enough to give us three sets of the awesome MT7 Pro breaks to give away. So to be in with a chance for winning some, all you need to do is to head to downtime podcast.com for slash survey and fill in this year's listener survey. It's super simple to do and it's only going to

take you a couple of minutes. It's a massive help to me to find out more about you lovely lot too.

So head over to downtimepodcast.com for such a survey and we'll be choosing a winner of those

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