Becoming a World Cup Mechanic – Rich Simpson

Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast

Downtime MTB

Leisure, Health & Fitness, Hobbies, Sports, Wilderness, Fitness

4.9 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2022

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Today I’m joined by an old friend, Rich Simpson. Rich has joined the World Cup circuit this year as the GT Factory Racing mechanic for Jess Blewitt and Ethan Craik. We sat down to chat about Rich’s background in BMX racing and his career in engineering. Find out how Rich made the move from a lifelong job in engineering, to following his passion in the bike industry. We hear about Rich’s approach to suspension setup, his experiences of his first year at World Cups and plenty more. So sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Rich Simpson.

You can check out Rich’s coaching, suspension setup and servicing business here. Follow it on Instagram @rsrbikeworks and find Rich there @_rich_simpson. You can follow the team @gtfactoryracing.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, I'm Chris Hall and you're listening to the downtime podcast where we delve deep into the gravity-based side of mountain biking.
0:10.3	First up, I want to thank our supporting partner for the month and that's WeR1 Composites, so you've got a really generous offer for you.
0:16.4	I'm a huge fan of We are One's wheels. They've been my go-to wheels since 2019 and for good reason.
0:22.3	These team of awesome people from Cameloups in Canada genuinely care about making the best
0:26.6	wheels on the planet. They sweat the details and the wheels are not only beautifully made, but they
0:31.1	ride great too. The wheels go where you point them and don't ping off every little trail feature
0:35.5	like some carbon wheels do and as a result
0:37.5	they hold a line like nothing else I've ever ridden. I'm currently running a faction 29er up front
0:42.7	and a union 275 in the rear and they've never needed any maintenance and they're still tight and true.
0:48.3	WeR1 are offering downtime listeners 10% off any revolution wheel set including rim only for the month
0:53.6	of September.
0:54.7	All you need to do is to head over to we are one composites.com and use the code
0:58.5	downtime wheeling 2022 at the checkout. That's downtime with a capital D, no space, followed by
1:04.3	the word wheeling, W-H-E-E-L-I-N-G, no space, then the number 222 over at We are 1 Composites.com. Head to their site now and
1:13.5	check out their entire range of awesome wheels. While you're here, don't forget to subscribe
1:17.9	or follow the podcast so you never miss an episode. There's buttons to help you get that done
1:21.7	over at downtimepodcast.com for slash subscribe. Merch is available if you want to support the show.
1:27.4	That's over at downtimepodcast.com for slash shop.
1:31.1	Have you checked out our print project with the awesome team over at Misspent Summers yet?
1:35.4	If not, I'd really love you to take a look.
1:37.6	It's called Downtime EP and it comes out twice a year.
1:40.5	It's a timeless, beautiful piece of mountain bike history to have, hold, read and cherish.
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