Charlie Murray Shares His Performance Secrets, Discusses the State of Enduro and More
Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast
Downtime MTB
4.9 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 24 September 2024
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
Today we are joined by enduro mountain bike racer, Charlie Murray. This season, Charlie has really come into form, taking 3rd place in the overall. But it hasn’t all been plain sailing for Charlie as he shares some of the challenges he’s faced behind the scenes this season. Charlie also shares what he believes have been the secrets that have helped him perform at the top this year, as well as providing great insight into his offseason testing process. Hear about Charlie’s experience in commentary for the downhill with Warner Brothers Discovery, as well as his thoughts on the future of enduro racing and much more. So, it’s time to sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Charlie Murray.
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You can follow Charlie on Instagram @murraycharles and find his YouTube channel here.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm giving away all my secrets now, but that's all right. |
| 0:02.4 | So we did more testing, but way less riding. |
| 0:05.5 | I was just feeling like I couldn't crash. |
| 0:07.2 | Oh, that's not the first time I've heard that question. |
| 0:10.0 | First time I've had to answer it on a podcast. |
| 0:16.4 | Hey everyone, I'm Chris Hall, and this is the downtime podcast, |
| 0:19.6 | where we're going to be taking you deeper than ever into the gravity base side of mountain biking. This episode is supported by |
| 0:25.0 | We are 1 composites and you'll hopefully know by now that they make the highest quality carbon |
| 0:29.5 | rims with a ride feel that perfectly balances stiffness and compliance to ensure that you've got |
| 0:34.3 | a wheel set that's precise but not punishing to ride and finds grip where other wheels struggle. This month, WeR1 are offering listeners 20% off their Revolution wheel sets and rims. I've spent a long time using the Revolution Wheels on my Cotic Rocket Max where I've got the union on the rear and the faction on the front, which I think is an awesome combination. You can get your hands on any revolution wheel sets and rims over at we are one composites.com |
| 0:56.3 | for the whole of the month of September. |
| 0:58.4 | Just use the code downtime sept 24 at the checkout. |
| 1:02.5 | That's downtime with a capital D, sept with a capital S, followed by the number 2024 with no spaces over at we are one composites.com. |
| 1:13.3 | This year, the support I get from Patreon is even more important than ever and helps me keep the podcast going. So if you're enjoying the podcast and getting |
| 1:17.5 | something out of listening and are in a position to help out, then from just three pounds a month, |
| 1:21.4 | you can join my Patreon over at patreon.com for slash downtime podcast. Okay, just a couple more quick things before we get stuck into |
| 1:29.2 | this week's episode. Firstly, make sure you never miss an episode by following the podcast. |
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