Confessions & Observations from Interbike

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4.9 • 809 Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2018

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Today we're discussing the wonders and weirdness of Interbike, 2018, with Blister's bike editor, Noah Bodman. Noah gives the rundown on Interbike's new digs (it moved from Las Vegas to Reno this year), what he saw, what he didn't see, and what he rode.

And we open with Jonathan Ellsworth giving a bit of an update on our 18/19 Winter Buyer’s Guide, and revealing some sketchy details about his participation at Interbike last year.

TOPICS & TIMES:

Update on Winter Buyer's Guide (2:20)
Confessions from Interbike, 2017 (4:00)
Interbike's New Digs — from Vegas to Reno, NV (6:40)
The new Pivot Shuttle and the predominance of e-bikes (8:20)
Pivot 429 Trail (14:45)
How this year's show compared to last year's (16:20)
Dumb or Niche: folding e-fat bikes (20:05)
Tariffs impact on Asian companies (20:45)
Single bike racks are for the lonely and / or lazy (22:06)

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0:00.0	Welcome to another episode of Gear 30 on the Blister Podcast Network. I'm Jonathan Ellsworth, the founder
0:10.4	of Blister, and you can check out all the other stuff we're doing and reviewing over at
0:15.3	blisterreview.com. This episode of Gear 30 is all about Interbike, where three of our reviewers, including
0:25.8	our bike editor Noah Bodman, recently headed to Nevada to check out Interbike's new digs
0:31.3	in Reno rather than Las Vegas. Noah gives me the rundown on what he saw, what he didn't see, and what he rode it in her bike.
0:40.3	And if you haven't already checked out his written inner bike recap on the website, you should,
0:46.3	because it turns out Noah is actually pretty funny.
0:49.3	And don't skip the start of our conversation today because we give a bit of an update
0:54.1	on our 1819 winter buyer's guide
0:56.6	that we're putting the finishing touches on.
0:58.9	And that buyer's guide is also the reason
1:00.9	that I'm recording this introduction at three in the morning.
1:04.7	And then we also reveal some details
1:06.6	about my participation at Interbike last year.
1:09.8	And let's just say that it involved a neck brace
1:12.6	and some fresh new neck hardware and riding mountain bikes.
1:18.6	Speaking of riding bikes, this episode of Gear 30 is once again brought to you by the 750 plus
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1:29.5	And you know, I've been telling you about those 750 miles of trail for quite a while now.
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