Drivetrain Compatibility, Downcountry vs. Trail Bikes, Shimano vs SRAM & More... Ep. 163

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🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Today on the podcast, the guys discuss some epic recent rides as well as Liam's unfortunate injury before delving into the latest exciting products from KETL & Trail One. We then jump into a classic set of listener questions ranging from drivetrain compatibility, to an age old debate of Shimano vs. SRAM and everything in between. Tune in! Our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCczlFdoHUMcFJuHUeZf9b_Q Worldwide Cyclery YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCxZoC1sIG-vVtLsJDSbeYyw Worldwide Cyclery Instagram: www.instagram.com/worldwidecyclery/ MTB Podcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/mtbpodcast/ Submit any and all questions to podcast@worldwidecyclery.com Join us on epic mountain bike trips that you will never forget in locations like Tasmania, Italy & Nepal. Grab $250 off any All Mountain Rides trip by just mentioning WWC: https://worldwidecyclery.com/blogs/worldwide-cyclery-blog/all-mountain-rides-all-inclusive-mountain-bike-guided-trips-w-worldwide-cyclery-crew

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to episode 163 of the MTV podcast, presented and hosted by Worldwide Cyclery, Kettle Mountain Apparel, and Trail One Components.
0:17.1	I'm Jared.
0:18.2	I'm Liam.
0:19.1	And I'm Trevor.
0:19.8	That is right.
0:20.8	Ladies and gentlemen, the three amigos are back. And in this. I'm Liam. And I'm Trevor. That is right. Ladies and gentlemen,
0:21.7	the three amigos are back. And in this episode, we discussed some epic recent rides we've been getting
0:26.7	into lately, as well as some exciting new stuff coming from Trail 1 and Kettle, plus some
0:32.1	classic listener questions ranging from drivetrain upgrades to cross compatibility and everything in between.
0:39.5	Cross drive train compatibility.
0:41.2	Cross drive train compatibility.
0:42.6	Is that cross training?
0:43.9	That could be.
0:45.1	Cross chaining?
0:45.7	Cross chaining.
0:47.0	Compatibility is often very important when you talk about drive train upgrades.
0:51.3	Yes.
0:51.8	So maybe I did that on purpose?
0:53.1	I don't know.
0:54.1	I don't know. But what we do know is Zach's words turn upgrades. Yes. So maybe I did that on purpose? I don't know. I don't know.
0:54.9	But what we do know is Zach's words of wisdom. Don't let one person ruin your day. Yeah. Which I like. Yeah, don't let it ruin your day. It's not worth it. No, because you know, you never know when you're going to come across that person, you know. maybe they're you know maybe they cut you off on the road or maybe they have a remark on the trail that you didn't like or something
1:15.4	like that or, you know, you never know. And you just got to brush it off. Be better than them.
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