Hey everybody. I'm Mike Levy, and this is yet another episode of the Pink Bike podcast. Today is another one-on-one interview. I'm Pink Bike Tech Editor Seb Stott. Now, Seb has been around

for a while. He was at Bike Radar in MBUK before joining us last February, and there's a pretty

good chance you've seen one of his super in-depth bike reviews or product comparisons where he goes

super deep on the tech. He's also done a bunch of interesting articles like

the importance of handlebar height and why it's often overlooked.

Does a lockout actually make climbing faster?

We're going to talk lots about that one, Seb.

Why your bike might have less travel than claimed.

And why a lower shock position doesn't make a bike more stable.

So I've got a bunch of questions for Seb about those articles

and how his degree in experimental physics helps.

But first, Seb, where are you and how are you?

I'm good.

Yeah, as I said, I've got a little bit of a cold,

so hopefully they don't sound too muffled.

But yeah, I'm good.

I'm in Peebles in the Tweed Valley in Scotland.

I moved here last November, so I'm really enjoying it.

I heard there's some pretty decent riding there, eh?

Yeah, it's really good.

It's quite a unique kind of style of trails, but it's fantastic here.

What's unique about it? How is it different?

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