Hey everyone, I'm Chris Hall and this is the downtime podcast where we're going to be taking

you deeper than ever into the gravity base side of mountain biking. Before we get stuck into this

week's episode, just a quick thank you to our supporting partners, Magura and Cotic Bikes and

we've also got a really great competition for you. Megura make the best breaks out there and we have three

sets to give away. I've been running the Megura MT7 Pro breaks for around a year and a half and then

now my go-to break. I love the amount of power available and the way that that power is so

controllable too. They're also super easy to service and are the only break I've ever owned that I've

been able to keep working as well as the day they arrived. Also, unique to Magura is the ability to customize the break to make it just how you want it from both an aesthetic, ergonomics and performance point of view. The change that I make from the stock product is to fit the HC wide-reach levers. These feel great and enable me to get the break set up just how I like them. It's worth mentioning that these were designed for Loweck Bruni, who is your reigning downhill world champion, and the MT7 Pro is his break of choice. So if it's good enough for Loweck, it's definitely good enough for me. So if you're looking for the best breaks, then look no further than the Magura MTC7 Pro. You can check them out over at Magura.com. Megura have been kind enough to give us three sets of the awesome MT7 Pro breaks to give away. So to be in with a chance of winning some, all you need to do is to head to downtimepodcast.com for slash survey and fill in this year's listener survey. It's super simple to do. We'll only take a couple of minutes. It's a massive

help to me to find out more about you lovely lot too. So head over to downtimepodcast.com

for slash survey and we'll be choosing a winner of three sets of Megura M27 Pro brakes at

random on Thursday the 8th of June. Sy Turner's dream bike didn't exist. So he went out and made it,

which is why Cotic bikes began. They design and build their dream bikes and make them available so that you two can have your dream build. When Sai moved to the Peak District, the terrain that Cy was riding changed and as a result, so did his dream bike. So the Rocket Max was born, a UK-made steel-framed enduro chassis that exudes confidence, letting you know that it's

got your back. The Rocket Max was a dream bike for me too, and I've been lucky enough to be riding

one since 2020. The steel frame has a level of compliance that enables the bike to breathe with

the terrain, meaning that it sticks to rough off-camera sections like nothing else I've ever ridden.

At speed, the long-shot geometry brings a stability that breeds confidence, yet the bike still retains a fun personality that means that you don't have to be going at warp speed to put a smile on your face. To ensure you're really getting your dream bike, Kotick not only have multiple complete bike build options, but they will also let you choose any components that you want for your dream build. Kotick now have a brand new showroom in Chesterfield in the UK where you can see the bikes and meet the people who design and build them. And you can also arrange for a factory collection where one of the team will set the bike up for you and your riding style. Add to that, regular owners' rides and events and a company ethos that strives to operate in a low-impact way when it

comes to the environment and gives back a good chunk of their time and profit to the riding

community. If that all sounds like your dream, then you can check them out over at cotic.com.

We've also got a recent podcast episode with Cy where you can hear loads more about

Kotick and the Rocket Max by head into Downtime Podcast.com for slash Kotick dash rocket max. If you're enjoying the podcast then there's a few things you can do. First and foremost, share the podcast. Maybe that's telling your friends about the show, recommending a specific episode to them that you think they're going to like or sharing the episodes on your social media. Secondly, if you've got some value from the podcast, maybe you've learned something that's helped you ride in or your fitness, maybe it's got you stoke to go riding or to come back for an injury, or maybe it's just a little something to pass the time when you can't be riding your bike, then why not do a little something in return by setting up a small regular donation via my Patreon over at patreon.com for slash downtime podcast. That's Patreon

spelt P-A-T-R-E-O-N. Even the price of a coffee per month really helps me keep

this podcast going. Big thank you to our new patrons who signed up this week. That's Chris

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