From BMX to MTB: The Fearless Innovation of Kriss Kyle
Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast
Downtime MTB
4.9 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2026
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
Today we’re joined by Kriss Kyle. Kriss found his fame in BMX and more recently has brought that style and creativity onto the mountain bike.
From living in a skatepark, to jumping over a moving formula one car, Kriss has been on quite the journey. We talk about the crossover from BMX to MTB, how skills, style, and fearless thinking translate from ramps to trails. We dig into the pressure of performing, the risks of big projects, and the process behind turning wild ideas into reality.
Kriss is a truly unique addition to the MTB world and it was fascinating to find out more about him. so sit back, hit play, and enjoy this episode with Kriss Kyle.
You can also watch this episode on YouTube here.
You can follow Kriss on Instagram @krisskyle, find him on YouTube here and watch his latest MTB edit here.
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| 0:00.0 | I found my mountain bacon. |
| 0:00.7 | I was like, this is like a breath of fresh air. |
| 0:02.1 | I'm in the woods, man, and it's just like there's no one there tell me to get down off this. |
| 0:05.4 | It's just like, just me and nature listen to the birds tweet. |
| 0:07.8 | Why you doing this to yourself? |
| 0:08.9 | Because it is like, it's a horrible feeling knowing that you could absolutely end yourself or you're going to land it. |
| 0:13.6 | I think these ideas and I just visualize it over and over and lie to myself that I can do it and then Happy New Year people, I'm Chris Hall and this is the downtime podcast, the podcast for |
| 0:25.9 | the true fans of gravity mountain biking, taking you deeper into the sport than anywhere else. |
| 0:31.0 | This episode is sponsored by Wahoo Fitness, but more about that later. |
| 0:35.2 | We've got a packed year coming up with fresh new episodes coming your way each week. |
| 0:39.3 | So make sure you don't miss out by following the show. |
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| 1:10.7 | downtime podcast. |
| 1:11.9 | We'll be doing a bit more with Patreon as the year gets going. All right, let's get stuck into |
| 1:16.3 | the first episode of the year and today we're joined by Chris Kyle. Chris found his fame in BMX |
| 1:21.3 | and more recently has bought that style and creativity onto the mountain bike. From living in a skate |
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