Jack Menzies – Making It In the Enduro World Series

Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast

Downtime MTB

Leisure, Health & Fitness, Hobbies, Sports, Wilderness, Fitness

4.9 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Join me for a chat with one of 2022’s break-through riders, Jack Menzies. In his first season in elite, Jack piloted his WeAreOne Arrival to some incredible EWS results, with two top tens and a 4th place pro-stage finish. Hear about Jack’s sporty upbringing and how he’s been putting in the work to get the results he wants. We talk about the ups and downs of racing and the challenges of finding the right headspace when the clock is ticking. There’s lots to learn from a rider who’s definitely on the rise. So sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Jack Menzies.

You can follow Jack on Instagram @jackmenzies__ or on the team page @polygonfactoryracing.

Supporting Partners

Canyon

If you want to get yourself a new rig for the upcoming season of riding, then go and check out The Trail Sale on canyon.com. There’s discounts across a load of Canyon’s MTB and EMTB range, and Downtime listeners can save more by getting free bike guard packaging on any trail sale purchase, just use the code ‘the-trail-sale-2023‘ at checkout.

Terms & Conditions : This voucher code is valid online between 20 February 2023, 00:01 CET and 1 March 2023, 23:59 CET. The code applies a free Bike Guard to bike and frameset orders within the category MTB/EMTB and to all bikes included in the Trail Sale. It cannot be redeemed in conjunction with any other discount code and excludes Factory Outlet items. The code cannot be applied retroactively, and applies only to products available at the time of purchase. The code cannot be redeemed for cash and resale is prohibited. The code can only be used once per customer. Canyon reserve the right to terminate or change the terms of this promotion at any time.

WeAreOneComposites

We Are One are generously offering Downtime listeners 15% off wheelsets and their Da Package bar and stem. So wether you want their new Convergence wheels, their still very awesome Revolution wheels, or their Da Package bar and stem, now is your time. You can get 15% off until midnight on March 5th 2023 by using the code ‘DowntimeFebruary2023‘ at weareonecomposites.com (note: this must be entered at the final stage of the checkout process on the ‘confirm order’ page).

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, I'm Chris Hall and this is the downtime podcast where we're going to be taking
0:07.6	you deeper than ever into the gravity-based side of mountain biking.
0:11.0	First up, this week's supporting partners, Canyon and we are one competent.
0:14.5	We've got some great offers for you.
0:16.3	Spring is starting to feel like it's just around the corner and if you're after a fresh rig
0:20.2	for the upcoming season of riding, then go and check out the trail sale on canyon.com. There's discounts
0:25.4	across a load of canyons, mountain bike and e-mountain bike range. And what's even better is that
0:29.6	downtime listeners can save more. You can get free bike guard packaging on your trail sale purchase.
0:35.6	Just use the code the dash trail dash sale dash
0:40.0	2023 at the checkout. That's the dash trail dash sale dash 2023 or lowercase over at canyon.com.
0:48.2	Terms and conditions apply and you'll find those in the show notes for this episode over on
0:51.8	downtime podcast.com. I'm a massive fan of
0:54.9	we are ones wheels and in the last week I've had the chance to put in a couple of rides on
0:58.4	their new convergence wheels and they definitely did not disappoint. Taking we are ones incredible
1:03.7	durability and ride feel from their revolution wheels and turning it up to 11. As ever, quality
1:09.0	is second to none too. So you know you're going to get a product that's not only going to ride amazingly well, but it's going to last a long time too. Whether you're interested in their brand new convergence wheels, they're still very awesome revolution wheels or they're to package bar and stem, downtime listeners can get a very generous 15% off by using the code downtime February23 at the checkout over at we are one composites
1:29.5	dot com before the 5th of March 23 that's downtime with a capital D February with a capital
1:35.4	F followed by the number 2023 over at we are one composites.com. Don't forget the code must be entered at
1:41.9	the very final stage of the checkout process on the confirm order page in order for it to work.
1:47.0	Before we get stuck into this week's episode, here's a few things you can do to help support the show.
1:51.7	Downtime t-shirt, sweatshirts and hoodies are available over at downtimepodcast.com for slash shop.
1:57.3	Fancy some non-digital downtime.
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