Learning From Mistakes - Jared's First XC Race, Sea Otter, TDS, LA Tourist Recaps & More... Ep. 178

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4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

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On today's episode, Jared, Liam and Tydeman chat about their recent races - Jared learns a few hard lessons from his first XC race at the Sea Otter Fuego XL, Tydeman recaps his time at a wet and wild TDS Enduro, and Liam tells the story of a grueling race that includes a harrowing experience descending a technical, exposed trail on his gravel bike during the LA tourist race. We also discuss highlights from our time at Sea Otter, and get into a few listener questions. 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. 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 178 of the MTV podcast, presented and hosted by Worldwide Ciclery, kettle mount apparel and trail and components. I'm Jared.
0:16.6	I'm Liam, and I'm Tideman. That is right, ladies and gentlemen. We are in the house.
0:20.9	And in this episode, we discuss a couple of the races we've been getting into lately, plus some of our favorite highlights from Seater.
0:29.0	Plus, plus some classic listener questions ranging from what in the world is chain line to putting drop bars on a mountain bike and everything in between.
0:38.8	Plus, plus plus.
0:40.4	Plus plus.
0:41.4	You guys remember 275 plus?
0:43.6	Yeah.
0:44.3	What a fad.
0:45.0	Never rode one, though.
0:46.9	I did not ride any of those.
0:48.9	Just waiting for 32 plus to drop here in a second.
0:51.3	Yeah, yeah.
0:51.9	Because they did do 29 plus, right? Yeah, and there's still like a few like, I don't know how many bikes there are, but I think WTV makes a three inch. Yeah. A ranger, right? Yeah. A range ranger. Maybe in 29, 275 and 26th, inch? Whoa. 2.8, 3 inch?
1:11.3	I think so.
1:12.0	Yeah.
1:12.4	That's cool.
1:13.0	See, like, bikebackers and stuff.
1:14.4	What's considered plus size? Is that 0.6? I think it was, like, I think it was 0.7 and higher. Oh, 0.7 and higher. Oh, so 2.7 and higher. Yeah, yeah. That's big. 2.6 wasn't plus.
1:24.3	Okay.
1:25.7	Correct.
1:26.4	I don't know.
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