Martyn Ashton's inspiring ride through life, injury, road bike party and more
The Ride Companion
TRC Media House
4.9 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 4 October 2023
⏱️ 128 minutes
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Mountain biking royalty Martyn Ashton is in studio!!
On this episode of The Ride Companion Martyn Ashton joins Olly and Davi for this wide ranging and honest conversation. During the episode Martyn talks about the early years of his career, the MBUK generation, why he stopped competing and signing huge pro contracts. Martyn also opens up about his life changing accident, meeting his idols, how road bike party was so successful and much more...
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| 0:00.0 | Click in. |
| 0:02.0 | That sort of, do you know what I'm playing. |
| 0:18.0 | Is that a constant? Yeah. You'll just keep going all over. Yeah. I can't believe we've got you on. I'm really hyped. I am. And this is the bit where I'm going to be nice and where you're going to be annoying. But I think we use in the world of, in the world of the internet, we use the terms like insane. We use it and something isn't insane. We use it a lot. I'm trying to think of other things. Basically, what I'm saying is legend is thrown about a bit, right? Don't it. You're not going to say. No, no, no, no. And you're going to continue to do that now. Yeah, yeah, yeah. If anyone is a legend that we've had on, I would say this is the biggest legend moment we've got. I'm with you. So you've got a long way to go. That's good to know. It's good to know you've got. It's good to know you've got a trajectory. You can't win. |
| 1:11.1 | No, you can't win. |
| 1:12.3 | Well, I just don't believe it. |
| 1:13.2 | That's why. |
| 1:13.9 | Why don't you believe it? How can you not believe it? I don't think any, I think anyone who hears that said about himself probably doesn't believe it. Why else would I have had Maguras? Why did I get my parents to buy me McGu? Hey, this is a good point. I've got a good point that you're going to struggle to answer, I reckon. |
| 1:27.2 | I don't really have. |
| 1:28.5 | Why did I used to want a good, I've got a good point that you're going to struggle to answer, I reckon. I don't really have. |
| 1:28.5 | Why did I used to want a Volvo? |
| 1:31.1 | Dude. |
| 1:33.4 | Well, one, they're really great vehicles. |
| 1:36.2 | Please tell me. |
| 1:37.1 | I can tell you all about the 850 |
| 1:39.4 | and the XE cross-country. |
| 1:42.1 | Why did I want my parents to take me to Newbury so I could hop on some rocks on my bike? Just explain to me. If Newbury's a sick place to ride trials, that's just a fact. There we go, yeah. It actually isn't. It's actually... Is that where you grew up? Yeah, you grew up in Newbury. Yeah, where I'd, you know, go out to do... Oh, Charles, I used to go out at night on my trials. If there was no orange lights on, I wouldn't go out. It's embarrassing in it. You have to go out of it. Do you remember orange street lights? It's like people with the angry dogs. It is though, isn't it? though Trials. Weirdly, I thought about this the other day, because most of your downhellers will have realised do I am and clicked off now anyway. So it's another trial episode. Self-deprecation has to stop. It has to stop at some stage. But, right, seriously, I used to think, you know, everyone, trials riding can be a bit geeky, can't it? But I actually say the word with actual pride. It really does mean pride in my heart. When I, when someone asked me what I am, because I heard the other day someone on here say they were a biker. I don't know who it was. It was like, yuck. Biker, yeah. Biker. I think it was Brendan. Yeah, yeah, he said biking, yeah, yeah. And I was like, really? Oh my goodness. Biker. And I like, I'm a trials rider. And there you go. There goes all the down, Ellis. They just left. Dude. Yeah. You're wrong. And also, also, it makes you more of an actual legend, the fact that you're unwilling to accept. Don't you agree? You're only making it worse, dude. No, I honestly don't, I don't even, I just think it's a load of nonsense. I really do. It's an honest opinion. It's just an honest opinion. I think, because I've met real |
| 3:25.9 | legend. I've met real people who are |
| 3:27.7 | real legend. List them. |
| 3:29.8 | Valentino Rossi. |
| 3:31.8 | That's a, there. |
| 3:33.2 | Steve Pete. Yeah. |
| 3:35.9 | Legend. I think you're |
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