MTB Podcast – Episode 18 – Guide to Sea Otter + Special Guests: 6D Helmets, DSENDIT Racing

MTB Podcast

Worldwide Cyclery

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4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2017

⏱️ 108 minutes

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Summary

Your guide to Sea Otter 2017! Jonathan and Steven spent the week at Sea Otter doing a ton of work, racing bikes, and talking with all the vendors and athletes. Hear what products caught their eye , what trends they saw and get a complete guide on how to plan the best Sea Otter week possible. Topics covered in this episode: • MTBpodcast T-Shirts! • When you should service your bottom bracket bearings • When you should service your headset • Rotor Raptor MTB Crankset http://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/features/INTERBIKE-2017-Mountain-Bike-Components,10498/Rotor-Raptor-Cranks,110214/iceman2058,94 • Raceface Next R Group http://www.vitalmtb.com/features/First-Look-Race-Face-Next-R-Line,1729 • K-Edge MTB Catcher https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/04/sea-otter-2017-tech-tidbits-barfly-k-edge-quarq-qollector-lezyne-flar.html • The trend of short travel trail bikes • 6D Helmets in-depth explanation • Marin Wolf Ridge https://www.pinkbike.com/news/marin-wolf-ridge-first-ride.html • Lourdes DH Race https://www.pinkbike.com/news/wyntv-lourdes-dh-world-cup-track-walk-2017.html • Santa Cruz V-10 29er https://www.pinkbike.com/news/greg-minnaars-santa-cruz-v10-29-bike-check.html • SRAM Code Brakes https://www.pinkbike.com/news/srams-new-code-brakes-first-ride-2017.html • The TDS Enduro preview • The pros and cons of a longer fork on a trail bike • How to stop your front end from lifting on climbs • Should you buy a road bike, or a cross bike? • How to setup a new bike • What lever position should you have? • Why does your saddle feel uncomfortable? • How to build a dirt jumper • Your comprehensive guide to the best week possible at Sea Otter • Jonathan’s guide to using the Mavic Pro • The Wolf Tooth Dropper Remote

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey Hey everybody welcome to episode 18 of the mountain bike
0:18.3	podcast the second time we recorded episode 18 right Stephen and we're
0:22.0	late that's true we're very
0:23.8	sorry about that everybody it's my co-host Stephen Lewis hello but
0:27.0	hi we had a busy day today we had a busy week a really busy week we've had a
0:31.3	busy two weeks yeah and it's not going to slow down anytime soon.
0:34.8	No. This is the podcast where we talk about mountain bikes and hopefully all of this busyness can actually
0:39.6	benefit you guys. That's the point. We were at sea otter last week we are just about
0:45.1	ready we're finally like rushed back from sea otter I've had a crazy busy
0:49.2	week of work same here some how trying yeah somehow trying to catch up on all this stuff and today we already were getting things ready to go to TDS.
0:57.0	Yeah, like I'm leaving for the Dirty Sanchez at 5 a.m. tomorrow.
1:00.4	And I'll be leaving Saturday at 5 a.m. Yeah, so bright and early that's just I guess how it goes and things even changed and got even busier
1:10.0	That's how it works I happen to have a Polaris Ranger Highlifter edition 1000 XP six-seater sitting in my in the trailer right now
1:19.1	It's a pretty good setup. It's pretty sweet. He's doing it's going to be a right. So, and forgive us if you hear any cars coming by Bucks Unlimited here, my neighbor likes to fire up his diesel
1:28.7	anytime we hit record on a podcast, it seems.
1:31.0	It's actually pretty hilarious guys it's funny so and yes his
1:34.7	tow mirrors are up at all times at all times if you drive a Dodge Cummins please
1:39.8	put your tow mirrors away unless you're towing a trailer that you can't see around.
1:46.0	This is a pet peeve of Stevens.
1:48.0	It's insane.
1:49.0	So let's get into mountain bikes.
1:50.0	This is what we talk about every week.
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