MTB Podcast – Episode 23 – 29" wheels in DH, New Santa Cruz Nomad & frame protection

MTB Podcast

Worldwide Cyclery

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4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2017

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Jonathan and Steven look into the new Santa Cruz Nomad, saddle choices, why your jockey wheels get greasy and more! Topics covered in this episode: • US Open of DH Results • The new Santa Cruz Nomad • What to know before you upgrade to wider tires and wheels • First things to upgrade on a baseline bike • Should you go to a skills clinic, or trust online coaching? • Why does gunk build up on your jockey wheels? • What chain lube is best in different conditions • How to protect your carbon frame from damage when riding • Norco Torrent FS+ 7.2 vs. the Norco Sight 7.3 • Can you get insurance for your bike? • How to pick a saddle • Can saddles really wear out? • Why are downhillers losing their minds over 29" wheels? • e*Thirteen TRS Dropper user review • Yeti Tundra 105 cooler: http://yeti.com/tundra-105-cooler • BMC Team Machine SLR01: http://www.bmc-switzerland.com/us-en/bikes/road/altitude-teammachine-slr01_disc-team/

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0:00.0	Hey, Hey everybody. Welcome to episode 23 of the Mountain Bike Podcast. I'm your host
0:18.9	Jonathan Lee with my co-host Stephen Lewis. I feel like today's gonna be a
0:22.1	fun episode. I feel like you just played
0:23.9	footsie with me under the table. I think it was the other way around. Sure. Yeah, sure.
0:29.4	Yeah. Welcome to the Mountain Bike Podcast or we talk about Mountain Bikes, not playing footsy.
0:34.7	We'll cover a bunch of different things. A lot of questions today.
0:37.2	This is going to be kind of a quick episode because Stephen, we're actually recording
0:40.6	this in the future kind of past. You aren't. Where are you?
0:45.3	Somewhere between Nevada and Aspen Colorado. Ah Aspen. Yeah. The beer flows
0:52.2	like wine. Yes. Yes. And the women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. Absolutely. Yes, yes, this is true. So let's cover some more mountain bike stuff today.
1:04.0	We're doing this ahead of times, then we don't miss a week.
1:06.5	Because we don't want to do that to you guys anymore.
1:08.5	No, no, we're trying to be as good as possible about being on time.
1:11.5	So a couple things. First, MTP Podcast.com, that's where you can find
1:16.2	this podcast, that's where you can subscribe, you can share the podcast, you can share that website,
1:20.7	you can get some sweet shirts sweatshirts stickers things like that stuff. Yes plenty stuffs you know it'd be cool we should get top caps done.
1:31.0	Oh, that'd be actually a really good idea. Top caps that like to party.
1:35.0	Dang, yeah. And we can make them like ultra light too. They don't have to be like heavy janky
1:39.0	ones? Yeah, yeah, none of that like actually make them good. Dang. We should do this.
1:43.2	I like this.
1:44.2	I just had brilliance.
1:45.2	I like it.
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