MTB Podcast – Episode 25 – Tire Tech – Special Guests: Keegan Swenson & Sofia Gomez Villafane

MTB Podcast

Worldwide Cyclery

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4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2017

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Special Guests Sofía Gomez Villafañe (Assos / Pivot) and Keegan Swenson (Cannondale 3Rox) joined Steven and Jonathan for a quick look into the life of a pro XC racer and a deep dive into tire tech. Topics covered in this episode: • How much does a pro XC racer train? • How do pros determine how much they should train? • The work/life balance of a pro MTB racer • How to read a tire's tread pattern • What tread profiles are best for XC? • What tread profiles are best for trail and enduro? • What to know about tire rubber compounds • What durometer rubber should you have? • Durability vs. traction • What effect does a tire's casing have on it's handling? • What is TPI? • How to know if a tire is fast rolling or not • How sidewall construction affects strength, weight and rolling resistance • How does tire width affect a tire's performance? • How to match your tire to your rim

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0:00.0	And Hey everybody welcome to episode 25 is that right 25 or something yeah something
0:19.6	like that 25 in the mountain bike podcast I'm your Jonathan Lee, my co-host Stephen Lewis is here.
0:24.7	Hi. And it's a bit more crowded in the room. It is. We have two guests with us.
0:29.5	First off, Sophia and is it Gomez vielefagni? Is that you would say it that is how I would say it in Spanish in English I normally say
0:36.8	Billa fain villefain awesome perfect we'll just stick to the English one then and
0:41.8	Kiegan Swenson.
0:43.2	Yeah, what's up man? I don't know.
0:45.2	I don't know.
0:46.2	I don't know XC pro XC racers each of these athletes here with us and good friends.
0:53.0	We mentioned you guys a few times on the,
0:54.9	or quite a few times on the podcast
0:56.4	because your results have been quite good.
0:58.0	And we go over a result usually.
0:59.3	So, and I think Jonathan just likes saying Sophia's last name.
1:02.3	It is fun.
1:03.0	It is a fun name to say, right?
1:05.0	It is.
1:06.0	It's a long one.
1:07.0	It's a tongue twister.
1:08.0	And once an ounceers get it right,
1:10.0	they definitely stick with it.
1:11.0	And I think they also enjoy saying it but yeah it's unique.
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