MTB Podcast – Episode 27 – Special Guest: Kurt "The Angry Singlespeeder" Gensheimer

MTB Podcast

Worldwide Cyclery

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4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2017

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Kurt "The Angry Singlespeeder" Gensheimer joins Steven and Jonathan for discussions on fat tires, new Santa Cruz bikes, and the debate between modernized trails and primitive ones. Being a purveyor of historic trail, Kurt gives us insight on why we should get off the flow trails from now and then and head back in time. Topics covered in this episode: – Jonathan's Whistler trip – Santa Cruz Hightower LT – How to repair a scratch on your frame – Picking the right bike for the trails you ride – Cheap wheels with wide internal width – When you should go for aluminum wheels instead of carbon – Full suspension, or stick with a hard tail with larger volume tires? – How to conquer arm pump – What are floating brake rotors, and why don't you see more of them? – Modern vs. Primitive trail – How to find primitive trail and how to appreciate it – What you can do to maintain primitive trail, and why you should be doing it

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0:00.0	And Hey, Hey everybody,
0:15.0	welcome to episode 27 of the Mountain Bike Podcast.
0:19.0	I'm your host, Jonathan Lee with my co-host Stephen Lewis.
0:21.0	Hey man.
0:22.0	Good morning. How you doing? Good good we got you back from Canada finally yeah you you smuggle me back for a lot of
0:27.4	across the border diplomatic stuff I had too many Tim bits say what happens I It happens. It happens.
0:33.0	Yeah, too many Timbits.
0:34.0	And we have a special guest with us this morning.
0:37.0	Reno resident as well, well, Verdei resident, to be exact.
0:40.0	Yeah, he's barely incorporated in the arena.
0:44.0	That's true. Kurt Gensheimer, what's up man?
0:46.0	How you doing?
0:47.0	Good morning.
0:48.0	What's happening? Nice morning voice.
0:49.0	That's good.
0:50.0	You're welcome.
0:51.0	That was our intent calling you in here at 6 a.m.
0:53.0	That's right. It's nice and smooth. Get everybody woken up and feeling good for the day.
0:58.0	That's freshly churned butter. Yes. What do you think of the new trainer road offices, man?
1:03.5	This is your first time here.
1:04.6	Unbelievable.
1:05.6	Seriously, I'm blown away.
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