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MTB Podcast – Episode 28 – SRAM Eagle for cheap, does chainline matter?, race prep guide & more

MTB Podcast

Worldwide Cyclery

Sports

4.91.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2017

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Steven and Jonathan dig deep into how to prepare for your next big race or big day on the bike. Gear, psychology, logistics, nutrition and training – it's all covered. Topics covered in this episode: • Why we’re excited for SRAM GX Eagle • Suspension tuning for clydesdales • Should you shift gears under power? • How to afford a new bike • How to get better at bunny hopping • Is starting on a hardtail really a good idea? • How does an incorrect chainline affect your drivetrain? • Are you goofy footed on the bike, and does it matter? • Why you can’t estimate power accurately on the trail • Can you use TrainerRoad outside? • A good XC bike for the East Coast • Can you pick a bad bike these days? •• How to prepare for a race or dig bay on the bike •• • YouTube Mountain Bikers • Cannondale SuperX, Subaru Crosstrek, and Küat Sherpa

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everybody. Welcome to episode 28 of the Mountain Bike Podcast. I'm your host Jonathan Lee with my co-host Stephen Lewis. What's up man?

0:08.0

Good morning, sir. We're both co-host. It's just the first person to introduce as host, right?

0:12.0

And since I'm terrible at

0:13.4

introductions you're not terrible in actions what was it episode 24 25 go

0:19.0

listen to that a nation mourns oh that was bad Welcome to the mountain bike podcast we talk about all

0:24.4

things mountain bikes. You can listen to this podcast, subscribe to it, share, and now

0:30.3

get stickers and things and top caps hopefully on preorder there.

0:34.0

The site by the time you listen to this podcast at MTV Podcast.com.

0:39.6

Also on the social things, Stephen?

0:42.0

The Instagram's?

0:43.3

Yes.

0:43.8

Yeah. Yeah.

0:44.7

Where can they find us?

0:46.4

At MTV Podcast on Instagram.

0:48.7

The MTV Podcast on Twitter.

0:50.7

Cool.

0:51.1

I don't Twit, but I think I have one. Yeah. I don't know if I've ever been there.

0:55.8

I'm sure you have a tweeter. Yeah. Yeah, a tweeter. Yeah.

0:58.3

Something like yeah. And then we're also on Facebook at the MTV Podcast as well.

1:03.0

Indeed, there we are.

1:04.0

You can leave reviews for this podcast on iTunes,

1:07.0

and we would greatly appreciate that.

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