Nat Ross, Hall of Fame mountain biker

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Payson McElveen

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4.8 • 767 Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Nat Ross has many firsts to his name. He was the first rider to race a World Cup on 29 inch wheels, the first winner of the Marathon National Championships, and competed in the first X Games...in two disciplines. He's also competed in forty 24 hour races and won nine, including two World Championships. During his professional racing career, he was often at the front of the line to try the latest innovations from industry legends whose names are now synonymous with the technology they pioneere...

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0:00.0	Finally, we snuck one in, racing on U.S. soil on the wheels. That was great. That was a lot of fun,
0:05.7	but it's very strange when you're next to your Tobone, and I'm on a 29-inch bike, and he's on his
0:10.8	26-inch bike. Six-foot-7 trombone. Yeah, and even Wells, all those guys, like all the factory
0:17.7	rides back then had, they were on 26-inch wheels. They called me wagon wheels at the time, like all the factory rides back then had, they were on 26 inch wheels. They called me wagon wheels at the time, like all the crazy names.
0:23.6	And then the next thing you know, like everyone was on 29 inch wheels and we all got, we were faster.
0:29.0	It's showtime, everybody.
0:31.2	Showtime!
0:33.8	You've been living in a dream world, Neil.
0:40.5	This is the world as it exists today.
0:44.0	Life moves pretty fast.
0:46.6	You don't stop and look around once in a while.
0:48.0	You could miss it.
0:52.5	Listen, we talk about practice.
0:54.6	Repeat on the dude's room.
0:56.5	Donnie, you're out of your element.
0:59.9	I see, you think this has nothing to do with you.
1:03.9	Don't ever trash talk black Jesus.
1:08.9	This is the Adventure Stash with Payson McAlvin.
1:16.2	Hello everyone. Welcome back to the show. Today we have another in-person interview. We are on an absolute role. If we never did another Zoom-based podcast recording, I would be one happy
1:24.5	podcast host. And we're getting there with the new podcast studio in Durango, kind of coaxing more folks to come up the hill and record in person.
1:35.5	But also, I'm traveling to races again and able to connect with people thanks to our little mobile setup here.
1:42.9	So I really hope we can keep this momentum going
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