Rémy Métailler’s Winning Formula, Riding Advice and More

Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast

Downtime MTB

Wilderness, Leisure, Health & Fitness, Sports, Fitness, Hobbies

4.9 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Today we’re sitting down for a long overdue catch up with mountain biking legend Remy Metailler. In this episode, we discuss the action from Hardline Tasmania, explore the dynamic between racing and the influencer culture dominating YouTube and social media, and unravel the intricacies of collaborating with partners in the industry. Along the way, we’ll also tackle the evolving landscape of enduro racing, the growing popularity of eBikes, and glean invaluable riding tips and advice from Remy himself. So, it’s time to sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Remy Metailler.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	I can't remember one single run that I enjoyed while trying to race.
0:05.0	I feel like to be successful at anything you need to be different from the other riders.
0:10.0	Take someone like Loic Bruney or Jackson Goldstone, obviously they sell a ton of bikes and equipment,
0:16.0	but they don't have much metrics.
0:19.0	You know, when Loic Brunei wins the World championship, like I bet he saves a bunch of bikes.
0:23.7	And there's no doubt about it, but how many bikes are they sold?
0:26.8	You don't really know.
0:28.1	It's more difficult.
0:29.1	Like if you can show your value or even better, if your value is obvious and you don't even
0:34.2	have to argue it.
0:35.4	And brands can see your value.
0:37.4	That's, you know, obviously that's, that's, that's a position you want to be.
0:41.0	Riding Donnell, I, I probably prefer the e-bike.
0:44.7	Yeah, it's something like you might not have think about it, but I bet you do it.
0:49.1	And I think it's something that most intermediate rider don't do enough.
0:56.4	Hey, everyone, I'm Chris Hall and this is the downtime podcast
0:59.4	where we're going to be taking you deeper than ever
1:01.2	into the gravity-based side of mountain biking.
1:03.8	Just a couple of quick things before we get stuck
1:05.8	into this week's episode with Remi Metzalia.
1:08.4	Firstly, make sure you never miss an episode
1:10.2	by following the podcast. Just
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