TPM Episode 392: Tom van Steenbergen, Pro Freeride MTB

The Powell Movement

Mike Powell

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4.8 • 824 Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2024

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Tom van Steenbergen is known for going huge and setting records with the gigantic front flips that have become his signature. We chatted a week after Tom won his first X Games Gold Medal and a time when everything seems to be firing for Tom. While he’s not known for being a big talker, you wouldn’t know it as Tom is not afraid to share. On the podcast, we talk about dirt bikes, BMX racing, Canada, sponsorship, his long Rampage career, injuries, and a whole lot more. Older brother Bas asks the Inappropriate Questions

Tom van Steenbergen Show Notes:

4:00: What it takes to win X Games Gold, his top 3, his inspiration, Rampage v X, and family history

17:30: Liquid Force: Since 95, Liquid Force has outperformed the competition and turned a sport into a lifestyle. Use the code POWELL15 for 15% off LF orders at LiquidForce.com

Stanley: Save 30% off at Stanley1913.com

Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.

20:30: Dirt bikes in The Netherlands, BMX, moving to Canada, fitting in, his first mountain bike, slopestyle, and Crankworks

Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

39:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.

Outdoor Research: Born in the PNW to keep you warmer and dryer and function better than the rest

42:00: Sponsorship, shooting with Anthill Films, being calculated and his signature event

54:00: Rampage, going huge, his horrific Rampage injury and others

71:00: Inappropriate Questions with Bas van Steenbergen

Transcript

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0:00.0	Have a seat on your porcelain throne.
0:02.3	It's time to talk some shit on the Powell movement.
0:13.5	Welcome to the Powell movement.
0:17.1	I'm your host Mike Powell, and man, it's hot in Seattle, which is funny.
0:21.6	It's really only like 85 degrees out, and I live in a place where most of the year we complain because it's rainy and wet.
0:27.6	The saving grace is that it's usually snowing in the mountains, but when you live in a city that gets rain for 30 days in a row, it can be miserable.
0:35.6	And then the sun comes out in spring, we all get super excited,
0:39.1	and there are two weeks where the mood of Seattleites is on par with the mood of folks who live
0:43.0	in other great places around the world. But that fades quickly, as most of us don't have central
0:48.0	air, and when it gets hot here, which isn't even hot compared to where I grew up, we all
0:52.8	start complaining. Even I complain about the hot weather.
0:56.0	This should be no surprise to you, because if you listen, you know I'm always complaining about something.
1:01.0	This week, I chose the weather instead of the two toilets that we're replacing.
1:05.0	Talk about power movement problems.
1:07.0	At least now I'll have elongated bowls to plot my ass on.
1:10.0	But you're not listening to hear where I'm going to put my ass.
1:13.0	You're here for a podcast, and this week's show couldn't be time better.
1:16.8	And my timing has been really great lately, and you'll hear all about that in the intros for each episode.
1:22.2	So I scheduled this episode a few months ago, as I'm a planner and I like to have my shit scheduled out. That's why I
1:28.1	haven't missed an interview in 390 weeks, because I'm a professional. So when I reached out to Tom
1:33.9	Van Steenbergin about doing a podcast, the timing wasn't the greatest. He was finalizing his X-Games
1:39.6	real MTV part, and we scheduled the interview for a week after the X Games award show.
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