Troy Brosnan’s Mechanic – Aaron Pelttari

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Downtime MTB

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

4.9 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2022

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Aaron Pelttari is the mechanic for the most consistent rider of the modern era, Troy Brosnan. We sat down to find out about Aaron’s background and to hear how he works together with Troy. Find out how Aaron and Troy use testing both in the real world and in computer simulation, to ensure they are always on the quickest bike possible. Aaron talks openly about the ups and the downs of chasing the top spots in our awesome sport. This was another fascinating insight into the level of detail that goes into the top level. So sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Aaron Pelttari. You can find Aaron on Instagram @aaron_yo01 or follow the team @canyon_cllctv. Supporting Partners Magura I’ve been using the Magura MT7 Pro brakes since late last year, and I recently posted that they were the best brakes I’ve ever used. A couple of people got in touch to as if that was really the case and my honest answer is yes they are. The power is insane, but it’s totally controllable, and they are the only brakes that I’ve been able to keep working just as well as when I first fitted them. What’s more, Magura have their #customizeyourbrake programme which allows you to get the brake set up perfectly for you, as you can change the brake lever, the pads, the discs and make some aesthetic changes too. You can check out the entire range of Magura brakes, and the #customizeyourbrake programme over at magura.com. Leatt Leatt is a protection company that genuinely cares about making our sport as safe as it can be. All their helmets are equipt with their patented 360 turbine technology which is designed to deform to help deal with rotational and low-velocity impacts. If you want to check out what Leatt have to offer, then you can see the entire range of their 360 turbine equipt helmets at leatt.com and get hold of them at your local bike shop or online. Podcast Stuff Downtime EP Downtime EP issue 2 is now available at downtimepodcast.com/ep. EP takes inspiration from the guests and topics of the podcast. It expands on them, and takes them into a stunning print-only format. EP is the perfect companion for some quiet time away from the distractions of modern life. Beautiful to have and hold, and a timeless piece of mountain bike history. Just head over to downtimepodcast.com/ep to save yourself £5 off of the cover price with an annual subscription for just £20 plus postage or you can purchase EP1, or EP2 on their own too. Merch If you want to support the podcast, and represent, then my webstore is the place to head. All products are 100% organic, shipped without plastics, and made with a supply chain that's using renewable energy. So check it out now over at downtimepodcast.com/shop. Follow Us Give us a follow on Instagram @downtimepodcast or Facebook @downtimepodcast to keep up to date and chat in the comments. For everything video, including riding videos, bike checks and more, subscribe over at youtube.com/downtimemountainbikepodcast. Are you enjoying the podcast? If so, then don’t forget to subscribe. Each episode will get delivered to your device as soon as it’s available and it's totally free. You'll find all the links you need at downtimepodcast.com/subscribe. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google and most of the podcast apps out there. While you're there, why not join our newsletter to get our Weekend Warm-Up email every Friday. Full of interesting bike-related stuff, competitions, product recommendations and more. Our back catalogue of amazing episodes is available at downtimepodcast.com/episodes Photo - Boris Beyer

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, I'm Chris Hall and you're listening to the downtime podcast where we delve deep into the gravity-based side of mountain biking.
0:10.1	First up, I want to thank our supporting partners who make the podcast possible and today that's Leia and Magura.
0:16.1	Here's Leatt's founder, Dr Chris Leatt, with a quick message.
0:19.5	Hi, this is Dr Leet, here of the Leet Lab.
0:22.5	You will notice that all our Learth helmets are equipped with Leet's patented 360 turbine technology.
0:28.7	So what is this?
0:30.2	Learter has long since recognised that not all helmets are created equal
0:33.8	and that ideally, helmets we wear should cater for high velocity impacts, rotational
0:39.7	accelerations as well as lower velocity impacts.
0:43.5	So to repeat those three impact scenarios again, high velocity impacts, rotational accelerations
0:50.0	and lower velocity impacts.
0:52.7	Our helmets shells and EPS liners are optimized for high impact
0:57.0	magnitudes, as are most helmets. But Leert's innovative multiple 360 turbine additions are strategically
1:04.8	placed to do more than helmets without. Our turbines deform to dampen the effects of rotational acceleration. This is the
1:14.0	component that often produces severe traumatic brain injuries. Uniquely to lower velocity impacts,
1:21.0	they may cause concussion and the long-term effects of these multiple lower speed impacts
1:26.2	are also protected with our 360 turbine technology.
1:31.1	If you want to check out Layout's range of 360 turbine equipped helmets, then you can do that
1:35.2	over at layat.com. That's L-E-A-T-T-T dot com and you can get hold of them at your local bike shop or
1:41.3	online. I'm sure you'll have heard me say that I've been using the Megura MT7 Pro brakes all year. After a good chunk of time on them, I can honestly say they're the best brakes I've ever used. The power is incredible, but it's completely controllable, and they're the only brakes that I've been able to keep working just as well as when I first fitted them. I used the performance pads, and the pad life has been been really good and I found them super easy to bleed too. Since fitting them, I have never had to worry about being able to slow down. In addition to all of that, Megura have their customise your brake program which means you can get the brakes set up perfectly for you. There are multiple options for lever shape, pad compound, disc and some aesthetic changes to match perfectly with your ride.
2:19.3	I found that the best set up for me is the standard performance pads with the H.C. wide-reach lever, which was designed for Loew-Bruny, but works really well for me too.
2:28.3	Also, Megura have just launched some seriously amazing technology alongside Bosch, providing the first ever
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