{"id":57799,"date":"2023-12-20T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/f1878109-1b1b-4767-8f85-5ab743de8153"},"modified":"2023-12-20T18:47:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T17:47:22","slug":"listen-to-episode-five-of-the-mbuk-podcast-gear-that-changed-the-game","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/listen-to-episode-five-of-the-mbuk-podcast-gear-that-changed-the-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen to episode five of the MBUK Podcast | Gear that changed the game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By George Scott\n      <\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 20 December 2023 at 11:00 AM<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Gear that changed the game\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/7q3dEZRIjGIAWhuppsyHL7?utm_source=oembed\"\/><\/div><\/figure><p>Throughout the history of the sport, certain products have stood out from the crowd as making a real difference for riders or pushing mountain biking forward. <\/p><p>From the first suspension fork to the latest wireless tech, these have often had a dramatic effect on how mountain biking has evolved.<\/p><p>In episode five of the <em>MBUK <\/em>Podcast, <em>MBUK<\/em>\u2019s editor, James Costley-White, joins hosts Tom Marvin and Rob Weaver to discuss the products they think have had the biggest impact on the sport&#8230; and why.<\/p><h2>Episode four | Visionaries who pushed the tech<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Visionaries who pushed the tech\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/4Qhm8BsPaVkSZAGPp8gsyk?utm_source=oembed\"\/><\/div><\/figure><p>The <em>MBUK<\/em> Podcast is back for episode four, and this time hosts Rob Weaver and Tom Marvin are joined by James Costley-White, <em>MBUK<\/em>\u2019s editor, to reflect on the visionaries who have pushed tech boundaries since the inception of mountain biking.<\/p><p>There are some people who aren\u2019t happy to settle, not willing to accept that what\u2019s on offer is the best you\u2019re going to get, and always looking at things a little differently. <\/p><p>In a sport such as mountain biking, where bike and component technology plays such a pivotal role, having people willing to go as far as reinventing the wheel is what\u2019s needed to keep designs moving forward. <\/p><p>In this episode, Rob, Tom and James talk about some of these pioneers \u2013 the folk willing to do things a little differently, buck the trends and step out of their comfort zones, all in a bid to elevate mountain bike design.<\/p><h2>Episode 3 | Locations that changed how we ride<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Locations that changed how we ride\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/5VDBK5NDfU6bNz9j5AXNGY?utm_source=oembed\"\/><\/div><\/figure><p>We&#8217;re into week three of the new\u00a0<em>MBUK\u00a0<\/em>Podcast, with hosts Rob Weaver and Tom Marvin turning their attention to the world&#8217;s best riding locations.<\/p><p>Having covered the bikes that broke tech boundaries in episode one, and the riders who shaped the sport of mountain biking in episode two, this time it&#8217;s all about riding spots.<\/p><p>From Coed y Brenin in Wales to Vancouver&#8217;s North Shore, Rob and Tom take us on a world tour of the locations that have changed how we ride.<\/p><p>You can listen using the player above \u2013 or via <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/the-mbuk-podcast\/id1714802157\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/39q6MhAohXcOYWaCI4PNk3\">Spotify<\/a>. Remember to subscribe to the new <em>MBUK<\/em> Podcast while you&#8217;re there, too, so you don&#8217;t miss one of the weekly episodes.<\/p><h2>Episode 2 | Riders who shaped the sport<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Riders who shaped the sport\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/1L5jBtU6OPpN2FdOPmcDUb?utm_source=oembed\"\/><\/div><\/figure><p>The <em>MBUK<\/em> Podcast is back for episode two, this time focusing on some of the names who have shaped the sport of mountain biking.<\/p><p>Behind every complicated suspension design, radical geometry figure or ground-breaking event is a passionate mountain biker looking to progress the sport a little or, in some cases, a lot.<\/p><p>For this episode, <em>MBUK<\/em> editor James Costley-White joins hosts Rob Weaver and Tom Marvin in the studio to discuss the riders, racers and engineers who helped transform mountain biking into the sport we all know and love today.<\/p><p>The <em>MBUK<\/em> Podcast is released every Tuesday, with episode three focusing on locations that changed the way we ride.<\/p><h2 id=\"h-episode-1-bikes-that-broke-boundaries\">Episode 1 | Bikes that broke boundaries<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Bikes that broke boundaries\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/1JQeGmXn473X825rl0RKC6?utm_source=oembed\"\/><\/div><\/figure><p>Our friends and colleagues at <em>MBUK<\/em> magazine have launched a new podcast!<\/p><p>In series one, the team behind <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbuk.com\/\">MBUK<\/a><\/em> \u2013 the UK\u2019s best-selling mountain biking magazine \u2013 will take to the airwaves every Tuesday, starting today, to look back at the moments that have helped shape the sport.<\/p><p><em>MBUK<\/em> has been at the heart of mountain biking culture since the magazine was launched, way back in 1988, and the podcast will cover everything from game-changing tech to the greatest riders, most influential brands and iconic trails.<\/p><p>Two regular voices on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/listen-to-bikeradar-podcast\/\">BikeRadar Podcast<\/a> \u2013 Rob Weaver and Tom Marvin \u2013 will be joined by members of the <em>MBUK<\/em> team throughout the series.<\/p><p>Episode one covers the bikes that have broken tech boundaries over the past four decades.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By George Scott Published: Wednesday, 20 December 2023 at 11:00 AM Throughout the history of the sport, certain products have stood out from the crowd as making a real difference for riders or pushing mountain biking forward. 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