Mountain Cog
by Josh Anderson & Dane Higgins
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139 - Riding The Tour Divide Backwards... What Worked & What Didn’t…
139 - Riding The Tour Divide Backwards... What Worked & What Didn’t…
About this podcast
Mountain bike podcast that will make you laugh and learn. Featuring a wide range of passionate guests. Available everywhere (Apple, Spotify etc).
Episodes
The newest 20 of 139 episodes
- 139 - Riding The Tour Divide Backwards... What Worked & What Didn’t (Craig Boydell & Curtis Dechant · 1 h 33 min · Episode 139Send us Fan Mail What is the Tour Divide, and what does it take to ride it? On Episode 139 of the MTNCOG Podcast, Tucson riders Craig Boydell and Curtis Dechant explain the route…
- 138 - Shop Talk: Are These 10 MTB Myths Fact or BS? · 1 h 4 min · Episode 138Send us Fan Mail Two guys, 10 mountain bike myths, and one question: fact or BS? Josh and Dane sit down at Guru Bikes to settle the trail talk that’s been going around forever…
- 137 - Too Grippy, Too Slow, Too Sketchy? New MTB Gear Tested at Angel Fire · 1 h 9 min · Episode 137Send us Fan Mail New gear, tested hard at Angel Fire Bike Park: SRAM Maven brakes, Shimano Saint pedals, Continental Kryptotal tires, RockShox Lyrik Ultimate Charger 3.2 and Wolf…
- 136 - Crash, Heal, Repeat: Mountain Biking After an Injury · 1 h 1 min · Episode 136Send us Fan Mail How do mountain bikers actually wipe out? Josh went digging and found a study that looked at 534 mountain bike crash videos. Just over half were over-the-bars…
- 135 - Can You Buy Speed On A Mountain Bike? The $10K Bike Debate · 1 h 28 min · Episode 135Send us Fan Mail Can you buy speed? It's the question every mountain biker asks themselves while staring at a $10k build in the shop window, and it's the one Josh and Dane…
- 134 - Bike Shop Secrets: 9 Problems, 9 Fixes: From Fork Feel To Hot Waxed Chains · 1 h 17 min · Episode 134Send us Fan Mail Dane and Josh dig into nine grease-under-the-fingernails topics this week, kicking things off with a question that's been bugging Josh for weeks: why can two…
- 133 - Made in the USA: Which MTB Brands Actually Manufacture Domestically? · 57 min · Episode 133Send us Fan Mail Josh and Dane spend this episode digging through the mountain bike industry to find out which brands are actually building their stuff in the USA — and the…
- 132 - Whistler on a Budget: Flights, Shuttles, Lift Tickets, Food, and more... · 1 h 18 minSend us Fan Mail "Mythical" is the word Josh uses for Whistler before Dane even opens his mouth — and by the end of this episode, you'll understand why every mountain biker…
- 131 - Will Motor Gear Boxes (MGUs) Change eMTBs Forever? · 1 h 10 min · Episode 131Send us Fan Mail There's a ton of talk right now about motor gear units (MGUs) coming out of Eurobike, but we haven't found content with enough depth to satisfy our questions. So…
- 130 - 15 Bike Maintenance Skills All Riders Should Know · 1 h 3 min · Episode 130Send us Fan Mail Fifteen skills. One episode. Zero excuses for getting stuck with a long walk out when your bike breaks down. Dane and Josh take on the basic mountain bike…
- 129 - Shop Talk: Budget Forks, Riser Bars, SRAMs $2k DH Group, & more. · 1 h 12 min · Episode 129Send us Fan Mail Two old friends, one hot morning ride, and a whole lot of opinions. On this Shop Talk episode, Dane and Josh get into SRAM's eyebrow-raising $2,000 XX DH…
- 128 - Are Chinese Brands Disrupting the Mountain Bike Industry? · 1 h 6 min · Episode 128Send us Fan Mail If you've been paying attention to the mountain bike market lately, you've probably noticed some unfamiliar brand names popping up — and some surprisingly low…
- 127 - Bike Shop Secrets: Upgrading Your Mountain Bike Fork - Which One, When, and How · 1 h 24 min · Episode 127Send us Fan Mail Upgrading your mountain bike fork is one of the highest-impact changes you can make to your ride — but it's also one of the easiest ways to waste money if you…
- 126 - Shop Talk: SRAM's Quiet Overhaul, Brembo Brakes, & Why Reach Is Misleading · 1 h 15 min · Episode 126Send us Fan Mail Shop Talk is back on the Mountain Cog Podcast, and Episode 126 is loaded. Josh and Dane open with the Avinox M2 motor conversation that's dividing the e-bike…
- 125 - How Much Do Bike Companies Make? More shocking economics. · 1 h 15 min · Episode 125Send us Fan Mail Ever wonder how much money bike companies actually make? In this episode, Josh breaks down the real financials behind the mountain bike industry — and the…
- 124 - Shop Talk: Another Bike Brand Fails, Motor Wars & Value Drivetrain Debate · 1 h 20 min · Episode 124Send us Fan Mail Episode 124 marks the debut of Shop Talk — Mountain Cog's new recurring episode format built around four segments that cut through the marketing noise and get to…
- 123 - Hayes vs. Shimano Brakes: Which One is Better for You? · 1 h 19 min · Episode 123Send us Fan Mail Brakes are one of those things most riders don't think about until something goes wrong — and then it's all they can think about. This episode of Mountain Cog…
- 122 - Mountain Biker's Guide to Sunglasses: Fit, Lenses, and Top Brands (Rob Tavakoli, SportRX) · 49 min · Episode 122Send us Fan Mail Sunglasses might be the most under-thought of piece of gear in mountain biking. Most riders either skip them entirely or default to whatever they already own…
- 121 - Stability, Breathability, & Heat Release - Orange Mud’s Unique Take on Hydration Packs & Business (Josh Sprague, Orange Mud & Seven Clay) · 1 h 4 min · Episode 121Send us Fan Mail When Josh Sprague couldn't find a hydration pack that stayed put, ran cool, and didn't feel like dead weight on his back, he built one himself. Fourteen years…
- 120 - How Much Do Bike Shops Actually Make? The Shocking Economics of Your LBS. · 1 h 2 min · Episode 120Send us Fan Mail Ever wonder why bike shops seem to come and go? The answer's in the math, and it's not pretty. Josh dives deep into industry data from the National Bicycle…
