The Mtb Jumper Podcast: Recent Episodes
Norman Petersen
Weekly conversations with extraordinary progressive mountain bike riders (professional and amateur), coaches and industry leaders. We talk about Freeride, Dirt Jumping, Downhill, Park, Street, Trials, skill development, bikes and gear, digging and building, strength and fitness, industry trends, and much more.
Show Notes for Lee McCormack Lee Likes Bikes Coaching, Books and much more
Lee McCormack on Youtube
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1:00 Realities of self employment as a parent
3:00 Lee’s beginnings with biking
4:19 1988 Nishiki Pueblo. Mtb’ing for weight loss and fitness
6:30 Overcoming childhood obesity
7:10 Mountain biking community acceptance (vs road riding)
7:19 David Weens. six consecutive winner of the Leadville Trail 100 MTB
9:38 Mountain biking as an individual sport, unique challenges
12:30 “Gravel riding”
14:00 Brian Lopes
16:07 Kurtis Keene
16:14 Lee McCormack’s beginnings as a downhill/progressive mtb’er
16:20 Sacramento Bee
16:40 Mammoth Nationals
16:56 Kamikaze Downhill. Ridiculous Kamikaze Downhill edit from “Tread, the movie”
21:00 Lee’s Career change
24:46 Bike Magazine
25:00 Watching the film, Whale Rider and realizing his purpose
29:15 Seeds of ‘Mastering Mountain Bike Skills’ book
31:48 Ned Overend, author of ‘Mountain Bike Like a Champion’
32:56 Lee McCormack beginnings as mountain biking skills teacher
32:50 SMBA Mountain Biking Club
36:00 Joseph Campbell and the hero’s journey
36:15 How to find your purpose
37:31 How Lee McCormack landed a desirable, high paying job with a cutting-edge tech firm with no experience
40:47 The roles of Brian and Lee in ‘Mastering Mountain Bike Skills’
44:27 Lee McCormack talks about the Rip Row beginnings, how it works and how it builds mountain biking skills
100:12 Understanding fear, tension and body energy when facing a new jump or other scary feature
105:00 Understanding what you’re feeling in the moment and how to set and adjust internal goals accordingly
110:57 Aaron Gwin Chainless Win in Leogang 2015 World Cup DH Video
115:09 How dead lifts help with progressive mountain biking
117:10 Brandon Semenuk Does It Again | Raw 100, Version 3
118:32 Pro BMX Skills by Lee McCormack
118:39 Chris Powell demonstrates how to case a jump
Show Notes for Phil Kmetz Skills with Phil on Instagram
Skills with Phil on Facebook
Phil Kmetz on Tumblr
Skills with Phil YouTube Channel
1:10 Phil’s beginnings with bikes
2:50 BMX Grand Nationals USA
3:50 Woodward Camp BMX
4:10 Rebull Rampage
5:25 Drummer Hills Trails
8:05 Todd Lions, SE Bikes. Brian Foster
10:45 Downhill mountain bike racing beginnings
11:00 Dual Slalom Mountain Bike Racing
11:30 Aaron Chase
12:10 Joey Schusler
15:15 USA Cycling pro upgrade
15:25 Richie Rude
17:20 Relax to go faster
25:20 Evil Bikes
28:10 Race Financing
29:30 Jordie Lunn Pinkbike Interview. And, uh, this.
30:20 Lees-McRae College Mountain Biking Team
31:40 Walker Shaw, Shane Leslie, Dakota Norton
33:40 Danny’s Cycles, New York
34:30 Mountain Creek Bike Park
38:20 2015 National Championships at Mammoth
39:20 Snowshoe Bike Park
37:35 Niko Mullaly
40:00 UCI World Cup Mountain Bike Races
40:10 Windham Bike Park
42:00 Gee Atherton
45:35 Seth’s Bike Hacks on YouTube
47:10 GMBN- Global Mountain Biking Network on YouTube
51:20 Eight cool mountain bike tricks you can learn anywhere | Skills with Phil
55:20 Generating speed without pedaling - Pumping flat ground | Skills with Phil
56:50 Drummer Hill Berm Roosts | Skills with Phil
58:35 Phil Kmetz film making: Production, work flow, filmography, gear...
Mtb Jumper Podcast on iTunes
Show Notes for Clayton Peterson
Ride It Out on Facebook
Ride It Out on Instagram
Ride It Out on YouTube
00:00 Disclaimer
02:50 Early family life and biking experiences
05:55 Marine Corps enlistment
06:30 X Games in Oceanside CA
07:30 Dave Mirra. Haro Signature Blammo
8:00 Gummo, film
8:45 Flatland BMX
10:40 Torker Bicycles
12:00 Eben Fischer
12:40 Rick Moliterno
12:55 Tree Bicycle Co.
13:40 Fufanu Bike Trick
15:20 S&M Bikes. Terrible One, Etnies Forward BMX Film
16:50 Shoots Brah BMX
19:00 Post Military Employment difficulties
19:30 Adam Watkins
21:50 Enlistment in Army Medic program
24:55 Ryan Nyquist, Early Dave Mirra
25:55 First Deployment to Iraq as Platoon Medic
31:00 Brian Conolly
35:30 Specialized P1
37:10 Selected for Special Operations Combat Medic Course
40:05 Snoqualmie Pass View
43:00 Experticity
43:10 Diamondback Scapegoat
44:20 Friends of Capitol Forest
47:45 Duthie Hill Mtb Park
48:40 Steven’s Pass Mtb Park
50:00 Origins of Ride It Out project
50:30 Commencal Supreme DH
51:50 Whistler Mountain Bike Park
52:50 Giant Glory Downhill Bike
55:40 Leatt Neck Brace
57:45 THOR 3 Performance Training
106:48 Trials Training Center Tennessee Knockout
107:30 Neko Mulally
109:38 Windrock Bike Park
115:00 Tiger Mountain Mtb Trails
1:18:45 Ride It Out
1:24:15 Time Perspective Therapy
1:28:00 How mountain biking helps to relieve PTSD
1:37:40 Veterans Adventure Group. Veterans Adventure Group on Facebook.
1:38:00 “I’m a Mountain Biker with a Skydiving problem”
1:39:00 Jeb Corliss
1:41:50 Travis Pastrana
1:49:10 I.E.D.
1:53:15 Arizona 300 and 750
1:58:10 Recon Racks
Mtb Jumper Podcast on iTunes
Show Notes for Charlie Sponsel
1:13 Charlie can bake a cake.
2:05 Gravity Components
3:30 Team Robot
10:15 Clay Porter Films
12:00 Charlie Sponsel views on marketing in the mountain bike industry
13:20 Charlies mountain biking beginnings
14:00 How to teach your kids to ski/ “the run bike of skiing”
16:00 Buck Hill Mtb Race
16:40 Whistler Mtb Park , Kona Stinky
17:10 Tioga Tires
19:45 Ski Bowl Mountain Biking
20:20 Mountain Cycles Shockwave
20:50 Atomlab
27:35 Charlie Sponsel on slope style, tricks… Wham Bam Thank You Jam, 2007
29:40 Brandon Semenuk. Redbull Rampage 2016
30:30 Nicholi Rogatkin Cork 1080 at Crankworx Les Gets 2016
32:40 Downhill mountain bike race beginnings for Charlie Sponsel
34:20 “I race in the pro category. There’s a big difference.” “Rapid Fire” video with Charlie Sponsel, by Cory Tepper
35:33 “The entire nation of Poland came out to ruin my day” ~Charlie Sponsel
37:00 Charlie Sponsel Wambulance Tour
37:50 How to get professional sponsorship
40:40 Internal conflict re sponsorship, racing and products
41:20 The, Charlie, why did you burn out and quit, question.
43:10 Dirt Diaries Contest with Cory Tepper
53:15 Eric Porter interview on the MtbJumper Podcast
54:30 Charlie Sponsel on Slow vs Fast Practice for downhill Mountain Bike Racing
56:50 The elements of practice and preparation for Downhill Mtb Racing
1:00 “I’m a bad person”. Understanding the emotional side of race preparation.
1:02 Charlie Sponsel Sea Otter Classic Race Results 2015. Steve Wentz
1:03:04 Chris Kovarik
1:05:00 “Oh! I’m not a robot, I’m a human being with emotions and feelings...”
1:07:00 Influencers and Mentors: Gabe Owens. Jim Karn, Brad Watt, Phil Wearing
1:10:10 Charlie Sponsel trail building philosophy and concepts
1:12:05 River View Mtb Trail, Portland, OR. Outside Online article. “Portland Hates Me”
1:15:00 Aaron Nactrab and Patrick Funk from Team Robot
1:15:40 Origin of “Team Robot” name. “You’re on the kill list!!”
1:17:40 Kyle Thomas
1:17:50 Bryn Atkinson and Jill Kintner
1:20:15 Lars Sternberg
1:22:00 Alex McGuinnis. Krunk Shox
1:23:15 John Kennedy, Mike Lawless, Kevin Walsh
1:23:40 NW Cup founders interview on MtbJumper Podcast
1:25:40 Mtb Injuries
1:28:30 Charlie Sponsel Skibowl NW Cup #4 Full Run (5th Pro)
1:29:30 Enduro and Cross Country Mtb racing is serious and hard
1:30:00 What it takes to win Enduro vs Downhill
1:33:50 Professional Influencers: Adam Craig
1:35:00 World Cup Mountain Bike Racing: Why you should at least go and watch
1:36:44 Verg Interview on the MtbJumper Podcast
Show Notes for Verg 1:44 HowVerg started out biking and wrenching
3:15 USA Cycling Mechanics Clinic
5:25 Shimano Multi Service
5:55 Bike Shops where Verg Started out: Open Road Bicycles, Fat Tire Farm, Revolver Bikes, 21st Avenue Bicycles
7:45 Sea Otter Classic, Ironman Hawaii Race, Paris-Roubaix Race, World Cup Mtb Races,
9:18 Traveling and work life of a traveling bicycle mechanic
12:20 Wrenching during a race, effective attitude, getting and sharing parts and tools, cooperation with other teams.
15:20 Attitudes of community in mountain biking
18:15 Diamondback Bicycles
18:20 Kyle Thomas
18:25 Charlie Sponsel
20:50 The difference between a ladder and stairs
21:40 Is it easier or more difficult for tall people to do push ups
22:55 Working with pro riders
23:00 Kelly McGarry Canyon gap back flip at Red Bull Rampage
24:00 Carson Storch, Eric Porter
25:00 Redbull Rampage
25:50 Digging and building at Redbull with athletes
29:45 The multi-faceted job of helping a team achieve success
30:30 Flying with tools as a pro bike mechanic
31:20 Finding resources in strange places
32:30 AJ Johnson
32:54 Mountain Bike Suspension Design
37:40 Geographic influence of Mtb designs
38:30 Devinci Traveling Demo Program
39:30 “Quiver Killer” bike?
43:05 Devinci Django. Devinci Troy
45:10 Wheel size discussion; allowing 29’ers in Mtb Downhill racing
48:45 Tour de France Bicycle Weight Limits
59:20 Verg’ role as a Devinci Bicycles demo specialist
1:00:45 Devinci owner, Felix Gauthier
1:04:20 Devinci Hatchet, “Gravel Bike”
1:11:10 Working with Slope Style Athletes and their bikes
1:12:47 Colorado Freeride Festival
1:15:00 Slope Style suspension purpose and design
1:19:00 BMX beginnings: Darren Berrecloth, Jill Kintner, Lars Sternberg, Matthew Slaven
1:19:40 NW Cup Casey Northern and Scott Tucker interview
1:20:00 Accessibility and Cost of BMX vs Mountain Bike riding
1:20:45 Does the rear shock help with boost on full suspension Slope Style bikes?
1:23:40 Full suspension slope style bikes for kids & shorter riders
Show Notes for AJ Johnson of GHY Bikes Mtb Jumper Podcast on iTunes
Mtbjumper.com/AJJohnson/
GHY Bikes on Facebook
GHY Bikes on Instagram
01:54 Evel Knievel
02:42 AJ Johnson’s first bmx bike
03:09 BMX Race beginnings
03:57 Competitive Soccer
07:35 Advanced skills development
11:25 Downhill Mountain Biking beginning’s
13:13 John Cowan, Randy Spangler, SuperHeros Mtb Film, Garret Thayer, North Shore Mtb, Wade Simmons, New World Disorder Films
16:54 Darrin Berecloth
17:06 Thomas Vanderham
18:35 Go Huck Yourself Shop Origins
20:00 GHY T-Shirts Origins
22:38 The Gathering
23:29 Steve Cominsky
25:23 Aaron Chase, Joe Prisel, Darren Berecloth, Cam McCaul and Tyler McCaul, Paul Basagoitia, Randy Spangler, Kirt Vorheis (Instagram), Scott Matual, Phil Sundbaum, Robbie Wright, Andrew Carpenter
27:12 Decline, Mountainbike Action magazines
27:58 The Gathering impact on Mtb events
30:03 GHY Bikes place in the Mtb community
32:23 Transition Bikes, Devinci Bikes, Norco Bikes, Fit Bikes, S&M Bikes, Kink Bikes
33:08 Redline Bikes, Torker Bikes, Raleigh Bikes
34:05 Deity Components
34:21 Chromag Bikes
34:36 Raceface Components
34:47 Custom Wheel Building at GHY Bikes
35:08 Phil Wood
36:16 GHY Bikes, shop Culture and staff
40:50 Brandon Semenuk
40:57 Tony Hawk
41:13 GoPro
41:37 GHY Bikes Shop Rides
42:21 Go Huck Yourself Bermsled Holloween Race
43:01 Jill Kintner on Instagram, and her Website
46:28 Luke Strobel, Bryn Atkinson
46:52 James Stewart “Bubba Scrub”
47:22 Bart McDaniels
47:37 Casey Northern Mtb Jumper Podcast Episode #1
49:12 GHY Bikes Softies Jump Jam
52:01 North shore, Mt Seymour, Mt Fromm, Woodlot Trails
52:12 Kona Stinky
52:54 Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance
53:31 Tiger Mt Mtb Trails
55:27 How AJ Johnson deals with new, big features. Visualization and mental preparation methods
58:01 Wade Simmons talk re safety and skill development
102:04 AJ on basic jumping skills
104:21 Bmx vs Mtb Jump digging
105:54 Travis Erickson
106:19 Damon Snow
106:28 Lucas Chalcraft
Photo of AJ Johnson courtesy of Walter Yi
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Mtb Jumper Podcast on iTunes
Eric Porter on Facebook
01:13 Eric Porter’s travel/work schedule
01:54 Fox Suspension
01:54 Diamondback Bicycles
02:24 Vernon Felton of Pinkbike
02:43 Camelbak Hog
03:03 NICA High school cycling league, Utah
03:34 Eric Porter in Guatemala for Outside Magazine
03:50 Gravity Logic
04:23 Sea Otter Classic Mtb Festival
04:32 Wasatch Trails Alliance
05:48 How Eric Porter balances work and family life
07:13 Cam McCaul mention
08:00 Magura mention
08:04 Dirt Rag Dirt Fest
08:11 Sierra Club mention
09:56 Eric Porter’s beginnings on bikes
10:06 Kentucky Mountain Biking
12:18 John Mahorney mention
12:46 Eric Porter’s mountain bike race experience
14:03 Dirt Jumping and Street Mtb beginnings
14:08 Aaron Chase, Jeff Lenosky, Kyle Ebbett mentions
14:16 Chain Reaction Video Series
14:31 Slope Style
14:53 First Crankworx and John Cowan mentions
15:18 Darren Berrecloth mention
15:57 More Jeff Lenosky
18:27 Kranked filming
18:41 Eric Porter 45 foot canyon gap crash, injury
22:00 Role in mountain biking film making work
24:00 Alaska Ridgeline Video filming
24:14 Mason Mashon mention
25:31 Kevin Murphy mention
27:08 Utah Progressive Mountain Biking Scene
28:32 Double Down and Jib film mentions
29:23 Park City Dirt Jump Park
31:25 The Kenda Crew in Eric Porter’s Yard, video on Pinkbike
33:16 Kelly McGarry discussion
35:21 Bike Packing discussion
37:01 Diamondback Release bike
37:09 Revelate Bike Bags
37:30 Camelbak H.A.W.G.
41:34 How Eric Porter finances videos and trips, works with sponsors, hires help…
44:29 Mountain biking and action sports industry self promotion
46:52 Brandon Semenuk Life Behind Bars Video Series
47:26 Rupert Walker and Revel Co mentions
49:19 NW Cup Groms, Mountain biking industry growth
51:07 Sal Masakela mention
51:13 Travis Pastrana mention
57:30 Paul Basagoitia
1:03:10 Presscamp with Magura in Sedona
1:03:34 Bike Packing Trip with Sierra Club
1:05:32 Stc Trails Association
1:05:46 Boulder White Clouds Closure via IMBA
1:06:38 Trail advocacy and political involvement in Mountain Biking discussion
Simon Lawton interview show notes
Fluidride Home Page and on Facebook
1:15 Simon Lawton’s Motocross roots
4:17 Training to be a pro Motocross rider
5:45 Discovers Mtbs
6:28 Beginnings of racing career
7:15 Mount Hood Mtb Race mention
7:45 Mammoth Kamikaze race mention
9:20 End of DH career
9:28 Career injuries suffered by Simon Lawton
13:11 Origins of Fluidride
13:28 Simon’s involvement in Leftside Industries, prosthetic leg project
16:06 Larz Sternberg mention
17:25 Simon Lawton’s first coaching client
18:08 Tiger Mountain Mtb trails mention
19:30 Closing his bike shops and starting Fluidride coaching full time
20:16 Big Tree Bikes mention
21:31 Satisfaction that comes from teaching
22:51 Dealing with fear as a Mountain Biker
26:03 Overcoming Mtb’ing fears as a metaphor for like
27:21 Advice for parents with kids who want to be Mountain Bikers
28:29 Do something that scares you everyday; the Mtb’ers version
29:49 Lee McCormack mention and discussion re anxiety about hitting jumps
30:56 Importance of upper body relaxation in Mtb Jumping
32:53 Jordie Lunn mention
33:06 Footwork for better Mtb turns
34:11 Mtb racing foot placement history and development
34:27 Sam Hill mention and “level feet” Mountain Bike turns
37:21 How to snap turns, and why you should learn it
38:40 Why the bicycle is the fastest vehicle down a hill
42:15 How the best Mtb’ers work hard to build basic, foundational skills
44:27 How to pass most people in right handed turns
45:09 Phil Kmetz mention
45:47 Fluidride Mtb Training classes, videos and more
46:29 Diamondback Bicycles mention
47:07 How Simon Lawton’s teaching evolves and improves
49:35 How to incorporate articulation and body movement into straight jumps, vs hips
56:14 The scarriest thing for a pro Mountain Biker to do off a jump
57:18 No take off/lip is perfect, and what to do about it
58:40 Relationship between speed and distance in Mountain Bike jumping
01:01 Fluidride Whistler Camps
01:02 How to boost Mtb dirt jumps
01:05 Why you land back wheel first, or front wheel first
01:07 What to do if you’re coming off the peddles in the air
01:10 Fluidride Alps Tours
01:12 Fluidride Andes Tours are coming
01:17 Group vs Private instruction
01:20 Fluidride Instruct Training details
01:24 Norman’s experience with Fluidride instruction
01:25 Rockshox and Sram mentions
Show Notes
1:00 PSBMX.com or Plussizebmx.com origins
1:40 Chris’ downhill experience
2:40 First dirt jumper GT Ruckus and seeds of love for DJ riding
3:20 Thrashbike mention
3:40 Eight year anniversary of PSBMX.com
4:00 PSBMX.com team, content creation…
5:00 USA/Europe readership of PSBMX.com and the European progressive Mtb scene
6:40 Chris Olivier roots of bike riding, first bike; Huffy Stu Thompson Signature model
7:40 Progressive riding roots and philosophy
10:00 Andreu Lacondeguy mention
10:55 Mountain bike basics for technical riding
12:00 How to pump for mtb technical riding, bike control
13:08 Bunny hoping and manuals
13:45 Pump track types development around the world
14:35 Velo Solutions mention, Zurich monster track
15:00 North SeaTac BMX track mention. Value of learning to ride BMX pump tracks
16:50 Trestle Bike Park mention. Winter Park Colorado.
17:10 Chris Olivier’s favorite trails, parks, riding spots
17:54 Angel Fire Bike Park and Keystone Bike Park mentions
18:05 Outlaws of Dirt Mtb and BMX dirt jump contest
20:00 Josh Hult mention
20:10 DJ Brandt mention
20:51 2016 Outlaws of Dirt Video on Vimeo
21:00 Connor Tieulie, videographer mention
21:25 Ruby Hill Bike Park mention
21:50 How Chris Olivier approaches new, difficult, scary jumps and features
24:32 Favorite bikes of Chris Olivier
24:50 BTL Bikes 702 mention. Review on PSBMX.com is located here.
26:27 SE Bikes OM Duro mention. PSBMX.com review is located here.
27:10 Captain Jack’s Trails mention
27:50 Mongoose BootR mention. PSBMX.com review is located here.
28:05 Shaun Palmer mention
28:50 Rider mentions by Chris Olivier
29:15 Nicoli Rogatkin mention. #Rogatking on PSBMX.com
20:12 Ethan Nell and Nic Hilton mentions
31:00 Black Sage Fest Series mention
31:10 Kyle Strait and Carson Storch mentions
32:15 Pascal Blaurock, Ludwig Jaeger, Tom Kilcoyne, Aiden Horn, Jeremy Mundooni and The Rise mentions
Kat Sweet Show Notes
Sweetlines.com
Sweetlines on Facebook
Sweetlines on Instagram
1:15 Kat’s First bikes
1:50 Sand Diego State Mtb Club
2:30 Race origins
4:50 College Career
6:50 Trip for Kids and Cascade Bicycle Club
7:45 Origins of women in Mtb Racing
9:40 Racing timeline
9:10 Seattle to Portland
11:15 NW Cup Mention
12:10 Inspirations for Sweetlines, process of becoming a coach and creating the business
14:10 Focus and structure of Sweetlines including age and gender groups
20:00 Traveling full time as a pro Mtb coach
35:30 Overcoming Mountain biking Injuries, recovery, strength building
36:55 Facing new and scary features, process of assessing new Mtb jumps
43:55 Mountain bikers and others who inspire Kat Sweet
46:40 What’s next for Sweetlines. Sugar showdown...
Mtb Jumper Podcast on iTunes
Northwest Cup Scott Tucker and Casey Northern show notes
NWCup.com
2017 NW Cup Pro Grt Race Results PDF
Casey talks first, about the structure of the races, and some history about the NW Cup
Scot comes in at 5:17 to talk about age and gender categories per USA Cycling structure and new categories for women and kids.
7:50 The NW Cup is attracting younger riders, due in part to bike manufacturers building better gear for them.
8:55 Race beginnings
10:40 Do they plan to expand to Enduro, Slope style…?
Cascadia Dirt Cup mention: Trey Wilson. http://www.racecascadia.com/cdc
15:30 The NW Cup Formula
19:00 Scott’s racing story
21:55 Casey wishes they would have given Enduro racing its “proper name”
23:10 NW Cup size and scope in the US
23:55 Life after NORBA
25:50 NW Cup is part of the national series called the Pro Gravity Tour http://www.usacycling.org/progrt
27:30 Pride of expert riders and attendance in The NW Cup
28:35 Canadian Mountain Bike Racers attendance
29:30 Race course locations and their history
33:15 Joe Prisel mentions
34:34 Race Course design, digging, who makes decisions about features…
39:40 Local people dedicated to digging and building trails and features for the races
47:15 Course features and design re classes
54:40 NW Cup Race Series Sponsors
100:27 Safety, injuries, course design to avoid…
104:20 Safety equipment requirements
107:20 How to win a mountain biking downhill race
111:40 Favorite gear, bikes...
120:00 Video suggestions about NW Cup Race Series. Kirt Voreis mention.