What a line up and what an epic weekend at the Wellington MTB Festival! Brook MacDonald joins us for a very candid chat about what he's been up to since wrapping his career on the World Cup circuit, his highs and lows from racing and then Paddy Gower pops in for a surprise guest appearance!

Paddy has found mountain biking in recent years and is a massive advocate for the benefits of getting out on a bike from fitness to mental health and whole new community it has opened up!

We also have one of the freeride GOAT's, Brett Rheeder stop by for a very interesting chat to talk about what he has been up to along with diving into some deep topics and why he no longer drinks coffee!

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Your favourite band of podcast misfits are back!

Join KB, Red Dog and Chris as we break down whats new in the world of mountain biking and beyond, highlights include Chris looping out his 20" at the BMX track, KB racing downhill still at 38 years old, Red Dog's love of bike packing, Gwin's move to Frameworks and a very important topic of when was the biggest technological jump in DH racing?

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Its 2026 and we're back! Kicking things off this year, I sat down with the newest member of Mondraker Factory Racing, Oli Clark!

I first met Oli when he was a grom at a local Nelson race, riding a Liv trail bike so its very cool to sit down with him now as a factory supported elite downhill racer and talk about his path to get here.

Special thanks to our supporters at Maxxis Tyres for the excellent studio set up for this episode too!

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