B Practice Podcast - Off Season EP.1 27

Dakotah Norton, Jason Schroeder, and Tanner Stephens bring you the first off-season podcast of the year!

Jason_Schroeder
10/26/2023 2:43pm
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The leaves are falling, debates surrounding Rampage results are smoldering, and speculation about who is riding for what team fills the forums; it must be the off-season! Between Tanner shooting feature films, Dakotah building furniture, and myself making editorial plans for 2024, we found some time to record a fresh podcast riffing about bikes and racing.

With the 2024 UCI Schedule just released, we discuss the cause and effects of a mostly European-based series and the complications of having a U.S.-based World Cup or National Series. We also chat about what trail bike I should get next (open to recommendations in the comments), touch on some team rumors, debate if bikes should be designed for the world's fastest racers or the average rider, Dakotah's contracts, and the importance of ex-racers being involved with brands and bike development. Enjoy!

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Big Dos
1 year ago

RE: Trail bike discussion - Trance X? Druid? SCOR 4060? If you are looking for something a little more utilitarian and seemingly simple to build, swap parts and maintain the soon to be released Airdrop Edit MX looks cool. 

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owl-x
1 year ago

ONE: as a guy who visits many bike brands' websites, the ones who let the web guy sell them on all the bullshit scroller window stuff are the worst. Yeti: I'm looking at you! Or, should I say, I'm looking at the wrong part of a geo chart in a clunky window that's got a zoomed in pic of an infinity link hovering over the top...

transition and santa cruz are easy to navigate...

B: I ride probably 30% of D.Norton's speed, and I'm off half shells forever (PNW, and a distaste for XC rides, make that pretty easy). I'm treating these lightweight fullfaces as halfshells from here on out. 

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Tanner_Carl
1 year ago

is Dak the fastest home builder in the States?? If not the world? Fastest as far as bike riding 

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PriceyT
1 year ago

If you want something that's a bit different from a trail bike then how about a Privateer 141 or a Geometron G1?.

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Adam_Schaeffer
1 year ago

Bikes should be designed for average to expert lever riders, as we are the ones who are paying for them. Pros should be on custom frames that share the same design and aesthetic but use geometry, suspension kinematics, and construction that is tailored for them. This might mean they run alloy frames while the production is carbon. Everybody wins: pros aren't held back by our needs, we aren't passengers on a hyperspace barge that we can't make sense of.

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Losifer
1 year ago

@Jason_Schroeder lucky for you, Raaw is now offering UDH dropouts for the Madonna, but it looks like they might have a new version coming next month. 
If I was in the market for a new bike that would be at the top of my list, but I really can’t justify replacing my Knolly Chilcotin.

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Jason_Schroeder
1 year ago

That is great news! I know they have been teasing the V3 coming soon. I'm definitely going to shoot them an email and see if we can work something out! I love the approach they have with their bikes focusing on durability and simplicity. Also, they have usable stack heights for tall riders. 

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derekbnorakim
1 year ago

I feel like the ad sales team needs to reach out to White Cap or Home Depot. Pretty sure a bunch of us that ride are in trades. Let’s get our boy hooked up!

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MTBDHdad
1 year ago

You guys didn't seem to give alot of love to Fontana series.  Gwin, Harrison, Dooley, Silva, Pinkerton, Nesteroff to name a few all started there and continue to race there.  It was always great to see Gwin pushing his bike up with all the kids and take the time to say hi to all.  I think Fontana is a great jewel of DH racing in So Cal.  Where else can you start racing in January and ride with some of the best in the world close to home in So Cal.

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Jason_Schroeder
1 year ago

You are totally right! I owe a ton to Donny and the Southridge crew for everything they've done over the years, both for my racing career and the racing scene in SoCal. I've always been shocked at the names that have come out of Fontana, considering the terrain. But that does go to show how having solid competition raises the bar for everyone. 

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