The NSMB Podcast

From Riding Whistler to Racing It – Jackson Goldstone’s Dad on the Journey

Your kid wins a World Championship, and the whole world sees the highlights. What they don’t see is what happens behind the scenes: the nerves, the travel, the quiet mome

From Flag Tape To Finish Line: Building Whistler's World Cup Track with Marty Gautrey

A World Cup downhill track looks like pure speed on race day, but the real story is the years of scouting, digging, carrying rock, and second-guessing every corner so the

Whistler's Downhill World Cup Moment, with Wendy Robinson

A World Cup downhill doesn’t land in your backyard by accident. Wendy Robinson of Whistler Blackcomb joins us to share how Whistler’s first UCI Mountain Bike World Cup ca

From Cult To Singletrack

What if the trail that scares you most is the one that finally sets you free? We sit down with illustrator and writer Cy Whitling to chart a life that moved from a Christ

From Welder to Toolmaker: How Jason Quade Built Abbey Bike Tools

Precision isn't just a goal for Abbey Tools founder Jason Quaid—it's a religion. From humble beginnings as a welder crafting nuclear-grade pressure vessels to b

From Podium to Production: Building We Are One Composites

When Dustin Adams founded We Are One Composites in 2017, the mountain biking industry experts said it couldn't be done. Manufacturing carbon fiber rims in Canada? Ec

Wade Simmons

Steve Vanderhoek

Deniz Merdano sits down with North Shore freerider Steve Vanderhoek to discuss his day-to-day life as a firefighter and how it influences his decisions when pioneering so

Caleb Holonko

If you don’t know the name Caleb Holonko, you should, and you likely will soon. Caleb is one of the rising stars in the world of freeride, and he’s taken the North Shore

Mark Fitzsimmons

Unless you’ve met him at a race or listened to him on another podcast, you may not have heard of Mark Fitzsimmons, or Fitzy as he’s known to friends.  He’s one of the un

Mike Ferrentino Part 2 - From Bike Mag to Downcountry?

For our first Podcast with Mike Ferrentino, he was home on the acreage where he lives, inland from the coast up the Carmel Valley. Mike lives in a barn filled with bikes

Mike Ferrentino - Moving to America

Here’s part one of my conversation with Mike, where he talks about growing up barefoot in New Zealand, learning to fix motorcycles and bikes, moving to America, racing bi

Kasper Woolley – Coming of Age

Our guest for the latest NSMB Podcast and the first of our Coming of Age series is Kasper Woolley, a young and fast EWS athlete now racing for the Yeti/OneUp Pro EWS team

Ben Arnott

Our guest for the latest NSMB Podcast is Ben Arnott, a World Cup downhill mechanic, engineer, and small business owner.    Ben spent several years working as the head me

Chris Porter (Part 2): Big Mouth Strikes Again

Chris Porter joins A.J. Barlas for another episode of the NSMB Podcast and once again, it's a brain-tickler. Our first conversation shared stories of Chris's ba

Chris Porter – Part 1

Mountain bikes have evolved tremendously in the last five years but before then, media and marketing had already nudged the term longer, lower, slacker beyond the edge of

Katy Winton

But none of those lessons could prepare her for the latest challenge faced at the end of 2020. After a messed-up year, thanks mostly to the world turning on its head, Kat

Kyle Warner

What actions will inspire someone to make a better life for themselves? Those of our childhood heroes, our friends and parents, or a complete stranger can have a lasting

Steep Seat Tube Angles & Their Effect on Riders w/ Coach, Joel Harwood

For every rider frothing about their new bike with a steeper seat tube angle, there are plenty who feel things are going too far. Claims of poor power and efficiency acco

Specialized 2022 Flat Pedal Shoes with Footwear Product Manager, Stephen Quay

For flat pedal riders after the most grip possible, FiveTen has really been the only option. Year after year, new shoe releases have left us to question, why is it so har