The MBUK Podcast

Apr 10 2025 26 ep. 54 mins 23

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Join Rob and Tom along with special guests each week to look back at the past forty years of mountain bike history, from the greatest riders, most influential brands, key bikes and tech developments that have created the sport we love today.

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Photographing the world’s best riders - Steve Behr on 37 years of shooting MBUK

Apr 10 2025 72 mins

Join us for an incredible journey through the history of mountain biking with the legendary photographer Steve Behr! For nearly four decades, Steve has been capturing the heart and soul of the sport as a professional photographer, his iconic shots gracing the pages of MBUK Magazine since its very first issue 38 years ago. In this episode of the MBUK Podcast, Steve shares stories

Bernard Kerr: The Reality of Racing & Running Pivot Factory Racing

Mar 19 2025 70 mins

Join Tom and Rob as they dive deep with mountain bike legend Bernard Kerr! From tearing up World Cup downhill tracks to managing Pivot Factory Racing, Bernard shares the unfiltered truth about balancing pro racing with team leadership. This podcast was made in partnership with Pivot bikes. Make sure you check out @bernard_kerr on YouTube. In this episode, we explore; Bernard Ke

From World Cup DH racing to eMTB engineering: Sam Shucksmith discusses the Whyte Kado

Mar 06 2025 64 mins

Whyte has just released its brand new eMTB, the Kado – a 150/160mm all-mountain machine equipped with the latest Bosch motor. Whyte’s head of mountain bike design, Sam Shucksmith, talks to the MBUK Podcast team about how and why the bike was developed. Having raced World Cup DH, as well as EWS Enduro and latterly E-EDR, and as the British e-enduro champion, Sam has a wealth o

Nick Craig on the first MTB Worlds, racing the Olympics, and Ride for Charlie

Feb 19 2025 60 mins

Nick Craig is probably the most established mountain biker in the UK, having competed at the highest levels of the sport since the 80’s. His career may have started in Cyclocross, but it wasn’t long until MTB caught his attention, as a burgeoning sport. Nick has competed at the highest levels, ranging from the first ever MTB world championships through to the 2000 Sydney O

Ethan Craik on being an Olympic hopeful to a World Cup podium contender

Feb 14 2025 57 mins

There's no doubt Ethan Craik is a talented bike rider. At just age eight, he raced his first BMX world championship before securing a place on the Olympic Development squad as he entered his teenage years. Fast forward too many laps on BMX tracks to count and his passion for the sport began to dwindle. Ethan swapped the little wheels for much bigger ones, and got stuck into mounta

Rob Warner on the early years of racing, getting into commentary, Red Bull X-Fighters and his favourite bike of all time

Jan 23 2025 93 mins

This episode is sponsored by Giant Bicycles. Rob Warner made a name for himself with his rowdy riding between the tapes and party antics once the clock had stopped. After retiring from racing, he stepped into the world of commentary, covering action sports for the likes of Channel 4, Freecaster and Red Bull, with a voice synonymous with World Cup downhill racing. We catch up

Building a career in MTB, and the state of the industry, with Georgia Leslie

Jan 17 2025 58 mins

This episode is sponsored by Specialized. Georgia Leslie has had a swift rise through the MTB industry, starting off as a teenager helping out at her local shop to becoming European Marketing Lead for MTB, for Specialized Bikes, all in a relatively short period of time. We chat to Georgia about how she’s developed her career in mountain biking, as well as the state of play in t

Former MBUK legend Andrew ‘Doddy’ Dodd on his amazing career in MTB media

Jan 10 2025 86 mins

Andrew ‘Doddy’ Dodd has been a familiar face to pretty much anyone who has read, watched or listened to mountain bike content. Following a work experience placement at MBUK as a teenager, he was a staple part of the team for well over a decade, writing features, attending launches and going on some legendary trips. When he left the mag for Factory Jackson, fate took him in

From pro riding to podcasting with Olly Wilkins and Davi Birks

Dec 21 2024 83 mins

Olly Wilkins and Davi Birks from the excellent The Ride Companion Podcast pop into the studio to discuss the inner workings of mountain bike podcasting and their journey to creating a successful show. Olly has been a huge presence in the UK MTB scene for years, and we discuss his career, from MBUK magazine covers to becoming a product designer and podcaster, as well as his current

Tracy Moseley on the boom years of mountain bike racing, fighting for titles, switching disciplines and nurturing talent

Dec 11 2024 53 mins

In her long racing career, Tracy Moseley has just about done it all. She competed through the boom years at the end of the 90s, experienced the rapid progression of bikes and tech and made the most of the any technological advantage she could to secure the biggest titles in downhill and enduro. Tracy talks us through some of her hard-fought victories as well as some of the bigger