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In this show, Andrew sets out to pick apart the minds and strategies that Top Athletes and Industry leaders use to reach the pinnacle of their Sport. Including their early beginnings, bouncing back from adversity, and candid untold stories from life on the road. As a professional international mountain biker, and now commentator, Andrew “ Needles “ Neethling brings 18 years of experience in all aspects of the Cycling and Mountain Bike Industry.Very MTB related
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Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Jared Graves is easily the most all-around Mountain Biker of our generation. He has won the World Championships in 4X and Enduro. He has also achieved a medal at the Downhill World Championships. He switched his efforts to BMX and represented Australia in BMX at the Olympics. Oh and to add to that he has some national titles in XC MTB. There is not much this man has not done. He also recovered from Brain Cancer late in his career. He is an inspiration.
Here is an article if you think we missed something. This topic has been picked apart ad nauseam and I wanted to celebrate Jared's incredible career as he retires in this chat.
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
The name Remy Metailler is now a well-known name in the bike industry. He burst onto the scene with his wild Whistler Bike Park edits. Remy has carved his own niche in the mountain bike world now focusing his efforts on YOUTUBE. Remy took what he learned in business school and applies it to the industry. His early bike park edit can be found HERE . Find his YT Channel HERE. He shares some great insights about his career, attitude to learning and progression, and the business side of sponsorship.
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
With over 50 years of racing experience, Andrew Neethling and Myles Kelsey of Bike Network take you on a journey into their MTB World. We answer some listener questions, take a deep dive into getting you the rider faster on an MTB, plus some random MTB-related topics. This show is made for the listener so keep sending those questions in and let us know where to go with this show!!
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Davi at The Ride Companion ( Formerly the HKT Podcast ) was a huge huge help by pushing me to start my own podcast. This is a re broadcast of an episode where he had me on his show. I thought it would help you listeners get to know me a bit more and we talk about all sorts in the industry including racing, the lack of support for mental health and loads more.
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Matti Lehikoinen is a real-life badass. Winner of 2 World Cup downhills and the most successful dh rider out of Finland, Matti has seen and experienced it all in the sport. The good, the bad, and really ugly. We dive into his life story, winning, his ego, and how it affected him, riding for the iconic factory Honda DH racing team, crashes, and more crashes that eventually ended his career. Matti is a great friend of mine and I appreciate him opening up and not holding back. Follow Matti HERE
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Sven Martin joins this week as my co-host. The guest this week is Clay Porter. Porter is leading the charge as one of action sports most visionary and progressive filmmakers - directing, shooting, and editing many of the industry’s most acclaimed and influential projects. From the age of 17, Porter has devoted his life to filmmaking - shooting on six continents and burning through three passports all before the age of 25. Best known for his work in mountain biking, Porter’s core mountain bike films have become the industry standard while he continues to progress the sport with each new release.
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Olly Wilkins is a professional mountain that comes from a dirt jump background. Olly is one of the most stylish riders around and grew up alongside Brendog in the UK but realized racing was not for him at an early age. Olly and I got to know each other years ago when I was based in the UK during the race season. It is never a dull moment around Olly and his passion for riding is infectious. Our conversation goes literally in every direction from beating Brendan at a DH race in his youth, working in the bicycle industry, building at Rampage, testing jumps, a lot of banter and I mean a lot, and of course what drives his passion for riding.
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Josh Carlson is an Enduro Mountain Biker that comes from a motocross background. Hailing from Australia and with a nickname like "Frother " you can imagine he is great to be around. He is always positive and gets the most out of his riding and life. He has turned his focus to E-Bikes now and the world of E-Bike EWS racing. We chat about all sorts plus the future of E-Bikes is interesting to hear about. We used to be teammates so some funny old stories come up.
Learn more about Josh HERE
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Long Live Chainsaw is a documentary on the life and legacy of Canadian downhill rider Stevie Smith. Darcy Wittenberg from Anthill Films joins the show to discuss all things about the film and Stevie. We get some amazing insights and inside stories of Stevie's life, upbringing, and what it's like to make a film like this. This is a MUST watch for anyone that wants to be inspired.
Find out all you need to know: LONG LIVE CHAINSAW
Also the Stevie Smith Legacy Foundation
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Dr Jason Richardson is a former World Champion BMXER turned Psychologist. He helps create results for current or past athletes, entrepreneurs and execs by combining psychology and coaching. This conversation hits home on so many levels and every person I feel can benefit from looking a little deeper into the mental side of sport and life.
We hit a broad range of topics including the mental side of performance, retirement from sport, confidence vs preparation , physical vs mental and loads more. Enjoy
Find more on Dr Jason Richardson here: CLICK HERE