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HE PUTS UP A THUMB NAIL OF RIDERS SHREDDING HARDLINE AND THEN THE VIDEO IS ALL ABOUT HIM SITTING THERE TALKING. ffs

great chats and insights 👍👍

Simon is our best ambassador for Mountain biking in Tasmania, so glad you could have him on as a guest !

Hi All, I ended up buying the Stump 15 Pro model, it's not been without its challenges and I had to send the shock back to Fox as it was making a lot of noise. It seems that it needs more development, might be worth waiting for the next generation.

I’d vote Simon French for PM. All class.

Great interview, thank you Simon for the in detail answers. Massive to pull off such a great venue down the bottom of Aus.

Simon is so on the money with kids and teaching them about risk and how to make those decisions. So many kids are kept in cotton wool by their parents and it's not turning out well.

Who's your money on for the Hardline Tasmania win this weekend?

of course we'll see Rachel win on the belt-drive. 1st stage.😅

Totally agree on what you say about balancing your passion/profession, Fabio. It’s easy to get burnt out or even hit overtraining if you ride all day everyday (or whatever your priority is) and don’t mix it. It’s the best thing for your body and mind to regularly focus on other things - might be a different sport, office work or just relaxing for a day or two. 🙌🏽

One Fabio's routine I've noticed - maybe not every day but he spends awful lot of time with his friends. I think that's the best thing you can do to stay happy and sane and lead the life you'll be proud of. Even when your RUclips channel doesn't pick up or whatever goal you set for your self, at the end of the day, friends and happy memories stay. Thank you for this honest interview! Even though I already knew Fabio was the nicest and down to earth guy. Btw. it was funny how he pronounced Arnold Schwarzenegger's name with Austrian pronunciation. Almost. And lastly, I love my Crankbrothers Stamp pedals, but how come I don't ride like Fabio? 😞

Awesome as always Chris! Super interesting chat! I forget how many times me and my lad have watched Fabulous escape 2!

cheers for having me 👊

Great episode! Would be really cool to have both Danny hart and reece Wilson on the podcast in the build up to the season starting, feel they would both be interesting due to big changes for both of them

Whats revolutionary about them?

this guy! ❤ Always a good listen.

Nice Podcast 😊

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What's your favourite Fabio video so far? For me it's the Streif, which we chat about in this episode. INSANE!!

Yes Anna!! So stoked for you

You need to do another run of those caps, mate. I missed them 1st time round. My hoodie is still my fave hoodie - a cap drop might persuade me to grab another hoodie while I'm in the shop 😉

for sure Gearboxes will dominate DH Racing,rearmags are obsolete Bullshxt

Will we see a gearbox/belt-driven bike on the top step this season and if so, who do you think the rider will be?

Alan's insight into professional DH racing is second to none ! This was fantastic insight to what lies in store to what will be a drastically different 2025 season..

So if the New Zealand race was a test it was a failure it appears. Only 4 elite female riders it appears. All junior female riders. In a country where training can occur this time of the year.

AON is the team I’m looking forward to seeing most this year, bikes look so incredibly planted and quiet

Always good listening to what Milway has to say. I feel like the Commencal/Mucoff team is what happens when Max has a few too many red wines of an evening and goes internet shopping.

Awesome episode Chris 👍🏻 You guys covered exactly what we want to hear. Alan is always a top bloke and your research and production is first class 👌 Thanks, and keep up the great work mate. (new hoodie ordered too 😬)

Gear boxes and belt drives on production bikes are unnecessary. Too heavy, too expensive and if belt drives are so great, then it wouldn’t need to be enclosed in a case. Money talks but if that £100k wasn’t available then belt drives wouldn’t be a big thing? Great on single speed only

Desperately hoping for the full 360 panoramic of Martin in a speedsuit, now. 😂

the future of USA DH looks bright! nice work Anna!

Awesome episode! You couldn't have picked a better guest to break down this subject.

Only change I want to hear about is in the commentary booth

@downtimepodcast You should have asked what pedals Peter was using before these were on production once he said "I'm a clip guy" since clearly he was not on OneUp flat pedals :)

Shame you did not touch on Pivots program. Probably the funnest team to follow on the circuit.

Love my Stumpy 15 but I have 2 complaints. 1) The bottom bracket is so low that I am getting way more pedal strikes than I was with my old bike. It has high and low bb height setting but it's more like low and extra low. 2) My bike has a horrible clunk when going over roots, rocks, drops etc. I'm pretty sure it's the derailleur (SRAM GX AXS T-Type). I have shown the shop and they were very helpful with trying to fix the problem but they have not found a solution. I have an S5 and apparently they have had some other complaints from other people on S5/S6 but not the smaller frames so it might be something to do with the longer chainstay/chain? It's really annoying because the bike is so refined and quiet but just clunk-clunk-clunk down the roots and rocks. To be clear, it is not chain slap, it is a loud clunk. I have many videos on my channel that show it clearly. Here are 2 below that are time stamped so you can hear the sound. ruclips.net/video/5K08F_1SyaI/видео.htmlsi=iN4jumvDpIOuPXi3&t=50 ruclips.net/video/1qhOCElX1Ds/видео.htmlsi=H6FWog-CiA7sChTr&t=52

If the belt is a problem, couldn't the gearboxes be run with regular chains? I mean that's the exciting tech, not the belts.

Excited to see how Reece & Aon do, especially interested to see what Hattie can do.

Another great blog/vlog. Well worth the viewing. Thanks forsharing. Only ever see Alan from a distance when we have been to races. Never met him, but heard loads and it would be great to get the knowledge he has with regards getting the best out of souls, especially the DH and enduro riders.

Wonderful lighting in the new set up. Good job

TY Chris! Stuck on the trainer inside,1 degree F outside, Downtime keeping the fire stoked🔥

return martin his title back

ah the video/pod I've been waiting for, popcorn at the ready!

So which team are you most excited to follow this season???

Amazing listen and watch this one great to see Josh been so open and honest about things and looking so happy with life! Would be great to see him between the tape again though!

New bike!? Mmm ...?? Back to the Enduro??

Great conversation, super interesting. I've clips on my gravel bike, and did tip over a lot, so a little scared to try them on the MTB - but, I would like to give them a go at some point, I heard one of the female DH riders saying it gives far more adjustability as you can pivot on the balls of your feet versus, somewhat ironically, being stuck to a flat pedal. Due to declining quality in Five Tens I switched to Fox Unions and they have some adjustment but still grip.

I've been using the Look En-Rage pedals for a couple of years after using the Mallet DH for a few years but never really getting along with them. Supply chain issues prevented me from getting the En-Gage's with spikes, but I wish my Look pedals had a larger platform, so I think I'm going to give these a go.

Oh man I'm buying these this week.

Ugh, 1 hour video to go over some pedals? That's fine for some, but maybe make a short that sums it up in 30 seconds? I guess I can also toss this link into NotebookLM and have it make a 2min podcast instead. 🤷‍♂