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After the last episode, a listener recommended that the Big Livers should have their wives pick out beer for them to try. Jeff, Vedders, and Jonesy thought it was a great idea and had their wives pick out some beer options for them to drink on the air. Listen in to hear their reactions and thoughts about the Williams Bros. Brewing Co Alba Scots Pine Ale, North Peak Brewing Company Vicious American Wheat IPA, and the Evil Twin Brewing Christmas Eve at a New York City Hotel Room.

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THE JONESY SITTIN' ON THE DECK SCALE:

Williams Bros. Brewing Co Alba Scots Pine Ale

Jonesy - 3.5 out of 5
Vedders - 2 out of 5
Jeff - 3 out of 5

North Peak Brewing Company Vicious American Wheat IPA

Jonesy - 4 out of 5
Vedders - 3.5 out of 5
Jeff - out of 5

Evil Twin Brewing Christmas Eve at a New York City Hotel Room

Jonesy - 0 out of 5
Vedders - 0 out of 5
Jeff - 3 out of 5

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The Dirt with Drew Edsall - "Cadence" 0

Dec 22, 2014

Drew Edsall discusses the ins and outs of cadence and gives you a lot of information about cadence that you won't find or hear elsewhere. Is 85-95rpms the best? What is the best cadence for you? What is the best cadence for mountain biking? Listen in as Drew will get you going in the right direction....and fast!

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Inside MBR - "Finding the Meaning of XXC" 0

Dec 19, 2014

This episode is a little something different. Ben turns a post he did for XXC Magazine in 2011 into audio. In it, he shares the story of his reflection on a race experience in Arizona in December of 2011 that reminded him of the meaning of XXC and endurance to him, both then and now. What does endurance mean to you?

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Riding Gravel Radio Ranch - "Episode Two - Bobby Wintle of the Land Run 100" 0

Dec 18, 2014

The second episode of the Riding Gravel Radio Ranch is one for the ages! Guitar Ted and Ben are joined by Bobby Wintle, who is the owner of District Bicycles in Stillwater, Oklahoma and the director of the very popular Land Run 100. They start off the episode with a recap of what has been happening behind the scenes of Riding Gravel since the announcement of the merger and then get into a lengthy discussion with Bobby about a full range of topics.

Bobby shares the full story of how he and his wife started District Bicycles and why it's not named Bike Love. He tells the tales about the risk he, his wife, and young daughter took on when they left Kansas with minimal money and all of their possessions to start a new life in an unfamiliar city. Bobby is clearly a passionate guy who loves to share his enthusiasm for bikes with anyone willing to join him. His start in cycling was in Emporia, Kansas, the hometown of the Dirty Kanza, and he has combined those early experiences with his passion and enthusiasm to create #UNLEARNPAVEMENT. Bobby shares the story behind #UNLEARNPAVEMENT and gives listeners something to consider.

Guitar Ted and Bobby also share some great insights into the "gravel movement," including where it's been, where it's going, and what the community is all about.

We hope you enjoy and encourage you to share your thoughts and comments with us!

If you have any questions, comments, or have an idea for an episode, please feel free to contact us anytime!

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Just Riding Along - "Sex on Rails" 0

Dec 17, 2014

Andrea, Matt, and Kenny continue on with another information-packed episode. What can you expect in this episode? Drunken nakedness. Well, not really, but you get to hear the weird things Matt thinks about in the shower. Also, hear about what's up with Andrea's poor dog. Kenny admits to being a loose cannon and discusses his special Kenny-hacking ways with his hubs and wheels - did you know a hub pawl weighs 1 gram?

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Inside MBR - "Kids on Bikes" 0

Dec 16, 2014

Nikki McComsey, Executive Director, and Daniel Byrd, Program Director, of Kids on Bikes join the show to discuss the organization, including the history, past and current projects, the current matching fundraising campaign, and how they help support and transform kids' lives through bikes. This is a great episode that reminds all of us that there is more to the cycling community than just the newest and shiniest objects and the fastest racers.

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ABOUT KIDS ON BIKES:

"Kids on Bikes mission is to inspire and empower all kids to lead healthy, active and happy lives through biking.

The freedom, joy, health and friendship that come from exploring your neighborhood by bike is one many of us cherish. In addition there are tremendous health benefits from riding your bike everyday. We want to make biking possible for kids from all walks of life, regardless of income. We believe that by transforming communities, one neighborhood at a time, we can make an incredible impact in the lives of children. Our top three priorities that will allow all children to own and ride a bike are to provide access to rideable bikes, to empower children in bike safety and to encourage kids and families to ride more frequently through organized events.

Make a decision to help. We are offering a simple solution to bring the joy, health, freedom and confidence that comes from riding a bike. For $300 (or $25 per month), you can sponsor a child to go through the Let’s Pedal earn-a-bike program where they participate in 10 weeks of hands on bike riding and at the end earn a new bike, helmet, lock and pump."

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MTB Strength Coach Podcast - "Speed Training" 0

Dec 16, 2014

Speed Training is an interesting topic for mountain biking because it isn’t really a part of many programs. Early on in training mountain bikers I realized that few of them had the ability to truly “tap into 100%” and that this was holding them back in a lot of different ways.

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EPISODE BACKGROUND:

Speed Training isn’t just doing some intervals as part of your cardio program and needs to be looked at and trained as a separate element. It can help improve your endurance, help you more easily power through tough efforts on the trail and as well as help you get faster when you need to lay down some power to the pedals.

As you can see, it can do a lot for you and should be part of your program this off-season. But if you’re like most riders you probably have a few questions like how is Speed Training different from just doing some intervals and what is the best way to use it as a mountain biker.

And that is why I put this podcast together for you. In it you’ll learn more about how Speed Training can help you as a rider and how you can use it to improve your speed and endurance on the trail.

Here are the notes from this podcast:

Most sports have a speed training aspect where they focus on the ability to quickly produce power in the shortest amount of time possible.
It requires the ability to recruit as many muscle fibers as possible while also maintain the most efficient postures and movement patterns.
This ability to tap into 100% is a skill most mountain bikers lack and so they are waste a lot of energy when they try to do it on the trail.
Speed training helps us tap into more muscle fibers which, like strength training, makes more of them available for endurance.
Speed training also reinforces proper posture and movement habits since speed increases the stress on the system, magnifying the cracks that don’t show up as much at slower speeds.
While most people think of fast movements for speed training, trying to move a heavy load quickly also results in improved power and speed.
This is important because we need this ability to quickly push against resistance to sprint or grind through a higher gear – a lot of trail riding takes place below 80 rpms and this needs to be trained.
Speed can be trained on the bike or in the gym with power exercises like the Swing, DB Cheat Curl and Push Press. These are especially useful for working on “high tension” speed.
While power is a huge part of speed it isn’t the same thing as Power Training.
Speed training and speed endurance training are different and need to be trained differently.
Speed training requires a relatively fresh nervous system for maximum muscle recruitment.
Speed endurance training should focus on maintaining a certain speed/ effort level instead of just surviving the workout.
Start with working to improve your speed early in the off-season before working on speed endurance closer to the riding season.
In general, anything over 60 seconds isn’t Speed Training and is starting to get into Endurance Training.
Speed Training is going to be relative to the distance you usually ride with longer distance riders able to use longer sprints.
Every riders should spend some time working on true speed with intervals less than 10 seconds.
Unless you are a 4X/ Dual Slalom rider then Speed Training shouldn’t be a big part of your program, perhaps 1-2 days a week for 8-12 weeks in the off-season and 1 session every 7-14 days during the season. But it is an important part of your training program and without it you have a gap in your fitness which will effect everything else.

As you can see Speed Training can help you in a lot of different ways so make sure you aren’t neglecting it this off-season. If you have any questions or thoughts about Speed Training for mountain biking be sure to leave a comment below, I’d love to hear them.

Until next time…

Ride Strong,

James Wilson

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Being Dad Show - "Episode 3 - Teaching and Feeding Your Kids" 0

Dec 14, 2014

In this mega episode of The Being Dad Show, Ben shares ten things that he would like to teach his kids. You'll also hear a clip from Scott at Athlete on Fire in which he shares his ten things that he wants to teach his kids and a full discussion with Kelli at Apex Nutrition about how to better feed your kids. You'll also get caught up with all the new listener emails.

I want to hear from you! If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for the next episode, contact us at ben@mountainbikeradio.com.

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Just Riding Along - "Petting Dogs" 0

Dec 10, 2014

One of the best Just Riding Along episodes the crew has done. It involves plenty of Makers Mark. Listen to hear what happens.

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