Mountain bike skills, hardtail riding tips, and trail laughs in one episode of the Ride & Laugh MTB Podcast! From mustache drama to fist bump etiquette, Sage and Dan mix technical advice with hilarious trail stories. Sage shares hardtail techniques for riding faster and more dynamically, while debating Garmin vs. Wahoo, underbiking, and whether speed is your friend. Plus, meet the stoked Filipino MTB crew “Padyak,” hear wild javelina encounters, and laugh through brake failures on big jumps. It’s MTB skills, comedy, and life lessons—all in one ride.
MTB Gratitude of the Week:
Sage: Blue Mountain Bike Park Mechanics -Huge thanks to the mechanic and crew at Blue Mountain Bike Park! Sage appreciates Mike, who offered brake parts off his own bike to help get him rolling again. And shoutout to mechanic Rob, who spent an hour trying everything to fix the bike—no luck, but no charge either! (Unless Keeton secretly paid for it… in which case, thank you too!)
Dan: Matt - While Dan was riding was riding his hardtail on National Trail, he met Matt who was also on a hardtail and had experience riding National Trail. Dan got a huge confidence bump following Matt on his hardtail. Thank you Matt!
MTB Tip of the Week:
At downhill MTB parks, you scan a pass to access the lift. Sage recommends keeping your card in the top of your glove—it makes scanning at the chairlift quick and easy. Important: put it in your non-dominant hand! Sage learned the hard way after losing his card when he took that glove off on the lift.
Featured Riders
SplooshMTB - https://www.instagram.com/sploosh_mtb/ Butler Does It - https://www.instagram.com/butlerdoesit76/ Shannan - https://www.instagram.com/shanbunny229/ Maria - https://www.instagram.com/fitnessmariagee/ Matt - https://www.instagram.com/adventures_with_matt84
Additional Links
Zane's Minority Mountain Bikers Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh73s4kTQ0I&t=49s Garmin - https://www.instagram.com/garminfitness Wahoo - https://www.instagram.com/wahoofitnessofficial Padyak - https://www.instagram.com/padyakaz/ Blue Mountain Bike Park - https://www.instagram.com/bikepark_blue_mountain/ Banshee - https://www.instagram.com/bansheebikes Vassago Bikes - https://www.instagram.com/vassagocycles TrailSage Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@TrailSage
The video version of this episode is also available on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/KW2CQS9WFp0
The Ride and Laugh MTB podcast is hosted by Dan @the_ride_abides and Sage @TrailSage. Join us as we discuss all things mountain biking! Riding technique, MTB gear, bikes, nutrition, fitness, mindset and more! Feel the gratitude. Flow on the trails, Flow in life! Please enjoy the content then like and subscribe. Join the Ride & Laugh community in the comments and/or rideandlaugh1@gmail.com.
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