The Average Watts Podcast

EP 35 (2 of 1), In this weeks I highlight some of the quick conversations I had while at the 2021 Sedona Mountain Bike Festival. I have also broke these conversations up into 2 separate episodes.

In part 2 of episode 35, I talked with the following companies:
*Revel Bikes
*Club Ride
*Ride Concepts
*Kuat Racks
*Rogue Panda custom frame bags.


In part 1 we chated with amazing companies like ...

EP 35 (1 of 2), In this weeks I highlight some of the quick conversations I had while at the 2021 Sedona Mountain Bike Festival. I have also broke these conversations up into 2 separate episodes.

In EP 1, I talked with the following companies:
*Intense Cycles / Intense 951  Series (Shane)
*Galfer USA  (Daryl) 
*Kenda MTB Tires (Rodger)
*Party Shirt International (Jack)
*Nice Bike Protection (Emma and A...

In Episode #33, I sit down with former UCI World Cup XC rider Willow Koerber-Rockwell. If you just entered the sport of mountain biking within the past 5 years you may ask yourself who is Willow Koerber-Rockwell? Well, she was one of the top XC riders for the Subaru Gary Fisher Team that then turned into Subaru Trek Factory Team. Willow finished 3rd in the 2009 and 2010 UCI World Championships and was 2nd OVERALL in the 2010 UCI XC...

In Episode #33, I sit down with Erik de Brun co-founder of Redshift Sports and Unbound XL winner Taylor Lideen to talk about all the amazing products made by Redshift. Redshift's mtto is to "UNLOCK ADVENTURE" and at Redshift they do just that by making your ride better, so you can go further, faster, and more comfortably on the bike you already own.

Also we were lucky enough to have Unbound XL winner and fre...

In episode 32, I sit down with Matt Hawkins of "Ridge Supply Socks". On September 15, 2014  Matt was hit from behind by a pickup truck traveling at 55 mph while on a solo training ride.  That accident put a bunch of things into perspective for him. Using the money that he was reimbursed for the pieces of kit lost in the accident, Matt invested those few hundred dollars in the first batch of Ridge Supply Socks....they sold...

In EP 31, I have a chat with Sam LeFebre with Ride Parc. In this interview Sam talks to me about "The Bag" which is a very cool new bag to carry all you cycling gear. The Bag launched on Kickstarter in April of 2021 and quickly raised over 310% of their goal amount to produce the first round of Bags.

Cyclingtips said "The Parc Bag is a truly different take on the everyday gear bag" and described it as ...

In E30, I chat with Pinkbike Editor Mike Levy. I had a blast getting to have a coffee shop style chat with Mike to learn a bit about his adventures in cycling, as well as what goes into being one of the best bike editor/reviewers in the industry. One of the things I found interesting was how Mike spends a lot of time on his gravel bike. Like most of us riding bikes is a release and Mike is no different and rides a gravel bike to es...

In Episode 29, I chat with Caul Cusick who is the Marketing Manager for Spinergy Wheels. In this episode Paul walks me through the origin of the company and the direction they are headed, in todays ever changing bike industry.

Paul also gets into the tech, where I learn about where the wheels are made, and the tech behind their PBO Fiber Spokes,  as well as their new 44 hub.

Spinergy Wheels: BUY CODE - "Spin...

In episode 28, we bring back Taylor Lideen. Taylor sat down with me just days after winning the 2021  Unbound XL formerly known as the Dirty Kanza. Unbound XL is a 350 mile self-supported ultra endurance gravel race in Emporia Kansas.

Taylor was our first guest and then filled in as a cohost for the "Quaranteam series". 

In this interview, Taylor talked about adversities he faced prior to the race whic...

In E27, I chat with Stefano Barberi. Stefano is a professional mountain biker and gravel racer. Stefano was born in San Paulo, Brazil and started his career as a mountain biker but switched to road racing shortly after moving to the USA. After a lengthy career as a professional road racer, Stefano made his way back to the mountain bike. Now Stefano is known for racing endurance mountain bike and gravel races all across the world. <...

In E26, I chat with Felt Bike's newest Gravel Pro, Travis McCabe. Travis is an American former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2013 and 2020, for the Team SmartStop, Holowesko Citadel Racing Team, UnitedHealthcare, Floyd's Pro Cycling and Israel Start-Up Nation teams.

I met up with Travis  shortly after he made the announcement that he signed with Felt Bikes, and  would be turning his sights...

In E25, I chat with Juliana's newest Pro, Rose Grant. Rose is a 5x US Mountain Bike Marathon National Champion.

In this ever changing world, Rose switches from the Stan's Pivot Team which dissolved in 2020, to Juliana,  for 2021-22.  This is a big move for Rose, who admits she doesn't like change. But with Santa Cruz and Juliana due to release a new version of their very popular Blur in 2021, this has the p...

In E24, I chat with TJ Eisenhart.  TJ is a former road cyclist who broke away from the mold of traditional road racing and found his way to gravel and mountain bike racing. In the world of cycling, TJ is one of the brightest stars you will see, and we are not just talking talent. TJ has a personality that glows like the sun, which intern brings life, joy and hope to the sport. Not wanting to conform to the traditional model of cycl...

In episode 23, I sit down with Stratton Delany of "The Black Bibs" and "Starlight Apparel". "The Black Bibs" is a side project of Starlight Custom Cycling Apparel. Starlight Apparel has been  doing custom kits for shops and teams for a long time, so they know how to make quality cycling apparel that fits great. That being said, Stratton believed  good cycling apparel has become inaccessible to many eve...

In E22, I chat with Stefanie McDaniel. Stefanie is a Professional Enduro racer and mountain bike skills coach out of Phoenix, AZ. Stefanie currently rides for Pivot Cycles, Stan's NoTubes, Action Rideshop, Sparks Systems, Stillwell Performance, Fox Factory, Maxxis Tires, Industry Nine, Shimano, Cushcore, and Troy Lee Designs.

In this episode, Stefanie talks about how she owes much of  her success on the bike to conti...

In E21 I chat with Jonathan Lee of  the Ask a Cycling Coach podcast. Jonathan is a Level II USA certified cycling coach and the host of the Ask a Cycling Coach podcast. Not only is Jonathan a go to source for cycling training, Jonathan also is a top US XC mountain bike racer as well as a road / criterium racer. 

In this episode, Jonathan talks to me about his passion for motocross and how the skills he acquired in motocro...

In E20, I chat with YouTube personality, Shane Miller aka GPLama. Shane is from Melbourne Australia and is known for his popular YouTube channel “GPLama”. 

If you’re at all a cycling fan, and cruise YouTube you’ve no doubt come across videos from Shane Miller, aka GPLama. Shane’s channel covers all things bike tech, but he has become a resident expert on everything in regards to power meters,  Zwift and indoor training.  

Shane talks...

In E19, I chat with Andrew Lespy. Andrew is a professional World Cup mountain biker for the Norco Factory Team and is the longest standing member of the Norco  XC team. Andrew is also the husband to Haley Smith who is also a world cup XC racer.

In this episode Andrew and I talk gravel bikes, 2020 world XC racing, and racing and training with your mate.

Career Highlights: 6-time World Championships team member. Ca...

In E18, I chat with Spencer Powlison. Spencer is a former writer and editor at VeloNews, as well as a personality on the VeloNews Podcast. Currently Spencer is the Content Marketing Manager at the Pro's Closet. I had a blast getting to have a coffee shop style chat with Spencer to learn a bit about his adventures in cycling , as well as his new adventure with the Pro's Closet. 

Some of Spencer's articles include:
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