Griz and Drew go over the overall standings for Monster Energy Pro Downhill Series after the first two rounds and Downhill South East with one to go right before the season finale in Snowshoe WV.
Drew and Griz recap Downhill Southeast round 2 at TTC as well as the overall points. The Red Bull Tennessee National fired off last weekend and the reflection of the state of USDH!
Mangler gets Neko on the mic fresh off a ride to give us the run down on round 2 at the Trials Training Center. Also, we get some bonus tips and info from Neko on between race improvements and how to approach a race weekend.
Drew and Griz give us a good run down of the kick off race for this 2025 Downhill Southeast season along with Trill Will grabbing some interviews from around the pits.
Griz and Drew open us up to the 2025 USDH season with our kick off!
We're so stoked on Asa showing up on the world circuit like he has. Awesome kid with a great attitude. This past weekend he took it to the world champs after winning the national champs a few weeks ago. To get an early ear on Asa, check out this mini interview we did with him at Windrock DHSE race back in 2023. But catch up with Asa in the hot seat and we can't wait to see what this kid continues to do!
Bringing the regional USDH series stoke to the Southwest region, we've got Steven Walton in the Hotseat! Not an unfamiliar name in the downhill scene, as the team manager for the Monster Army, many metals to his name from racing results and one of the behind the scenes crew on the Monster Energy Pro Downhill Series, he's got a stacked resume. So get the run down on the Southwest DH series and hear some good stories on this episode!
With a hectic week following Fort Williams UCI World Cup Round 1 , the squad was busy but Will and Rich got on the mics to chat all things Fort Bill. Yes, we too were upset to not be able to watch the semi's, especially Semi Sendy!
We’ve been big fans of what Sean Leader has been doing since he’s been doing whatever project he’d doing, so forever. With the recent sale of Windrock Bike Park, his new downhill Southern Graity team, shuttle trailer ops, bike park builds, Rotten Oaks Farm and all his other activities we figured it was time to talk to Sean about being Sean. Stepping back from focusing on a lot of those individual things and just the bigger picture on what Sean is doing and what his drive his. Please enjoy, cause we sure did!
Trill's got Neko on the mic to talk all things ahead of round 2 of Downhill Southeast at Massanutten
The dudes gather 'round the mic for another post race chat, this time we reflect on the Monster Energy Pro Downhill Series which had its inaugural round 1 race at Ride Rock Creek. And Matt from the B-team calls in to circle back on his race predictions and how he investigated those results. We actually have merch now and you can grab that at the Pisgah Podcast merch store. And, if you're looking for a link to the Round 1 race replay show, we gotchu.
We've known Alvaro since we first got into all this mess. To be honest, we really didn't know what all he did till we got him on the mic. We're usually filming while he's making magic. But with a string of races in our local area, Mangler got Alvaro on a Pisgah ride and finished off with this podcast interview. So when your race start time fires off, thank this dude! Besides directing and managing races he's also part of Buen Camino Bike Park in Costa Rica. So if you're looking for a tropical mountain bike vacation, hit that link.
The crew gathers 'round the mic to chat post race stats and vibes from the Tennessee National. You can catch the race replay show on The Windrock Bike Park YouTube channel.
Its safe to say that if you're listening to this podcast, you've got at least some squishy bits on your bike. So with that said, you're also probably are due for a service. Rich tackles his first podcast with Erik Roman of Gearwork, a gravity focused suspension service operation in Long Island, NY. Erik frequents the race scenes all around the country spreading his stoke and suspension helpfulness along the way. We're always stoked to see him at the races and hopefully you'll be seeing him more as well!
There's been no shortage of Aaron Gwin content in the past few months. From buying Windrock Bike Park, Running the Tennessee National bike race, becoming part owner of Crestline Bikes and running the Gwin Racing Team; the dudes been busy and has been very open to talking about those things. Here on the Hot Seat we wanted to focus mostly on the racing side with Aaron. From his new team, past US titles, what he sees in the future of US downhill and Windrock's checklist for a hopeful World Cup event. Will and Mangler fill us in on recent happenings, post TTC and circadian rhythms while Drew's out with allergies.
The man behind so much USDH that you don’t even have a clue! We’re very excited to wrangle Clay Harper down for a good chat on the US Open of MTB and mostly about the new Monster Energy Pro Downhill Series. He’s real psyched on the juniors and so much more. So listen up to find some updated details on this new series and how Clay is looking to elevate the USDH scene.
Kicking off the 9th season of Downhill Southeast at the Trials Training Center in Sequatchie Tennessee, we got Neko Mulally on the mic for our usual pre race shows also found on the Downhill Southeast Youtube page, but for the audiophiles, we've got the driving friendly version here where you'll find out a bunch of info to prepare you for the upcoming race, who's coming and the new course updates that has us all real excited!
Fresh on the kick start of 2024 DH season, we've got Ryan Pinkerton conversing with Will on his career thus far and jumping into the elites on his new Mondraker Factory Racing deal. The team just wrapped up racing in Guatemala at the DH1 de Volcan and you can either scroll around to find results or just listen to this episode! Don't be fooled by this false spring, but get your riding in!
This week we have Jorge Gomes in the HOTSEAT. Jorge and His wife Rachel are owners of Probuilds, a bike shop in Bethlehem PA. Their shop has a storefront and mobile service options. This East Coast mountain biking stalwart manages both Transition Factory Racing and his own Probuilds racing team. In this interview Jorge tells us about these two racing programs, and their plans for 2024’s race season.
Trill Will gets Mazie on the show to fill us in on the new GT Wild Rye racing team of an all women's roster. Mazie has a rad history of bike and snow gravity and fills us in on this downhill trajectory she's been on and we're psyched to hear about this roster of ripping ladies on her team. Will and Drew tease their new shred sled builds, some team rumors and other fun DH info bits. Follow along with us on the socials, @thegravitycoop on IG and Youtube. See yinz at the races!