The Short Travel Magazine Podcast

Ep. 13 - Snowshoe was awesome! Bike checks suck, Nino #9, and more

Did Rebecca Henderson really graduate from Harvard? Is GCN lying? Cannondale has cool new paint, but I had that same paint 30 years ago, Puck rules, Joland is gonna rule, and more Snowshoe chats.

Ep. 12 - 2001 full of dopers? Flat bar gravel bikes for XC? Mavic are back...

Are XC racers getting older and older? Apple sponsoring a bike team, using flat bar gravel bikes for xc racing...Olympic test event come and gone, Snowshoe is here, can the U.S. riders hit the top steps? and all kinds of other XC related news.

Ep.11 - Mech shifters making a comeback? Baywatch XC? Iceman Cometh again, and way more.

The final fate of the world champ's course revealed, and yes even Baywatch got into the mtb scene in 1993, 3 hour World Cup races, Keegan Swenson doesn't win every race after all, the Olympic test event is upon us and some killer mechanical shifters that might make me ditch my AXS...

Ep. 10 - Les Gets USA Mania, Mona Mona Mona, Yeti C-26/Tomac...

Great weekend of racing in France, even without full participation from PFP, Neff, Nino and a few others. The US ladies kicked butt, Koretzky absolutely killed it, and some talk about a killer new video posted about Tomac and Zapata Espinoza, and the history of the Yeti C-26.

Ep. 09 - Olympic Test Event details, Luca is the man!, Redbull show, meh, Radios in XC Racing? and more...

Lots of racing stuff this week, specifics about the Olympic test even in Paris coming in 2 weeks, RedBull Beyone the Line episode 2 is out, Sam Gaze had to bail from the Vuelta after 1 week, OKK Huttwil was pretty good, Kate Courtney looked great, Gear talk about stupid products, and some 1991 World Champs info that was pretty amazing.

Ep. 08 - Mona for the win! Nino going down, helmet weirdness, 2016 bike was ahead of it’s time...and more.

World Cup brief discussion, and realization that the men and womens top 4 or 5 positions are SO close, that anyone could win the overall for real, not just hyperbole. Did you realize most downhill pros ride ebikes the majority of the time when not racing? Really? Hmm...and the early 90's World Cups were pretty cool for various reasons...let's discuss!

Ep. 07 - MvDP talk, pre-World Cup thoughts, Baggies vs Lycra? Racing in extreme heat, 750B Gravel Wheels? NO!

The World Cup resumes this week, so some pre-race talk, is MVDP racing or not? Annika Langdvad back at the top, Avancini retires, Keegan Swenson is HOT, Berd spokes are cool and much more.

Ep. 06 - New Improved! Testing your own stuff, tons of race news, UCI rankings, Hot and Not So Hot, and much gear talk.

Breaking the cast up into multiple easy-to-digest segments:
1. Interesting Tidbits - pre-riding a course and trying new tire and shock pressures.
2. Racing News & Wives - Busy, busy weeks ahead for racing, talk about current UCI and World Cup Rankings, US racing talk, and Pan Am Games coming to US in 2024?
3. Hot and Not So Hot - Brief discussion on how Discovery/GCN+ has done so far.
4. Changing Gears - Lots of protos and spy shots are coming out.

Ep. 05 - 5th Place at recent XCC U.S. Nationals, WI native, Casey Hildebrandt interview. XC, Cross, does it all!

Recent 5th place, first non-Colorado racer at the US Nationals Short Track, constant top finisher of the big 3 midwest races, Ore2Shore, Chequamegon, Iceman Cometh, and more. Also very dedicated to Cross racing, and spent some time in Europe this past CX Season, and is a high-school teacher on top of it all. Highlight video clips of this interview to be posted on our YouTube channel shortly. 

Ep. 04 - Canada Rocks! Supercaliber finally released, World Champ talk, Lemond Movie and more

Team Canada is having a fantastic World Champs and kudos to all involved. Trek finally releases Gen 2 of the Supercaliber, and I question a few choices. Also discuss the XCC controversy with Tom Pidcock, and some interesting events at the Champs that I didn't realize existed. Check it out!