The World's Okayest Mountain Bike Podcast

May 1-3 is round one of Downhill Midwest, at Shepherd Mountain Bike Park in Ironton, Mo. Tradtional-format DH is here! Klint sits down in-person with race promoter Alex Anderson to talk about the event and series.

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The boys welcome Jamie Cathey (Event Director) and Kevin Tucker (Race Director) to the pod to talk about a 4-day race coming to Bentonville this Memorial Day weekend.

Numb, sore, generally uncomfortable on the bike. It could be your saddle, and good luck learning what would work for you from the Internet. Until now! Klint has been on a journey trying all kinds of saddles and learning what really works and doesn't so you don't have to.

Relive the wonderful nightmare that was the 2025 BT Epic. What went right? What went wrong? Turns out, there is a limit to how much rain the Ozark Trail can handle!

Ryan isn't racing but Klint will be your hero. If you have never raced the BT Epic, this will tell you everything you need to know and a lot that you don't need to know about the course!

Taking your kid down the mostly-whole Enchilada

You're probably missing the point when it comes to these tires.

After a very wet spring with little riding worth talking about, we talk a little life, a little moto and then our MTB stories we are ashamed of.

In April of 2020, we put together the definitive list by which one can determine one's "broness." We have made adjustments and recalculated.

We apologize for Klint's audio going wonky later in the podcast. We are trying to sort out why that happens.

Turns out, suspension designers want you to use the compression damping. Klint is mad about it. Also, when did bikes become good and what do you want for Christmas?

Chloe Harisberger (top youth girl finisher), Breanna Goff (Women's Pro Winner) and Cade Pummill (2nd in Men's Pro) come on to talk about their BT Experience, Collegiate Cycling, going fast etc. This was a really fun one to record. We even left in some nonsense at the beginning!

If you want to donate to Chloe's cause, find her dad on Instagram and shoot him a message. @harisbergerexplore !

In this episode, Ryan and Klint recap what went right/wrong at the 2024 BT Epic, although somehow we talk about Kyle for the first 10 minutes. Anyway, shoutout to Jeremy Runge for giving Klint some extra water when he really needed it.

We call this cover photo "Disappointment"

What's the trail like? Where's the water?

You're going to hate some of Klint's takes in this one as he defies the current trends. Less electrolytes have resulted in less cramping, he wants to run a narrower front tire for XC and he swears that SRAM Transmission helped him place higher than he otherwise would have.

Ryan's bike has had suspension this whole time, you guys! This short episode is kind of unbelievable.

Ryan and Klint interview 10 (or 12 depending on how you count)-time Leadville 100 finisher and local Missouri legend Brad Wadlow. We talk Leadville, the BT Epic, race nutrition and lots of other things. If you want to get straight to the Leadville talk, skip to 17 minutes in. Also, thanks to AI-generated art, we are now "Nounty's BKE Podcat"

You can hear Ryan now! Yay for $20 earbuds! Kyle talks about Bike Fest, Klint rants about XCO and we talk about the things that ruin rides if we don't have them

He has a strategy, and you're going to hate it.

Are MTB companies out of ideas and now can only copy others? Kyle FINALLY got a Santa Cruz and raced the Chubb Enduro. And, what should Ryan and Klint BET on regarding the BT Epic for 2024?

We're back and apparently we are resolved to do at least one of these a month in 2024. We discuss the insane amount of MTB bike brands, New Year's Resolutions and even some Supercross stuff.

Silent Bryce becomes not-so-silent as he joins Kyle, Ryan and Klint for a review of all the action at the 2023 BT Epic, 52.7 mi MTB Race. Best race of the year!

We are two days from the 2023 BT Epic and Kyle is racing this year. Naturally, there has been lots of drama this week.

This one is for all the mountain bike nerds.

How do the boys approach bike setup? Well, for Klint, some things are different between Enduro and XC, and the same goes for Kyle and Ryan. However, the what-and-why of every decision can differ significantly between riders.

It's time to get nerdy!

The ICC challenge is one of the biggest races in the region with 350 entries last year. We talk with promoter Nathan Goff about what it takes to put on a big, successful race.

We're back! Finally! In this episode we discuss 2023 plans and what we do to prep for a race just a few days away. 

Also, Kyle is going to race more than Klint and Ryan combined in 2023...

The boys go through some tips for racing in the mud and rain and also talk about their favorite and least favorite things about mountain bike racing. 

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It was truly an epic battle for the ages between Ryan and Klint. Kyle tagged along to witness the Brawl of Butts! (FYI Butts is the name of the area of Forest where the last section of trail is on the BT Epic) 

Ryan and Klint discuss their upcoming 52.5-mile race! The BT Epic is one of the biggest races in the country! Kyle participates...

My best bud/runner Andy Hahn joins Klint in the truck to get our immediate thoughts after a really, really tough race. 

I thought the canoe float would be chill. It was not. 

Ryan is back from injury, Kyle is converting to the darkside because he's getting on the larger side...

Kyle and Klint talk about some of the particulars of the Big Mountain Enduro at Shepherd mountain. And a "surprise" guest joins a few hours after waking up from surgery. 

Sorry about my audio quality, folks. I did my best to fix it. Dave sounds great, though! Lots of good info on the upcoming Big Mountain Enduro here!

Kyle is NOT injured, but we brought Lauren Ramer in to talk about recovering from her injury and discuss some past ones. However, Kyle messed up, but you have to listen till the end to find out how. It's bad. So bad...

Half of this episode is Klint ranting about the flat pedal industry... Kyle gets a gravel bike and some other stuff

Klint and Kyle go in-depth on the 21/22 Specialized Stumpjumper Evo including comparisons to old bikes, strengths, weaknesses etc. 

We're back just shootin the breeze about new bikes and some local enduro racing

He's going to die. 

Klint and Kyle speculate as to why pro MX riders don't seem to know Enduro (MTB) exists... Why your kid DOES need carbon handlebars; listener questions and more. 

Also, Kyle and I will be shuttling at Shepherd Mtn. Bike Park on July 24!

Lots of ground covered in this episode. Klint explodes a wheel at the improved Shepherd Mtn. We answer a few listener questions and get into balancing the parenting/riding stuff.