Anna Newkirk on Her First Career Win
North American DH racers are collectively having their best season in a long time, and Anna Newkirk is a big part of that success, notching...
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Bikes & Big Ideas is the weekly podcast from BLISTER (blisterreview.com) that's dedicated to the most interesting conversations and ideas from the bike world — and beyond. See acast.com/priv...
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The Poacher
Today on The Vault , we’re sharing one of Simon’s favorite moments from a Bikes & Big Ideas conversation where Hayden Zablotny talks about p...
Reviewing the News w/ Mike Ferrentino & Simon Stewart (July)
Mike and Simon break down the bike racing in July, including the World Cup MTB racing in La Thuile and Andorra, the Tour de France, and the...
Reviewer Reports: Yeti LT, Specialized Epic 9, Orbea Rallon, & More
A lot of recently updated bikes have felt like relatively subtle refinements of their predecessors, but there are also a bunch of brands sti...
Building Safer Bike Infrastructure: PeopleForBikes on their 2026 City Ratings
PeopleForBikes’ City Ratings are more than just a list of which cities have the best bike paths; they are a comprehensive look at how a city...
Cam McCaul on The Future of Rampage, His New Revel Partnership, Side Hits & More
After 22 years, Cam McCaul and Trek parted ways, leading to a new partnership with Revel Bikes, so Simon caught up with his old friend Cam t...
All Things Wheels with James Stokoe of Hunt Bike Wheels
Hunt Bike Wheels has been building durable, affordable wheels since 2015, so Simon caught up with their Brand Manager, James Stokoe, to talk...
Reviewing the News w/ Mike Ferrentino & Simon Stewart (July, 2026)
In the midst of some of the most dangerous fire conditions ever seen in the American West, Mike and Simon discuss wildfire prevention and wh...
Chris Blandford on Resurrecting Paragon Machine Works, Founding Firsthand Framebuilding, & More
It’s never been easy to make it as an independent framebuilder, and it’s only getting harder. Chris Blandford knows the struggle well, and m...
Dillon Osleger on ‘Trail Work,’ Historic Maps, the Erosion of Public Land Access, & More
We tend to think of maps as objective representations of the physical world around us, but they're subject to the biases, goals, and editori...
Ashley King of Significant Other Bikes on Full-Suspension Frame Development, Production vs. Custom Frames, & More
Like most small framebuilders, Ashley King launched Significant Other making custom rigid frames, but she turned that model on its head by l...
Reviewing the News w/ Mike Ferrentino & Simon Stewart (June 2026)
Mike had to make a trip back to Mexico to help his 97-year-old Mom move, and amidst spider bites, broken windows, explosive dog diarrhea, an...
Manitou on the New Mezzer & Mezzer LT
The long-travel single-crown fork landscape has shifted a ton since Manitou unveiled the original Mezzer in 2019, and the new second-generat...
Spot’s Ryan Palmer on their New Lightweight Trail Bike
Spot’s Ryan Palmer and Simon Stewart have been talking about bikes for years, so when Spot dropped their new Diggity 125 Trail bike, Simon q...
Gravel Hall of Famer Yuri Hauswald on His Unbound Return & Racing for Charity
Gravel Hall of Famer Yuri Hauswald is coming out of retirement at age 55 to raise money for the Life Time Foundation by racing the Unbound G...
Reviewing the News w/ Mike Ferrentino & Simon Stewart (May, 2026)
Mike and Simon unpack the first DH and XC World Cup of the season, and there’s a whole lot to talk about, including course drama, fast Frenc...
Hannah Otto on the ‘Hardest Climb in the World’
Hannah Otto has been reeling off an impressive streak of mountain biking FKTs over the past few years, and now she’s added a road bike one t...
Reviewer Reports: Sea Otter Recap, eMTB Power Wars, & More
We’re back and (mostly) recovered from Sea Otter, so David and Simon sat down to discuss the highlights and main trends from the show. And w...
Vessel Bike Project’s Ultra-Customizable High-Pivot Frames
There aren’t a lot of options for truly custom full-suspension frames out there, and the few that do exist tend to be very expensive. But Ve...
Pivot Founder Chris Cocalis on Their New Insanely Powerful Shuttle AMP’d, XC Race Bike Design, 32” Wheels, & More
Pivot just launched their new Avinox M2S powered Shuttle AMP’d, so today Pivot founder Chris Cocalis talks us through the development proces...