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- 4 days ago1h 3m
Reviewing the News w/ Cam McCaul & Simon Stewart — Why is Everything so Hard?
As parents, Cam and Simon kick off October's news with a Halloween full-size candy bar rant before breaking down the first-ever Red Bull Hardline in British Columbia. And since Cam was in the broadcast booth for the Hard MTB league finals, we get his on-location report, plus some industry news on recalls, wheels falling off, and perhaps the return of a storied brand. Note: We Want to Hear From You! Please let us know if there’s a topic you’d like us to cover or a guest you’d like us to have on Bikes and Big Ideas. Email us at info@blisterreview.com to weigh in. RELATED LINKS: LiveMomentous.com - code: BLISTER Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide Get Our Free Newsletter & Gear Giveaways BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered TOPICS & TIMES: Full Size Candy Bars & Pacman Things You Don’t Want to Be Marketplace Ad of the Month Cam’s Hard MTB League Recap Red Bull Hardline BC NorthShore Racks on Pause RockShox Zeb Stop-Ride Notice Cannondale Closing Connecticut Office Is Tomac Bikes Coming Back? What We Are Reading & Watching CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: The Blister Vault Blister Cinematic CRAFTED GEAR:30 Blister Podcast
- 1 weeks ago54 min
The Return of the Lightweight Trail Bike
Allied’s Fitz is one of the lightest 140mm-travel bikes we’ve ever tested. So today, Allied’s Director of Product, Sam Pickman, joins us to tell the development story, what inspired the lightweight focus, why they chose a four-bar suspension arrangement, and why he thinks Trail bikes have gotten so heavy over the years. Note: We Want to Hear From You! Please let us know if there’s a topic you’d like us to cover or a guest you’d like us to have on Bikes and Big Ideas. Email us at info@blisterreview.com to weigh in. RELATED LINKS: Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide Get Our Free Newsletter & Gear Giveaways BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered TOPICS & TIMES: Allied’s Story & making bikes in the US The Switch to Overseas Production Gravel Bike Success Moving into the Mountain Bike Space Inspiration for the Fitz From Concept to Production Travel Suspension Design & Geometry Prototypes and Testing Adjustability What’s Next? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: The Blister Vault Blister Cinematic CRAFTED GEAR:30 Blister Podcast
- 2 weeks ago41 min
The Development of the Specialized Demo 11
Specialized showed a lot of glimpses of the Demo 11 as it was being developed, but there was much more going on behind the scenes that couldn’t be gleaned from looking at the series of lugged prototypes. So we brought Nicco Deluca from the Ride Dynamics team on to tell the whole story. Note: We Want to Hear From You! Please let us know if there’s a topic you’d like us to cover or a guest you’d like us to have on Bikes and Big Ideas. Email us at info@blisterreview.com to weigh in. RELATED LINKS: Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide Get Our Free Newsletter & Gear Giveaways BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered TOPICS & TIMES: Nicco’s Role at Specialized Goals for the Demo 11 Leverage curve testing The Demo 10 & its limitations High Gear Kinematic refinement Design tradeoffs Drivetrain packaging Anti-squat & anti-rise Adjustability Final notes
- 3 weeks ago48 min
2026 Red Bull Rampage Recap w/ Cam McCaul
We caught up with Cam McCaul to run down the 2026 Red Bull Rampage that left fans in awe at the women’s event and frustrated after the cancellation of the men’s competition. Cam shares his on-location perspective of the insane amount of work done by the build teams, the Robin Goomes vs. Hannah Bergemann showdown, as well as his thoughts on the men’s cancellation and whether it should have been postponed. Note: We Want to Hear From You! Please let us know if there’s a topic you’d like us to cover or a guest you’d like us to have on Bikes and Big Ideas. Email us at info@blisterreview.com to weigh in. RELATED LINKS: Momentous: livemomentous.com code: Blister Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide Get Our Free Newsletter & Gear Giveaways BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered TOPICS & TIMES: Did the venue take a lot of effort on by the dig teams Women’s and Men’s Dig Team Collabs Bergemann vs. Goomes Showdown Men’s Event Cancellation Rampage Rookies Setting a High Bar Highlights Jaxson Riddle Szymon Godziek Carson Storch Crash Why cancel? Why not postpone? Why Didn’t They Move it to Friday? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: The Blister Vault Blister Cinematic CRAFTED GEAR:30 Blister Podcast
- Oct 6, 20261h 27m
Reviewing The News w/ Cam McCaul (September 2026)
The first-ever Whistler DH World Cup did not disappoint, including crazy weather, wild racing action, some heroic performances, and tons of crashes — Cam and Simon couldn’t wait to talk about it. Cam had a gnarly crash himself and shares that story along with his behind-the-scenes preview of this week’s Red Bull Rampage. Of course, we sprinkle in some industry news and introduce a couple of recurring segments as well. Note: We Want to Hear From You! Please let us know if there’s a topic you’d like us to cover or a guest you’d like us to have on Bikes and Big Ideas. Email us at info@blisterreview.com to weigh in. RELATED LINKS: FactorMeals.com - code: BLISTERBIKE50OFF Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide Get Our Free Newsletter & Gear Giveaways BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered TOPICS & TIMES: Cam’s Crash Number One Thing You Don’t Want To Be This Month First Whistler DH Recap Asa’s Mind-Blowing Win Women’s Results Juniors & Who to Watch Next Year What is MTB X ( 2:13) Beyond Gravity Air Rage Fart Blasters? Marketplace Ad of the Month Industry News X-Lab What We’re Reading & Watching Cam’s Rampage Preview CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: The Blister Vault Blister Cinematic CRAFTED GEAR:30 Blister Podcast
- Oct 3, 20268 min
Casey Brown on Getting Women into Rampage
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Red Bull Rampage, and the third year of Rampage including a women’s category. The fight to make that happen was a long one, and for this selection from The Vault, we’re revisiting a conversation we had with Casey Brown on Bikes & Big Ideas back in 2023 about the importance of having a women’s competition, the year before it finally came to be. Note: We Want to Hear From You! We’d love for you to share with us the stories or topics you’d like us to cover next month on Reviewing the News; ask your most pressing mountain town advice questions, or offer your hot takes for us to rate. Email us at: info@blisterreview.com RELATED LINKS: Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+ Order our 26/27 Winter Buyer’s Guide Enter Our Free Weekly Gear Giveaways For the Full Episode: Casey Brown, Vaea Verbeeck, and Hannah Bergemann on Women at Rampage (Ep.191) CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Podcast Blister Cinematic CRAFTED Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30
- Sep 29, 202643 min
Maxxis on the Minion DHX & New DH Casing
Maxxis has a new member of the Minion family, the Minion DHX, and a new DH casing to go with it. We’re joined by Sean Day, who led the development of both, to go deep on their designs, the thinking behind them, and how they fit into Maxxis’ expansive lineup. Note: We Want to Hear From You! Please let us know if there’s a topic you’d like us to cover or a guest you’d like us to have on Bikes and Big Ideas. Email us at info@blisterreview.com to weigh in. RELATED LINKS: Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide Get Our Free Newsletter & Gear Giveaways BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered TOPICS & TIMES: Development of the Minion DHX Design concepts & goals Tread Pattern & Knob Design Athlete testing Front vs. rear tire design Choosing widths for a given tire The new DH casing Casing thread count & tradeoffs Choosing between tires CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: The Blister Vault Blister Cinematic CRAFTED GEAR:30 Blister Podcast
- Sep 22, 202644 min
Making Innovative Bikepacking Gear & Rebuilding After Hurricane Helene with Rockgeist’ s Greg Hardy
Greg Hardy started sewing his own bikepacking bags while getting his PhD in materials science, which led him to put his career on hold, move to Asheville, NC, and found Rockgeist — which became one of the top bag makers in the bikepacking world. But things came crashing down when Hurricane Helene left their workshop under six feet of water. Greg joins us today to tell that story and how they rebuilt Rockgeist afterward. Note: We Want to Hear From You! Please let us know if there’s a topic you’d like us to cover or a guest you’d like us to have on Bikes and Big Ideas. Email us at info@blisterreview.com to weigh in. RELATED LINKS: Momentous: livemomentous.com code: Blister Factor: http://factormeals.com/BLISTERBIKES50OFF Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide Get Our Free Newsletter & Gear Giveaways BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered BLISTER Access Pass Rockgeist TOPICS & TIMES: Sewing bags and Getting a PHD Founding Rockgeist Why Asheville, NC? Greg’s First Bag Custom Framebag Challenges Welding Versus Sewing Hurricane Helene Devastation Rebuilding Rockgeist New Products Greg’s Bikepacking Plans CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: The Blister Vault Blister Cinematic CRAFTED GEAR:30 Blister Podcast
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