• 125: Is Modern Mountain Biking Way Too Difficult? | Dirt Shed Show

  • Mar 18 2025
  • Length: 32 mins
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125: Is Modern Mountain Biking Way Too Difficult? | Dirt Shed Show

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  • This week on the GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Martyn Ashton is joined by Owen Coutts to react to what might just be the most wild event in action sports, Trey Jones’ Florida Swampfest! Plus the incredible endurance event the Cape Epic race in South Africa. Martyn breaks down how modern XC mountain biking demands a new level of skill compared to back in the day!

    Plus MTB News from Tom, Sickest Thing from Toff as well as Hacks & Bodges and of course the Bike Vault!

    ⏱ Timestamps ⏱
    00:00 - Intro
    00:31 - Swampfest & Cape Epic
    06:00 - 4 Essential Mountain Bike Skills
    14:32 - The MTB News
    17:15 - Sickest Thing Of The Week
    18:04 - Hacks And Bodges
    21:20 - Things We Liked This Week
    25:19 - Caption Contest
    27:33 - On The Channel
    28:21 - Bike Vault

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