Episode #34 Willow Koerber-Rockwell

11/17/21 • 73 min

In Episode #33, I sit down with former UCI World Cup XC rider Willow Koerber-Rockwell. If you just entered the sport of mountain biking within the past 5 years you may ask yourself who is Willow Koerber-Rockwell? Well, she was one of the top XC riders for the Subaru Gary Fisher Team that then turned into Subaru Trek Factory Team. Willow finished 3rd in the 2009 and 2010 UCI World Championships and was 2nd OVERALL in the 2010 UCI XCO Series. She was also the FIRST female to reach the podium at a world cup, riding a 29er mountain bike. Remember, at that time in the sport of mountain biking, 29er's were still consider the ugly step child that no one wanted to invite to the party. I for one, thank Willow for kicking in the door and bringing the "wagon wheel" outcast to the party.
Following the 2010 season she took off to have her first child. In 2012 she came back to the world stage, but her priorities had changed and she couldn't fully commit to being both a mother and a pro mountain biker, so Willow walked away from the sport. She now lives in Colorado with her husband, Myles Rockwell (former UCI World DH Champion) and her two daughters.
Other notable results:
2005 - 3rd National XCO Championships
2007 - 3rd National XCO Championships
2009 - 2nd National XCO Championships
2010 - 3rd National XCO Championships
3x College National Champion

You can find more information about Willow at the following:
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Episode #33 Redshift Sports with Erik de Brun and Unbound XL winner Taylor Lideen

In Episode #33, I sit down with Erik de Brun co-founder of Redshift Sports and Unbound XL winner Taylor Lideen to talk about all the amazing products made by Redshift. Redshift's mtto is to "UNLOCK ADVENTURE" and at Redshift they do just that by making your ride better, so you can go further, faster, and more comfortably on the bike you already own.
Also we were lucky enough to have Unbound XL winner and frequent show co-host Taylor Lideen with us as well to talk about his experiences with Redshift's products like the Shockstop stem, Shockstop seatpost and the Kitchen Sink handle bars.
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Sedona Mountain Bike Festival (Round up 1 of 2)

EP 35 (1 of 2), In this weeks I highlight some of the quick conversations I had while at the 2021 Sedona Mountain Bike Festival. I have also broke these conversations up into 2 separate episodes.
In EP 1, I talked with the following companies:
*Intense Cycles / Intense 951 Series (Shane)
*Galfer USA (Daryl)
*Kenda MTB Tires (Rodger)
*Party Shirt International (Jack)
*Nice Bike Protection (Emma and Alex)
In EP 2 we chat with amazing companies like Club Ride, Kuat Racks, Revel Bikes, Ride Concepts, and Rogue Panda.
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