The Pinkbike Podcast: Learning About Adaptive Mountain Biking with Stacy Kohut, Alex Cairns, & Cole Bernier
New art by Taj Mihelich.
One of the fastest-changing areas of mountain biking could be said to be AMTBs. The technology, some of which is shared with e-bikes, is enabling more and more people to get into the sport that we're all so passionate about.
Three riders, Stacy Kohut, Alex Cairns, and Cole Bernier, came down to our Squamish HQ to talk us through where the sport is, as well as where it's going. In this far-ranging chat, we talk about the tech, the trails, and whether the industry is truly set up to embrace this burgeoning sector of the sport.
Stacy steezin' in Whistler.
Cole eyeing up some classic Squamish steeps.
Alex bringing the free-ski attitude to the bike.
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A few ideas/questions for a possible follow-up.
1. Could you get someone from Whistler or a professional trail builder to speak about their considerations towards adaptive riding when rating a trail's difficulty or working on building or modifying an existing trail? I wonder if it even comes into many builders minds when designing new trails.
2. Could we get a walk-through video on these bikes? It would be cool too see them up close with some background from the riders
3. Is there a race series for these guys? It sounded like there might be, but just really small still? I definitely may have mia-heard. It would be cool to hear from someone involved in those races or who may be trying to startup their own.