<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode of the Singletrack Magazine MTB Podcast, Benji chats to Benedikt about the origins of Lauf and what makes them stand out amongst the relatively conservative cycling scene.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For this Podcast we’ve specifically tried to stay on the subject of mountain bikes and mountain biking. There are plenty of other Pods out there about Lauf’s gravel and fatbike stuff. In fact, the best place is on Lauf’s own website – check out the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.laufcycles.com/lauf-cycles-story" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Our Story&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;section.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Click on the play button below for 25 minutes of mountain bike nerdery. Principally about the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://singletrackworld.com/2025/04/lauf-elja-just-that-little-bit-different/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Lauf Elja&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;but also encompassing subjects like tyre volume, single pivots done differently and why fancypants high-modulus carbon fibre may not actually be the best thing to make a mountain bike out of…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Plus: The Rift 5 day stage race in Iceland and why 2.6in tyres just work

In this episode of the Singletrack Magazine MTB Podcast, Benji chats to Benedikt about the origins of Lauf and what makes them stand out amongst the relatively conservative cycling scene.For this Podcast we’ve specifically tried to stay on the subject of mountain bikes and mountain biking. There are plenty of other Pods out there about Lauf’s gravel and fatbike stuff. In fact, the best place is on Lauf’s own website – check out the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.laufcycles.com/lauf-cycles-story" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Our Story</a>&nbsp;section.Click on the play button below for 25 minutes of mountain bike nerdery. Principally about the&nbsp;<a href="https://singletrackworld.com/2025/04/lauf-elja-just-that-little-bit-different/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lauf Elja</a>&nbsp;but also encompassing subjects like tyre volume, single pivots done differently and why fancypants high-modulus carbon fibre may not actually be the best thing to make a mountain bike out of…<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Lauf cycles CEO on why single pivot bikes are far superior

<description>&lt;p&gt;Hannah is leaving us soon, which is sad news for all of us. But heather is here to take on some of Hannah's many, many duties. Not all of them of course because Hannah is truly unique and irreplaceable. But we'll somehow work it all out. Anyway, this week we are joined by Singletrack staff alumni in the form of Andi Sykes, marketing manager at Hunt Wheels. They talk about what comes next for Hannah and go through some of her Singletrack highlights.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Andi gets a ton of guerrilla marketing mentions in for all his brands too. And no, Andi's marketing is not included in the no ads part of your subscription. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Andi Sykes does some guerrilla marketing for Hunt Wheels  and Privateer bikes this week

Hannah is leaving us soon, which is sad news for all of us. But heather is here to take on some of Hannah's many, many duties. Not all of them of course because Hannah is truly unique and irreplaceable. But we'll somehow work it all out. Anyway, this week we are joined by Singletrack staff alumni in the form of Andi Sykes, marketing manager at Hunt Wheels. They talk about what comes next for Hannah and go through some of her Singletrack highlights. Andi gets a ton of guerrilla marketing mentions in for all his brands too. And no, Andi's marketing is not included in the no ads part of your subscription. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Fresh Goods Friday Podcast - Ep 17: Hannah's off and Heather is in episode

<description>&lt;p&gt;Like Waldorf and Statler, Hannah and Benji are coming at your from above this week. Our office balcony is the location while the weather is still playing nice.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hannah reckons real bodeos need to be represented better in cycling gear marketing as she embarks on a test of rding shorts that are good to pee in. Or out of.. Rather. Pee ing IN shorts is best left tp pro road racers who get caught short.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;This week's podcast is sponsored by Join.cc - A personal trainer app you can keep in your pocket.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get 30 days free by visiting join.cc/singletrack&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

There was a lot of action in Poland at the weekend and Hannah thinks real jelly bellies need a rebrand

Like Waldorf and Statler, Hannah and Benji are coming at your from above this week. Our office balcony is the location while the weather is still playing nice. Hannah reckons real bodeos need to be represented better in cycling gear marketing as she embarks on a test of rding shorts that are good to pee in. Or out of.. Rather. Pee ing IN shorts is best left tp pro road racers who get caught short. This week's podcast is sponsored by Join.cc - A personal trainer app you can keep in your pocket. Get 30 days free by visiting join.cc/singletrack<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

FGF Podcast EP 16: Racing and jelly belly rebranding

<description>&lt;p&gt;We took the Singletrack Outside Broadcast unit (SOB) to the local park to record this week's episode on the world's most uncomfortable park bench.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's too sunny to be in the hot studio.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Benji and Hannah talk about the state of Enduro racing (It's in quite a state) and look at some new One Up pedals with pins for miles.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;There's tiny dogs and other park inhabitants from time to time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;This week's episode is sponsorted by Join.cc the personal trainer that fits in your pocket.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's an app and Singletrack listeners can try it for free for 30 days by visiting..&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;https://join.cc/singletrack&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We go outside this week to recod in the park on the world's most uncomfortable bench - There's MTB stuff though

We took the Singletrack Outside Broadcast unit (SOB) to the local park to record this week's episode on the world's most uncomfortable park bench. It's too sunny to be in the hot studio. Benji and Hannah talk about the state of Enduro racing (It's in quite a state) and look at some new One Up pedals with pins for miles. There's tiny dogs and other park inhabitants from time to time. This week's episode is sponsorted by Join.cc the personal trainer that fits in your pocket. It's an app and Singletrack listeners can try it for free for 30 days by visiting.. https://join.cc/singletrack<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Fresh Goods Friday The 15th - The awful park bench episode

<description>&lt;p&gt;Gosh it’s hard not to talk about the weather. But we won’t. Instead we’ll simply spray some product at your eyes. Fresh Goods y’all!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But yeah, how about this dry spell we’re having eh?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;This week's episode is sponsorted by Join.cc the personal trainer that fits in your pocket.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's an app and Singletrack listeners can try it for free for 30 days by visiting..&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;https://join.cc/singletrack&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

New shock upgrade gizmos from RockShox and what does 'affordable' mean? 

Gosh it’s hard not to talk about the weather. But we won’t. Instead we’ll simply spray some product at your eyes. Fresh Goods y’all!But yeah, how about this dry spell we’re having eh? This week's episode is sponsorted by Join.cc the personal trainer that fits in your pocket.It's an app and Singletrack listeners can try it for free for 30 days by visiting..https://join.cc/singletrack<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Fresh Goods Friday - Affordable is the topic. What is affordable and what is not?

Mountain biking news, reviews and opinion from the people who bring you Singletrack magazine and the massively popular mountain bike website singletrackworld.com.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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