AARON GWIN - New Bike & Tires, Injury Update and Why He Has Like 49 Different Jobs
Thanks to Maxxis Tires, FOX and Jenson USA for supporting The Inside Line MTB podcast! With the 2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill season fast approaching, we talk with Aaron Gwin about his move to Crestline Bikes, how his 2023 injury is healing, why he has like 497 different jobs, including being the owner of Windrock Bike Park , and how he thinks he'll handle racing this year.Interview Topics0:00 - Intro, Move to Crestline Bikes3:05 - Did Aaron Spend Personal Money for the New Team?4:27 - Why Did the News Take So Long?5:57 - How'd He Keep the Team Rumor Secret?9:10 - From Vee Tires to e.13 Tires - Is There Really a Difference?11:42 - The Day He Realized He We Would Be Off Intense16:17 - Did Aaron Try to Be a Part of Big Brand?21:36 - Does the Frame's Suspension Platform Matter Any More?24:55 - Gwin's Crestline DH Bike Weight26:56 - Does He Still Run Firm Suspension?32:32 - Dakotah Norton35:51 - Are There Enough Crestline Frames for the 2024 Season?41:39 - Windrock for World Cup DH Training and Making Trails Harder45:32 - What Goes on at a Red Bull Athlete Camp?53:39 - World Cup Snow DH, Cool or Lame?54:18 - Aaron Gwin's 2023 Injury in Detail1:07:02 - World Champs is Gwin's 2024 Goal and He Thinks He Can Win1:09:35 - Does a Winning DH Run Have to Be Out of Control?1:12:27 - Jackson Goldstone and How to Compete Against Him?1:17:43 - Gwin Racing at the World Cups1:20:17 - Why Aaron Gwin has Like 53 Different Jobs1:26:55 - The Future of Windrock Bike Park - Host a World Cup? Get a Chairlift?1:32:31 - Favorite Bike He's Ridden in the Past? YouTube Habits and Life Outside of California