Paul Aston – Designing Your Own Mountain Bike

Downtime — The Mountain Bike Podcast

Paul Aston – Designing Your Own Mountain Bike

Today I’m joined by mountain bike tester, Paul Aston. Paul is going about things a little differently to most with a completely independent bike review channel. We sat down to catch up on progress over the last year. Hear about his experiences of designing his own bike, riding the Starling Spur and hear how the industry has been responding to his approach. Paul and I chat about his incredible Sunn Radical Plus restoration project, the technology on the World Cup downhill circuit, Sur-Ron electric motorbikes and plenty more. So sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Paul Aston.

You can check follow Paul on Instagram @astonmtb, watch his YouTube videos here and find his website at astonmtb.com.

Supporting Partners

Earshots

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Downtime EP

Downtime EP issue 2 is now available at downtimepodcast.com/ep. EP takes inspiration from the guests and topics of the podcast. It expands on them, and takes them into a stunning print-only format. EP is the perfect companion for some quiet time away from the distractions of modern life. Beautiful to have and hold, and a timeless piece of mountain bike history.

Just head over to downtimepodcast.com/ep to save yourself £5 off of the cover price with an annual subscription for just £20 plus postage or you can purchase EP1, or EP2 on their own too.

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