Bikes & Big Ideas

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Bikes & Big Ideas is the weekly podcast from BLISTER that's dedicated to bringing you the most interesting conversations, news, and developments in the bike world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

Yeti on the LT & MT, Six-Bar Suspension, & More

Reviewing the News w/ Cam McCaul & Simon Stewart

Enduro World Cup Racing is Dead. Long Live Enduro?

Vali Höll on the Implosion of the YT Mob

The Current State of XC Bikes

Anna Newkirk on Her First Career Win

The Poacher

Reviewing the News w/ Mike Ferrentino & Simon Stewart (August 2026)

Reviewer Reports: Yeti LT, Specialized Epic 9, Orbea Rallon, & More

Building Safer Bike Infrastructure: PeopleForBikes on their 2026 City Ratings

Cam McCaul on The Future of Rampage, His New Revel Partnership, Side Hits & More

All Things Wheels with James Stokoe of Hunt Bike Wheels

Reviewing the News w/ Mike Ferrentino & Simon Stewart (July, 2026)

Chris Blandford on Resurrecting Paragon Machine Works, Founding Firsthand Framebuilding, & More

Dillon Osleger on ‘Trail Work,’ Historic Maps, the Erosion of Public Land Access, & More

Ashley King of Significant Other Bikes on Full-Suspension Frame Development, Production vs. Custom Frames, & More

Reviewing the News w/ Mike Ferrentino & Simon Stewart (June 2026)

Manitou on the New Mezzer & Mezzer LT

Spot’s Ryan Palmer on their New Lightweight Trail Bike

Gravel Hall of Famer Yuri Hauswald on His Unbound Return & Racing for Charity