Geek Squad: Airplanes, Motorcycles, Garmin tech, Burritos and more E-bike Tech with Santa Cruz Product Manager Jack Russell
Release Date: 03/21/2024
What Can Happen When You Follow Your Heart and Your Bike: A Cuppa With Aneela McKenna
The Roller Door
No matter your life trajectory, you can always choose a different path and you can always choose to use your voice to enact change. On this episode of the Roller Door, North American Brand Manager Katie Zaffke, joins Hannah to talk with long time friend of the brand, Aneela Mckenna. Aneela is a legend in the industry, not only for her vivacious laugh and mischevious glint in her eye (and her scottish whit to boot), but for creating spaces for people to find their voice and confidence both on and off the bike. From Scottish parliament to MTB guide, she has turned her love of bikes into a...
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Keegan Swenson As Seen By Tobin Ortenblad: A HTSQD Interview
The Roller Door
On this episode, Tobin Ortenblad puts on his co-host hat and joins Hannah in interviewing Keegan Swenson. Pre season, why Cape Epic is so hard, preparing for Unbound, and why Cyclocross should have a comeback. It's always a pleasure to sit down and talk with these two HTSQD athletes and get a look into the world of top tier gravel racing and beyond. If you have any nerdy gravel questions or questions in general, email . We thank you for listening!
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Introducing the all new Santa Cruz Bullit, with the designers Aaron Thielk and Jack Russell
The Roller Door
All new? Hasn't the Bullit been around forever? Yes, this OG model has gotten a major revision and is better than ever. Think Vala on steroids. We'll let Aaron and Jack explain the rest. On this episode of the Roller Door, Hannah sits down with Design Engineer Aaron Thielk and Ebike Product Manager Jack Russell, to introduce the all new Bullit. We may be biased, but this thing rips. Hope you enjoy. Remember to write in with questions, suggestions on topics, guests, or whatever-- it's Thanks for listening!
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Meet the Hoff and the Boss; the two women of the Syndicate
The Roller Door
On this episode of the Roller Door, Hannah sits down with the two Syndicate women, veteran Nina Hoffman and fresh junior Ellie Hulsebosch, to get an inside look at life on the road, balance, and all things racing. These two are new teammates and their mutual respect and connection is palpable and fun to witness. We hope you enjoy. Remember to write in with questions, suggestions on topics, guests, or whatever-- it's Thanks for listening!
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Rolling Coal, gravel fashion, and singlespeed cyclocross with Tobin Ortenblad
The Roller Door
On this episode of the Roller Door, Garen and Hannah chat with HtSQD racer and People's Champ Tobin Ortenblad on training, cyclocross tactics, gravel fashion, and more. Tobin's always full of informational insight, strong opinions and good laughs. We always enjoy talking with Tobin, and we hope you do too. Remember to write in with questions, suggestions on topics, guests, or whatever-- it's Thanks for listening!
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A RedBull Rampage Recap with Vero Sandler
The Roller Door
In this episode of the Roller Door, Garen and Hannah chat with legendary freerider Vero Sandler about her experience before, during, and after the Redbull Rampage. There’s an awful lot to unpack here. We hope you enjoy, and remember– if you have questions for Vero or anyone at Santa Cruz Bicycles, please email them to / Thanks for listening!
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Building the Santa Cruz Vala with (nearly) half the SCB Product Team
The Roller Door
In this episode of the Roller Door, Garen and Hannah chat with some of the group that brought the Vala, Santa Cruz's new full power e-bike, to market. You'll hear from Kiran MacKinnon, Jesse Carlin, Peter Mueller-Wille, and Mark Matson on choosing a new suspension platform, picking a drive system, and bringing the bike to life. If you're curious about the particulars of the Vala, like power statistics, geometry, and details, be sure to listen to our other episode, titled 'Introducing the Santa Cruz Vala, with Product Manager Jack Russell.' If you have questions for the team here at Santa Cruz...
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Vero Sandler takes on the first women's Red Bull Rampage
The Roller Door
At long last, 2024 marks the first ever women's field in the iconic (and somewhat controversial) freeride competition, the Red Bull Rampage. In this episode of the podcast, Garen and Hannah chat with UK freerider Vero Sandler about her path to becoming one of the sport’s foremost freeriders, what the Rampage means to her, bike setup, and more. The women are digging in the red, hard Utah desert now: be sure to watch live on RedBull TV: Thursday 10/10 at 6PM PST. Let’s Go Vero!
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Introducing the Santa Cruz Vala, with Product Manager Jack Russell
The Roller Door
What’s a Vala? How’s this new Bosch motor? Wait… a 4-bar bike from Santa Cruz? Is this the end of VPP? Who’s Jack Russell, anyways? To hear the answers to these questions, along with many more, press play– there’s a lot to know about Santa Cruz Bicycles’ new model, the Vala. Questions? Gripes? Please email us at . If you enjoy the podcast, you can help others to do the same by subscribing or giving us a 5-star rating. Thanks for listening!
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All about the new Santa Cruz Hightower
The Roller Door
In this episode of the Roller Door Podcast, Garen and Hannah talk through the updates to the Santa Cruz Hightower, along with several off-piste tangents. If you have questions about the new Hightower (or anything Santa Cruz) please email us at . We thank you for listening!
info_outlineIn today's episode of the podcast, Garen and Hannah dig a little deeper into the world of Santa Cruz ebike Product Manager Jack Russell-- and Jack's world is interesting in that though he's in charge of integrating electronics into the Santa Cruz ebike range, he's also interested in flying airplanes, driving fast cars, skiing in the French alps, and is (supposedly) an authority on where to find the best burrito's on the west coast. On that front-- we're covered here in Santa Cruz, but if you've got a must-eat burrito recommendation in your area (or a question about anything Santa Cruz Bicycles) please bring us in the loop by emailing [email protected]. We hope you enjoy this chat with Jack Russell