{"podcast":{"title":"Bikes & Big Ideas","slug":"bikes-big-ideas-863994","podcast_index_feed_id":863994,"rss_url":"https://feed.pippa.io/public/shows/5cc11830a54f4a082908bc15","website_url":"https://blisterreview.com/category/podcasts/bikes-big-ideas","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/5cc11830a54f4a082908bc15/1556565119773-1d952d4683f2b20202cea42f21b4c813.jpeg","author":"BLISTER","episode_count":328,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bikes-big-ideas-863994"},"episode":{"title":"Reviewer Reports: New eMTBs From Pivot, Norco, Orbea, & More","slug":"reviewer-reports-new-emtbs-from-pivot-norco-orbea-more","published_at":"2026-02-19T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bikes-big-ideas-863994/reviewer-reports-new-emtbs-from-pivot-norco-orbea-more","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bikes-big-ideas-863994","url":"https://shows.acast.com/bikes-big-ideas/episodes/reviewer-reports-new-emtbs-from-pivot-norco-orbea-more","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5cc11830a54f4a082908bc15/e/699678347012ce537673baa2/media.mp3","summary":"David Golay shares why he hasn’t jived with any of the eMTBs he’s ridden so far, and if the new light-assist bikes from Orbea and Norco he’s been spending time on might have a chance of changing his mind. Simon, on the other hand, is a big fan of eMTBs, regardless of whether they have a full-power or light-assist drive system, and has a couple of full-power beauties from Pivot and Norco to talk about. And to avoid a whole episode on bikes with motors, they throw the Atherton A.150.M in the mix, too. Note: We Want to Hear From You! Please let us know if there’s a topic you’d like us to cover or a guest you’d like us to have on Bikes and Big Ideas. Email us at info@blisterreview.com to weigh in. RELATED LINKS: Blister Craft Collective Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide Get Our Free Newsletter & Gear Giveaways BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELS: Blister Studios (our new channel) Blister Review (our original channel) TOPICS & TIMES: Blister+ (1:27) Atherton 150m (2:01) Pivot Shuttle LT (13:02) Orbea Rallon RS (24:47) Norco Sight VLT TQ (39:41) Norco Sight VLT CX (45:59) CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic GEAR:30 Blister Podcast CRAFTED Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"David Golay shares why he hasn’t jived with any of the eMTBs he’s ridden so far, and if the new light-assist bikes from Orbea and Norco he’s been spending…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3287,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bikes-big-ideas-863994/episodes/reviewer-reports-new-emtbs-from-pivot-norco-orbea-more/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bikes-big-ideas-863994/reviewer-reports-new-emtbs-from-pivot-norco-orbea-more.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}