{"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":"Spot’s Ryan Palmer on their New Lightweight Trail Bike","slug":"spot-s-ryan-palmer-on-their-new-lightweight-trail-bike","published_at":"2026-05-21T14:41:59+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bikes-big-ideas-863994/spot-s-ryan-palmer-on-their-new-lightweight-trail-bike","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bikes-big-ideas-863994","url":"https://shows.acast.com/bikes-big-ideas/episodes/spots-ryan-palmer-on-their-new-lightweight-trail-bike","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5cc11830a54f4a082908bc15/e/6a0f10a6163f100183dde2de/media.mp3","summary":"Spot’s Ryan Palmer and Simon Stewart have been talking about bikes for years, so when Spot dropped their new Diggity 125 Trail bike, Simon quickly wound him up for a chat. Ryan shares details about their design decisions, why Spot’s Living Link suspension layout gives them more kinematic control throughout the travel, their interesting take on size-specific chainstay length, the lightweight Trail bike trend, and a whole lot more. Note: We Want to Hear From You! Please share with us the questions, topics, or stories you’d like us to cover on Bikes & Big Ideas. You can email us at: info@blisterreview.com RELATED LINKS: Spot Bikes Outerbike Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s Guide BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered TOPICS & TIMES: What’s With the Name Diggity? (2:40) What Were the Design Goals? (8:13) How Did You Land on 125 mm? (13:06) How Important was Weight? (14:35) Why it's More Than a Shorter Travel Mayhem 140 (23:17) Geometry (29:43) Spot’s Take on Size-Specific Chainstays (32:44) Where Can You Ride One (50:47)  Spot’s 30 Day Return Guarantee (53:15) CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic CRAFTED GEAR:30 Blister Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Spot’s Ryan Palmer and Simon Stewart have been talking about bikes for years, so when Spot dropped their new Diggity 125 Trail bike, Simon quickly wound h…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3586,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bikes-big-ideas-863994/episodes/spot-s-ryan-palmer-on-their-new-lightweight-trail-bike/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/spot-s-ryan-palmer-on-their-new-lightweight-trail-bike.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}