{"podcast":{"title":"The Ride Companion","slug":"the-ride-companion-1105810","podcast_index_feed_id":1105810,"rss_url":"https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/116030/destinations/661415.xml","website_url":"https://theridecompanion.co.uk","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/a/c/8/cac83d30f25ceb3a40be95ea3302a6a1/The_Ride_Companion_TRC_MEDIA_HOUSE2.png","author":"TRC Media House","episode_count":457,"summary":"The mountain bike podcast that sometimes forgets to talk about mountain bikes... Hosted by Olly Wilkins and Davi Birks #theridecompanion","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T14:17:46.983950+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ride-companion-1105810"},"episode":{"title":"Martyn Ashton on Why Mountain Bikers Need to Show Up for Mountain Biking","slug":"martyn-ashton-on-why-mountain-bikers-need-to-show-up-for-mountain-biking","published_at":"2026-02-11T05:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ride-companion-1105810/martyn-ashton-on-why-mountain-bikers-need-to-show-up-for-mountain-biking","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ride-companion-1105810","url":"https://thehktpodcast.libsyn.com/martyn-ashton-on-why-mountain-bikers-need-to-show-up-for-mountain-biking","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thehktpodcast/TRC230_MARTYN_ASHTON.mp3?dest-id=661415","summary":"In this episode of The Ride Companion, mountain bike legend Martyn Ashton joins us for one of our most honest, funny and important conversations yet. We talk about Martyn's latest project, Rideable Now and why he believes mountain bikers need to show up for mountain biking. During the episode Martyn gives the usual dose of self deprecation to powerful reflections on injury, identity and access. Rideable Now exists to help riders with life changing injuries and disabilities get back on the trails through adaptive mountain bikes, community support and real opportunities to ride again. Learn more and consider supporting rideable now here https://www.rideablenow.com Episode Sponsors:- - Want an easy way to tick your daily nutritional needs? Support the show and get 15% OFF HUEL products with code 'RIDE' at https://huel.com/. Unlock a healthier, easier way to eat with Huel — nutritionally complete meals in minutes, so you can focus on what really matters… biking. - Fan of quality tools and want to geek out? Feedback Sports is available from your local bike shop, online retailers such as Saddleback and Bike 24, plus directly from https://feedbacksports.com - Looking for a new car or van and don't want to deal with dodgy dealers? Check out https://www.cargurus.co.uk - Kecks → 10% off with code THERIDECOMPANION at https://kecks.co.uk Get early access & ad-free episodes → https://www.patreon.com/theridecompanion You can also support our long term partners: Marin Bikes → marinbikes.com/gb Focus Bikes → focus-bikes.com SRAM: sram.com/en/sram adidas FiveTen: adidas.co.uk/five_ten invisiFrame: 15% off with code REFRESHANDRIDE at invisiframe.co.uk Troy Lee Designs → 10% off with code theridecompanion at saddleback.avln.me/c/OzduCWvjtcOr Manta Sleep → 10% off with code theridecompani…","meta_description":"In this episode of The Ride Companion, mountain bike legend Martyn Ashton joins us for one of our most honest, funny and important conversations yet. We t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":8054,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ride-companion-1105810/episodes/martyn-ashton-on-why-mountain-bikers-need-to-show-up-for-mountain-biking/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ride-companion-1105810/martyn-ashton-on-why-mountain-bikers-need-to-show-up-for-mountain-biking.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}