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For this episode of All About Bikes, Kalen sits down with Pivot Factory Racing's Bernard Kerr. They talk Bernard's history with Pivot, his Youtube LSD's and new clothing line BK Sport.

In E16, I chat with, Elliott Baring, of Baring Endurance Management. Elliott is a cycling coach as well as an ultra endurance mountain bike and stage racer, who hails from Dahlonega, Georgia. This conversation was really fun and we recorded it while Elliott and I were on opposite ends of the US doing training camps. Elliot was in Colorado, while I was in New Hampshire. Elliot is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to coaching and racing and I learned a lot during our conversation, including why he feels that the Pop Tart are by far the best ride and race fuel. During our conversation Elliot also talked about his recent attempt at the FKT of the "Rockstar 265" which he completed with Gordon Wadsworth. 

Some of Elliot's achievements include:
Two time winner of Pisgah Stage Race (Duo w/Gordon- 2016 & 2017)

2018 BreckEpic Pro Duo winners 

2018 Southeast Gravel Cup Champion

2018 Southeast Endurance Cup Champion 

2020 24HOP 5-person team winner 

Two time winner Snake Creek Gap TT (2018 & 2020) 

Rockstar Gravel FKT 2020 (Duo) 

Elliott's sponsors include:

PivotCycles, Maxxis Tires, Starlight Apparel, The Black Bibs and

Baring Performance Management 

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In this podcast, Geoff & Gerry speak with Allison Mrugal.

Allison is a professional mountain-biker who started cycling fairly late after spending many years playing soccer and doing gymnastics. Encouraged by her parents and having joined the local West Chester Cycling Team, Allison started cycling more and more. In college, she picked up her first wins, racing collegiate road and mountain-bike.  At that moment she started thinking about setting goals to become a pro-cyclist.

When Allison completed her under graduate, she continued with her graduate program at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). The SCAD athletic cycling program took Allison to the next level.

We discussed the importance of coaching and mentors to support you and achieve the desired growth.

It was great to hear how Allison found her current team “KS Kenda Women MTB” and learn about her view on; not only learning the physical and technical aspects of cycling, but also learning the business side of cycling.

Of course, we spent time on Covid-19 and setting short and mid-term goals to be ready when eventually racing starts back up again. Yes, Zwift was mentioned too ;-)

It was great to see pro cycling from a young and upcoming talent's point of view. Geoff and Gerry are confident that this podcast is a great listen to anyone passionate about cycling and curious about what it take to evolve from group rides, racing, collegiate racing to professional racing.

Team Sponsors:
KS Kenda Women (https://kskendawomenmtb.com)
KS Suspension (https://www.kssuspension.com/product/lev-ci/)
Kenda Tire (https://bicycle.kendatire.com/en-us/find-a-tire/bicycle/cross-country-marathon/booster-pro/)
Shimano (https://bike.shimano.com/en-US/product/component/xtr.html)
Orange Seal (https://shop.orangeseal.com/collections/all)
Voler Apparel (https://www.voler.com)
Pivot Cycles (https://store.pivotcycles.com/en/bike-mach-4-sl-1)
Fox (https://www.ridefox.com/family.php?m=bike&family=32)
GU Energy Labs (https://guenergy.com/products/energy-gel)
100% https://www.100percent.com/collections/racetrap
Lazer Sport (https://lazersport.us/collections/road/products/g1mips?variant=33411045195911)
ESI Grips (https://esigrips.com/mtb-grips/extra-chunky-orange)
Dryve Wheels (https://www.dryvewheels.com/collections/dirt/products/xc-29)
Tasco MTB (https://www.tasco-mtb.com)
Wend Waxworks (https://wendperformance.com/buy-online/chain-wax-kit-2)
Stikrd (https://stikrd.com)

Personal Sponsors:
CTS (https://trainright.com) 

Lowland Cycling:
https://linktr.ee/Lowlandscycling

Chris Cocalis has a deeply rooted history in the sport of mountain biking. Coming from a BMX background, he combined his love of riding bikes and improving on broken parts into a lifelong career in MTB. From days as a racer and shop employee, he learned how to weld and started making bikes at an early age out of pure passion. That passion led Chris to create Titus cycles in the 90's and ultimately lead him on the journey to start Pivot Cycles ten years ago. Enjoy his inspiring story as we talk about his past as well as the present and future of Pivot Cycles and our sport in general.