The Gnar Couch Podcast

JP showed up late tonight, most likely after seeing Cheef deadlift so much last week. We had absolutely no plan tonight so we made a top five list of the dumbest types of people. We talked about bikes for a little bit before completely devolving into one of the most Gnar Couchish Hour 2s in a long time. Silly banter mostly, with .69% actual insight.

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Hot damn, welcome to episode 194 of the Gnar Couch Podshow, the only podcast where your IQ drops faster than a mountain biker with a whiskey throttle and daddy issues. No Jimmy tonight—he’s busy dealing with "morning sickness" or maybe he’s just constipated with his own bad takes. Meanwhile, Boston Rob is flexing a purple jersey like some kind of sexual lumberjack who lost a bet, and Cheef is singlehandedly keeping Protein Foundry in business—just to get shook down for a $10 shake and a guilt-tip at checkout.

Don’t worry, this episode has more awkward bottom jokes than a freshmen dorm, with JP running a full desktop in the back of his truck because technology stopped advancing the minute he started sniffing broken CRT glass as a kid. Our guest Normal MTBer basically drops in to remind you that every influencer is one concussion away from saying “yup, I guess this is my merch company now.”

If you’re new here, just know that Patreon gets you the stuff that’ll really get us cancelled—you want to hear about Normal MTBer getting DMs from hot moms, or maybe just the daily struggle of keeping your nutsack from sticking to your thighs. If you don’t, fuck it, keep listening anyway—it’s all downhill from here.

This is episode 194: Lower your expectations, slip into those banana hammocks, and pray to the Virgin Mary with her tits out, because the only thing tighter than Cheef’s wallet is the chain lube from Filthy.

We disappeared for almost a month and somehow came back louder, dumber, and more confident than ever, which frankly shouldn’t be possible, but here we are. The show is back and firing on all cylinders, and if you disagree that’s fine, but you’re wrong.

We’re joined by @trackstandmemes, who dug up our 2023 feud with Girls Whose Dads Should Have Pulled Out like an unsolved cold case, managed to somehow drag our friends at @lowcountrymtbassociation into the mix, and then made an AI song about it years later. Totally normal behavior. We take a misty-eyed stroll down memory lane while playing songs dunking on clipless pedal riders and Bentonville, because some traditions matter and some wars never end.

Hour one feels like classic Gnar Couch in the sense that it probably shouldn’t exist, but somehow does. Rob manages to completely obliterate YouTube's "Don't Swear Within the First Five Minutes of Your Show Rule." And we close the show explaining that it's perfectly easy and normal to get shot in 2026, if that's something you're looking to do.

It’s a triumphant return. It’s unhinged. It’s peak Gnar Couch. Nature is healing. The Couch is back.

This is not a typical Gnar Couch episode. Tonight, the boys focused on Jaxson Riddle's real story and the challenges he’s faced early in life, many of which mirror struggles listeners have shared privately with the hosts over the years. After watching Buried Alive, the importance of hearing directly from him felt immediate. The conversation went deeper than riding, touching on mental health, personal setbacks, and the work of building something better out of difficult experiences.

The boys also opened up about their own struggles, making this episode less about bikes and more about honesty, perspective, and reminding listeners that they aren’t alone even when it feels that way.

As always, we remain available to the community we've built. Your continued support reinforces that this show has become more than just a podcast about bikes and questionable decisions.

If you have anything you ever need to talk about or feel alone, DM us or call the OC Line and leave a message. We're all here for you.

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Jaxson Riddle

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There's a reason everyone on the show rides TRP brakes and has long before we knew people who work there. They're powerful, they feel fantastic, and they'll lay down a great skid when needed—just like Boston Rob's "substantial a$$." We got the another long-haired blonde boy—TRP marketing guy Nate Silberman—to join up with Cheef this episode to talk about TRP, it's long history in biking, the company's future, and just what exactly makes those brakes so damn good. But we also touch on Rob's dancing skills, what it would take to get us to dance at a club, sketchy double-black trails, the legendary John Kilo and his most recent "project," and Cheef's knee pads which he claims don't stink.

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TRP Brakes
Nate Silberman

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We love Reece Wallace. Not so much because he rides bikes, but more because he pisses off large corporate entities by posting clips of himself in excavator bucket hot tubs. It's also pretty cool that he bought the wings from a plane in which the pilot was beheaded so he could use them at his homemade bike park. Another cool thing about Reece Wallace is that he worked hard to build his career as a freerider and content creator because he has a trust fund. That's actually not true He's never been a trust funder, though people sometimes think he is for some reason. Finally, we love Reece because he has a rad pilot voice, which is mandatory when you're a pilot. It was awesome having him back on. We talk about all of that, the Reece Wallace Invitational, baggy jeans, and a ton more on this...the greatest MTB show in the world...the Gnar Couch Podcast.

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Reece Wallace

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On today’s Gnar Couch Podshow, the boys somehow tricked freeride legend Tyler McCaul into a raw, questionably-legal look at big-mountain biking. Tyler opened up about the highs, the lows of Rampage. We got into what it’s really like behind the scenes of the Rampage broadcast.

He talked about dad life, athlete life, and attempting to keep a career alive while the bike industry plays musical chairs with bankruptcy filings. Naturally, Jimmy asked zero relevant questions and Boston Rob salivated over another freeride pro joining the show.

We dug into why riders keep sending it off mountains shaped like middle fingers and how to find balance in a world where everyone’s pretending to be sponsored on Instagram. If you want the real story on riding, risk, community, and staying true to what you love,, this episode fully delivers like a FedEx driver hopped up on 72-Hour Energy.

Tune in. Or don’t. We’re still cooler than all the other MTB content creators combined (in our heads), so we'll be fine.

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Tyler McCaul

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00:00 "Patreon Thanks and Extras"

10:48 "Crash Holds and Reflections"

11:49 Silent Crowd Respectful During Crash

18:01 "Pressure to Outdo Past Performances"

22:58 "Fresh Venues to Preserve Rampage"

32:35 "Analyzing Tricks with Video"

37:17 "Struggling to Be Present"

39:48 Balancing Passion, Work, and Fatherhood

48:02 Mountain Bike Industry Challenges

51:13 Grateful for Sponsorship and Perseverance

54:30 "Building a Hardtail Again"

01:01:29 "Rodeo Run Success Story"

01:10:18 "Blizz Sponsorship and Baiku Time"

01:16:12 "Trail Dreams and Tensions"

On this week’s Gnar Couch Podshow, we went deeper than Sponch's mom with the one and only Braydon Bringhurst. The dude’s basically part philosopher, part bike Jedi, and part anti-gravity climbing machine. We talked about rebuilding your mind (and body) after you eat sh*t, launching the Hard MTB League, and somehow raising a family while still hucking your meat into heretofore unrecognized Moab transitions.

Braydon dropped wisdom on how to stay present, push your limits without exploding your spleen, and build a community of riders who actually get it. Whether you’re sending it in life, business, or just trying not to cry during your post-crash shower, this episode will slap you harder than a rogue handlebar to your right nipple (see Cheef's chest).

Listen and maybe, just maybe, you'll figure out how to shred your brain as hard as your bike.

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Braydon Bringhurst

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00:00 "Work, School, and Postmodernism"

 

 

10:38 "Rediscovering a Love for Biking"

 

 

13:40 Competitive Struggles and Mental Growth

 

 

18:56 Mental Performance Coaching Passion

 

 

26:59 "Mastering Presence and Focus"

 

 

28:13 "Three-Point Focus Strategy"

 

 

37:43 "Overcoming Fear While Jumping"

 

 

41:18 "The Look in Their Eyes"

 

 

45:13 Journaling and Overcoming Setbacks

 

 

51:50 Passion, Therapy, and Family Balance

 

 

56:24 "Helping, Laughing, Sharing Passion"

 

 

01:01:12 Community Connections Matter

 

 

01:06:27 Best Trails for Technical Riding

 

 

01:21:23 "Nardcouch Patreon Show Promo"

 

 

01:23:52 "Unexpected Airdrop: Anarchist Cookbook"

 

 

01:29:41 "Join Our Patreon Today"

 

 

01:34:57 "Toes and Hoes Song"

We went full send with a freeride legend and another in the making this week with Cam Zink and surprise guest Chelsea Kimball on the show. Cam talked about what changes, if any, are needed at Rampage, launching world-record backflips, a decade of Rampage, and his motivation for starting businesses. He broke down the art of gambling your shoulder and your bank account in the name of passion. Chelsea gave us the lowdown on the headspace it takes to stare down a Rampage line that looks like a straight-up death wish and say, “Yeah, I’ll send that.”

It’s part therapy session, part crash course in risk addiction, and part masterclass in turning stupidity into purpose. If you’ve ever wanted to know what happens when freeriders are handed a microphone and told to say whatever they want, this episode’s meant for you.

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Cam Zink

Chelsea Kimball

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00:00 "Guest Talk with Cam Zink"

10:32 "Mammoth X Games Pressure"

11:57 "Do or Die Mentality"

16:39 "Wins, Kids, and Podium Moments"

25:23 "Bikes That Feel Right"

30:20 "More Events for Two-Wheeled Sports"

36:47 "Favorite Venue with Cliff Band"

40:42 "Calculated and Custom Built"

43:31 Pioneering Mountain Bike Freeriding

52:05 Gnarly Drift on Vertical Wall

56:30 Embracing Risk and Preparedness

01:02:49 "Scissor Drop on Battleship Ridge"

01:05:49 Choices and Ambitions

01:15:07 "Blizz Eyewear Promo Code"

01:18:08 "Patreon Extras with Chelsea"

Welcome to the Gnar Couch Podshow, the only mountain bike podcast where Rampage crashes, poop jokes, and total confusion over basically everything all meet on one couch that’s definitely been peed on and probably worse. This week we try to understand Red Bull Rampage 2025: from Adolph Silva’s gnarly crash that left us all queasy, to the eternal debate over whether the scoring is dumb, or just really, really dumb. We even dive into exoskeletons for lazy people, the ever-important “who’s the strongest” competition between JP and Cheef, and why you should definitely do A1 steak shots at Wyoming bars.

Other highlights: Rob can’t pronounce anyone’s name (Salama Massacre is a judge now, right?), Chief and JP show off their lesbian flannel game, and we discover new levels of bathroom humor (“waffle stomp” aficionados, this one's for you). Perhaps we throw in some actual Rampage insight. LFG!

00:00 "Desert Watchtower"

07:24 "Adolf Silva's Crash"

12:51 Watch Rampage?

20:58 Judging Criticism and Expertise

22:34 Rob's Dominance in Commentary

28:54 Missionary Trps and Accents

35:01 AI Imagines with Pictures

39:09 "Stranded Without Cash, Help Arrives In The Form of a Large Woman"

48:43 "Bentonville Looter Comments"

53:36 "Rage and Strength Dynamics"

57:53 "First Amateur Rampage Line Experience"

01:05:16 Trail Struggles and Jump Mishaps

01:08:59 "No Event Needed for Chaos"

01:12:04 "John Clarkson Is Back With Gnar Couch"