Episode Description
In this week's GMBN Dirt Shed Show, Rich Payne is joined by Fergus Ryan, to ask the question, are drop-handlebar mountain bikes still mountain bikes? 🤔 What actually makes an MTB an 'MTB' and not a 'gravel bike'?
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⏱ Timestamps ⏱
00:00 - Intro
00:22 - Are these mountain bikes?
08:37 - News
16:46 - FSA Handlebar Competition giveaway
17:11 - Hacks And Bodges
20:14 - Things We Liked
21:48 - Caption Contest
23:06 - Bike Vault
27:51 - On The Channel
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