{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5cc11830a54f4a082908bc15/5f7f1d9c319a6c1dc6a22578?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Surfing Trails on a Bike without Pedals","description":"<p>A bike without pedals? Dog mushing? Surfing mountains? Today’s episode is a mindbender, and the backstory here all starts with <a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/podcasts/best-worst-ideas-for-our-blister-crash-course-videos-ep-22\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">episode #22 of Bikes &amp; Big Ideas</a>, so you should listen to it if you haven’t already.</p><p><br></p><p>We’re talking today with Jordi Ponti from Barcelona-based <a href=\"https://www.gravity-scooters.com/en/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gravity Scooters</a>, and we discuss how the idea of a gravity scooter came to be; the advantages of ditching your pedals — and seat posts; designing a DH scooter; dog mushing; and more.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>TOPICS &amp; TIMES:</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Origins of Gravity Scooters (3:13)</li><li>Coming up with the downhill scooter (5:48)</li><li>Advantages of ditching the pedals (8:48)</li><li>Designing a DH oriented scooter (11:59)</li><li>Where are people riding these? (15:52)</li><li>Mushing (17:17)</li><li>Most common questions &amp; reactions (21:04)</li><li>Brakes &amp; wheel size (26:56)</li><li>Price (28:55)</li><li>Where can people demo a scooter (31:26)</li><li>Find Gravity Scooters on the web<strong> </strong>(32:46)</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"BLISTER"}