Stewards of Stoke

In this episode, Matt and Braven chat about how Colorado's snowpack sucks, Coffee Collab with Campfire Coffee, Bristol Brewing's Beers and Gear Expo in May, SOS is up for Best Podcast of 2025 at the Outdoor Media Summit and more!

We’re back!!! On this episode, Braven and Matt catch up after taking some time off after having baby boys! We chat dad life, mountain biking in Salida because Monarch had no snow! Also, we checked out the Salida Enduro routes, stopping in and checking out Absolute Bikes in Salida and how epic of a crew they have! Matt getting Outbound lights and trying them out at Lake Pueblo State Park. New beers! The first fatal mountain lion attack in 25 years and the Telluride Ski Patrol strike and how important it is to take care of your employees and how big of an impact it can have! (We are aware the strike is over). Closing it out with being stoked that Sedona Mountain Bike Fest will be here before we know it even with the big date change!

On this episode, Braven and I check in. We chat about adulting, how Outbound Lights are changing the game. New beers we’ve tasted lately, winter events that are getting us stoked for snowboarding season! We discovered Mountain Flyer Magazine and were hooked! COSMBA’s work on local trails in Colorado Springs. Braven is pumped about Trek’s new full suspension gravel bike. Weston Backcountry drops their 25/26 line and winter is coming!

On this episode Matt chats with Braydon Bringhurst, a professional Mountain Biker, Film Maker, Father and awesome dude! We chat about his early days of BMX racing, pole vaulting, freeride skiing and now using his platform of pro mountain biking to help people with the mindset of being able to accomplish their goals! His epic climb of the whole enchilada, and the Hard MTB League!

On this episode of TTT! Matt is solo and does a review of the RKT Optics RKT One Moto/MTB Goggle and also the Brodie Sunglasses. RKT (Wrecked) Optics is a Colorado based optics company with super affordable options for riding!

Today we chat with Dan Abrams, the President and Co-Founder of Flylow Gear. We chat about how Flylow got its name, reflect on the last twenty years, his group of friends in college wanting better gear to ride in, how Dan and Greg’s degree worked out for them in the end. In 2010, he was able to leave his bartending job and go full time with Flylow! His kids are involved in the R&D of the kids Flylow line. How he started marketing and promoting grassroots style, making stickers, shirts and hats and handing them out at the local spots. We chat pow days in Tahoe vs. Colorado vs. east coast. How his first two orders were sized wrong and how different banks and loans worked in the early 2000s. What he wanted to change about outdoor gear. Also, how involved he currently is in the design process, What is up and coming, Gore-Tex Flylow is coming and more!

Matt and Braven sit down with Leigh Harris, former pro mountain biker, founder of the Renegade Trail Crew. We chat about Leigh being a pirate and building pirate trails from a young age to now doing it legally and for a living, leaving his job at Southwest Airlines to pursue his passion for trail building with the help of COMBA, how the build out of Virgina Canyon Mountain Park is going to revolutionize downhill mountain biking in Colorado and all things in between!Follow Renegade on social media and buy a jersey to support them!

On this episode of the Stewards of Stoke Podcast, we sit down with Tommy Parker who is the founder and man behind TAKK Adventure Wear based out of Pheonix, Arizona. We chat product, bringing a community together through adventure wear, life and so much more. We recorded at the epic Redleg Brewing Company located in Colorado Springs. Our buddy Jrod joined us as well!www.takkadventurewear.comJersey Pre-Order: TAKK / Stewards of Stoke Collab Mountain Bike Jerseys – Pre-Order – TAKK Adventure Wear

On this episode of TTT! Matt is solo and reviews the Glade Optics Ramble Sunglasses and the Burro Helmet. Talks specs, comfort, and all things Glade. Glade is a company based out of Breckenridge, Colorado!

On this episode, Matt and Braven review their thoughts on the RMU Enduro Fanny 3L Hip Pack. Braven has the RMU branded one and Matt has the RMU/Flylow Collab branded one. Both are the same! They talk about design, look and how it feels when you ride!RMU's website is out of stock. But it is available on Flylows website!

On this episode, we made our way to the Power Haus and sat down with Gabe Kane, Co-Founder of Twisted Spoke CBD. We chat with Gabe about how he met his Co-Founder Wen, his amazing journey from struggling with addiction, getting clean and sober and turning a side hustle of making Kombucha for friends, to founding Twisted Spoke CBD. His passion and knowledge for Twisted Spoke products is incredible. We try some energy chews, how they came up with the name, and the science and benefits of CBD. How we need to support our local bike shops!

In this episode of Trail Tested Tuesday. Braven and Matt recap meeting Emma Rosse, founder of Allover Apparel while attending Sedona Mountain Bike Fest last month. Her passion for creating overalls that are perfect for hanging out or climbing mountains! Walk through the design and our overall thoughts about the OG Overalls!

On this episode of the Stewards of Stoke Podcast, we sit down with Amanda Kosloski, a female marathon and trail runner based out of Colorado Springs. We cover how she got into running, hating it as a kid to leaving the classroom to compete and focus on her running years later. How she is feeling/preparing for the Boston Marathon next week. Her favorite memories over the past year racing, winning the Disney 10K and beating 10,000 other females! Her love for the Pikes Peak Ascent race which she will compete in this September. Her international races, competing in the Golden Trail Mountain Series through the Swiss Alps. Different types of nutrition and supplements that she has been implementing into her diet. Must have gear items, dream places to trail run, what the rest of her 2025 schedule looks like and more.Follow her story at run_kos_run

The first episode of gear reviews we are calling Trail Tested Tuesday! Matt gives you his thoughts on the all new Five Ten Freerider Pro BOA Mountain Bike Shoe.This will be the first episode as we drive into bringing you non-biased, honest and trail tested gear reviews from different brands!Please follow and leave us a review!

In this episode we get to chat with Tim and Randy of Bike and Bean Coffee/Bike Shop during our road trip to Sedona, Arizona. Tim and Randy tell us about how they ditched their city lives to relocate to Sedona and ride bikes!! Tim was able to snag Bike and Bean off of Facebook. Got contacted by Randy at the perfect time and helped Tim build up Bike and Bean to where it is now! Their selection of bikes and rentals, where you can technically ride E-bikes. What a social network trail is vs. a normal trail. Nubs, Randy’s shop/riding dog. How Bike and Bean plans on growing in the future and building their community. Close it out with favorite trails and where you can grab their info!Follow @bike_and_bean / Shop info – 928-284-0210 or www.bike-bean.com

In this episode we sit down with Joanna Yates during our road trip to Sedona, Arizona, Joanna is a Mountain Bike Athlete and Coach based out of Sedona. We chat about how she got her start in coaching, making the move to Sedona from West Virginia. Her first coaching job at Snowshoe Mountain. Selling everything and making the move to Sedona. Sue Haywood inspiring her to push herself in the mountain bike scene! Coaching tips and tricks, body positioning etc. Touch on Sedona Mountain Bike Fest. Some of her favorite successes as a coach. Matching shoes, Fiveten Freerider Pro BOAs, in white! Her favorite places to coach and ride on locally! Close it out with some friends questions!Find her at @JoannajYates / @sedonamtbguides

In this episode we recap our road trip to Sedona, Arizona for Sedona Mountain Bike Festival. We chat about our Calirado Kid/Jess the Maker group ride, the crazy weather, Allover Clothing Co is one of our new favorites, some of the best overalls you could own, Gerarado’s Pizza, some of the best pizza we’ve had! Muc-off bike cleaning station! Fiveten releases their new Freeride Pro BOA shoes that I picked up, the best mountain biking shoes I’ve ever ridin in. Braven crushed a few Track Stand comps during Saturday’s festival. Met up with Joanna Yates, local athlete and Mountain Bike Coach. Tim and Randy who run Bike and Bean Coffee/Bike Shop. Favorite parts from the festival and the weekend as a whole. Trails we rode: Chuck Wagon, Solider Pass, Grand Central, Adobe Jack, Jordan, Big Park Look!

Who are the hosts of Stewards of Stoke?! Matt and Braven chat about who they are, family, goals for the podcast. Discuss what they want to accomplish this Mountain Biking season and next Snowboarding season.Recorded at Westfax Brewing Co.Beer: Westfax Foggy Goggles and Urban Lumberjack