Nic McCrae's guest appearances

Nic McCrae

The Inside Line Podcast - Vital MTB

The Roller Door

Colin Bailey

Austin Smith

Chris Conroy

Ryan Cleek

Hans Rey

Greg Minnaar

Leigh Donovan

Jeff Lenosky

John Hall

Jose Gonzalez

Mark Fitzsimmons

Adam Craig

Lou Gehrig

Darren Murphy

Steve Hoogendoorn

OwlTail

 This week on the Podcast we've got composites guru and Santa Cruz Engineering Manager Nic McCrae, and Nic’s full of stories. This dude knows carbon better than most, and today we talk about compliance, strength, design, the differences between C and CC carbon, what overseas factories are really like, and making custom parts for athletes like Greg Minnaar and Danny MacAskill. Level 8 Nerd Alert for this one. We hope you enjoy— and if you do, please like, and subscribe, or tell a pal. Ok, onward.                     Oh, remember -- our little snippet of music is La Luz. 

This week on the Podcast we've got composites guru and Santa Cruz Engineering Manager Nic McCrae, and Nic’s full of stories. This dude knows carbon better than most, and today we talk about compliance, strength, design, the differences between C and CC carbon, what overseas factories are really like, and making custom parts for athletes like Greg Minnaar and Danny MacAskill. Level 8 Nerd Alert for this one. We hope you enjoy— and if you do, please like, and subscribe, or tell a pal. Ok, onward.  Oh, remember -- our little snippet of music is La Luz.

Why manufacture overseas and other queries with Santa Cruz Engineering Manager and composites whiz Nic McCrae

Welcome mountain bikers! In this special Tech Talk episode of The Inside Line podcast, we dive deep into the world of carbon composites used in mountain biking. Vital MTB's Brandon Turman is joined remotely by Nic McCrae, the R&amp;D Manager and Senior Composites Engineer at Santa Cruz Bicycles.Nic's insightful words will help you learn the basics of how a carbon frame gets made, dispel some myths, and shine a light on some of the projects that happen in the Santa Cruz Carbon Lab.Among other work, Nic played a large role in the creation of Reserve Carbon wheels and a custom full-carbon trials bike for Danny MacAskill.If you need a new helmet as the season ramps up, go to JensonUSA.com. They have a big helmet sale going right now with savings up to 67% on protection for your dome. As always, with Jenson USA, if you use coupon code insideline at checkout, you can receive 10% off qualifying items.Maxxis Tires has introduced XC Wide Trail tire spec for their Aspen and Rekon Race tires. The 29 x 2.4-inch tires are recommended for 30mm internal width rims, but are acceptable on 25mm internal or larger widths. The dual-compound, EXO casing tires come in at 720g for the Aspen and 760g for the Rekon Race. They’ll drop this summer, so keep an eye out at maxxis.com.And last but not least, Santa Cruz Bicycles offers free pivot bearing replacement for life on any of their full-suspension frames. If your riding has slowed down with a bit of lockdown, now’s a great time to get your local shop for some bike maintenance. hit up santacruzbicycles.com/dealers to find a great shop near you.

Welcome mountain bikers! In this special Tech Talk episode of The Inside Line podcast, we dive deep into the world of carbon composites used in mountain biking. Vital MTB's Brandon Turman is joined remotely by Nic McCrae, the R&amp;D Manager and Senior Composites Engineer at Santa Cruz Bicycles. Nic's insightful words will help you learn the basics of how a carbon frame gets made, dispel some myths, and shine a light on some of the projects that happen in the Santa Cruz Carbon Lab. Among other work, Nic played a large role in the creation of <a href="https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/en-US/reserve-wheels" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reserve Carbon wheels</a> and a custom <a href="https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/en-US/danny-macaskill-trials-bike" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full-carbon trials bike for Danny MacAskill</a>. If you need a new helmet as the season ramps up, go to <a href="http://www.jensonusa.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">JensonUSA.com</a>. They have a big helmet sale going right now with savings up to 67% on protection for your dome. As always, with <a href="http://www.jensonusa.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jenson USA</a>, if you use coupon code insideline at checkout, you can receive 10% off qualifying items. <a href="http://www.maxxis.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maxxis Tires</a> has introduced <a href="https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/Maxxis-Wide-Trail-XC-is-Here,3538" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">XC Wide Trail tire spec</a> for their Aspen and Rekon Race tires. The 29 x 2.4-inch tires are recommended for 30mm internal width rims, but are acceptable on 25mm internal or larger widths. The dual-compound, EXO casing tires come in at 720g for the Aspen and 760g for the Rekon Race. They’ll drop this summer, so keep an eye out at <a href="http://www.maxxis.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">maxxis.com</a>. And last but not least, <a href="https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/en-US/warranty" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Santa Cruz Bicycles offers free pivot bearing replacement for life</a> on any of their full-suspension frames. If your riding has slowed down with a bit of lockdown, now’s a great time to get your local shop for some bike maintenance. hit up <a href="https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/dealers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">santacruzbicycles.com/dealers</a> to find a great shop near you.

Santa Cruz Bicycles Engineer, Nic McCrae - The Inside Line