Scot Nicol's guest appearances

Scot Nicol

Bikes & Big Ideas

Swan Dive 

Michael Sharkey

Chris Porter

Hank WIllis Thomas

Chris King

Harry Belafonte

Rob Smith

John Spence

Adam Miller

Bill Walton

Josh Felser

Dave Wiens

Jonathan Miller

Nicole Berry

Nick Holt

Greg Minnaar

OwlTail

Mountain Bike Pioneer

In the late 70s, Scot Nicol, was a young hippie living on the coast in Mendocino County (CA), when an article appeared about this new “Clunker Bike” movement happening in Marin County, CA and Crested Butte. A handful of guys were essentially retrofitting old Scwhinn bikes to ride on the dirt. Scot reached out to these kindred spirits (now cycling legends: Joe Breeze, Gary Fisher and Charlie Kelly among others) and, basically, they collectively invented what we now know as mountain bikes. It will be 40 years ago this April Fools day that Scot, AKA Chuck Ibis, launched IbisCycles.com with­out mon­ey or a plan. Today, his bikes are considered some of the most sophisticated and coveted ever built, with a waiting list over a year long. Nicol always found a way to turn bikes into art, pioneering a “function follows form” philosophy that has made believers out of everyone lucky enough to ride one of his creations. Inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, and beloved worldwide in the passionate world of riding, Scot still rides every day and defines the idea of turning avocation into vocation. He also happens to be one of Swan Dive's host, Stuart Sheldon's dear friends and favorite people on the planet.Share your Swan Dive at www.swandive.us

In the late 70s, Scot Nicol, was a young hippie living on the coast in Mendocino County (CA), when an article appeared about this new “Clunker Bike” movement happening in Marin County, CA and Crested Butte. A handful of guys were essentially retrofitting old Scwhinn bikes to ride on the dirt. Scot reached out to these kindred spirits (now cycling legends: Joe Breeze, Gary Fisher and Charlie Kelly among others) and, basically, they collectively invented what we now know as mountain bikes. It will be 40 years ago this April Fools day that Scot, AKA Chuck Ibis, launched <a href="http://IbisCycles.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IbisCycles.com</a> with­out mon­ey or a plan. Today, his bikes are considered some of the most sophisticated and coveted ever built, with a waiting list over a year long. Nicol always found a way to turn bikes into art, pioneering a “function follows form” philosophy that has made believers out of everyone lucky enough to ride one of his creations. Inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, and beloved worldwide in the passionate world of riding, Scot still rides every day and defines the idea of turning avocation into vocation. He also happens to be one of Swan Dive's host, Stuart Sheldon's dear friends and favorite people on the planet. Share your Swan Dive at <a href="http://www.swandive.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.swandive.us</a>

Scot Nicol - Work IS Play - Mountain Bike Pioneer

We talk to Ibis Cycles founder, Scot Nicol, about the new Ripmo 2; the current Ibis lineup; Scot’s background in the early (and awesome) days of mtn biking; the history and trajectory of Ibis; and a whole lot more.TOPICS &amp; TIMESThe Ripmo 2 (4:55)The current Ibis lineup (16:55)More Ibis metal bikes? (23:44)25: 15 The Ibis Tranny28:00 The Ibis Trans-Fat28:50 Scot’s favorite Ibis bike name32:11 Ripley vs Ripmo34:57 Scot’s bike background41:36 The evolution of bikes in the past 15 years55:53 What will mtn biking look like in the next ~40 years?e-bikes (1:02:12) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk to Ibis Cycles founder, Scot Nicol, about the new Ripmo 2; the current Ibis lineup; Scot’s background in the early (and awesome) days of mtn biking; the history and trajectory of Ibis; and a whole lot more.TOPICS &amp; TIMES<ul><li>The Ripmo 2 (4:55)</li><li>The current Ibis lineup (16:55)</li><li>More Ibis metal bikes? (23:44)</li><li>25: 15 The Ibis Tranny</li><li>28:00 The Ibis Trans-Fat</li><li>28:50 Scot’s favorite Ibis bike name</li><li>32:11 Ripley vs Ripmo</li><li>34:57 Scot’s bike background</li><li>41:36 The evolution of bikes in the past 15 years</li><li>55:53 What will mtn biking look like in the next ~40 years?</li><li>e-bikes (1:02:12)</li></ul> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Ibis Founder, Scot Nicol