DONUTS & BIKES: The Mountain Bike Coaching Podcast

DONUTS & BIKES - The Mountain Bike Coaching Podcast - will help transform your riding or coaching while delighting your taste buds! The hosts, Paul Howard (GSMBC President & Education Director, ZEP MTB Camps Owner & Head Coach, PMBIA Founder & Past- President) and Kristian Jackson (Senior Lecturer at Appalachian State University’s Department of Recreation Management & Physical Education, Trail Boss Rocky Knob Bike Park, GSMBC Coach Mentor) are two of the top-tier, industry leading mountain bike coaches and instructor trainers, with over 40 years of collective experience. Listen in as Donuts & Bikes pairs all things MTB skills and coaching, along with a feature donut on every episode. Get your ride and eat on and bite into Donuts & Bikes!

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Podcasting since 2022 • 28 episodes

DONUTS & BIKES: The Mountain Bike Coaching Podcast

Latest Episodes

Adaptive Mountain Biking: Finding Belonging on the Trail

Every rider deserves the freedom of the trail.Adaptive mountain biking reminds us that riding isn’t defined by ability—it’s defined by opportunity, access, and belonging.In this episode of Donuts & Bikes, we’re jo...

January 26, 2026 • Season 5 • Episode 1 • 1:22:25

Coaching vs. Instruction: The Next Evolution

Are mountain bike coaching and instructing the same thing? How are they similar? Why are the different? Does it matter? If so what does this mean for the mountain bike industry? In this episode Paul and Kristian take on this questions to discov...

May 08, 2025 • Season 4 • Episode 1 • 1:11:31

Performance Factors & The Difference Between Pros vs Joes

Getting better at mountain biking is all about performance. Often in mountain bike coaching, we focus on skills as a target to improve performance. While this approach may be effective in some cases, technical skills may not be the factor holdi...

May 15, 2025 • Season 4 • Episode 2 • 1:28:00

Donut Hole 1: What can Mountain Bike Coaches Learn from Mountaineering Guides?

Donut holes are the “missing piece” at the center of the pastry. Our Donut Hole “Mini-sodes” are short, bonus content that focus in on a single idea. This first one asks the question “what can mountain bike coaches learn from Mountaineering Gui...

May 28, 2025 • Season 4 • Episode 3 • 19:06

Neko Mulally – The Goal is the Same: How to Go Fastest from Start to Finish

Interview with Neko Mulally – The Goal is the Same: How to Go Fastest from Start to FinishThis week, Kristian and Paul sit down with the one and only Neko Mulally — professional downhill racer, bike designer, comme...

June 04, 2025 • Season 4 • Episode 4 • 1:17:21

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