Crestline Bikes on Adaptability, Collaboration, & Founding a Bike Brand (Ep.128)

Crestline Bikes on Adaptability, Collaboration, & Founding a Bike Brand (Ep.128)
Crestline RS 205 VP

Crestline Bikes has been teasing some extremely interesting-looking prototypes — especially their high-pivot VPP DH bike — but details on the project have been scarce. So we sat down with founder Troydon Murison and suspension designer Jimmy Davis (of Cascade Components) to talk about the project, including a whole lot of details on their upcoming lineup; founding the company & involving some big names, including Jimmy and Cesar Rojo; getting advice from Greg Minnaar and Neko Mulally; & much more.

TOPICS & TIMES:

  • Origins of Crestline (3:43)
  • Building the team & The GOAT (14:09)
  • Jimmy getting involved (17:28)
  • Model lineup (18:11)
  • High-pivot VPP DH bike (25:07)
  • Adaptability & bike design (28:50)
  • When will it be available? (38:03)
  • The e-bike (39:18)
  • Wheel sizes (42:46)
  • The Crestline name (46:30)
  • Troydon’s Big Idea (47:16)
  • Jimmy’s Big Idea (50:28)
  • Bonus Big Idea (52:21)

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