Speaker 1: Welcome back everyone to road Trip Trivia. I am your host,
Ali Lane, and we are in season eight. I woke
up this morning to a wonderful email in my inbox.
We have just been awarded after eight seasons, one of
the top podcasts in the world for listening to when
you're on a road trip. And I would say so
we're road Trip Trivia, So thanks so much for listening
in everybody. Today's game is going out to Caitlin and Chad.
They sent in an email they have been requesting mountain
Biking Trivia. They play the game while they're at work
and whoever loses has to buy the other person of pepsi.
So let's see how you do today. Let's see how
you do with your request for mountain bike Trivia. Is
everybody ready to play? Here comes your trivia game of
the day. Before we get started, I want to do
the answer to the bonus question from last week. So
the bonus question was in January twenty twenty six, what
skyscraper did Alex Hanold free solo climb during the live
Netflix special Skyscraper Live. The answer Taipei one oh one,
and he did it in like an hour and a
half or something something crazy. If you haven't seen it,
it's worth checking out. Okay, Caitlin and Chad, are you
ready for your trivia game? Who is gonna win? Who
is going to lose? So I'm going to ask ten
questions all about mountain biking and then repeat them with
the answer. Here we go. Question number one, What US
state is widely considered the birthplace of modern mountain biking?
Where riders in the nineteen seventies raced modified bikes down
Mount Telmilpius. What US state is widely considered the birthplace
of modern mountain biking? Where riders in the nineteen seventies
race modified bikes down Mount temol Pias. Question number two?
What nickname was given to the modified heavy cruiser bikes
used in early mountain bike races in the nineteen seventies?
What nickname was given to the modified heavy cruiser bikes
used in early mountain bike races in the nineteen seventies.
Question number three Which cycling discipline did mountain biking officially
join at the Summer Olympics in nineteen ninety six? Which
cycling discipline did mountain biking officially join at the Summer
Olympics in nineteen ninety six. Question number four, which Swiss
rider won the women's mountain bike cross country race at
the twenty twenty Tokyo Olympics. Which Swiss rider won the
women's mountain bike cross country race at the twenty twenty
Tokyo Olympics, Which, of course they did in twenty twenty
one because of the pandemic. Question number five. What famous
park and trail system in British Columbia is known for
helping establish Canada's reputation as a world class mountain biking destination.
What famous park and trail system in British Columbia is
known for helping establish Canada's reputation as a world class
mountain biking destination. Question number six In mountain biking, what
type of bike is designed primarily for riding downhill at
high speed with long travel suspension? In mountain biking? What
type of bike is designed primarily for riding downhill at
high speed with a long travel suspension? Question number seven.
What wheel size introduced widely in the twenty tens sits
between the traditional twenty six inch and the twenty nine
inch mountain bike wheels. What wheel size introduced widely in
the twenty tens sits between the traditional twenty six inch
and twenty nine inch mountain bike wheels. Question number eight,
What Canadian province is home to the famous North Shore
mountain biking trails known for wooden ladder bridges and technical riding?
What Canadian province is home to the famous North Shore
mountain biking trails known for wooden ladder bridges and technical riding.
Question number nine, Which mountain biking discipline involves riders navigating
obstacles like rocks, logs, and drops without putting a foot down.
Which mountain biking discipline involves riders navigating obstacles like rocks, logs,
and drops without putting a foot down. And question number ten?
What famous Utah destination is known for the iconic mountain
bike trail called Slick Rock Trail. What famous Utah descers
nation is known for the iconic mountain bike trail called
Slick Rock Trail. Those were your ten questions. I am
going to repeat them with the answers going out to
Caitlin and Chad and thanks for this one, Caitlin and Chad.
I myself am a mountain biker, so I really enjoyed
putting this one. Together, Okay. Question number one, what US
state is widely considered the birthplace of modern mountain biking.
Where riders in the nineteen seventies race modified bikes down
Mount tamel Pius. The answer California. Question number two, what
nickname was given to the modified heavy cruiser bikes used
in early mountain bike races in the nineteen seventies clunkers?
Question number three? Which cycling discipline did mountain biking officially
join at the Summer Olympics in nineteen ninety six? Cross
country mountain biking? Question number four? Which Swiss rider won
the women's mountain bike cross country race at the twenty
twenty Tokyo Olympics, which was in twenty twenty one. The answer,
Yolanda Nef. Question number five. What famous park and trail
system in British Columbia is known for helping establish Canada's
reputation as a world class mountain biking destination, and that
it is it is so much fun it is Whistler
Mountain Bike Park. Question number six. In mountain biking, what
type of bike is designed primarily for riding downhill at
high speed with long travel suspension. A downhill bike also
known as a dh bike. Question number seven, what wheel size,
introduced widely in the twenty tens sits between the traditional
twenty six inch and twenty nine inch mountain bike wheels.
A twenty seven point five inch also called a six
fifty eh beat Question number eight. What Canadian province is
home to the famous North Shore mountain biking trails known
for wooden ladder bridges and technical riding. I have ridden this?
Oh boy, it is in British Columbia. Question number nine,
which mountain biking discipline involves riders navigating obstacles like rocks, logs,
and drops without putting a foot down trials? And question
number ten what famous Utah destination is known for the
iconic mountain bike trail called Slick Rock Trail. Oh, I
want to go there so bad. It is in Moab, Utah.
Those are your ten questions for today's game of mountain
Biking Trivia, Going out to Caitlin and Chad. I'm so
curious who won that pepsi And here is your bonus
question for next week. Are we ready? What type of
bicycle component invented in the late eighteen hundreds allowed riders
to shift gears smoothly while riding and is now standard
on most modern bikes. What type of bicycle component invented
in the late eighteen hundreds allowed riders to shift gears
smoothly while riding and is now standard on most modern bikes.
So tune in next week for the answer to that one.
If you have a request for trivia, you know what
to do. Send me an email. It is in the
show notes. Thank you so much for listening everybody and
playing along. Without you, we would not be awarded one
of the top road trip podcasts in the world. How exciting.
I'm Ali Lane. Thank you so much for playing. If
you're driving, stay safe on those roads. Until next week,
have a great day. A