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Yafta Projects

Antoine Abou-Diwan

Yafta Projects is a podcast about the lives of cyclists. Although bike-riding is discussed, the podcast is a launch ramp for larger discussions about life. Yafta Projects is produced in Los Angeles with an eye on mountain bikers, BMXers, road and gravel cyclists around the world.

Write us at yaftaprojects@gmail.com.

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Wednesday · 1 hr 9 min
012: Robbie Kane
Robbie Kane is a trail builder, sailboat racer and musician. You may have seen him in “The Hardtail Holdout,” a beautiful mountain bike video filmed on a trail he built as he was helping his partner fight cancer. Robbie spoke candidly about that dark chapter and the brighter days that followed.
#11
August 13 · 1 hr 23 min
011: Jason Fitzgibbon
Jason Fitzgibbon is an ecologist, photographer and mountain biker. This means that the areas he works in and rides in are oftentimes one and the same. Jason spoke at length about conservation efforts, mountain bike racing and burnout, and what makes him pessimistic and optimistic about the future.
#10
July 15 · 1 hr 59 min
010: Mike Ferrentino
Mike Ferrentino is a mountain biker, writer, mechanic and philosopher. He has chronicled the joys and absurdities of life and mountain biking for over 30 years. Mike spoke about the way things were, where they’re going and what he’s up to these days with the Grimy Handshake Substack.
#9
June 25 · 44 min
009: Marla Streb
Research scientist. Pro DH racer. Singlespeed world champion. Mountain Bike Hall of Fame inductee. Bike cafe owner. Tour operator in Costa Rica. Marla Streb has done it all, and she is not done. This is her interview.
#8
April 30 · 1 hr 24 min
008: Casey Clark
Casey Clark is the founder of Camp and Go Slow, which offers bar tape, bike bags, clothing, and a light-hearted take on the bike industry. He also runs Great Basin Pottery. We spoke at length about his creative approach and bikes, pots and rural life.
#7
March 20 · 57 min
007: Kyle B. Kelley
Kyle B. Kelley may be cycling’s biggest hype man in Los Angeles. Kyle is co-owner of Allez LA, an incredible bike shop overflowing with cool products and love. Kyle spoke at length about the challenges of running a small shop and raising a family in an expensive city.
#6
February 19 · 1 hr 38 min
006: Bronson Moore
You’ve probably seen Bronson Moore and his unusual Raised Reversed stem if you follow mountain bike content online. But how did he develop it and what does it do? Bronson discussed all this and much more.
#5
Jan 17, 2025 · 44 min
005: Travis Engel, Pt. 2
Travis Engel’s Commonground Bikes project combined the best aspects of BMX and mountain bikes. Things didn’t go according to plan, but his concepts have since been picked up by some BMX legends. This and other stories were the focus of the second half of Travis’ interview.
#4
Nov 22, 2024 · 50 min
004: Travis Engel, Pt. 1
Travis Engel followed his bliss from his hometown in Illinois to California, and great things happened. He got a sweet bike shop gig, which led to a career as a mountain bike journalist with Bike Mag and The Radavist. This is part 1 of his interview.
#3
Oct 30, 2024 · 48 min
003: Hernan Montenegro
Hernan Montenegro does it all. He shredded a BMX and fixed-gear in “To Live & Ride in LA.” Nowadays he operates Montenegro Manufacturing, a custom carbon frame operation. But he had to work as a bike messenger for three years to keep the lights on. This is his story.
#2
Oct 10, 2024 · 51 min
002: Zapata Espinoza
It’s difficult to overstate Zapata Espinoza’s impact on cycling. Zap has chronicled mountain biking, road cycling and motorcycles for decades. He discussed Mountain Bike Action’s editorial red lines and the fallout from his notoriously negative review of Trek’s first full-suspension bike.
S1 · E1
Jul 23, 2024 · 1 hr 20 min
001: Mr. Tick
Chad Logan, aka Mr. Tick, talks about growing up in Southern California, discovering mountain biking, his obsession with vintage bikes, and how he got his start building his own bike parts under the label Mr. Tick Bicycle Parts.

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