Shaping the Technology That You Ride – Chris Hilton, CTO of YT Industries - a podcast by Downtime MTB

Chris Hilton has spent his career shaping the technology that we get to ride, and his journey has now taken him to Chief Technology Officer at YT Industries. We sat down to find out about his incredible career. From his early days as a racer through numerous roles, not just within the bike industry, right up to today. We chat about some of the innovation that he has been a part of, as well as finding out about some of the challenges of the modern mountain bike industry. What's it like developing products to please customers, athletes and media at the same time, what impact do patents have, and plenty more. So hit play above and give this episode with Chris Hilton a listen.







To find out more, head to yt-industries.com.







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YT Industries







YT has recently opened the YT Mill near Guildford, in the awesome Surrey hills. They are welcoming mountain bikers to drop by for a coffee, chat bikes and to have the opportunity to demo the whole YT range.







The staff at the YT Mill can help with anything from bike sizing, to suspension set up. They can even help you get your bike set up perfectly for you when it arrives from YT. They are also going to be handling all UK customer service from the Mill.







The Mill is basically like walking inside the website, and you can check out all of YT's models in the flesh, including their new IZZO trail bike, and the well known and loved Capra. If you want to demo the bikes, then you can, just contact the staff at the mill to take your dream bike for a ride for free. Good times at the YT Mill Surrey Hills are available Tuesdays to Saturdays from 9am to 5pm. You can find out more over at yt-industries.com.







We Are One Composites







This episode is supported by We Are One Composites. We Are One have been big supporters of what I’m doing from the start, and for that I’m really grateful. They also make amazing carbon fibre wheels which are hand made in Canada, and have recently added their DaPackage bar and stem to their line up. I’m running their Faction 29er rims on my bike, and they look and feel amazing. They’ve managed to find the sweet spot between stiffness and compliance, making a wheel that tracks, but doesn’t feel harsh to ride.







They’ve got a whole line up of wheels, so there is always something to suit your needs. Head to weareonecomposites.com and check out what they have to offer. If you’re tempted, then as a Downtime listener, and because it's nearly Christmas, they are offering you 20% off during December. All you need to do is enter the code ‘santagives20‘ at the checkout.







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