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My New Job | What it's like on the other side!
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- Опубліковано 30 кві 2024
- Having spent 22 years working in Mountain Bike Media, I now work representing a bike brand - Mondraker.
In this vlog I talk about how the role is different to my previous jobs, my link to the brand and a bit about what I've been up to. Features Morocco; Madrid; California and more!
PS, sorry about the left channel Microphone audio. I literally recorded this in a one take just before leaving for Ft William!
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Thanks for watching this video, and putting up with the audio! I uploaded this in a van, on the way to Ft William and didn't notice the left hand mono sound. SORRY! Just wanted to say that I'm aware. Won't happen again!
Great video either way
no worries!
I remember the Curtis you had with DODD cut into the headtube gusset. It looked like a kids bike with you on it 😅✌🏽. Things have come a long way since then lol.
@@edwards8383I still have that bike!
Yeah that mic sounds toasted bud!!
Love the storytelling though! Mega stoked to share the passion!... especially when you mentioned in the intro how much riding you've managed to get it!!! Yes lad!!
Cheers
The main reason I tune in is because of your passion for bikes. Any videos you can make to share that passion are what I want to see.
Doddy you look and sound so happy. I am so glad for you. I may miss you on GMBN, but this sounds like dream job for you. Congratulations .
Looks like the absolute dream job that mate!! Mondraker are lucky to have you representing them.
Doddy, your ability to communicate your expertise is second to none. It's always worth tuning in to what you have to say.
Yes like in his Rear Derailleur Video he did few years ago he said you pulled it too tight and not taut, you see this was a mistake i made years before and it is nice when people clarify that.
I keep on going back to his old Videos on things like Fork and Shock maintenance.
@@robinbreeds9217 nice to hear this. Glad what I've made has helped. I'm thinking of making some videos along those lines again. I've always liked helping people and sharing information.
What ever you do here I'm in!!! I love your work!!! It shouts BIKELOVE in every moment!!! And then I am grateful as your videos were part of the reason I restart riding and it has been a very good choice for fun just as much as for my mental health so THANKS Doddy!!!
Your videos are some of the very best out there. Definitely will be following this!
With the current instability of the Bike Business Its Great To See More of the Origional UK Crew seeking independence from the boring large Media Groups and produce real world content.
Hey Doddy - good to have you back in my life, again.....
All subscribed. Hope both the channels work out for the best. Enjoy 👊🏻🏁
The algorithm hooked me up. Glad you have a channel bro
Super interesting, thanks for the update.
Great as always, love your work ❤
Thanks for the update. Hope to see more of this. I'm pleased to see you so happy of your new journey.
Absolutely killing it Doddy!
Doddy, thanks for keeping us updated on your career. You've knocked it out of the park with everything you've done, so you're going to kill it with your new job. Just keep being you! 💪🚵♀
I didn't even know you had left GMBN until this channel popped up in my suggested videos, since I had given up on most of the other BN channels.
BTW, I subscribed as soon as I started watching last week.
Can't wait to see your bike cave dude, 🤘
Oh no!!! Lol the voice is in one channel and the music is in the other. Doesn't matter, we're always waiting for a new video drop
Welcome back,Doddy! I watched a few of your Mondraker videos last week. Good stuff and glad you're enjoying your job!
All the love for you brother. Thanks for all your kind help recently.
door is always open mate!
Great video doddy. Your content is always spot on.
Love you Doddy, looking forward to seeing you more. You've taught me everything I know about working on my bike :)
Say no more, I'm in! Looking forward to the next video!I'm just watching and listening, shows how passionate you are about brand, but also the bike industry. It is a testament in itself. The ablily to talk through the camera to us like we are there with you. Keep up the great work, and I'm looking forward to what's to come 🤙
Congratulations on your new job, your MTB tech advice over the years has proved invaluable to me, thank you and subscribed! 😁
Doddy. Thanks for the update. Subscribed and looking forward to your next video. Cheers!
Happy for you Doddy! Sounds like an amazing opportunity!
I love the storytelling, whenever you have the time Doddy 😊
I’m looking forward to your content now you have complete freedom to do your own thing and see this grows! Nice to have you back!
very happy for you! I happen to be a spaniard living in Boston - and very active in the MTB scene. Would love to connect with Mondraker - presently on a scott genius - but those bikes you were on looked awesome!
It's great to see you again! Your GMBN videos were always super helpful and informative. Good luck with your new job and the new channel!
Thank you! More coming soon!
I'm so stoked I just realized you're making these videos! I miss watching you the GMBN tech show but I'm happy you got your dream job but I'll be looking forward to watching your channel too!
Best of luck Doddy i feel your enthusiasm for mondraker i,m a tall lanky guy and love the long forward geo deal. I used to work for a big bike company in my country and it was pretty normal to loose your voice at trade shows just from talking so much ha ha .
I'm so pleased you are flying the flag for one of the best brands out there. On my journey to find a bike brand that suited me and my family, I stumbled across Mondraker over 2 years ago and not looked back! We now have a Crafty XR, The Neat RR (my fav) and the amazing Summum Carbon RR which my son races nationals on! Like you, my son is tall (6ft4) so find a bike that fits him has been a challenge to say the least! I have become a secret ambassador (lol) for the brand. Working with the amazing shops like True North Cycles in Sheffield and praise the brand wherever I go! I'm loving your passion for the brand also... MONDRAKER FOR THE WIN :)
This is so cool to hear - thanks for watching and commenting! The True North team are amazing - so passionate about bikes!
Dude, I love watching your videos exactly because of your passion for this. It's oozing out of the screen every time. Was worried when you stopped showing up on gmbn. Learned aplenty from your videos. Super glad you're happy with the change 👍.
Good for you mate -living the dream... Mondraker more than any other brand is pushing forward while everyone else is hanging tight or holding back, the factory DH team is on point this year and their bike portfolio is at the top of the game... cleaver bugger you!
I remember reading your articles in MBUK as a kid about 20 years ago! I've always been a fan of your opinions since those days. Mondy is a cool brand, and I really like what they do at the moment, so I'm stoked for you. (P.S. I'm not sure if it's because it was just uploaded, but I had a bit of trouble with the audio.)
Great video!
Doddy, I came across this video by pure chance. I haven't watched GMBN Tech since you left. No disrespect to the guys but you were what made that channel and no doubt they are kicking themselves since you left. Anyway, I'm absolutely buzzing to have found your new channel and have just subscribed. To be honest, you could sell sand to the Arabs. Your enthusiasm for all things MTB is infectious. So glad to have you back on my UA-cam views. Hopefully the luck of the Irish rubs off with my countryman Ronan Dunne on Mondrakers books this year. Anyway, all the best in the new role and looking forward to all the upcoming content on the channel 👍
Thanks for the kind words! I'm loving my new job and the opportunities it's presenting. I do miss certain things about my last job - mostly the fact I've always loved helping people. Would like to have a regular video on this channel to do that, just not figured out what is the best thing to do yet.
Love your content always
Nice stuff like always Doddy, glad to hear what you have been doing, kicking myself for not going to Sea Otter this year....maybe upgrades...we all like to upgrade different parts and you could go on and on about why, how, when etc..and soo many parts for the next video...just an idea (I just switched droppers to get my seat LOWER etc)
Hi Dodi, you are passionate & super interesting mountain bike im looing forward to more content .
Doddy, I love and respect your passion for anything MTB. Just love your content whatever that might be. Glad I found your channel. Looking forward to seeing what your content will be??
Thanks for sharing!
Lucky to have you in the Mondraker Family
Thank you - I feel lucky to be part of it. It really is like a family, it's quite unlike anywhere I've worked
Aww man, what a brilliant set of things aligning for you. Dream job and well deserved, I'll keep an eye out for you at Fort Bill see if I can grab a selfie with ya. 😂🤙
Come and find me at the massive Mondraker Factory Racing set up, and I'll give you something cool 👍
I forgive you the audio because you’ve put a great selection of music, it’s been years that I haven’t heard FC Kahuma, thanks for that
And thanks for sharing, looks like the dream job, well deserved 💪
Ha, yeah it's a great tune hey! Thank you!
Yes Doddy really look forward to some BTS videos .I still follow your sram bleed video tutorial every time I bleed the RSC nice to meet you at the Martyn Ashton Talk in Bristol..more content please bro...
Doody I am so happy for you. Also excited that you guys have moved into the North American market! Hope to see some Mondrakers in person as I never have leaving in eastern Canada . Bought my first fs basically based off of your and Blake’s appreciation for the Canyon spectral ( one of the first AL frames for it) and I love it! Would love to try out any of the mondrakers…but I don’t see any retailers / representation in this neck of the woods ;). If you guys need someone to represent,,, I may not be a world class racer , but I’m out in the community on a bike all the time , and attend all the races in this area that I can afford to go to ( I’m almost 50 only been ridding a few years now, and finish mid pack in most of my races in sports category) but getting better every year! Anyhow seriously looking forward to spotting my first Mondraker in the wild!
Thanks for the kind words, and for watching this! For 2024, we are moving in to the North America and Canadian markets. We have an HQ in Boulder, Colorado and a full team representing the brand. I'm sure you will start seeing the bikes appearing soon enough - be nice to hear when you do see some!
Just had my foxy carbon R serviced. Needed new steerer tube , lots of bearings, has the horrible cables routed through the head bearings so you have to disconnect the rear brake to do work on the bike £819.00 bill . Included a fork service which was £110.00 well spent. The take home message is , superb bikes, a bugger to work on, get them serviced regularly. Love the channel Doddy 👍
I hear you. They are indeed superb, but like most things - there is always more to improve on. The amount of things I've seen behind the scenes to tackle things like you reference is unreal. I'm only now getting an understanding of how hard product development teams work to improve things - their jobs literally never end. Thanks for the support!
Looking forward to seeing Ronan on his Mondraker this season after the big Hardline win.
Me too - he's fired up; fit; in a great place mentally and is loving his riding. He's also on a team that gives him all the support he needs. All the ingredients for a good year - fingers crossed!
Great video mate glad it’s all going well! You audio sounds a little peaky and tinny maybe try the DJI mics they rock!
Mic audio needs some work, voice is coming through left side only (using headphones) and voice audio peak is spiking to the point its distorting. If you are setting up this YT gig yourself I can seriously recommend Audio Hijack and Loop back for sorting out your audio on a Mac, super easy to use for voice overs, Zoom, Teams, Podcasting. Best of Luck with your new endeavour.
Doddy 😎🤟
cant beat a doddy vid
This is the difference beeween working for a living and LIVING for a living.
Great to see you still working and living your dream. Just outta curiosity, what tire psi were those XC racers running?
TBH, not sure. I know they usually run softer - the trails local to Mondraker are especially rocky, and would ruin XC tyres easily. Infact, Marta sliced a tyre open right at the start of the test session. I guess they were running firmer than usual. Sorry, not helpful!
Dude, cool too see you’re still doing your thing but personally sone of your best bits at gmbn were where you bounced off other people please, if brands will allow it link up with Henry Q, Warner olly Wilkins. The guys that seemed to make you laugh and ranty at the same time.
I'm sure that stuff will happen in time - I've been focussed in getting my feet under the door on the new job. I'm not constricted in what I do on my own channel, other than the time I have to do it. I'll get there - thanks for the comment, it's helpful to know things like this.
So Doddy i thinking should i go with the Neat or the Dune ..
I currently hqve the Craft XR carbon 2022 and love it and still like riding my analogue Intense Tracer 275 Carbon 🤔🤔
Great to see you back.
Curious, you live with your family in UK or Spain?
How many days are you traveling bs the days at GMBN Tech?
Thanks! I live in the UK with my family. I work from home, or wherever I need to be for certain projects. For the first 5mths, I was probably at the HQ once a month. It's very easy to get to though. Probably been travelling more - but that's mostly because it's a new post. Will see how things evolve over the year!
All the best Doddy, your passion for bikes keeps me loving this sport
Really like the videos, Well done and polished. But....Are you missing the 4mm hex out of that Park set?
Ha, good spot - but no. I used it to fit the plate to my camera!
Please reupload this with audio in both channels for us left-eared hairing impared.
It seems to me that they invented a job for you, because they felt you are such an asset! Can't really get higher praise than that from an employer! Also, judging by your hair, you're riding much faster now too... It's science.
Super insightful Doddy! Good to see you back storytelling on here
Gmbn tech gone downhill since you left. Glad we’ll get videos on here from you though 👍
Mondraker had innovations that pioneered and inspired the sport, why don't you give us an exclusive on how the forward geo came to be ect, was it a fluke? was it years of tests? it was all sudden and obvious for the whole industry to make bikes longer and slacker, what did ppl say at the time? who rode these new things, i myself think the brand is underrated maybe its a marketing thing others do better, maybe its a company that will keep true to what they sell and do, talk about it or else we are here to just assume . just for fun ill say i had the factor S, a great bike that lasted little as i broke the chain stays, i did use it on super rough terrain and i lowered the travel 20 mm that might have contributed. however i miss the bike and one day might factor to get a new one 😉
Cool clip but all speaking sound comes from only left speaker (headphones) on this video, please look in to this for future videos :)
Yeah, I wrote in the video description that I had an audio problem. I filmed this as a one take this morning, and uploaded it from the can - currently on the way to Ft William. Would have sorted the mix in stereo!
Audio is f^cked!
Audio is fine. It’s just a voice video, people are moaning for the sake of
Love you Doddy, but stereo sound my man. Stereo Sound. ;)
I know! I did write that in the comment! Uploaded from the passenger seat of a van, en route to Fort William. Had already exported and uploaded when I realised it was mono and l/hand!
@@DoddyMTBtech sorry I missed it in the comments. I still listened with headphones, so enjoy that compliment. Keep crushing it.
Well, to be honest I truly wish mondraker would let you talk about future tech, I truly do not get why brands do not show their future tech,
it will be moved to otherbrands anyway so in the long run - whats the point? It might be even like with that brand that created self centered front wheel, its their tech and no else is doing / working on sth like this. so the future tech hown might not even interest other brands,
as for Fox vs rock shocks - probobly they will be taking tech from each other anyway,..
Mondraker will allow me to talk about future tech, but as I explained in this video - all the prototypes back at HQ have had prototype and early samples from other brands. As we - and other manufacturers- work with component brands on products, we can’t show their stuff until they agree. If that makes sense.
But I will be able to show you some development stuff that we are doing. Hoping to get over there soon, so will see what’s going on 👍
Daddy sort you mike out!!! 😮
I went to Winterberg last year to test Mondraker at the IXS festival. It was awful. Not only did they only have one model to test, the stand was a shambles. It looked like a few very drunk students got a few tents and got handed a couple of bikes and were left alone to figure things out. Don’t see how this presentation fits with what you are telling us about this “amazing” brand.
I can't speak about things that happened before my time. But I do know of the new plans that are happening this year, and it's nothing like what you unfortunately experienced. I've met a large percentage of the sales and demo staff - and everyone I've met are avid mountain bikers, that all want others to love bikes as much as they do. TBH, what you have said doesn't sound like anyone I've met - but as I said, it was before my time.
At least you won’t have to recycle the same videos every 18 months now ‘5 mistakes you’re making with your drivetrain’…lol, you must have hated it. Just as well well the team were amazing there to keep it real.
Very nice of you that you made your own channel, but please, for God's sake, just don't start like the other youtubers with this e-bike nonsense.
I talk about all sorts of bikes. There is no single focus - old, new; XC; DH; E - anything goes in my mind. As I've said for many years though, my favourite feeling will always be an aggressive, short travel trail bike. You might hear me referencing bikes like that more than anything else!
@DoddyMTBtech Thanks for your comment. My comment was generated because I saw the e-bike in the video and I know a bit about marketing and the consumer psychology. I know that you work for a bike company now, and you have to represent the trending product of the company, and I do believe what you wrote since have been watching your videos for a few years now. Wish you all the best:)
yeah sure, I understand your comment. Something to know though - this is my personal channel and no one is asking me to do anything. It's honestly just a bit of fun for myself as I still want to make certain content that doesn't apply to the day job as such. If I talk about it here - it's because I want to. I have the Mondraker channel for my professional videos representing the company and the products. Sure, I'm wearing a Mondraker t-shirt, but I can wear what I want. I'm proud to represent them. I chose to work for the brand as I really love and believe in them. There's no hidden agenda here though with my personal content - what you see is what you get with me. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. I'm dropping another video later on BTW 👍
@DoddyMTBtech , Thanks, man. I appreciate your honesty, and I will definitely watch your next video .
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