Oct 22, 2025
Trail boss Duncan Ferris is on the podcast!
Duncan Ferris has lived two MTB lives: from 4X racer and World Cup
track builder to shaping the UK’s most ridden bike park trails at
BikePark Wales. In this episode, Duncan takes us from the Bristol
BSX scene, to building World Cup 4X tracks like Schladming, Vigo
and Villingen and finally chasing down the National Champs jersey
after 20 years. We dive deep into trail building psychology, why
braking bumps form where they shouldn’t, why variety in a crew is
essential and how riders unlock creativity on a trail.
Plus Duncan shares the BikePark Wales origin story, the dream
project that became Vanta with Red Bull and Laurie Greenland, wild
tales of dynamite on trail builds and digging up grenades. We hope
you enjoy this episode with one of the true legends of UK mountain
biking.
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