Local Legends - Episode 34 with Dave and Christina Turner - Mountain Bike Trailblazers
Get ready for a mountain bike history lesson.
I met Christina the first time I ever raced Downieville back in 2011. I knew of her and it took a race, over 600 miles from our homes, for us to have our first interaction. After that day, there would be many races we would line up next to each other, each time our interaction was professional and brief and each time she played to win. She had grit, speed, and skills. That was all I knew of Christina.
Dave was always equally professional and 'to the point' and meant business. I knew he was the brains and muscles behind Turner Bikes but didn't know much more than that.
I was so glad to get these two mountain bike trailblazers on the Local Legends podcast to tell their story of their athletic career, the people they have raced with, the places they have gone and the shit they have accomplished! We discuss their racing career but what doesn't get noted in this conversation is they have EACH raced in hundreds of races, according to USA Cycling and that only dates back to 2001, including road, cyclocross, downhill, enduro, and cross country mountain bike. And of those, they have podium a high percentage including Christina winning the 2015 & 2016 Enduro Nationals and 2015 Cyclocross Nationals. Before USAC documentation, she had been racing Downieville and Great Flume Trail in Lake Tahoe, setting the course record in 1993. This was the time when mountain biking was coming of age.
In this conversation, we discuss:
1. Riding and Racing Experiences - share highlights from local, regional, and national races and the various disciplines as well as their shared love for skiing and Christina's experience with extreme skiing.
2. Turner Bike and Its Evolution - Why and how it all began, and how the brand has evolved over the years and what sets their brand apart and the stories behind creating the first downhill bike.
3. The Turner Journey: Business and Pleasure - how the two of you met, love for riding and how they balance life with business ventures.Dave and Christina currently reside in Murrieta, CA and continue to race gravel and mountain locally and regionally.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TURNER BIKES - VISIT https://turnerbikes.com/
Outdoor Fitness Coach - Services including Base Training (starting December 1st) and our first B.A.R. on December 10th - visit Outdoor Fitness Coach website
Racers/Pioneers
Susan DeMattei
Juli Furtado
Jacquie Phelan
Joe Breeze
Races
Downieville - Mountain bike race in Downieville, CA (July/Aug)
Gravel & Whine - Gravel Race in Temecula, CA (Jan)
Quick'n'Dirty - Local San Diego mountain bike (year round)
Rock Cobbler - Gravel Race in Bakersfield, CA (Feb)
Strada Rossa - Gravel Race in Redlands, CA (Mar)
