The Downtime Podcast

Jack Russell is a trained engineer who has worked his way into the bike industry holding roles at both Kona and Santa Cruz. Jack’s passion for speed and engineering mean that he’s owned rally cars, currently owns a plane, and is passionate about making the best bikes on the planet. We sat down to find out about his background, along with chatting about his work at Santa Cruz in both industrial design and more recently as a product manager for their eBike range. This is a great insight into the thought that goes into the products that we get to ride. So sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Jack Russell. You can find the entire Santa Cruz range over at santacruzbicycles.com and give them a follow on Instagram where they are @santacruzbicycles. Supporting Partners Magura I’ve been using the Magura MT7 Pro brakes since late last year, and I recently posted that they were the best brakes I’ve ever used. A couple of people got in touch to as if that was really the case and my honest answe