About this episode

This episode features an in-depth discussion with the fabricators of Santa Cruz Bicycles, exploring their craftsmanship and contributions to the bike manufacturing process.

We're getting deep under the Roller Door on this episode! In the depths of the Santa Cruz Bicycles Headquarters is the machine shop where Mike Woods and John Heyliger craft the first version of all of our bikes, and much more. Geoff Casey, head of Engineering and Marketing, sits down with Hannah to learn from these two master fabricator/machiners. Between the two of them, they have almost 40 years at Santa Cruz Bicycles. They have had there hands on almost every single Santa Cruz bike ever made, in addition to countless inventions that make the factory tick. This one's for the curious. Questions or comments? Email podcast@santacruzbicycles.com Thanks for listening!

People in this episode

Host: Hannah

Guests: Mike Woods, John Heyliger

Topics covered

• bicycle manufacturing
• fabrication
• engineering
• Santa Cruz Bicycles
• interview
• sports

Keywords

• Santa Cruz Bicycles
• fabrication
• bicycle engineering
• Mike Woods
• John Heyliger
• machine shop
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Santa Cruz Bicycles

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