About this episode

Zapata Espinoza discusses his extensive experience in cycling journalism and the challenges of balancing work and personal life.

It is difficult to overstate Zapata Espinoza’s impact on cycling. Zap has been chronicling mountain biking, road cycling and motorcycles for decades. He talked at length about Mountain Bike Action’s editorial red lines, the fallout from his notoriously negative review of Trek’s first full suspension bike, moving across the country to work at Trek many years later, and the difficulties of balancing work and home life.

People in this episode

Host: Antoine Abou-Diwan

Guest: Zapata Espinoza

Topics covered

• cycling
• mountain biking
• work-life balance
• editorial reviews
• sports journalism

Keywords

• cycling
• mountain biking
• Trek
• editorial reviews
• work-life balance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mountain Bike Action, Trek

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