Yafta Projects is a podcast about the lives of cyclists. Although bike-riding is discussed, the podcast is a launch ramp for larger discussions about life. Yafta Projects is produced in Los Angeles with an eye on mountain bikers, BMXers, road and gravel cyclists around the world.
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Robbie Kane is a trail builder, sailboat racer and musician. You may have seen him in “The Hardtail Holdout,” a beautiful mountain bike video filmed on a trail he built as he was helping his partner fight cancer. Robbie spoke candidly about that dark chapter and the brighter days that followed.
13 Aug 2026
011: Jason Fitzgibbon
Jason Fitzgibbon is an ecologist, photographer and mountain biker. This means that the areas he works in and rides in are oftentimes one and the same. Jason spoke at length about conservation efforts, mountain bike racing and burnout, and what makes him pessimistic and optimistic about the future.
15 Jul 2026
010: Mike Ferrentino
Mike Ferrentino is a mountain biker, writer, mechanic and philosopher. He has chronicled the joys and absurdities of life and mountain biking for over 30 years. Mike spoke about the way things were, where they’re going and what he’s up to these days with the Grimy Handshake Substack.
25 Jun 2026
009: Marla Streb
Research scientist. Pro DH racer. Singlespeed world champion. Mountain Bike Hall of Fame inductee. Bike cafe owner. Tour operator in Costa Rica. Marla Streb has done it all, and she is not done. This is her interview.
30 Apr 2026
008: Casey Clark
Casey Clark is the founder of Camp and Go Slow, which offers bar tape, bike bags, clothing, and a light-hearted take on the bike industry. He also runs Great Basin Pottery. We spoke at length about his creative approach and bikes, pots and rural life.
20 Mar 2026
007: Kyle B. Kelley
Kyle B. Kelley may be cycling’s biggest hype man in Los Angeles. Kyle is co-owner of Allez LA, an incredible bike shop overflowing with cool products and love. Kyle spoke at length about the challenges of running a small shop and raising a family in an expensive city.
19 Feb 2026
006: Bronson Moore
You’ve probably seen Bronson Moore and his unusual Raised Reversed stem if you follow mountain bike content online. But how did he develop it and what does it do? Bronson discussed all this and much more.
17 Jan 2025
005: Travis Engel, Pt. 2
Travis Engel’s Commonground Bikes project combined the best aspects of BMX and mountain bikes. Things didn’t go according to plan, but his concepts have since been picked up by some BMX legends. This and other stories were the focus of the second half of Travis’ interview.
22 Nov 2024
004: Travis Engel, Pt. 1
Travis Engel shares his journey from small-town Illinois to a mountain bike journalism career, highlighting the power of following one's passion and taking calculated risks.
30 Oct 2024
003: Hernan Montenegro
Hernan Montenegro does it all. He shredded a BMX and fixed-gear in “To Live & Ride in LA.” Nowadays he operates Montenegro Manufacturing, a custom carbon frame operation. But he had to work as a bike messenger for three years to keep the lights on. This is his story.
10 Oct 2024
002: Zapata Espinoza
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.
23 Jul 2024
001: Mr. Tick
Chad Logan talks about growing up in Southern California, discovering mountain biking, his obsession with vintage bikes and how he got his start building bike parts in his garage under the label Mr. Tick Bicycle Parts.
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