Brook Macdonald on Fresh Starts, DH Race Bike Design, Moving to Forbidden, & More

Racing World Cup DH isn’t easy under any circumstances, but doing so after a spinal cord injury — and needing to relearn how to walk, much less ride — is something else entirely. Brook Macdonald pulled it off, but he’s also struggled with bike setup, burnout, and more over the last couple of seasons. For 2024, though, he’s got a new team, a new bike, and a renewed hunger to race — we sat down to hear all about it.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Getting a fresh start for 2024 (2:24)

Coming back from breaking his back in 2019 (4:09)

What does (and doesn’t) work in a DH race bike (18:06)

Moving to Forbidden (23:40)

Hardline Tasmania (26:58)

Losing weight (35:44)

The evolution of DH racing (39:04)

Changing race tracks (50:05)

Brook’s 2024 goals (54:42)

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