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Process, Self-Belief, and the Bike as Teacher with Braydon Bringhurst

Braydon Bringhurst

Braydon Bringhurst is a professional mountain biker, filmmaker, public speaker, father, and the founder of the Hard MTB League. You might know him from his film 8,600 Feet, where he attempts the Whole Enchilada, one of the most technical trails in Moab.

What interests me about Braydon isn't just his riding — it's his openness. The willingness to show the process and the struggle in an industry where most athletes only show you the highlight reel.

  • Turning pain into action
  • Building a self-belief that carries off the bike and into the rest of your life
  • Why how you treat people who can do nothing for you might be the only thing that matters
  • The film 8,600 Feet and the Whole Enchilada in Moab
  • Showing the process and the struggle, not just the highlight reel

“The bike is a teacher. It's a way for me to develop self belief, learn how to overcome adversity, struggles, battles, whatever.”

“Nothing matters more than how you treat people who can do nothing for you. At the end of the day, we're all humans.”

“I have nothing to hide. I have everything to gain by trying to show some of my process, some of my struggles.”

“The only way you're going to do your best work is if you're truly in love with what you're doing.”

“Usually you give something everything you got in all of the categories and you come out of it with information.”

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