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Up On Foil · May 18 · 54 min

Why not? Foiling on a Surf BMX

I've seen SUBI-Riders on his hydrofoil BMX on the socials and I've often thought to myself - WHY? On this episode of UpOnFoil, I sat down with two time olympian Marc Willers to chat about the origins of this incredible project. He's about to launch his kickstarter, so check it out here: https://6czkvd.short.gy/subi Thanks to Jens of the Foilsessions App for supporting the show. Get your Foiling App here: https://foilsessions.app Thanks to the team around SurfEars for their commitment. Get yours here: https://6cZKVD.short.gy/surfears Thank you for helping me out and get some hidden episodes: patreon.com/UpOnFoil Check out my Website: www.uponfoil.com Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Marc Willers and BMX Background 05:00 The Innovation of the Surf Bike 11:03 The Experience of Foiling and Its Addictive Nature 17:11 Transporting and Sharing the Surf Bike Experience 23:58 Exploring Foil Techniques and Starting Methods 29:33 Engineering Challenges and Product Development 35:35 Leveraging Experience: The Olympian's Edge 41:50 Marketing Strategies and Event Participation 47:38 Final Thoughts and Future Adventures

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I've seen SUBI-Riders on his hydrofoil BMX on the socials and I've often thought to myself - WHY? On this episode of UpOnFoil, I sat down with two time olympian Marc Willers to chat about the origins of this incredible project.

He's about to launch his kickstarter, so check it out here: https://6czkvd.short.gy/subi

Thanks to Jens of the Foilsessions App for supporting the show. Get your Foiling App here: https://foilsessions.app

Thanks to the team around SurfEars for their commitment. Get yours here: https://6cZKVD.short.gy/surfears

Thank you for helping me out and get some hidden episodes: patreon.com/UpOnFoil Check out my Website: www.uponfoil.com

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Marc Willers and BMX Background

05:00 The Innovation of the Surf Bike

11:03 The Experience of Foiling and Its Addictive Nature

17:11 Transporting and Sharing the Surf Bike Experience

23:58 Exploring Foil Techniques and Starting Methods

29:33 Engineering Challenges and Product Development

35:35 Leveraging Experience: The Olympian's Edge

41:50 Marketing Strategies and Event Participation

47:38 Final Thoughts and Future Adventures

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