For Episode 178 We’ve got Mischa and Edoardo the two masterminds behind the International Trail Rating System. Mischa is based in Switzerland, and Edoardo is based in Italy. Both have a strong understanding about the nuance that goes into dissecting and rating a trail. While there is a lot that can go into how or why a trail is rated a certain way, this system is the most comprehensive approach I’ve seen for rating trails yet.

Topics Include:

• How Mischa got into mountain biking
• How Edoardo got into mountain biking
• The International Trail Rating System and why
• The Survey about Trail Rating
• Four different Categories for Rating Trails
• Where the ITRS is Rooted – Safety and Decision Making
• Trail Builders take on Trail Ratings and the ITRS
• The width of a trail and how trail width factors in to how a trail is rated
• Becoming a Certified Trail Rater
• Implementation of ITRS
• Trailforks
• Having a 3rd Party rate trails
• What Mischa looks for in a good trail community
• What Edoardo looks for in a good trail community
• Closing Comments

Trail EAffect Show Links:

International Trail Rating System: https://itrs.bike/

Certified Trail Rater Training: https://itrs.bike/announcing-the-next-training-course-and-exam-to-become-a-certified-trail-rater/

Swiss Bike Park: https://www.swissbikepark.ch/

ITRS and IMBA Europe: https://www.imba-europe.org/knowledge-hub/international-trail-rating-system-itrs/

ITRS on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-trail-rating-system/

Trail Therapy: https://en.trailtherapy.ch/

Episode Sponsor - Coulee Creative: www.dudejustsendit.com https://www.couleecreative.com/

Loam Pass Affiliate Link: https://www.loampass.com?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=track&utm_campaign=traileaffect

Loam Pass – Free Pass Protection Code: TAPOD

Trail One Components 20% off Coupon Code: trailpod

Trail EAffect Podcast Website: www.traileaffectpodcast.com

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Trail One Components: https://trailone.bike/?ref=XavfBrRJfk4VOh

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

For Episode 177 we have Emily Brown. Emily is a Co-Founder of the newly created Spearfish Trails Coalition based in Spearfish, SD. If you haven’t been to the Black Hills in South Dakota, this place is truly remarkable. Spearfish has a history of trails and mountain biking that runs parallel with the history of mountain biking itself. Emily discusses the importance of this new coalition and why it is being formed now. Emily is also a Field Guide for SRAM, and SRAM happens to have an office in Spearfish, this means SRAM is also investing in trails and trail advocacy in their backyard.

Topics Include:

• The Emily Brown Backstory
  • Women in Mountain Biking
• Field Guide for SRAM
  • Women Specific Aspects of Emily’s Role
• The Spearfish Recreation Path
• Black Hills Region / Black Hills National Forest
• Trails in Spearfish
• The Spearfish Trails Coalition
  • Founding this and why
  • The importance of having a plan
• Paying Respect to those who built trails before the STC in Spearfish
• Traveling to other communities as a SRAM Field Guide
• Joining the IMBA Local Program
• Working with local government and the Parks Department
• The goal to diversify trail experiences in Spearfish, SD
• The riding culture in Spearfish, SD
• SRAM Investing in their backyard
  • How SRAM has invested in Spearfish
• Sturdy Dirty Women’s Enduro
• Emily’s Take on the ideal Trail Community
• Closing Comments

Trail EAffect Show Links:

Spearfish Trails Coalition: https://spearfishtrails.org/

Dakota 5-0: https://www.dakotafiveo.com/

IMBA Local: https://www.imba.com/local-partners

Sturdy Dirty: https://www.sturdydirty.com/

SRAM – Our Responsibilities: https://www.sram.com/en/company/campaigns/our-responsibilities

Episode Sponsor - Coulee Creative: www.dudejustsendit.com https://www.couleecreative.com/

Loam Pass Affiliate Link: https://www.loampass.com?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=track&utm_campaign=traileaffect

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Trail EAffect Podcast Website: www.traileaffectpodcast.com

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Trail One Components: https://trailone.bike/?ref=XavfBrRJfk4VOh

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Loam Pass with Rob Brown and Joey Foresta - 168

For episode 168 we’ve got Rob Brown and Joey Foresta – Co Founders of the Loam Pass. The Loam Pass is your North American Gravity Bike Park Pass, and its brand new for 2024. Rob and Joey Teamed up to create the Loam Pass, and it launched in March with 30 resorts and shuttle services, with additional locations cued up to land on the Loam Pass in the near future.

Tune in to learn more about the Joey, Rob, the Loam Pass, along with some bonus racing conversations near the end.

Trail EAffect Show Links:

Loam Pass: https://www.loampass.com/

Episode Sponsor - Coulee Creative: www.dudejustsendit.com https://www.couleecreative.com/

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Trail One Components: https://trailone.bike/?ref=XavfBrRJfk4VOh

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Episode 82 Aaron Peterson from Aaron Peterson Studios Part One

• The Aaron Peterson Back Story
• How Aaron got into Photography and Videography
• Changing the Conversation in the U.P. (Upper Peninsula of Michigan)
• Aaron Quitting his job and going on his own
  • Becoming a stay-at-home dad & work on the house and raise the kids
• Copper Harbor and the role it played in exposing Aaron to Video
  • A fateful interaction with Aaron Larocque
  • The Three Aaron’s
• How the movie Cold Rolled about Fat Biking came to be through Travel Marquette
  • Bringing Salsa Bikes into the fold with Cold Rolled
• How Cold Rolled really kicked off fatbiking in Marquette, MI
• Sharing Fatbiking and Cold Rolled with the masses
  • Candy Fletcher traveling as an advocate for Fatbiking and Marquette
  • Whack Jobs and why this movie was created
• Filming Fatbiking for Trek / the Trek Farley
• How Aaron became the Fatbike Guy
• Filming Blame Danny about the Marji Gesick Bike Race
• Filming Trail Builders – Aaron Rogers from Copper Harbor
• The legitimacy of Trail Building as a career / business opportunity
• The Creation of the Fresh Coast Film Festival
  • Based on Aaron’s Experience at Mountain Film in Telluride
  • Taking Cold Rolled to Mountain Film
• Sidetracked by the puppy and covering Aaron’s latest visit to La Crosse

Links discussed in the show:

24 Leeches Movie: https://vimeo.com/409672235

Aaron Peterson Studios: https://www.aaronpeterson.studio/

Cold Rolled Movie: https://vimeo.com/80405173

Whack Jobs Fatbike Grooming Video: https://youtu.be/iOgQLIPo8TU

Aaron Peterson Studios on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/aaronpetersonstudio

The Fresh Coast Film Festival: https://freshcoastfilm.com/

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Links:

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

You can also reach out and donate via PayPal or other means if you feel so inclined to do so.

Trail EAffect Episode 81 Caitrin Maloney Doer of Many things Trails and Mountain Biking in Poultney Vermont

• The Caitrin Maloney Backstory
• Communication & Science with the Public
• Transitioning into the Stowe Land Trust as the Executive Director
• Meeting People where they are in terms of communication
• The balance of Conservation and Recreation through the Stowe Land Trust
• 2016 Strategic Conservation Plan for the Stowe Land Trust
• The Balance of Public / Private Partnership for public access on private land
• Slate Valley Trails
  • Details on the Slate Valley Trails
  • Intentional about Family Friendly Trails, along with hand built intermediate & expert level trails
  • Trail Education / When to ride & not ride Slate Valley Trails after Rain, Ect.
• Sustainable Trailworks Trail Building Company
  • Where Hardy has built Trail
  • How Caitrin got involved with Sustainable Trailworks as the Business Manager
  • Getting Hired to build out the trail systems in Poultney, VT
  • Working with Slate Valley Trails for the Maintenance of the new trails
  • Capacity Building with State Valley Trails
  • Volunteer Training for Trail Maintenance
  • Slate Valley Trail Stewards, and taking on the stewardship of one of two trails each
  • Trained Sawyers for tree clearing
  • Community engagement with the public / volunteers
• Velomont Trail and Huts
  • High Quality Single Track Trail Experience
  • How the Velomont Concept came to be
• How Vermont has been able to invest more funding into Trails and Outdoor Recreation infrastructure through grants
• The TrailHouse
  • Trail Side Location
  • Women’s Mountain Bike Weekend
    • The Stories we tell ourselves
    • A reset for Women
    • Growing Vegetables and Plant based diet at the TrailHouse
• Hardy building a Wood Fired Pizza Oven at the TrailHouse
• What Makes a Great Trail Community
• How the closing of Green Mountain College has impacted the Community
• Closing Comments

Links discussed in the show:

Stan’s Intersections on Slate Valley Trails: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlxZjfYAEuI

Slate Valley Trails: https://slatevalleytrails.org/

Velomont Trail & Huts: https://velomonttrail.org/

Sustainable Trailworks: https://www.sustainabletrailworks.com/

TrailHouse VT: https://www.trailhousevt.com/

Stowe Land Trust: https://www.stowelandtrust.org/

Stowe Land Trust Strategic Plan: https://www.stowelandtrust.org/about/strategic-plan

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Links:

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

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Trail EAffect Episode 80 with Tom "Pro" Prochazka, of Gravity Logic and Former Whistler Bike Park Manager

• Tom “Pro” Prochazka Backstory
• How Gravity Logic as a company began
  • Tom is one of the Three original Founders of Gravity Logic
• Early Years of Gravity Logic and the Evolution of the Bike Park / Bike Park industry
  • Excavating B-line, first Machine Built Trail at Whistler
  • Adding Jumps, which created A-Line at Whistler
  • Becoming More inclusive to all rider abilities / adding more beginner and intermediate trails
  • Top of the World Trail / Expanding to the Peak at Whistler
• First Project outside of Whistler, 2007 – COB – Canada Olympic Park in Calgary
• Winter Park – Trestle Bike Park
• When work really started ramping up for Gravity Logic
• Where Gravity Logic Operations are based out of
• How the “Pro Line” Trail Rating came to be
  • 2009 / 2010 timeframe
  • What the Pro Line means for advancing Mountain Biking
• Client Requests and building larger features in terms of maintenance
• Drainage and Trails
  • Bike Park Trails vs Trails that are out in the bush
• Clients outside of Public Bike Parks
• E-Bikes and Bike Parks
• Trail Built by Popular Vote in Europe… and how that was a disaster
• Trail Features and Opinions
• Building in Austria and how planning is critical
  • Connecting with locals during the planning process
• Master Planning and how it’s important to layout the whole picture of potential up front
• Creating a “Brake Less” Trail – Doesn’t Exist
• Famous Failure / Learning Experience
• An example of how Bike Parks should be done from an ownership perspective
• Incorporating Mountain Biking into an existing ski / winter resort where there has never been mountain biking before.
  • Bike Park Placement and review of masterplans
  • Review of the original Trestle Bike Park and how Gravity Logic changed the plan
• Some Current Gravity Logic Projects
  • Mont Blanc Quebec
  • Bolton Valley, VT
  • Copper Mtn, Colorado
  • Lee Canyon
  • Brice, VA
• Lee Canyon, NV
• Where Tom would ride if he was doing a Mountain Bike Vacation
• Tom Pro Words of Wisdom
• Closing Comments

Links discussed in the show:

Gravity Logic: https://www.whistlergravitylogic.com/

Whistler Bike Park: https://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/explore-the-resort/activities-and-events/whistler-mountain-bike-park/whistler-mountain-bike-park.aspx

Trestle Bike Park: https://www.trestlebikepark.com/

Lee Canyon: https://www.leecanyonlv.com/

NSAA Bike Park Summit in Deer Valley: https://nsaa.org/NSAA/Events/MTB_Summit/NSAA/Events/MTB_Summit.aspx?hkey=55d81d07-fe5f-460d-9e1f-6640a1e35e8f

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Links:

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

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Trail EAffect Throwback Thursday Sean Leader – Windrock Bike Park

Topics Covered:

• How Windrock turned into a Legit Downhill Park
• The Sean Leader and Neko Mulally Business Plan
• Keeping American Downhill Alive
• Horseface: https://youtu.be/c3wcw_VaF8g
• Tracks Vs Trails
• How Suspension technology is driven by DH Racing and testing
• Schedule of shuttle stops

Links:

Windrock Bike Park: https://windrockbikepark.com/

Windrock Vlogs and Originals on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCywWFBO-Id8AapvmPMaEXtg/featured

Windrock on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/windrockbikepark/

Trail EAffect Show Support:

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

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Trail EAffect Episode 79 with Brice Shirbach, Mountain Bike Story Teller

• Under Exposed Series – Pearl iZUMi
  • Port Gamble Washington
  • Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance
  • Birdsboro, PA
  • Berks Trail Works
• North East / Vermont and the Pacific Northwest
• Oaxaca, Mexico
  • Pearl iZUMi Athlete Summit Trip
  • Roster of Pearl iZUMi Riders / Athletes
• Pivot Sight Unseen Guatemala
  • A new perspective on Shared Use Trails
• Traveling and how Brice pulls this off with a full family
• Flying vs Driving when traveling
• Stans Connection
• Pearl iZUMi Athlete Coordinator
• Pearl iZUMi More Trail Campaign and the 501 Trail Pledge
• Closing Comments

Links discussed in the show:

Under Exposed Port Gamble, WA:  https://blog.pearlizumi.com/underexposed-ep21-port-gamble-wa/

Under Exposed Birdsboro Preserve, PA: https://blog.pearlizumi.com/underexposed-ep19-birdsboro-preserve-pa/

Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance: https://www.evergreenmtb.org/

Berks Trailworks: https://berkstrailworks.org/

Oaxaca Mexico Trip: https://blog.pearlizumi.com/mtb-oaxaca-local-trails-and-culture/

Pivot Sight Unseen Guatemala: https://www.pivotcycles.com/en/sight-unseen-guatemala/

Stans Connection: https://www.notubes.com/suggest-a-connection

Pearl iZUMi More Trail Campaign: https://www.pearlizumi.com/pages/more-trail

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Links:

Giants Ridge: https://www.giantsridge.com/

Ride the Range: https://www.ridetherange.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

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The Range Report Volume 5 with Dustin Schiltz and The Rich Drew

Dustin Schiltz of drtpdlrs – Giants Ridge and Tioga Recreation Area

• Giants Ridge perspective from Dustin
• Compare and Contrast Giants Ridge with Spirit Mtn
• Progression of Trails at Giants Ridge
  • New Skills Area at the bottom of Giants Ridge
• Kids Perspective of Giants Ridge
• New Run – Return to Send’er
• Trail Conditions at Giants Ridge
• Tioga Recreation Area Experience
• Pathfinder Playgound – Best Skills Area in the region according to Dustin
• Comparing Technical Riding vs Jumping with the Kids
• Cooling off in the lake post ride at Tioga Recreation Area
• Closing Comments with Dustin and his thoughts new trails in Northern MN.

The Rich Drew on the Tioga Recreation Area

• Rich on the Tioga Recreation Area and Grand Rapids, MN
• The full family trail experience
• Filming some POV at Tioga
• Checking out Grand Rapids as a community
• Swimming and paddleboarding at the Beach
• Planning to come back and ride the full range, and maybe more?
• Amenities on point
• Closing Comments with Rich

Links:

Giants Ridge: www.giantsridge.com

Tioga Recreation Area: https://tiogarecreation.com/

Biketown by Freehub Magazine:  https://freehubmag.com/biketown

drtpdlrs: https://www.drtpdlrs.com/

The Ride Series MTB: https://www.therideseriesmtb.com/

The Range Report has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

The Range Report Support:

Giants Ridge: https://www.giantsridge.com/

Ride the Range: https://www.ridetherange.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Trail EAffect Episode 78 with Greg Mazu talking Trail Maintenance and other stuff

• Catching up with Greg and his travels so far in 2022
  • Euro Trip
  • IMBA Europe
• 2022 PTBA Conference in Bentonville
• Trail Building – Building the next Hometown vs Next Destination
• Directional Trails
• Trail Maintenance
  • Do you maintain a trail for your current skill level or how that trail was originally built
• Trail User Technology has advanced, which allows more distance covered (Hiking, Running, and Riding)
• How Maintenance from a cultural perspective generally speaking maintenance goes largely ignored
• How to potentially include maintenance into new build contracts or education into new build contracts
• Improvements within the Trail Building industry that has helped reduce the level of maintenance
• E-Bikes and Trails
• Back into the Pay to Play model
• Funding for Trails and Maintenance
  • Various states and how they fund their non-motorized trails
  • Ideas for various ways to capture trail use donations
• The Future of Mountain Biking is not the Bike, but rather the trails (Adam, owner of Revel Bikes)
• Not having cool trails where you live makes you want to travel places
• Quality vs Quantity of Trails / Directional Trails
• Maintenance is the Future of the Trail Building Industry
• Trail Maintenance on TicToc?
• A panel of people to discuss the top 5 trail systems in the county with Tequila…
• Closing Comments

Links discussed in the show:

Singletrack Trails: https://www.singletracktrails.com/

Tools for Trails: https://toolsfortrails.com/

Backslope Tools: https://www.backslope.tools/

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Links:

Giants Ridge: https://www.giantsridge.com/

Ride the Range: https://www.ridetherange.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

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The Ride Series 2022 Update with Rich Drew

• Early Part of 2022 in the South West
  • The YT Mill
  • Sedona Mountain Bike Festival
  • Bentonville Bike Fest
• Coming to the Upper Midwest
  • Minneapolis Stop
  • La Crosse, WI Stop
• The Rest of 2022 for The Ride Series
• Potential stops back to the Upper Midwest – Late August / Early Sept?
• Bentonville Stops
• Back to Dallas Texas
  • Partnering with Trek and Sram
• YT Mill Give Away YT Jeffsy 6 via The Rich Drew YouTube Channel – Tune in soon! Halloween…
• More Phoenix, AZ
• Maybe Florida?
• The Regional Destination Location Advantage for The Ride Series
• It’s All About the Experience
• Vernacular
• All about Mason De Keyrel
• Closing Comments with Rich

Links discussed in the show:

The Ride Series: https://www.therideseriesmtb.com/

Rich Drew on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRebP4wYkzzYvKCC7ej4k_g/featured

Rich Drew on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therichdrew/?hl=en

The YT Mill: https://www.yt-industries.com/world-of-yt/the-yt-mill/

Gravity Haus: https://gravityhaus.com/

Mason De Keyrel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mason_dekeyrel/?hl=en

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Links:

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

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Trail EAffect Episode 77 with James Flatten on Trail Rating Standards

• Why we are talking Trail Rating Standards or Lack of…
• Looking at Trail Ratings from a Regional Perspective
• General thoughts on the existing symbols adopted from the Ski Industry
• James Opinion of a Black Rated Trail vs a Green Rated Trail
• Getting More Remote with Trails
• The Palisade Plunge
• Loop Trail Systems and Ratings
• More Palisade Plunge and how it got its trail rating designation
• Another hypothetical example of trail rating discussion
• Ego
• El Duderino – Salida back story
• Back to Palisade Plunge and the ratings again
• How much time and what should someone pack to be prepared for the Palisade Plunge
• Back to General Trail Rating
  • Building in Iowa
• Conversations with Trail Clients about trail rating / projects before building
• Horse Thief Bench and how the entrance of that trail relates to Trail Ratings
• Building Green Level Trails
• Trails Telling a story and providing an experience
• Trail Planning
• Bentonville and how they use recreation for the health of the community
• How James’ trail build in Bentonville finished up
• More Open Discussions on Trail Ratings – Round table type?...
• Round Table, and the importance of these discussions in person
• Standards and contract language in trail contracts
• Teeing up the Pay to Play Model for trails to promote future discussions
• Closing Comments

Links discussed in the show:

The Palisade Plunge: https://www.copmoba.org/palisade-plunge/

El-Duderino: https://www.trailforks.com/trails/el-duderino/

Salida Mountain Trails: https://salidamountaintrails.org/

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Links:

Giants Ridge: https://www.giantsridge.com/

Ride the Range: https://www.ridetherange.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

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The Range Report Volume Four with Giants Ridge and Tioga Recreation Area

Giants Ridge

• Intro with Steve Rahkola
• How the summer season has been so far in 2022
• World Class Golf Courses at Giants Ridge
• Disc Golf at Giants Ridge
• Climbing Wall
• Mesabi Trail
• Hiking
• The Burnt Onion Restaurant and other eating options at Giants Ridge
• Paddling / Water opportunities
• Lodging in the area
• Events
  • The Grind Mountain Bike Race
  • Rock the Ridge Concerts

Tioga Recreation Area

• Max Peters, the City Administrator for Cohasset, MN
• Max’s take on the trails at the Tioga
  • 25 miles of purpose build mountain bike trails
  • 200’ of elevation
  • Gravity trails and XC Trails
• How the Tioga Trails came to be
  • Pathfinder Playground
• The City of Cohasset as a community
• Max’s favorite trails / go to route to ride
• The Trail Builders who built out Tioga Trails
  • The diversity of builders which leads to a diverse trail experience
• Closing Comments by Max

Links:

Giants Ridge: www.giantsridge.com

Tioga Recreation Area: https://tiogarecreation.com/

Biketown by Freehub Magazine:  https://freehubmag.com/biketown

The Range Report has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

The Range Report Support:

Giants Ridge: https://www.giantsridge.com/

Ride the Range: https://www.ridetherange.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Women in Trail Building at the 2024 Professional Trail Builders Association Sustainable Trail Conference 167

At the end of day one during the 2024 Professional Trail Builders Association Sustainable Trails Conference Martha Becton took over as host of the Trail EAffect Podcast. Martha brought Erin Amadon, Rebekah Morrisson, and Addie Clayton onto the show to have an open conversation about Women in Trail Building. A Huge Thank You goes out to these four Women for recording this conversation, and a special Thank You goes out to Martha for being the host!

Trail EAffect Show Links:

Martha Becton of Becton Trails: https://www.bectontrails.com/

Erin Amadon of Town 4 Trail Services: https://www.town4trailservicesllc.com/

Rebekah Morrisson of Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards (SAWS): https://www.wildernessstewards.org/

Adeline “Addie” Clayton of Tahawus Trails: https://www.tahawustrails.com/

Professional Trail Builders Association: https://www.trailbuilders.org/

Episode Sponsor - Coulee Creative: www.dudejustsendit.com https://www.couleecreative.com/

KETL Mtn Apparel Affiliate Link: https://ketlmtn.com/josh

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Trail EAffect Podcast Website: www.traileaffect.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Episode 76 with Shannon Casson, Founder of the Desert Dose Women’s Mountain Bike Experinces

• The Shannon Casson Back Story on how she found mountain biking
• Shannon’s experience with Seth Godin’s altMBA
  • Reframing
• Coaching and Coaching Certs
• Coaching Beginners
• What the Desert Dose Is
  • Brooke Goudy & the Desert Dose
  • The mental side of mountain biking
• Creating The Desert Dose
• Location of The Desert Dose
  • Grand Junction Region
• Accommodations and Pre-Retreat of The Desert Dose
• If Not Now, When?
• Stories from participants / Ah Ha Moments
• What Shannon looks for in a Mountain Biking Community
• Words of Shannon Wisdom
• Closing

Links discussed in the show:

The Desert Dose: https://www.thedesertdose.com/

Seth Godin’s altMBA: https://altmba.com/

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Links:

Giants Ridge: https://www.giantsridge.com/

Ride the Range: https://www.ridetherange.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

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Trail EAffect Episode 75 with Ashley Korenblat Bike Advocate and Hall of Fame Member

• The Ashley Korenblat Back Story on how she found mountain biking
• Getting involved with NEMBA
• Getting involved with IMBA
  • Early Fundraising for IMBA
  • IMBA Trail Care Crew
• The Wilderness Act
• When Conservation and Recreation fight – Someone else wins…
• Mining / Oil & Gas Reform
• Public Land Solutions
• Mountain Biking in Urban Communities / Communities with good industry
  • Naturita, Co
• The Importance of Plans
• Western Spirit Cycling Adventures
  • Outfitters / Mountain Bike Tours
• Outerbike
  • Moab UT, 2022
  • Bentonville AR 2022
  • 2023, Many more places
• Ashley’s thoughts on Arkansas becoming a powerhouse for cycling
• Mountain Biking driving mainstream and main street economic development
• Your Friend in the Bike Business (Part of Outerbike)
• Famous Failure / Learning Experience
• What Makes a Great Mountain Biking Community?
  • Get Integrated with the rest of the community.
  • Do you want to be a “Little Niche” activity or do you want to be part of “Mainstream” – and part of the community
• NICA Courses Driving Trail Development in communities
• Closing Comments from Ashley
  • Get involved, you can’t just ride and not get involved!

Links:

Mountain Bike Hall of Fame: https://mmbhof.org/ashley-korenblat/

Public Land Solutions: https://publiclandsolutions.org/

Western Spirit Cycling Adventures: https://westernspirit.com/

Outerbike: https://www.outerbike.com/

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Links

Giants Ridge: https://www.giantsridge.com/

Ride the Range: https://www.ridetherange.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

You can also reach out and donate via PayPal or other means if you feel so inclined to do so.

The Range Report Volume Three with Giants Ridge

Giants Ridge

• Intro to Heidi Jo Karlsson / Back Story
• Camps and Programing at Giants Ridge
  • Little Giants Skills Camp for Kids
  • Intro to MTB Youth Camps
  • Ride Like a GRL (Giants Ridge Ladies) Camps
• Heidi Jo’s Certifications
  • PMBIA
• Heidi Jo’s Favorite Place to Ride at Giants Ridge
• Other Activities at Giants Ridge
• Closing Comments

Links:

Giants Ridge: www.giantsridge.com

Biketown by Freehub Magazine:  https://freehubmag.com/biketown

The Range Report has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

The Range Report Support:

Giants Ridge: https://www.giantsridge.com/

Ride the Range: https://www.ridetherange.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Trail EAffect featuring AMBC Knoxville and the 45 in 45 Fundraising Campaign

• Intro with Matthew Kellogg
• What the 45 in 45 is - $45,000 in 45 Days
• Partnership with the Drop Inn
  • Building 4 new trails for public use
  • Easement for perpetual access by the public
  • Designed by C2 Recreational Consulting
  • Built by Ide Ride
• Partnership with the Santa Cruz Paydirt Fund
• Fundraising for Trails that are the build process
  • Leveraging Plans for getting stuff done
• What the Drop Inn is as a business
  • Camping and Trails
  • Van Camping, Tent Camping and other amenities
  • Watering Hole as well
• Right in the Knoxville Urban Wilderness
• How People Can Donate
• Other AMBC Knoxville Trail Updates
• Closing

Links:

AMBC 45 in 45 Donate Here: https://ambcknox.org/donate/

The Drop Inn Knox: https://thedropinnknox.com/

Santa Cruz Paydirt Fund: https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/en-US/paydirt#Overview

YouTube Video on 45 in 45: https://youtu.be/ir4HxooFT3I

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Support:

Giants Ridge: https://www.giantsridge.com/

Ride the Range: https://www.ridetherange.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

You can also reach out and donate via PayPal or other means if you feel so inclined to do so.

Trail EAffect Episode 74 with Gary Sjoquist Mountain Bike Advocate and Hall of Fame Member

• The Gary Sjoquist Back Story on how he found mountain biking
• Becoming and Advocate in Mountain Biking and Cycling in General
  • IMBA State Rep in the early 90’s
  • Contracting with the MN DNR for a bicycle conference
  • Could see that access might become an issue across different public agencies
  • Became a voice for Mountain Biking / published a newsletter called off-road rider
• Cuyuna evolving into the state of MN first recreation meeting in ’93 and traveling there in ‘95
  • Got local leaders attend meetings about mountain biking to educate land managers
  • North Central Mountain Bike Resource Group evolved into MORC
  • IMBA Trail Care Crew first showed up in 1996
  • Director of Dakota County Asked “What do Mountain Bikers Want at Lebanon Hills?”
  • Getting the right people and provide the right resources for them
• Encountering resistance to Mountain Biking in the 90’s
  • Gary – A Prisoner of Logic
  • Mountain Bikers do care about our natural resources
  • Stewardship has been critical for Mountain Bikers
• Famous Failure…
  • Hosting a Mountain Bike Advocacy Meeting at the race venue after a Mountain Bike Race and only 2 people showed up…
  • Racers and Advocacy or lack of
• The WORS Model VS the MNMTB Model
  • MNMTB as a Non-Profit, 2021 MNMTB gave back almost $52,000 to clubs that hosted race events
• Working with IMBA Early On
  • Gary is a unique advocate as he’s an advocate for both road and mountain bike access
  • IMBA Provided a lot of resources to local clubs
• Directional Trails and the important role they play in trail systems
  • Sight Lines not as necessary
  • Legacy of separate Trails in MN
  • Improves conflict management
  • Reduces the need for Maintenance on the trails
  • Riding the wrong way on trails is just misguided
  • Directional Trails can handle a lot more users
• Quality Bike Products (QBP) Bringing Gary on staff as an advocate at QBP
  • Lots of Freedom to work in the advocacy world
  • Helped Start Bikes Belong, which became People for Bikes
  • Additional Resources by befriending a member of congress
  • Traveling to Washington DC lobby for funding to build the first 23 miles at Cuyuna as a pilot project
  • Launching the MN Highschool League with the help of QBP
  • Needing to make sure that Cuyuna was built to the highest standard
  • Creating perimeters where the trail building company at Cuyuna had to demonstrate their qualifications as a quality trail building company to bid on the project
• Was there anyone else in a Role like Gary’s Role for any other companies?
• Being inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 2012
• Advice Gary has for communities in terms of facing resistance and changing the narrative
• Gary Being Thankful for “Being For Something” instead of against something, and something as bikes!
• How NICA and Highschool Mountain Bike Racing / has changed the future of Mountain Biking in a positive way
• The Economic Impact the NICA Races have brought to communities in MN
• What Gary Looks for in a Mountain Bike Community
  • A well thought out trail network
  • Signage that makes sense
  • Infrastructure around the trail network
  • Who’s the Club taking care of the trails
  • Accommodations for Mountain Bikers
• Closing Comments from Gary Sjoquist

Links:

Minnesota Cycling Association: https://minnesotacycling.org/

Quality Bicycle Products: https://www.qbp.com/

IMBA: https://www.imba.com/

People For Bikes: https://www.peopleforbikes.org/

Cuyuna: https://www.cuyuna.com/

Lebanon Hills: https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks/parksTrails/LebanonHills

Redhead Bike Park: https://www.mndiscoverycenter.com/visit/redhead-mountain-bike-park/

Biketown: https://freehubmag.com/biketown

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Support:

Giants Ridge: https://www.giantsridge.com/

Ride the Range: https://www.ridetherange.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

You can also reach out and donate via PayPal or other means if you feel so inclined to do so.

The Range Report Volume Two Featuring Redhead Bike Park and Giants Ridge

Redhead Bike Park in Chisholm, MN

• Opening with Jordan Metsa
• Where Redhead Bike Park is
• Purpose Built Mountain Bike Trails
  • Rock Solid Trail Contractors
  • Scott Linnenburger of Kay-Linn Enterprises
• Events
  • 2nd Annual Renegade Trail Run 25k & 5k Trail Run
  • MN Cycling Association H.S. State Championships for 2022
• Ride a Trolley Train Around the Bike Park
• The Chisholm Experience
  • Lodging
  • Camping
  • Dining
• Mesabi Paved Trail
• Water Experiences available at Redhead Bike Park
• Closing Comments by Jordan

Giants Ridge in Biwabik, MN

• New Opening Date for Giants Ridge Bike Park Friday June 10th, 2022
• The Burnt Onion Restaurant
• XC Trails are riding really well and in prime condition
• Events
  • Little Giants Skills Camp for Kids
  • All other camps are open for registration as well
• Everyone is excited to see the Mountain Bike Family back at Giants Ridge

Links:

Redhead Bike Park: https://www.mndiscoverycenter.com/visit/redhead-mountain-bike-park/

Minnesota Discovery Center: https://www.mndiscoverycenter.com/

Reclaimed, Movie about Redhead Bike Park: https://youtu.be/Qpscdce31YM

Giants Ridge: www.giantsridge.com

Ride the Range: www.ridetherange.com

Renegade Trail Run at Redhead: https://give.unitedwaynemn.org/event/renegade-trail-run-25k-5k/e405899

Biketown by Freehub Magazine:  https://freehubmag.com/biketown

The Range Report has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

The Range Report Support:

Giants Ridge: https://www.giantsridge.com/

Ride the Range: https://www.ridetherange.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Trail EAffect Episode 73 with Terry Coddington

• The Terry Coddington Back Story
  • Leadership that he learned while in the U.S. Navy including working with the Blue Angels
• Bike & Pedestrian Coordinator for Conway, AR
• Cycle-logical Coaching
  • Skills Coaching
  • Confidence = Speed
• Transition into NICA League Director for the State of Arkansas
  • Started as Team Director and Head Coach in Conway Arkansas
  • Grew the Conway Team to the largest in the state
• What NICA does for communities
• NICA Stories as a Coach
• The Our Ride Program
• All Kids Bike
• Terry getting back into Cycling to lose weight
• NICA GRiT Program
• Terry’s Thoughts on what Trails do for Communities
• What Terry looks for in other communities in terms of trails and what communities offer
  • Feeling Safe, especially with family or young children
  • Connectivity via bikes vs vehicles
• Famous Failure
  • Asphalt Sprint Car Racing Incident
  • Having Situational Awareness
• Bonus Questions
• Josh Shively Asks what music / songs get stuck in Terry’s head during long rides or races
  • Top Gun…?
• Jeff Gannon of Affordable Trail Solutions asks: Why is Terry So Fast and will he slow down?
  • Racing the Leadville 100 with Pneumonia (and finishing at 9:00 Hours)
• Jeff Also asks: What’s Terry’s thoughts on the current trail building boom
  • Trail Maintenance keeping up with the building
• My Bonus Question: Terry’s Thoughts on the Pay to Play Model and Bike Parks
• Closing Comments by Terry

Links:

Cycle-Logical Coaching LLC: https://www.facebook.com/cyclelogicalcoaching/

NICA Arkansas: https://www.arkansasmtb.org/

Outride Bike Program: https://outridebike.org/

All Kids Bike: https://allkidsbike.org/

NICA GRiT: https://www.nationalmtb.org/grit/

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Support:

Giants Ridge: https://www.giantsridge.com/

Ride the Range: https://www.ridetherange.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

You can also reach out and donate via PayPal or other means if you feel so inclined to do so.

Trail EAffect Episode 72 with Adam A. Adams of the Podcast on Podcasting

• The Adam A. Adams Back Story
• When Adam got into mountain biking, he’s gone all in
  • What has Adam hooked on Mountain Biking
  • What keeps Adam coming back to mountain biking
• What Adam got for a mountain bike to get into mountain biking (in 2020)
• What Adam looks for in terms of a trail experience
  • Adam really wants more trails in more communities
• Because of Trails…
  • Best shape of his life
  • Better dad
  • More happiness
  • Better Sleep
  • Business is thriving more than ever
• What Adam looks for in Trail Communities
• Famous Failure (There’s a great lesson and story here)

Bonus Content

• Why Adam got into podcasting
  • 2020 and how that effected Adam in his other venture with Real Estate
• The Value Adam sees with Podcasting
  • Check out Podcast on Podcasting episode 231, as referenced in this episode regarding podcast sponsorship
  • What the CPM Model is
  • Where the CPM Model isn’t good
• Going deeper on the Podcasting Model
• What Companies and Sponsors can get out of Podcasts, supporting Podcasts
• Closing Comments by Adam A. Adams

Links:

Grow Your Show: https://growyourshow.com/

Podcast on Podcasting: https://podcast.growyourshow.com/

Podcast on Podcasting Episode 231 Podcast Sponsorship: https://podcast.growyourshow.com/ep231-uncovering-the-secret-to-easily-obtain-a-podcast-sponsor-netta-gorman/

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Support:

Giants Ridge: https://www.giantsridge.com/

Ride the Range: https://www.ridetherange.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

The Range Report Volume One featuring Giants Ridge Resort and Cuyuna Trails

Giants Ridge

• Opening Date for Giants Ridge June 3rd, 2022
• Rock Solid Trail Contracting on site providing support for trail repairs
• Registration Opening for The Grind XC Mountain Bike Race
• About the Grind XC Adventure Ride / Race
  • Short Grind 19 miles
  • Long Grind 36 miles
• Redhead MNMTB Race Series report from the previous weekend
• Redhead Trail Conditions
• Tioga Trails June 4th Planned Opening of the Pathfinder Playground

Cuyuna Trails

• Aaron Hautala Update on Trails and Trail Conditions
• Sagamore Unit Construction Update and Opening information
  • Construction Provided by Rock Solid Trail Contracting
• The Directional Trail Experience and Advantage at Cuyuna Trails
• How to find out where to stay and eat when visiting Cuyuna Trails
• Off Road Triathlon (Paddle, Pedal, Run)
  • June 12th of 2022 – Sign Up Today
  • Proceeds benefit the local elementary school PTA
• The Summer Weather Advantage in Northern MN
  • With super clear freshwater lakes
• Closing Comments
  • Volunteers and Community Support Thank You!

Links:

Giants Ridge: www.giantsridge.com

Ride the Range: www.ridetherange.com

Cuyuna Trails: www.cuyuna.com

The Range Report has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

The Range Report Support:

Giants Ridge: https://www.giantsridge.com/

Ride the Range: https://www.ridetherange.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Trail EAffect Episode 71 Dustin Schiltz and drtpdlrs

• The Dustin Schiltz Back Story
• How a mountain bike coaching certification for his professional life lead Dustin into a totally different direction in life
• How the genesis of drt pdlrs came to be
• Loppet Foundation
• Minnesota as a leader in Mountain Biking
• Dustin and Enduro Racing / why he likes it
• Giants Ridge as a venue
• The Journey of Starting drt pdlrs
• Where drt pdlrs is going in 2022
  • All-inclusive adventures
  • Making it easy to get kids to more riding destinations
• Wilderness First Responder Certification
  • Shortage of Wilderness First Responders Instructors
• Coaching Certifications, what the BICP and PMBIA is and the differences between those certifications.
  • PMBIA
  • BICP
• The importance of skills and coaching even as adults
• Famous Failure
• Mountain Bike Communities according to Dustin
  • Copper Harbor, MI
• Closing Comments by Dustin
  • #Futureshred

Links:

drt pdlrs: https://www.drtpdlrs.com/

Loppet Foundation: https://www.loppet.org/

Bicycle Instructor Certification Program: https://icp.bike/

Professional Mountain Bike Instructors Association: https://www.facebook.com/pmbiassociation/

• https://pmbia.org/

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Support:

Giants Ridge: https://www.giantsridge.com/

Ride the Range: https://www.ridetherange.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Hansi Johnson on the Rise of Upper Midwest Mountain Biking and more! 166

Hansi had a front row seat, and sometimes took control of the wheel when it comes to the rise of mountain biking in the Upper Midwest. He’s got some incredible stories, which set the stage for what we know as some of the best mountain bike and trail communities around.

Topics Include:

• The Driftless Region
• How Hansi got hooked up with IMBA
• Duluth, MN
• Cuyuna, MN
• The Iron Range in MN
• Copper Harbor MI
• Aaron Rogers
• The MN Land Trust
• Hansi’s Famous Failure
• Closing Comments and Thank You’s

Trail EAffect Show Links:

MN Land Trust: https://mnland.org/

Episode Sponsor - Coulee Creative: www.dudejustsendit.com https://www.couleecreative.com/

Trail One Components 20% off Coupon Code: trailpod

Trail EAffect Podcast Website: www.traileaffectpodcast.com

KETL Mtn Apparel Affiliate Link: https://ketlmtn.com/josh

Trail One Components: https://trailone.bike/?ref=XavfBrRJfk4VOh

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Episode 70 James Flatten the Original Flow Farmer

• The James Flatten Story
• The Story behind the Original Flow Farmer
• Starting up Flow Farmer LLC.
• How James & I met by chance
• What goes into the trail building process for James
• Building Free Lunch in Grand Junction / Starting working for Singletrack Trails
  • The first Downhill Trail on BLM Land
• Working with the Bureau of Land Management
  • When Free Lunch was Built in Grand Junction
• Trail Building in Salida and other iconic locations
  • The Dude Abides
  • Hooligan
  • Clients asking for more optional lines with trail construction
  • El Duderino
• Trail Building in Iowa
• Building the Palisade Plunge Trail – Massive Endeavor!
• Bike Parks
  • Building at Powderhorn Bike Park
  • Purgatory Bike Park
• James on the Separation of Trails at Bike Parks for a more family friendly experience #MachStupid
• Trends that James has seen with Bike Parks and in the Bike Park industry
• What James looks for in a Mountain Bike Community
• James and The Flow Farmer LLC Trail Building Company
• Where James would like to see Trail Building go as an industry
  • The hunger for world class riders getting tested on legal world class trails
• The Trail that James is building right now in Bentonville in the Handcut Hollow Zone
• More Trails Close to Home
• Closing Comments by James

Links:

Palisade Plunge: https://www.copmoba.org/palisade-plunge/

The Original Flow Farmer on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/originalflowfarmer/

Powderhorn Resort and Bike Park: https://www.powderhorn.com/explore-summer/about/powderhorn-in-summer.html

Purgatory Bike Park: https://www.purgatory.ski/activities/mtn-bike-uplift/

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Support:

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Trail EAffect Episode 69 Benji Neff and Giants Ridge Bike Park and Resort

• Benji Neff Backstory and entry into his role as Director of Mountain Sports at Giants Ridge Resort
• The Role as Director of Mountain Sports – Winter and Summer
• Why Giants Ridge got into Mountain Biking / Lift Access Mountain Biking
• The Giants Ridge Advantage for size and topography
• Giants Ridge Amenities
  • Lodging
  • Dining
  • Climbing Wall
  • Golf Courses
  • Bike Rental
• Mountain Sports Academy (Women’s & Kids Camps)
  • Kids Camps
• Building out Giants Ridge Bike Park and XC Trails
  • Dept of Iron Range Resources
  • How Iron Mining Tax Dollars helped redevelop the region and trails
  • Creating Bid Specs for the Building Process
• How three separate Mountain Bike Trail Building Project collaborated and got the funding together to build out “Ride the Range”
  • The unique approach to hiring multiple builders for the region working together
• Trail Building competition breeds competition among the builders which results in a higher quality build
• How Giants Ridge Opened the Bike Park in 2020 during the start of the Pandemic
• Staff at Giants Ridge for the Bike Park
  • Trail Maintenance Staff
  • Other Operations Staff
  • Bike Patrol
• Future Plans for Giants Ridge Mountain Bike Trails
• How Alternate Lines help build progression for riders to improve skills
• Ride the Range and what that is
  • Redhead Trails
  • Tioga Trails
  • Cuyuna Trails
  • Zooming out a little for even more mountain bike trails in Northern MN
• Benji’s Take on Trail Communities
• Words of Wisdom by Benji
• Closing

Links:

Giants Ridge Resort: https://www.giantsridge.com/

Ride the Range: https://www.ridetherange.com/

Redhead Bike Park: https://www.goredhead.com/

Reclaimed the Movie about Redhead: https://youtu.be/Qpscdce31YM

Tioga Trails: https://tiogarecreation.com/

Cuyuna Trails: https://www.cuyuna.com/

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Support:

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Trail EAffect Episode 68 Jeff Gannon of Affordable Trail Solutions

• Jeff Gannon Back Story
• Building in Arkansas
  • Seeps
• Access and Planning as the way forward for accelerating building
  • Benefits seen in NW Arkansas Trails
• Arkansas State Parks / and the State of Arkansas embracing mountain biking
• Starting Affordable Trail Solutions Trail Building Company
• Working with the Nature Conservancy for Trail Building
• Trends in Trail Building according to Jeff
  • Trail Maintenance
  • Limited Volunteers for Maintenance
• More Trails Close to Home
• A discussion about a Trail Maintenance Fund and / or other ways to supplement Trail Maintenance
  • Trail Adoption Program
• What’s going on with ATS in 2022
• ATS and Drones / YouTube
• Training Volunteers for Trail Maintenance
• What makes a great trail community according to Jeff
• Removing Ball Fields and Replacing them with Bicycle Playgrounds
  • Rail Yard
• Bringing Affordable Trails to Smaller Communities
• Pumptracks should be Asphalt / Hard Surfaced to elevate maintenance
• Pickleball Courts
• Closing Comments
• Bonus Content
  • Patreon VS Industry Funding / Sponsorship and Trail EAffect
  • Value of the Trail EAffect Podcast
  • The Purpose of the Trail EAffect Podcast
  • Funding for Trail Planning / Design, Advocacy and Maintenance
  • Companies that give back to Trails
  • Confusion around one Major Company giving back to trails, listen to find out…
  • Robot Shifting and Bluetooth Dropper Posts

Links:

Affordable Trail Solutions: https://www.affordabletrails.com/

Affordable Trail Solutions YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXciToHUC2znPlnC5rB_a4A/featured

Affordable Trail Solutions Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Affordable-Trail-Solutions-717382101949793/

Affordable Trail Solutions on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/affordabletrailsolutions/?hl=en

Bluffton Preserve on Trailforks: https://www.trailforks.com/region/bluffton-preserve-46745/

Rattlesnake Ridge on Trailforks: https://www.trailforks.com/region/rattlesnake-ridge-29847/

Professional Trail Builders Association: https://www.trailbuilders.org/

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Support:

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

You can also reach out and donate via PayPal or other means if you feel so inclined to do so.

Trail EAffect Episode 67 Erin Rushing of Trailblazers

• Erin Rushing Back Story
• The early years of trails and greenways in NW Arkansas
  • Razorback Greenway
• The Transformation of Trailblazers
  • Unique common areas in Bella Vista that allowed for trail building and access
  • Greenway Extensions into Bella Vista
• How Trailblazers develops trails
• Building the Back 40 Trail System in Bella Vista, AR
  • Diversity of Trail Experiences within the Back 40 with different builders
  • 40 miles of trail built in 9 months
  • The Ledges
• Lessons learned through building out trails in NW Arkansas
  • More Green level trails needed
  • Tuning up the existing system and making trails better in 2022
• Bicycle Playgrounds for kids in parks
• Famous Failure and what was learned
  • Experimenting with trail surfaces
  • Quick to react
  • Building smaller systems – Larger / 10 to 12 miles to make a worthwhile trail system
• More Neighborhood connections in 2022
• What makes a great trail community according to Erin
• E Bikes in NW Arkansas
  • Little Sugar as an E bike trail system
  • Commuting to work via trails by E bike
• Closing Comments

Links:

Trailblazers: https://www.nwatrailblazers.com/

We Are ETHIC: https://weareethic.org/

OZ Trails: https://www.oztrails.com/

Professional Trail Builders Association: https://www.trailbuilders.org/

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Support:

Smith’s Bike Shop: https://smithsbikes.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

You can also reach out and donate via PayPal or other means if you feel so inclined to do so.

Trail EAffect Episode 66 Jeremy P McGhee Part 2 the UNPavement Project

Typically, this is where I would drop in a list of all the topics covered during the interview, but this interview is different, much different. Jeremy is a character; an inspiration and Jeremy was extremely open and candid about his life both before he was in an accident and afterwards during this interview. This is a very long interview, which is why it’s been broken into two parts. I encourage everyone to listen to the full interview as there is a ton of inspiration, stories and knowledge distributed throughout the who interview.

"Do What You Love" - Jeremy P. McGhee 

The UNPavement Project is one of a handful of projects that Jeremy has created. The UNPavement Project might be the most important project I’ve had the opportunity to share on this show as it truly defines inclusive trails and how to create access into the outdoors for more people. But let’s be clear, this does not include “dumbing down” existing trails.

Links:

UNPavement: https://theunpavement.org/

Jeremy P. McGhee: https://www.jeremymcghee.com/

UNPavement YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/jeremypmcghee

VanDoIt: https://vandoit.com/

JPM Pro Offroad Hand Trikes: https://jpmpro.bike/

Drop In Bloody Couloir: http://dropinproject.com/get-dvd/

Allan Jacoby: https://dirtyteeth.wordpress.com/

Mammoth Mountain: https://www.mammothmountain.com/

Professional Trail Builders Association: https://www.trailbuilders.org/

Trail Blazers: https://www.nwatrailblazers.com/

OZ Trails: https://www.oztrails.com/

Unpaving the Way Via Trail Runner Magazine: https://www.trailrunnermag.com/people/unpaving-the-way

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Support:

Smith’s Bike Shop: https://smithsbikes.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com 

Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

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Trail EAffect Episode 65 Jeremy P McGhee Part I The UNPavement Project

Typically, this is where I would drop in a list of all the topics covered during the interview, but this interview is different, much different. Jeremy is a character; an inspiration and Jeremy was extremely open and candid about his life both before he was in an accident and afterwards during this interview. This is a very long interview, which is why it’s been broken into two parts. I encourage everyone to listen to the full interview as there is a ton of inspiration, stories and knowledge distributed throughout the who interview.

"Do What You Love" - Jeremy P. McGhee

The UNPavement Project is one of a handful of projects that Jeremy has created. The UNPavement Project might be the most important project I’ve had the opportunity to share on this show as it truly defines inclusive trails and how to create access into the outdoors for more people. But let’s be clear, this does not include “dumbing down” existing trails.

Links:

UNPavement: https://theunpavement.org/

Jeremy P. McGhee: https://www.jeremymcghee.com/

UNPavement YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/jeremypmcghee

VanDoIt: https://vandoit.com/

JPM Pro Offroad Hand Trikes: https://jpmpro.bike/

Drop In Bloody Couloir: http://dropinproject.com/get-dvd/

Allan Jacoby: https://dirtyteeth.wordpress.com/

Mammoth Mountain: https://www.mammothmountain.com/

Professional Trail Builders Association: https://www.trailbuilders.org/

Trail Blazers: https://www.nwatrailblazers.com/

OZ Trails: https://www.oztrails.com/

Unpaving the Way Via Trail Runner Magazine: https://www.trailrunnermag.com/people/unpaving-the-way

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Support:

Smith’s Bike Shop: https://smithsbikes.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

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Trail EAffect Episode 64 Aaron Rogers of Rock Solid Trail Contracting

Topics Covered:

• Updates with Aaron and Rock Solid from 2020 to now
  • East Bluff Bike Park
  • Additional Trail Development heading towards the Keweenaw Point
• Split Rock Wilds, In Northern MN
• Zone 4 in Bentonville – OZ Trails at Handcut Hollow
• The World Cup UCI Cyclocross Cross in Fayetteville, AR
  • Worldcup XC Course at the same venue
• Arkansas State Parks Monument Trails
• What Aaron has Learned and future trends
  • Trail Hubs
  • Create More Social Experiences
  • Building Trail Head Facilities for future numbers
  • Being More inclusive
• How Destination Trail Systems are helping trails gain traction in local communities
• Gravity Trail Systems like East Bluff that provide the gravity experience without lifts or shuttles
• Trail Use and Paying for use to provide maintenance, and in turn providing jobs
• Dream Big by Aaron Rogers closing
  • People need to be outdoors
  • Health and Wellness should be on the forefront

Links:

Rock Solid Trail Contractors: https://rocksolidtrails.com/

Copper Harbor Trails Club: https://copperharbortrails.org/

UCI Cyclocross / 2022 World Championships: https://www.cyclocrossfayettevillear2022.com/

Monument Trails: https://www.arkansas.com/monument-trails

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

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Smith’s Bike Shop: https://smithsbikes.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

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Trail EAffect Episode 63 Charlie Dundas of Tri State Company Inc

Part 1 of the PTBA Sustainable Trails Conference 2022

Topics Covered:

• The Charlie Dundas Backstory and how he got started in Trail Building
• How a map from 1914 was pivotal
• Charlie’s first trail build, the 32-mile Kanawha Trace is 60 years old in September of 2022
• Early Tools of Trail Building for Charlie
• How Charlie got into mechanized trail building with a Gravely Tractor and rotary cultivator
• The Start of Tri State Companies for employing a trail crew as economic development
• Starting trail building for the US Forest Service
• The transition to using Mini Excavators
• Building to US Forest Service Standards
• Flying a rented Mini Ex to the build site via Helicopter
• Mini Excavators and Ring Gears that don’t wear out with CAT Mini Ex’s
• The transition to 48” wide trails
• Going into the Sutter Mini Dozer to increase daily production
• Transition from Plate Compactors to Double Drum Rollers
• Adding a mechanical mule and a chipper to the trail building train
• Building from 250’ a day to 2,000’ a day of completed trail with a staff of 2-3 people
• What Trails do for communities according to Charlie
• The various projects in urban areas and for private developers for their developments
• What Mountain Biking has done for the trail building industry
• Charlie’s NICA Trail that Tri State Companies Built
• Charlie’s view on “Shared / Multi Use Trails” and the standards that said trails need to get built to
• Charlie’s Words of Wisdom
  • Sands through the Hour Glass of Life and respecting Volunteers Time

Links:

Tri State Company Inc.: http://www.tri-statecompany.com/

Professional Trail Builders Association: https://www.trailbuilders.org/

Kanawha Trace Trail: https://www.hikingproject.com/trail/7007530/kanawha-trace-50k

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Support:

Smith’s Bike Shop: https://smithsbikes.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

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Trail EAffect Episode 62 Rob Reed Mountain Bike Journalist

Topics Covered:

• The Rob Reed Backstory
• Starting up Arizona Offroad Adventures
• Getting an internship at Bike Magazine
• Becoming the Editor at Bike Magazine
• Transition from Bike Mag to Freelance Journalism and some of the assignments Rob took on
• Writing Way of the Snowboarder Book
• How Freelance Journalism paved the way to reviewing high end SUV’s in the mid / late 2000’s
• A hard left into the Software industry from journalism – Founding MomentFeed
• Transitioning out of MomentFeed back to journalism with Forbes Life
• Going full circle to reviewing high-end vehicles again, now for Forbes
• Park City and the move from So-Cal to Park City for Mountain Biking…
• Going Deeper on the Diversity of Riding in the riding in Park City
  • Community XC Trails VS Lift Access Trails
  • All Day Epic Rides of Mixed Park City Trails and Lift Access Riding
• Testing Sram AXS Flight Attendant before it was released on a Specialized S-Works Enduro
• A discussion about Enduro Bikes and Downcountry Bikes
  • How Modern Bike have gotten so good
  • How anything between 120mm and 160mm of travel is no-man’s land for bikes
• FM
  • Huge Diversity in Guests
  • Can easily binge listen to the 15 episodes that are live
  • Ashley Korenblat
  • Cycling is a State of Mind and exploring that on Cyclogy.FM
• Rob Reed Words of Wisdom
  • Find Something in Life that you can win at
• Where you can find Rob Reed – AKA Max Gladwell

Links:

Cyclogy.FM Podcast: https://www.cycology.fm/

Clicks 2 Bricks Podcast: https://www.clicks2bricks.fm/

Rob Reed on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/robreed/?sh=3da997a02078

Way of the Snowboarder on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Way-Snowboarder-Rob-Reed/dp/0810959399

Mountain Trails Foundation: https://mountaintrails.org/

Mountain Biking Park City: https://mountainbikingparkcity.com/

Deer Valley Mountain Bike Park: https://www.deervalley.com/things-to-do/activities/mountain-biking

Western Spirit Cycling Adventures: https://westernspirit.com/

Max Gladwell on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVsUQ-9sNUJmGkUqRjw1UZw

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Support:

Smith’s Bike Shop: https://smithsbikes.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

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Trail EAffect Episode 61 CJ Scott the Trail Director for Kingdom Trails

Topics Covered:

• CJ’s Back Story
  • From Intern to Trails Director
  • Early Days at Kingdom Trails on the Trail Crew
• Relationships / Expansion of trails with Private Land Owners
• Partnerships within the state of Vermont
• The Kingdom Trails Trail Experience with magical soils for building and riding
• The balance of building new trails and maintaining the old trails
  • Over sanitizing trails performing maintenance for sustainability
• Bringing on Staff to benefit Kingdom Trails and the community
• Having Staff, and working with Volunteers
• Updating Kingdom Trails to be used in all weather conditions (outside of the spring thaw)
  • Building Bridges
  • Trail Hardening
• Engaging local youth for volunteer trail work
• What makes a great trails community according to CJ
• Hiking the AT Trail
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• Closing Question – The Power of Trails
  • They Give People an outlet
• Closing comments by CJ

Links:

Kingdom Trails: https://www.kingdomtrails.org/

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Support:

Smith’s Bike Shop: https://smithsbikes.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

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Preston York – Owner / Operator of FlowMotion Trail Builders 165

Preston brings a ton of machine and trail building knowledge to this conversation. Stay tuned all the way to the end, as Preston drops one of the wildest stories heard on Trail EAffect.

Topics Include:

• How Preston got into Mountain Biking
• Various career tracks that let Preston to Trail Building
• Preston on Rich Edwards
• Equipment and the various machines that Preston uses
• Machine Built, yet Handcut style of trail building
• Attention to detail
• The style of trail that Preston likes to build the most
• Coldwater Mountain
• The Coldwater Effect
• Preston on the upcoming 2024 PTBA Conference
• Riding locations near the 2024 PTBA Conference
• Preston Famous Failures
• Bonus Content… Must Listen Story
• Closing Comments and Thank You’s

Trail EAffect Show Links:

FlowMotion Trail Builders: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057756485851

FlowMotion on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowmotiontrailbuilders_

Professional Trail Builders Association 2024 Conference:

https://www.trailbuilders.org/2024-sustainable-trails-conference

Episode Sponsor - Coulee Creative: www.dudejustsendit.com https://www.couleecreative.com/

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KETL Mtn Apparel Affiliate Link: https://ketlmtn.com/josh

Trail One Components: https://trailone.bike/?ref=XavfBrRJfk4VOh

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Episode 60 Abby Long the Executive Director for Kingdom Trails

Topics Covered:

• Abby’s Backstory
  • A career in Leadville working for the Leadville Race Series
  • Economic Development through the Non-Profit / Race Series
  • Transition to the Leadville Trail 100 Legacy Foundation
• The Move back to New England
• Getting Hired as the Kingdom Trails Executive Director
• The Mission of the Kingdom Trails
• 104 Private Land Owners makes up Kingdom Trails
• Rural and Economic Development and the benefit of Trails and Recreation
  • Economic Impact of Trails
  • Trail Networks Elevate Rural Communities
  • How Trails help attract and retain a quality work force
• Grants from Kingdom Trails to other organizations within the community
• The silver linings from the loss of a core area of trails in November of 2019
• The Kingdom Trail Capacity Study / Partnering with the SE Group
• Ride with Gratitude
  • Partnering with the Northern Forest Center
  • Engaging Ride with Gratitude and the local businesses
• Implementation of the Capacity Study
  • Community Center
  • Community Parking
  • Links
• Kingdom Trails and Staff at KT
• Expansion of Trails in 2020 by Kingdom Trails Staff
• Making adjustments to allow for more adaptive riders access on more miles of trail
• The priority of Trail Maintenance at Kingdom Trails
• The role of an Executive Director for a Trail Organization
• Bike The Borderlands / Part of the Northern Forest Center
  • Trails and Mountain Biking are part of the Forest Industry
  • Federal Grants through the Northern Forest Center to help Trails and Communities
• What’s on tap for 2022 in Kingdom Trails
• Everyone Yields to Everyone at Kingdom Trails – Ride with Gratitude
• Bike Bells on Trails
• Closing Question – The Power of trails
  • Trails Are Essential
• Closing comments by Abby
  • Engaging Youth with Trails
  • Ride with Gratitude

Links:

Leadville Trail 100 Legacy Foundation: https://www.leadvilletrail100legacy.org/

Kingdom Trails: https://www.kingdomtrails.org/

Dirt Church Brewing: https://dirtchurchvt.wpcomstaging.com/

Brice Shirbach Interview with Abby Long: https://www.pinkbike.com/news/interview-abby-long-executive-director-of-the-kingdom-trail-association.html

Beta Magazine Keys to the Kingdom by Devon O’Neil: https://www.betamtb.com/culture/key-to-the-kingdom/

Kingdom Trails Capacity Study: https://segroup.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=ff307acd023440d585c3c62aec25b47c

Ride with Gratitude: https://www.bikeborderlands.com/ride-with-gratitude

Bike Borderlands: https://www.bikeborderlands.com/

Northern Forest Center: https://northernforest.org/

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Support:

Smith’s Bike Shop: https://smithsbikes.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

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Trail EAffect Episode 59 Bryce Paden and Flowfeed

Topics Covered:

• Bryce’s backstory and how he got into mountain biking
• The various business ventures Bryce has been involved with
• Where the Flowfeed App began
• Flowfeed, and starting with Trail Conditions as the first problem to solve
• Data that goes into Trail Conditions on Flowfeed
• Other Flowfeed features that will available on the Flowfeed Platform
• Future deployment into other regions – getting the NW Arkansas Region dialed first
• The simplification of “Trail Status’s” on the Platform
• Freeze Thaw / and how that has been the most difficult aspect of Trail Conditions
• How Bentonville has now turned into an incubator of massive knowledge for Trail and Mountain Bike Specific infrastructure and products due to Walmart and other large corporations moving talent into the region
• How Mountain Biking and trails have become the “New Golf” in terms of developments and communities
• How Supply Chain issues have led Bryce into getting into mountain biking via a Steal Single Speed Mountain bike
• Closing Comments
  • The access to people and professionals within the Mountain Bike and Trail Industry in Bentonville, and how that lends to the success of Flowfeed
  • How Flowfeed may help professionals project manage future projects
  • How Flowfeed can predict trail maintenance needs based on storms or trail use
• Involvement within the Trail Building Industry in NW Arkansas
• Working with local establishments to get Flowfeed deployed within establishments like coffee shops

Links:

Flowfeed: https://www.flowfeed.app/

Bryce Paden Online: https://brycepaden.com/

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Support:

Smith’s Bike Shop: https://smithsbikes.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support the Trail EAffect through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

Trail EAffect Episode 58 Brian Kennedy / AKA BKXC on YouTube

Topics Covered:

• Catching up with Brian and the 50 State Shred
• Extended Stay in Bentonville / OZ Trails
• The positive impact that OZ Trails is having on the trail industry
• Riding in various locations while at OZ Trails
• Riding with Rich Drew and the Ride Series
• Everstoke – the Why & the proximity to the Lost Sierra
• Downieville and the Lost Sierra
• Trail One Components
• Naming of Components at Trail One
• Crockett Hills
• Testing Trail One Components
• Bike Sizing, and the move to a Medium Ibis Ripmo for Brian
• Demo Bike Advice
• Ibis Bikes
• 2022 Plans…

Links:

BKXC on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/bkxc/featured

BKXC on the Web: https://bkxc.bike/

BKXC Products: https://bkxc.creator-spring.com/

Trail One Components: https://trailone.bike/

Trail One Treasury: https://trailone.bike/pages/projects

Crockett Hills: https://www.ebparks.org/parks/crockett-hills

Ibis Bikes: https://www.ibiscycles.com/

The Lost Sierra: https://sierratrails.org/the-lost-sierra/

The Ride Series: https://www.therideseriesmtb.com/

Trail EAffect Episode 3 with BKXC: https://traileaffect.podbean.com/e/trail-eaffect-brian-kennedy-bkxc-3/

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Support:

Smith’s Bike Shop: https://smithsbikes.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support the Trail EAffect through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

Trail EAffect Episode 57 Shawn Gregory of Big Loop Trails and Big Loop Maps

Topics Covered:

• The Shawn Gregory Back Story
  • How Shawn got into mountain biking
• The move from the Denver Area to the Cortez / Delores Region for a lifestyle choice to be closer to the outdoors
• Early years of trails or lack of in the Cortez / Delores Region, yet loads of potential
• Why Big Loop Maps was created as a side business
• How / Why the Southwest Colorado Cycling Association was formed – For Sand Canyon
• Phil’s World, how it came to be as a riding location
• 12 Hours of Mesa Verde at Phil’s World
• The Southwest Colorado Cycling Association
• The balance of riding, running a business and volunteering
• How selling his business and approvals for trail projects lined up an allowed Shawn to really focus on trail building.
• Adding trails to the community so people will travel to the Cortez / Delores Area and spend multiple nights in the area
• Stories about ranchers and others who have opposed new trails but eventually came around to realizing that the trails are good for the community
• Working with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • The process of how and why trails are built or not built in certain places
• 2019 Volunteer of the Year for the BLM in Colorado
• Covering the different reviews needed for trail projects to get approved
• Big Loop Trails and Building in locations away from Cortez / Delores
  • Hawes Trail Alliance Mesa, AZ
  • Rico Trails Alliance
• Shawn is a one man show and partners with volunteers for finish work to help accelerate club projects
• Building a trail from Delores to Boggy Draw through private lands with easements
• Shawn’s opinion on great trails and mountain bike communities
• Closing comments

Links:

Big Loop Trails / Maps: https://biglooptrails.com/

Southwest Colorado Cycling Association: https://swcocycling.clubexpress.com/

Phil’s World: https://www.blm.gov/programs/recreation/mountainbike/philsworld

Boggy Draw Trails: https://www.trailforks.com/region/boggy-draw/

Hawes Trail Alliance: https://hawestrailalliance.com/

Rico Trails Alliance: https://www.ricotrailsalliance.org/

BLM Volunteer of the Year:

https://www.blm.gov/blog/2020-04-24/phil%E2%80%99s-world-gains-miles-trails-thanks-dedicated-volunteer#:~:text=Shawn%20Gregory%20was%20awarded%20the,personally%20accounted%20for%2010%20miles

https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/dolores-trail-builder-named-blm-volunteer-of-the-year-for-colorado/

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Show Support:

Smith’s Bike Shop: https://smithsbikes.com/

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

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Trail EAffect Episode 56 Spider Mountain Bike Park with Christiana Hudson and Suzy Bauer

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Topics Covered:

• The Christiana Hudson Backstory
• The Suzy Bauer Backstory
• The Spider Mountain Back Story
  • Inspiration from Jackson Hole
  • Other Bike Park Resorts: Purgatory and Pajarito
• The first chairlift in Texas
• The Lift was purchased from Taos Ski Area & moved to Spider Mtn
• The Trail Planning behind Spider Mtn
• Suzy’s Perspective of Spider Mtn coming from Colorado, and getting new participants into Mountain Biking
• The Future of Mountain Biking in Texas
• The Trail Maintenance at Spider Mountain
• Beginners at Spider Mountain
  • New Beginners Skills Park
  • Gear Rental
  • Complimentary Tips & Tricks to new riders
  • Partners with other Bike Camps and Riders in the area
  • Incredible staff
• Family Friendly Company
  • Power Kids: 12 & Under Ride & Ski for Free
• Thunderbird Lodge at Spider Mtn
• Other Amenities such as water sports on Lake Buchanan
• Numbers at Spider Mtn (only open for 3 years and weird years with the Covid Boost)
• Growing the numbers
• Next Trail – Advanced Flowtech
• Famous Failures & Learning through failure
• The Community Aspect of Spider Mountain
  • Mountain Biking Community
  • Community of Locals in Burnet TX
• Closing Comments
  • Spider rides much bigger than it is
  • Committed to awesome trails on the terrain they have

Links:

Spider Mountain Bike Park: https://www.spidermountain.com/

Mountain Capital Partners: https://www.mcp.ski/

Thunderbird Lodge: https://www.thunderbirdlodgetx.com/

Support for Trail EAffect Comes from Smith’s Bike Shop in La Crosse, WI https://smithsbikes.com/

This show has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services, for more information go to:

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support the Trail EAffect through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

Trail EAffect Episode 55 Mark Hayes of Highland Bike Park

This episode first aired on January 27th, 2022 on Mountain Bike Radio

Topics Covered:

• The Mark Hayes Back Story
• How a trip to Whistler Bike Park inspired Mark to create Highland Bike Park
• How Mark found the property to build out Highland Bike Park
• The details around Highland Bike Park
• The Importance of entry level trails for growing the customer base and mountain biking in general
• What is a beginner trail and incorporating the lesson component of the business
• Getting people into mountain biking
• The overview of Highland as a business and a brand
  • Platform A – Highland Bike Park
  • Platform B – Camps
  • Platform C – Highland Trails (Trail Building outside of Highland)
• The impact of Covid on Highland in 2020
• How Highland Bike Park also serves as a training facility for educating trail builders for Highland Trails
• Building the Highland Team
• The Evolution of trails from the start of Highland to today
• The Evolution of Trails in terms of creating a trail system that constantly progresses as the rider’s progress.
• ASSF – Amplitude, Speed, Sightlines and Frequency according to Brian Finestone (former manager of Whistler Bike Park)
• Famous Failures / Learning Experiences by Mark Hayes
  • The indoor bike park structure
• The differences between Private Bike Parks and Public Trails, and what Private Bike Parks offer over public trails
• The Foothills Foundation, the public trails non profit that Mark is president of
• The 1%er’s
• Public Trails and Maintenance
• The Upside of great trails in your community
• The ingredients that make a great trail community according to Mark
• Asphalt Pumptracks
• Closing Comments
  • Making the sport accessible to everyone
  • Continuous Learning
  • E-Bikes
• Thanking the Team at Highland Bike Park

Links:

Highland Bike Park: https://www.highlandmountain.com/

Highland Trails: https://www.highlandmountain.com/trail-building-services/about/

Highland Training and Camps: https://www.highlandmountain.com/camps-lessons/camps/overview/choose-your-camp/

Highland YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HighlandMountainBikePark

The Foothills Foundation: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/8684f506713c4b32b144dda45894fb48?item=1

Support for Trail EAffect Comes from Smith’s Bike Shop in La Crosse, WI https://smithsbikes.com/

This show has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services, for more information go to:

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support the Trail EAffect through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

Trail EAffect Episode 54 Neko Mulally and Ride Kanuga Bike Park

This episode first aired on January 18th, 2022 on Mountain Bike Radio

Topics Covered:

• Neko Mulally Back Story and how he got into Professional WC DH Racing
• The formation of Neko’s own race program: Frameworks
  • Check out the Downtime and Vital MTB Podcast for more depth on the program
• How the concept of Ride Kanuga Bike Park got started
• Neko’s take on the land and topography that Ride Kanuga offered
• 2020 the Pandemic created the time needed to build out Ride Kanuga
• Building Ride Kanuga
  • How Callie’s trail building experience helped shape the diversity of trails at Ride Kanuga
• The Layout of Ride Kanuga
• How Ride Kanuga offers a diverse trail experience
• How Ride Kanuga / bike parks in general offer a different experience than public access trails
  • Diverse Trail Experiences
  • Regular Trail Maintenance through paid staff
  • Ride Kanuga Country Club
• User Numbers at Ride Kanuga and how they have exceeded the expectations of Neko, and how this lets to having 5 trail builders on staff for building and maintenance
• The differences between Windrock and Ride Kanuga bike parks
• How Windrock Bike Park came to be, Neko’s Perspective on this
• What makes Windrock great for high level downhill style downhill tracks to train and race on
• 500’ of vertical elevation makes for a great bike park
• What Neko has incorporated into Ride Kanuga that he’s seen and ridden in other places
  • SE Style Jumpline
  • England Style Rut Tracks – GNCC
• What makes a good trail community according to Neko (Hint: AMBC)
• The Ride Kanuga Community
  • Ride Kanuga Holiday Party
• Downhill Southeast and Enduro Southeast
• Neko’s 2022 Sponsors

Links:

Ride Kanuga: https://ridekanuga.com/

Neko’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/NekoMulally/featured

Downtime Podcast Episode with Neko: https://www.downtimepodcast.com/nekobike/

Vital MTB Podcast Episode with Neko: https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/news/Neko-Mulally-Will-Race-Handmade-Alloy-DH-Frames-by-Frank-the-Welder,1407

Neko’s Sponsors and Support

Ride Kanuga: https://ridekanuga.com/

Fox Suspension: https://www.ridefox.com/subhome.php?m=bike

Fox Racing:  https://www.foxracing.com/

Maxxis Tires: https://www.maxxis.com/us/tires/bicycle/mountain/

Santa Cruz Reserve Rims: https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/en-US/reserve-wheels

GoPro: https://gopro.com/en/us

ODI Grips: https://www.odigrips.com/

Handup Gloves: https://handupgloves.com/

WD40 Bike Products: https://www.wd40.com/products/?category=bike

WTB Tire Sealant: https://www.wtb.com/pages/tcstiresealant

Spank Industries: https://spank-ind.com/

Factor Components: https://www.factorcomponents.com/

Kogel Bearings: https://www.kogel.cc/

Worldwide Cyclery: https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/

Support for Trail EAffect Comes from Smith’s Bike Shop in La Crosse, WI https://smithsbikes.com/

This show has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services, for more information go to:

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support the Trail EAffect through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

Trail EAffect Episode 53 Ann Christianson of the Saris Foundation

This episode first aired on January 11th, 2022 on Mountain Bike Radio

Topics Covered:

• Ann Christianson Back Story
• How Ann found bikes
• Working within the bike industry for multiple bike companies
• Saris and what Saris Makes
• The Saris Foundation
• How Chris of Saris took multiple leaders to Zambia to see what the power of the bicycle really means
• Bike Parks for Kids
• Vacant Lots / Land and the opportunities that previous generations had with these spaces
• How Public Bike Parks can serve multiple generations and demographics
• Where the First Bike Parks for Kids Bike Park is being built
• Where to find out more information about Bike Parks for Kids
• How the Grant Making is Seed Money & connecting communities with communities that have done this before
• Grant Application & next round is due on Jan 31st 2022
• PDF Guide to Creating Community Bike Parks
• More Details on the Grant Application
• Stories on bike parks and what has been successful (Hint: Big Marsh)
• Insight from Ann / Words of Wisdom / Closing Comments

Links:

Saris: https://www.saris.com/

Saris Advocacy: https://www.saris.com/advocacy

Saris Bike Parks for Kids: https://www.saris.com/advocacy/bike-parks-for-kids

https://www.saris.com/page/foundation?utm_source=homepagenav&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=navlinkmenu

A Guide to creating community bike parks: https://www.saris.com/Uploads/Saris/2021/12/Guide-to-Creating-Community-Bike-Parks.pdf

Saris Foundation Grant Application (first round due Jan 31st, 2022): https://sariscyclinggroup.wufoo.com/forms/grant-application-form/

Big Marsh: https://bigmarsh.org/

Support for Trail EAffect Comes from Smith’s Bike Shop in La Crosse, WI https://smithsbikes.com/

This show has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services, for more information go to:

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support the Trail EAffect through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

Trail EAffect Episode 52 Chris Currie of Stan’s NoTubes

This episode first aired on January 5th, 2022 on Mountain Bike Radio

Topics Covered:

• Chris Currie backstory / early years in mountain biking
• How Chris started one of the very first E Commerce Mountain Bike Sites in the mid 90’s – Speedgoat Bikes
  • Content Marketing way before content marketing was a thing
  • Building custom mountain bikes for people in the early years of mountain biking
  • Early Sealant / Tubeless Experimentation
• Where Speedgoat Bikes was located and why
• How Chris got interested in Suspension Design
• Early days of 29” full suspension that Chris designed and the other misadventures that came along with that journey.
• 3VO Suspension Design, and how it functions
  • 3VO suspension on Jamis Bikes
• Famous Failures / Willingness to Fail
  • You gotta do a lot of things wrong to do a couple things right
• Trails and how they have evolved from the early days of mountain biking to today
  • The involvement of a community for trails
• Stan’s Connection program
  • Stan is a real guy, and how NoTubes came to be
  • How Stan’s Connection works
  • How Stan’s Connection is getting to the local, grassroots level of giving back
  • Creating a map to connect people
  • How organizations can get on the Stan’s Connection Map Suggest-a-connection (Link Below)
  • Partnering with Brice Shirbach on the Connection Program
• Chris’ favorite Trails / Trail Communities
• Words of Wisdom / Closing Comments

Links:

Stan’s NoTubes Connection – Suggest a Connection: https://www.notubes.com/suggest-a-connection

Stan’s NoTubes: https://www.notubes.com/

Speedgoat Designs: https://speedgoat.bike/

3VO Suspension Designs on Jamis: https://www.jamisbikes.com/bikes/mountain-bikes/3vo-suspension/

Support for Trail EAffect Comes from Smith’s Bike Shop in La Crosse, WI https://smithsbikes.com/

This show has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services, for more information go to:

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support the Trail EAffect through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

Trail EAffect Episode 51 Greg Mazu – Single Track Trails

This episode first aired on December 28th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio

Topics Covered:

• Greg Mazu Intro and Back Story
• The early days of trail building for Greg
• Starting Single Track Trails Inc
• Growing Single Track Trails by branching out across the country
• Trails and Projects that Stick out to Greg
• Palisade Plunge Trail Back Story – 32-mile epic trail build
• Trail Planning, the importance of this and thinking about how a trail plan is like a business plan
• The Manifesto
• Creating Mortgage Paying Jobs
• Selling the fact that Trail Building is a real profession to the masses (for those unaware)
• How trails provide value to communities
• The importance of having a variety of trails within trail systems / trail communities
• Vee Hollow and how Vee Hollow provides that variety of trails within one system
• Handcut Trails / Handcut Hollow in Bentonville
• Advantages of Hand Built Trails
• What the Ideal Trail Community looks like according to Greg
  • The Garage is my Trail Head
• Mountain Towns and Jobs
• Famous Failure(s)
• Gregs Multiple Businesses
  • Desert Rat Tours
  • Tools for Trails
  • Backslope Tools
  • Recreation Fabrication – New for 2022
• Redesigning the Mcleod
• Supply Chain Issues for Trail Building Tools
• Closing Comments

Links:

Single Track Trails: https://www.singletracktrails.com/

Backslope Tools: https://www.backslope.tools/

Tools for Trails: https://toolsfortrails.com/

Desert Rat Tours: https://www.desertrattours.com/home

Support for Trail EAffect Comes from Smith’s Bike Shop in La Crosse, WI https://smithsbikes.com/

This show has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services, for more information go to:

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support the Trail EAffect through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

Mountain Biker and Trail Builder the Infamous Randy Spangler 164

Randy has done and seen more than most in the world of mountain biking and trail building. Randy shares some pretty epic stories from the road and from his hometown during this conversation.

Topics Include:

• How Randy got into mountain biking
• Working with Missy Giove at Walden’s Ridge during design
• The Drop In Mountain Bike TV Series
  • Riding in New Zealand
• Randy having a front row seat for the evolution of purpose-built mountain bike trails
• Riding Story from the Philippians (thanks to Tony Boone for the tip on this story)
• Getting Struck by Lightning while building at Red Bull Rampage
• The transition from Rider to Builder for Randy
• Building at Coldwater Mountain, AL
  • Another Tony Boone story tip…
• The evolution of trail design according to Randy
• Randy’s favorite tool / machine for building
• Machine Built vs Hand Built
• Randy on Jump Design
• Auburn Bike Park
  • Working with a local contractor
  • Getting the location set
• Where Randy usually rides
• If Randy had a blank slate for designing and building a mountain bike community
• Randy on Tony Boone
• Closing Comments

Trail EAffect Show Links:

Auburn Bike Park: https://auburnrec.com/parks/auburn-bike-park/

Redbull Cartoon Randy Getting Struck by Lightning: https://youtu.be/wg9BTKsNxpo?si=G6dfdnxMGa5wZedH

Drop In TV Show (all shows on YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/@DropInTVseries

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Trail EAffect Podcast Website: www.traileaffectpodcast.com

KETL Mtn Apparel Affiliate Link: https://ketlmtn.com/josh

Trail One Components: https://trailone.bike/?ref=XavfBrRJfk4VOh

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

Trail EAffect Episode 50 Vernon Huffman – Access 4 Bikes Marin County

This episode first aired on December 20th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio

Topics Covered:

• No Bikes Signs, and how No Bikes Signs motivated Vernon learn more about these signs
• Vernon’s background and how he landed in Marin County
• Prohibition and how it relates to Mountain Biking
• The Paradigm Trail in Marin County
• Trail Wars
• Vernon’s professional career / background, and how that helps him provide scientific background for trails and mountain biking
• Access 4 Bikes, why it was created and how it started as a political organization vs a nonprofit
• The difference between a 527 political organization and 501c3 Nonprofit organization
• The need to depoliticize some for the work for Access 4 Bikes, and created the Access 4 Bikes Foundation (501c3) – Basically copying what the Sierra Club has done with creating dual status
• Camp Tamarancho, Marin Council of Boy Scouts of America – and how this partnership was formed.
• Access 4 Bikes and Lessons Learned and Tools for gaining additional access for Mountain Biking
  • Key Point – Mountain Bikers need to be present at every meeting where mountain biking and access for mountain biking is being discussed
• Access 4 Bikes Tool Kit
• The need for surveys to see what is really happening on trails and with trail use
• Road and Trail Management Plan – Marin County Parks / Marin County Open Spaces
• Directional Use Trails
• Famous Failures
• California Mountain Biking Coalition
• Places that Vernon has visited / likes to visit for Mountain Biking
• Closing Comments

Links:

Access 4 Bikes: https://access4bikes.com/

Freehub Magazine -Beyond Dedication: https://freehubmag.com/features/vernon-huffman

Camp Tamarancho Marin County: https://www.boyscouts-marin.org/tamarancho-biking/4023

Access 4 Bikes – The Facts: https://access4bikes.com/the-facts

Trail Use Conflict Study by California State Parks: http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/980/files/app_c_trailuseconflictstudy_chginuse_draft.pdf

Road and Trail Management Plan Marin County Parks:

https://www.parks.marincounty.org/-/media/files/sites/marin-county-parks/projects-and-plans/road-and-trail-management/system-designation-all/rtmp_final_120614.pdf?la=en

California Mountain Biking Coalition: https://camtb.org/

Support for Trail EAffect Comes from Smith’s Bike Shop in La Crosse, WI https://smithsbikes.com/

This show has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services, for more information go to:

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support the Trail EAffect through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

Trail EAffect Episode 49 Dylan Schieffer – All Kids Bike

This episode first aired on December 6th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio

Topics Covered:

• The Dylan Schieffer back Story
• Why All Kids Bike was started
• Good stories around All Kids Bike / Strider Education Foundation
• How All Kids Bike can be implemented into their local school
• Gary Vernon – The State of Arkansas / Strider Store in Bentonville
• Other All Kids Bike Ambassadors
• Ambassador Story – John Hunter of Progressive Bike Ramps
• The importance of pedaling bikes to school, and how this has declined
• The future of All Kids Bike for 2022
• Working with other organizations to get All Kids Bike implemented
• The benefits of Bicycle Playgrounds and Asphalt Pumptracks
• Words of Wisdom from Dylan
• Closing Comments

Links:

All Kids Bike: https://allkidsbike.org/

Strider Bikes: https://striderbikes.com/

Progressive Bike Ramps: https://www.progressivebikeramps.com/

Support for Trail EAffect Comes from Smith’s Bike Shop in La Crosse, WI https://smithsbikes.com/

This show has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services, for more information go to:

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support the Trail EAffect through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

Trail EAffect Episode 48 Kat Sweet of Sweetlines

This episode first aired on November 29th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio

Topics Covered:

• The Kat Sweet Back story and how she got into mountain biking
• Kat’s career with Alpine Skiing / Skiercross / Big Mountain Skiing
• How Skiing shaped her future for Mountain Biking
• The Evolution of Mountain Bike Coaching from the early days to today, and how Kat became a coach
• Kid Specific Coaching at Sweetlines and working with kids
• The Sweetlines Story
• The different programs with Sweetlines
• Promoting and expanding Racial Equity and DE&I* as part of Sweetlines and how this is working in Kat’s Area
• Training Coaches to help with DE&I* and the quest towards constant improvement
• The contrast of Seattle, WA vs Marin Co, CA where Kat learned to Mountain Bike
• How Duthie Hill has changed the dynamic of mountain biking in the Seattle Area
• Mountains Not Necessary for Mountain Biking
• Sweetlines and the planning for 2022
• Closing

*Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: DE&I

Links:

Kat Sweet Bio: https://sweetlines.com/kat-sweets-bio/

Sweetlines: https://sweetlines.com/

As a Young Black Man Speech by Morris Vasser: https://youtu.be/I9DdKdk2peE

Sweetlines Grow: https://sweetlines.com/grow/

Duthie Hill: https://www.evergreenmtb.org/trails/duthie-hill

Support for Trail EAffect Comes from Smith’s Bike Shop in La Crosse, WI https://smithsbikes.com/

This show has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services, for more information go to:

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support the Trail EAffect through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect