Slap that spandex on and gitchu an espresso cause we are going racing with Zach Berube. He hails from Marietta, GA and is an American cyclist competing at the national and international level for Contour Endurance and Fresh Bikes. Specializing in cross country mountain bike racing, he also competes in other disciplines including gravel and road. Zach has raced in major events and continues to grow as an athlete striving to perform at the highest level. We met him at the Dirty 30 and he did two full tours of Blankets in 2 hours! Hope you enjoy gnomies!

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We pack a lot into this episode as we cover Josey's first real MTB race ever, The Dirty 30 Blankets Creek race put on by Mountain Goat. We talk about his experience and podium finish! Then we go to the ride review of the Santa Cruz Vala E-Bike, and lastly MTB Lawyer's take on the SRAM Transmission drivetrain. Take it all in and enjoy my gnomies!

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We uncover the big news about SORBA breaking away from IMBA with Dan the Man! He brings a really cool fresh perspective to SORBA with his business and financial background, non profit experience and casual MTB'er. Being what he phrased as somewhat of an outsider of the industry he really looked at things in a different way to help pave the way for this big move. It was fun to get to know the guy behind SORBA but also him as a person. Got to know him originally as a fan of the podcast and him buying some merch from me near the trails. Was really cool to have him on and hope you enjoy!

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What a treat it was to talk to Stan who has been in the mountain biking space a long time! We will need a part two of this soon as we only fit about half the discussions we wanted to. We chatted about everything from his early days when mountain biking barely existed, to current day and everything in between. We also touched on his trail work and being a USFS Certified Sawyer, favorite saws, favorite bikes and soooo much more. His group is also responsible for two of the most used mtb trail systems Chicopee and Jake/Bull MTN, along with 7 other trail systems. Catch ya a listen of this local legend!

Disclaimer: This guest has a dry sense of humor. If you get offended by a comment he makes, it was probably a bad joke. His humor is like a dry red wine. You don't realize till the next day that you drank too much.

https://www.negasorba.org/

Happy New Year Yall! We were a little behind on this one but life got in the way. We get fellow Gnomies The Lawyer (now MTB Laywer on YouTube), The Mechanic, and The Outlaw of Josey Wales to sit down with the Chief Gnar Gnome to look back on 2024 and what is ahead in 2025. We chat about favorite rides, stats, future rides, and a look on the podcast itself. Get your new year kicked off right and listen up!

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On episode 83 (I said 84 but ignore that ;)) we chat with the leaders of Standing Boy Trail system in Columbus GA! The buzz has been generating over these trails in our state and since I have heard such great things we had to get them on to hear the story of the trails, what they entail, and the stories of the individual leaders and their journey in mountain biking. I am super excited to visit this trail system after recording this and hope you are too!

P.S. They said they don't do rain well so best if you visit after March!

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Happy New Year's Eve yall! What better way to celebrate than chat with the guy that helped me take Gnar Gnomies to the next level with branding, apparel and soon to be drumroll... an ecommerce site! Pete is an awesome riding buddy too with the Gnomies and MTB Brethren and it was fun to hear his story. We also were extra excited as this was recorded on the way to a big Brethren group ride at Bearhoti. So lube up those chains and get ready for this great episode!

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Merry Christmas! I hope you listeners have your chainsaws gassed up and chain lube ready cause this one is about the mass destruction Sorba CSRA saw from Hurricane Helene. I had no idea how bad the Augusta, GA area got hit and man did they get hit bad. They are still trying to dig themselves out of the rubble, and we hear about the massive project Ed is facing to bring these trails, and community back to life. Hope you enoy!

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https://sorbacsra.org/

We sat down with local boy legend Drew Blankenbecler to discuss his passion of all things MTB! We had a great ride together in Utah before this GA boy came back to the dirty south and talked about the move, his bike related companies, siyack shredits on YouTube, and on and on. Really enjoyed catching up with this ripper and catch you a listen now ya here?! Oh yeah and he dropped a new schweeet YouTube bike review on his channel and forgot to mention it lol.

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https://www.youtube.com/@drew.blanks

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Sat down with returning guest David Chaney of Martha's Outpost to discuss many things mountain biking over some fresh coffee from Alma's coffee roasters in Woodstock/Canton area. It was a great discussion of trails (sneak peak at new thing for 2025), types of bikes in stable, frame materials, events, latest stories, and some good laughs. Hope you enjoy this one as much as I enjoyed recording it!

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https://www.instagram.com/chaney_david/

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Last year did a pod with the kiddos and they wanted to do it again over Thanksgiving, so I reckon this is becoming an annual tradition. FYI this was very spur of the moment, intro music wasn't uploading, was in a food turkey coma, couple drinks in, no direction, kids wanted to do it so bad and froze up a bit when on the spot, but hey they wanted to be famous so hope you enjoy hearing from the groms!

Happy Thanksgiving yall! In this episode we met with our buddy Rob aka Links as he has found the gnar! How is he navigating getting into mountain biking while balancing his golf addiction, work, family, etc? Also he got bit by the e-bike bug... Tune in to find out his story and more questions for another newbie mtb'er. We are spreading the Gnarvana down here in GA for sure!

Thanks to Fresh Bikes we are now reviewing the latest and greatest MTB's on the market. First on the list was the Salsa Notch which you can get now on sale for only $3k from Fresh Bikes! That's right folks a full fledge legit EEB for $3k. Listen to hear the drawbacks and benefits from a mid to semi decent dad rider on his take. We also touch on the latest things going on in the MTB scene as always with our cohost The MTB Lawyer. Let er rip tater chip!

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Hope to see you at the Dirty 30 at Blankets Creek!

We interview Sam from the Atlanta Bike shed and discuss his new awesome business (mobile and can come to you on bike with trailer and repair kit). We also chat about his love for steel bikes, cargo bikes, all types of biking, commuting, etc. He also has a speciality in custom wheel building! Is it worth it? Have a listen and find out!

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and we're on fedi @bikeshed@theatl.social
(https://theatl.social/@bikeshed).

I sit down with Shreddy to discuss my latest trip to Salt Lake City, Utah and the MTB ride I did out there. We also discuss latest rides, future rides, and a bunch of random thoughts. Hope you enjoy this good ole fashion round table (but with only 2 Gnomies this time). Crack a cold one and enjoy!

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So we all know Blankets Creek is one of the best MTB trails in the greater Atlanta metro area, but who are the people behind it? What is the story? The history? The Future? Well we got the President (Nikki Adams) and Treasurer (Jay Wilkes) to tell us all about it! And not just Blankets Creek but also Rope Mill and ahem... a new mtb trail system!!!! So tune in and learn all about it, as I definitely learned a ton!

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https://www.instagram.com/sorba_woodstock/

So after chatting with DJ and hearing stories of his son Aiden, I had to have this young racer get on the podcast as well to share his story! Aiden started racing at a young age, so young they had to lie to get him into races and he still rocked them. He was on a bike probably before he could walk. It was great to hear a perspective from someone who has grown up around the sport and living in a mountain biking mecca. So as Aiden says "Ride fast and don't crash!" and sit back and enjoy!

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The Lawyer and I sit down with Shawn Brunner of Fresh Bikes to unpack his love of the sport, starting out working at a shop from the ground up, to working for Yeti, then on to founding his own bike shop right outside of Big Creek. Oh and I just bought an e-bike from him! There is a lot discussed here and you will hear the passion come out of this dude throughout. Now get in that flow state and enjoy!

https://www.freshbikeservice.com/

https://www.instagram.com/freshbikeservice/

We got the Gnomies together for a post race recap at Cultivation Brewing. Listen in to hear about all the crazy happenings from getting the trails race ready after the hurricane, pre riding (breaking stuff) and racing to end up sweeping the podiums! Hope you enjoy!

P.S. People been asking how to buy Gnar Gnomies Merch. You can email me at gnargnomies@gmail.com or on instagram. Just need your address and can use Venmo or cash. If local to Atlanta area can meet up to deliver the goods!

On this episode we sat down with DJ Carder of Blue Mountain Bikes out of Blue Ridge, GA. So cool to hear the history of MTB, as DJ goes way back in the scene and amazing to learn about how Blue Mountain Bikes came to be so organically. Not to mention this guy and his crew are always giving back to the community! Hope you enjoy!

For Western NC Hurricane Relief DJ is taking donations through @Casey-Eaton-11 on Venmo

Their work so far: https://youtu.be/Iwo4REgtElo?si=Aj_z1oUTA5lrbb5v

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https://www.instagram.com/carder83/

How timely of an episode! We sat down with Lonnie after the aftermath of the hurricane as we were getting ready to prepare for the Quick 6 race. (Spoiler alert it happened) Get to know this hard working man who took our trails to the next level!

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This is the second half of the conversation post Jarrod's Place rip with The Mechanic, The Lawyer and Shreddy. Hear some final thoughts on e-biking and make sure your power bill is paid off!

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Okay you know it was bound to happen at some point right?! Now a few Gnomies have gotten E-Bikes so this type of riding seems to be catching on... We can't ignore it anymore so lets just hit it head on with The Lawyer, The Mechanic, and Shreddy!

P.S. This is part 1 mainly due to the fact I can't figure out how on Riverside to upload multiple audio recordings per episode (face palm) so if you know hit me up. Also it was a little long so probably makes sense in a two parter lol.

A good ole catch up podcast of many things. The MTB Lawyer and Chief Gnar Gnomie roll through current events, new happenings, buying used chamois, and our future bike review! Lots to catch up on in the MTB space so grab ya a listen!

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Listeners have been asking who is the Gnar Gnomie?! Well now you can find out. We chat about how I got obsessed with MTB, losing weight, different bikes and trails, and soooo much more. Join me and Josey has he drills me with questions that he and our listeners have. Rock on Gnar Gnation!

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This episode is coming at you from our local brewery Cultivation. We sit down with the Murray Bros (El Chapo and The One Liner) along with some other MTB Brethren to hear about their experience at the famous Leadville MTB race. Now that they have had time to internalize it (and recover from a hospital visit...) we look back at the crazy stories and experiences they went through from start to finish! Enjoy Gnar Gnation!

Get your cameras out cause we got Ben Loecken on of Sunday House Productions who makes some siyack edits! We got to know Ben through the MTB Brethren and not only does this guy mountain bike but he also has an awesome video production company. Sit down with us to learn about his world travels, trail rides, and being a full time film maker and videographer. Hope you enjoy my Gnomies!

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https://www.instagram.com/sundayhouse.productions/

https://www.instagram.com/benloecken/

We are taking a detour on this podcast to highlight a buddy of mine who is gnarly in his own right. Has traveled the world, done ultra hiking/climbing/endurance trail running, big hunter/fisherman, forager, influencer and outdoors extraordinaire. We even discuss his latest recent hobby of offroad e-biking to accomplish his adventures in the wild! Enjoy Gnomies!

https://www.instagram.com/wilderness_father/

Getting close to that big Quick Six Enduro Race so what better time to bring on one of the main head honchos of Rambo and The Quick Six Stu!!!!!! We discuss his own riding, getting trails sanctioned, volunteering, the grind, running the Quick Six and being the VP of Rambo, and of course all the changes coming up for this years siyack race! Grab ya a listen!

https://www.instagram.com/stuey_the_sender/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/bcfreeride

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https://www.rambo-mtb.org/

Survey to sanction Simpsonwood Park MTB trails! https://us13.list-manage.com/survey?u=814ba5219e2d78585772d9570&id=27a3b4fcd9&e=6d3e6ece5b

We are back to racing. We got Charlie Golwyn of Southern Gravity DH race team to join us on the podcast to share his story of getting into MTB, racing DH at a high level, steel bikes, injuries, and preparing to go to the World Cup big leagues! Our own local speed racer is making us proud and going full time pro!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr_4EieCKBk

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Josey and I have a roundtable with Shreddy, The Mechanic, and El Chapo on all their Colorado adventures and live vicariously through them while we bake down here in GA humidity. Sorry we are late on this one but better late than never! Enjoy my Gnomies!

We sit down and talk with El Chapo aka Stephen Murray aka the Leader/Founder of MTB Brethren to discuss his training for one of the hardest MTB races. LEADVILLE! It is a grueling all day 100 mile, 12k climbing at 13k elevation ride and his training rides have been pretty epic for it. Check it out!

https://www.instagram.com/murray_stephen/

What a treat to talk with Caroline McCarley who is Gnar Gnomies semi co host The Lawyer's wife's, sister's college roomate lol. She left her big time corporate gig producing for HGTV, Food Network, Travel Channel, and so on for the MTB Gnar life. She now travels the world with her husband, the famous trail builder Shaggy, and does MTB coaching/guiding. It was rad for The Lawyer and myself to sit down with her for a chat, enjoy!

https://www.instagram.com/caromccarley/

We tracked down the Dynamic Duo of biking Pippa of Piedmont (a dog) and Todd Steigerwalt (a human) who bike all around Atlanta together. You will not miss them as they are usually wearing brightly colored matching kit and goggles, rocking out to a Fast and Furious soundtrack, and turning heads having fun on bikes. On this episode we learn where this came about and Todd's love of all things bike! Enjoy my Gnomies!

https://www.instagram.com/pippaofpiedmont/

So cool to get in my opinion one of the funniest dudes on the interwebs related to mountain biking and outdoor rec, Scott Losse! We talked about him getting into mountain biking recently, his perspective on the sport, influencer life, pacific northwest life (duh), and went all over the place with our ADD tendencies. He had me laughing good and resisted letting out the hackling in the podcast but hope this has you rolling like it did for me chatting with this funny guy!

https://www.instagram.com/scottlosse/

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We interviewed a new rider to MTB Taylor Sandusky aka Soap. He shares with us all his learnings getting into this sport and where his head is at. You get amazing insight into a new rider that can help serious riders getting their buddies into it and new riders make them feel not alone. I hope you enjoy this rad episode as much as I did. Now lets gear up and listen to Soaps journey into the MTB arena!!!!

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In episode 55 The Mechanic and I hit Pine Mountain and give you the pre and post ride coverage. Lets go Into the Gnar!

The CamJam! https://www.amazon.com/Nite-Ize-CamJam-Cord-Tightener/dp/B0CKFP3BFZ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YPX5JGBCWZ9D&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ZDSBjSu7142xTGLcgDRL4eWJMKKXiCaPw6_E-hodbblwMMjRgHsPhZ1-V-h9BR0l4uyU5i-K6oxZqJQJw8zNclWkl_IO39099IXUddFSiXk494pEcmrwcu7jIQzdIXUGBPmQcRDFNmE_NRk8kbu439pmNyuAQ02nMVILpHK32zLQmeK1z_YZN30C0aRMzgo64_t-HCi-kB6laYlP072GcUXazvDrUuVGGgHPUMGD0tYyP6G4kG-LuwcgARImN-vhg2pHavTIcI5s6yWbRk5x8vQBGfy7DnVS9W4aJvwZqMw.sh2Y5GNrpfI-zLdODNAmILcBNhObGaTryRa3Ssu9Uaw&dib_tag=se&keywords=time+atacize+camjam+cord+tightener&qid=1719345234&sprefix=time+atacize+camjam+cord+tightener%2Caps%2C367&sr=8-1

This episode spans all types of Gnar! I got the opportunity to catch up with one of my best friends from high school and we had a lot to talk about. He has been a professional kayaker for many years spanning team USA, massive waterfall drops, etc. but also loves all adventure xtreme sports like mountain biking, skiing, paragliding, climbing, hydra-foiling, and so much more. I hope you get a kick out of this as much as I did!

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Well here is the second half to our epic Stanley Gap Gnar Gnomies Spectacular Excursion! Hope you enjoy the good vibes coming out of this episode!

To see some pics! https://www.instagram.com/gnargnomies/

Well the Gnar Gnomies are out for our 2024 inaugural enduro day at Stanley Gap (plus some extra goodies) and yes we are ending it on a boat!!! This was put on by The Mechanic, joined by the Freehand Route Drawer, and The Accountant. The is the pre show before the ride. Tune in next week for the post ride!

We were able to catch Will between moving dirt during his lunch break to hear his story of getting into becoming the lead trail builder for GA's first shuttle bike park! This guys has to be one of the youngest guys to do this job and pretty rad to hear how he got into it! Check it out yall!

https://www.instagram.com/willzierden/

https://www.instagram.com/theboysofjarrodsplace/

https://www.youtube.com/@TheBoysofJarrodsPlace

https://jarrodsplacebikepark.com/

Scheeeewwwww Greg is the outdoor recreation renaissance King! He has his hands in everything from MTB, MTB real estate! (He is the listing agent for Mulberry Gap!), fly fishing, skiing, one wheeling, trail running, and much much more. I wish had hours to talk to this guy as he has tons of stories and experiences spanning Montana to GA. Tune in to listen to the Canton/Woodstock outdoorsman guru!

https://www.instagram.com/goadhomepartners/

https://www.instagram.com/psychedelicwolfpack/

https://goadhomepartners.com/

https://www.mulberrygap.com/big-news-faq

https://www.youtube.com/@GregGoadBestLifeAtlanta

On this rad episode we are back to our roots for a good old fashion Gnar Gnomies round table discussion. Just chatting about whats going on in the mtb world and discussing that MTB stokeage with our fellow Gnomies Mr. Fashionista and The Lawyer! Check it out!

I think some folks don't realize that even though GA's first bike park is called Jarrod's Place it is also Josh Cohan's place too. He is the other part owner and founder of the bike park along side Jarrod Harris. Here we get to know Josh's story and his take on the bike park business. Hope you enjoy!

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Wooooo! We got the dude behind the hottest race series in the Southeast. Squirrelly Dave (David Moore) is the man behind Go Nuts Racing which does some of the best Enduro and XC races in the country! Learn about him and his story and a behind the scenes of running a race series.

https://www.gonutsbiking.com/

https://www.instagram.com/gonutsbiking/

https://www.instagram.com/squirrellydave.0/

We sit down with the MTB Lawyer to discuss his latest trip visiting one of the newest downhill shuttle parks in the southeast! We hear all the things and give you all the details. You can also check out the YouTube video he put up on his channel and listen to this while watching the vid to get the full experience. Now dropping!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VTUi-Spn6Y&t=6s

https://rattlesnakebikepark.com/

Email Gnar Gnomies to book the Shredstead in Brevard to fredballar@gmail.com

Jarrod Harris the the man not surprisingly behind Jarrod's Place bike park. Here we get to know him better personally and more about the coolest business he started. GA's very first shuttle bike park! I can hear those shuttle trucks' diesel engines winding up already, so hop aboard, and have a listen!

https://jarrodsplacebikepark.com/

https://www.instagram.com/jarrods_place/

https://www.instagram.com/jarrod_loves_biscuits/

https://www.instagram.com/thejarrodharris/

https://www.instagram.com/theboysofjarrodsplace/

When you don't find Casey crunching numbers he is wearing his pineapple express fanny pack or hippy string backpack while shredding the local trails! Tune in to find out more!

Let's get caffeinated Gnar Nation! Gitchu your best cup of java and sit back to listen to David Chaney with Martha's Outpost. He has a wealth of knowledge around the GA MTB scene when it comes to events, trail building, organizations, etc. On top of that they are the best cup of joe you can get for any MTB outing. Listen in to get some knowledge on this one!

Martha's Outpost Insta: @marthasoutpost

Martha's Outpost Website: www.marthasoutpost.com

FB: Martha's Outpost

Honorable mentions: @sorba_woodstock, @rambo, @mtbatlanta, @georgiacyclingassociation

Super excited to share this episode where I get to fanboy and interview one of my favorite YouTuber's Rich Moore aka Semi Sendy! We chat about all types of Gnar: whitewater paddling, climbing, and of course mountain biking. Within that we discuss his new gig for some little YouTuber you may recognize wink wink, and what he is doing with the Gravity Cooperative and the US race downhill race series. This episode is rad and hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Semi Sendy Insta: https://www.instagram.com/semi_sendy/

Semi Sendy Youtubes: https://www.youtube.com/@SemiSendy

Gravity Cooperative Insta: https://www.instagram.com/thegravitycoop/

Gravity Cooperative Youtubes: https://www.youtube.com/@GravityCooperative

Gravity Cooperative Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-gravity-coop