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Trail EAffect

Trail EAffect

Josh Blum

Trail EAffect is a show that dives into the stories behind trails, the communities that embrace trails, and the people who rely on trails as a way of life by interviewing the personalities involved with the world of Trails and Mountain Biking.
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Trail EAffect Episode 39: Brice Minnigh – Editor & Chief at Freehub Magazine

This episode first aired on September 16th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio

Topics Covered in this show:

  • The Brice Minniqh Back Story
  • The extensive travels the Brice was involved with as a foreign news correspondent for multiple media outlets
  • Travels back to the U.S. and becoming the Managing Editor at Bike Mag – and 12 years of writing for Bike Mag
  • The transition to Freehub Magazine as the Chief Editor
  • The backstory on the Shaums March Story / how stories have come together in general over Brice’s Career as a Mountain Bike Journalist
  • Bringing positive stories to the masses – even though personal struggles
  • The renaissance in Mountain Biking and Trail Building, and how we got to where we are now
  • Where we are now from a trail building and maintenance perspective with all the new users
  • Keeping the message out that it’s everyone’s responsibility to be a custodian of the trails.
  • How do we educate and embrace new people coming into the sport of mountain biking
  • The growing scene in Chattanooga, TN
  • The shared goal at Freehub to create awareness around trail communities
  • Palisades Plunge Trail / Single Track Trails Story
  • The effort it takes to get stories written and told in a certain timeline
  • The Community Theme Issue
  • Fact Checking by Brice
  • Brice’s idea of the ideal perfect mountain bike community
  • Riding In Bellingham, WA
  • San Diego Co, CA
  • Tourism & Quality of Life
  • Nevada Feature in Freehub
  • Traveling to ride, meeting people and exploring places
  • The Traditional Culture of Mountain Bikers
  • The inclusivity of Mountain Biking
  • Words – and the Evolution of words and our language
  • Finding new contributors in different locations
  • The shift into being more gender inclusivity
  • Closing

Links:

FreeHub Magazine: https://freehubmag.com/

The Journalist – Living Large with Brice Minniqh: https://freehubmag.com/articles/journalist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy1oqb0HiEE&t=2s

Brice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bricemag

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 [email protected]

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

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Trail EAffect Episode 102 with Rich Edwards of the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative at West Virginia University Series

This is Part 3 of a 4 Part Series featuring the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative

  • Intro to Rich Edwards
  • Rich Edwards Backstory
  • Why Rich chose the move to West Virginia University
  • The opportunity for trail building in terms of iconic topography in West Virginia
  • What Rich’s Roll is at the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative – Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Coordinator
  • The ways that the OEDC helps West Virginia with Trails and Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure
    • Direct Operational Support
    • Technical Support
    • Education
  • Being Collaborative across all trail user groups and even within user groups
  • Trail Building Companies in West Virginia
  • The east coast and access for trails / South East surge in trail development
  • First Phase of the West Run Woods Trail System in Morgantown, WV
  • Developing Shared Use Trails in Morgantown, WV
  • The 100 Mile Vision
    • Identifying that the Bike Ped infrastructure could use improvement, and adding these improvements via natural surface trails
  • Current Shovel Ready Trail Projects in West Virginia
    • Funded Projects
  • Environmental / NEPA Process
    • Finding of No Significant Impact
    • Environmental Assessment
    • Environmental Impact Statement
    • Categorical Exclusion
  • Multiple Funding Streams applied to trail projects
  • Cacapon State Park, WV
    • Thunderstruck Trail
  • Mountain Biking in State Parks in West Virginia
  • Mylan Park Morgantown BMX Track, UCI Pumptrack and Bike Park Plans
  • More Shovel Ready Projects
  • Marlinton, WV Trail Projects
    • 100 Miles / 10 million Dollars approved in less than one year
  • Elkins West Virginia and an ARC Power Planning Grant
  • Rich going deeper on Planning and Design, and the differences between the two
  • Planning ahead, and getting trail designs ready to shelve until funding becomes available for last minute funding opportunities
    • Having Project Designs / Plans almost shovel ready
  • Rich Life Wisdom and Advice
    • The Darkside of Mountain Biking in general
    • Assume that someone is always listening...
  • People to Thank and Closing Comments

Links:

Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative: https://oedc.wvu.edu/

Rich Edwards Bio: https://oedc.wvu.edu/about-us/meet-the-team/rich-edwards

Morgantown Area Mountain Bike Association: https://mambawv.org/

Thunderstruck Trail Build Video Series

Making of Thunderstruck: https://youtu.be/OixNm7nuEbo

Partnering with Appalachian Conservation Corps: https://youtu.be/BvkLH5ZOwuE

West Run Woods Trail Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: https://youtu.be/xYNDCqlQOrU

Brad D. Smith: https://braddsmith.com/

Ascend West Virginia: https://ascendwv.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 [email protected]

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.

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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 [email protected]

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.

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Trail EAffect - Jeff Gannon of Affordable Trail Solutions (#68)
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05/03/22 • 71 min

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 [email protected]

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.

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Trail EAffect - Rob Reed Mountain Bike Journalist (#62)
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03/31/22 • 73 min

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

Contact Josh at [email protected]

Support Trail EAffect through Patreon 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.

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Trail EAffect Episode 47 Corey Clayton of Vee Hollow – The Knoxville Series Part 6

This episode first aired on November 22nd, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio

Topics Covered:

  • The Corey Clayton Back Story
  • How the Concept of Vee Hollow became reality and why Townsend, TN
  • Connecting with professional trail builders to review the feasibility of building a trail system at the proposed site
  • Coordination with AMBC Knox for referrals on who to hire for planning and building of the trail system.
  • Assembling the team of builders to provide a diverse trail experience
  • The Timeline of when the property was purchased to when building was complete (Very Fast)!
  • Jump Lines and Skills area at the base of the trail system
  • Access to the site when it opens
  • Other things to do in the area (Camping, Tubing)
  • Company Distilling
  • The future bike shop on site
  • E Bike Friendly
  • Views from the trail system of the Smoky Mountains
  • Traffic Through Townsend, TN that goes past Vee Hollow
  • The creation of tasteful attractions in Townsend, TN to economically help Townsend the right way with Outdoor Recreation Based activities
  • Soft Opening / Official Opening coming soon (when the bridge to the site is completed)
  • Burger Master
  • The Greater Knoxville Area
  • Closing Comments

Links:

Vee Hollow Website: https://rideveehollow.com/

Vee Hollow Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/RideVeeHollow/?ref=page_internal

Vee Hollow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ride_veehollow/

Vee Hollow YouTube: https://youtu.be/4nb2kVdqZaU

Company Distilling: https://www.companydistilling.com/

Little Arrow Outdoor Resort and Camp Ground: https://camplittlearrow.com/

Burger Master: http://www.burgermaster.net/

Appalachian Mountain Bike Club (AMBC): www.ambcknox.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 [email protected]

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

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Trail EAffect Episode 44 Matthew Kellogg E.D. of AMBC – The Knoxville Series Part 3

This episode first aired on November 1st, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio

Topics Covered:

  • Matthew Kellogg Backstory
  • The Appalachian Mountain Bike Club Background
  • Restarting the Club with a new agenda and aligning with SORBA and IMBA
  • How a trip to Kingdom Trails inspired a greater vision for Knoxville
  • Collaborative process with public and private land owners and managers
  • How the Bell Built Grant Campaign really put Baker Creek and the Urban Wilderness on the map
  • How a Plan / Master Plan can spring board trail building
    • How plans leverage grant funding
    • How plans offer a road map to the future
    • How plans provide building in phases
    • Building progression into trails
  • A Breakdown of the various trail systems around the Knoxville region
    • Urban Wilderness (40 or so miles of trails)
    • Ijams Nature Center
    • The State of Tennessee – Forks of the River
    • Private Lands (about 25 private land owners) – MOU Breakdown for owners
    • County Land
    • Hastie Park
    • View Park
    • Baker Creek Preserve
    • Stanley Lippencott
    • Fort Dickerson
    • Sharps Ridge (used to reduce undesirable activity in the area)
    • C. King
    • Concord Park
    • Lake Norris / Loyston Point
    • Clinch Valley Trail Alliance / Haw Ridge
    • Cherokee National Forest (future project)
    • Big South Fork (NPS land)
  • The Secret Sauce for a diversity of different trails and trail types
  • Vee Hollow
  • Famous AMBC Failures
  • The mix of Professional Trail Builders with Volunteer Builders and the importance of this mix
  • Trail Champions
  • The #SoNoLimo Story
  • Closing Comments

Links:

Appalachian Mountain Bike Club (AMBC): www.ambcknox.org

AMBC Fall Fest: https://fallfest.ambcknox.org/

AMBC Kona Bike Raffle (Drawing 11/6/21): https://ambcknox.org/raffle/

Stan’s No Tubes Intersections – Knoxville: https://www.notubes.com/stories/intersections-knoxville

Devil’s Race Track PR: https://www.pinkbike.com/news/tennessee-opens-the-bell-built-devils-racetrack-2016.html

Eastbound and Down Knoxville: https://www.pinkbike.com/news/east-bound-and-down-knoxville-tennessee-2016.html

SORBA: https://sorba.org/

Trailforks: https://www.trailforks.com/region/knoxville/

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 [email protected]

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

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Luther Propst – Trails, Community Development and Advocacy Key Note at International Trails Summit 2023 #131

Topics:

  • Luther’s Backstory and how he got his start in Land Use Planning and Law
    • Working with the World Wildlife Fund
  • Founding the Sonoran Institute
  • Joining the board for both IMBA and the Outdoor Alliance
    • Why Luther Joined the Outdoor Alliance
    • Joining the IMBA Board of Directors
  • Balancing working with riding
  • Trails, Community Development and Advocacy – Key Note Speech
  • The importance of cooperation between user groups for advocacy
  • Bentonville
    • Economic Development through trails
  • How Outdoor Recreation can fill the void with declining resource extraction
    • How Copper Mining Companies are better at creating towns than in modern times
    • How people really started moving for Outdoor Recreation in 2020 and beyond
  • Bozeman and Hamilton Montana
  • The ingredients for a great trail / outdoor community
    • Someone with a vision for the community within the community
  • How not being a ski community warps housing prices less
  • Help to figure out a way for lower income housing for the “Work Force” and people who provide services within the community
  • Coal and Wyoming
  • The comparative advantage of outdoor recreation in rapidly changing economies
    • Talent attraction of highly skilled workers
  • Persuading new allies to support outdoor recreation
  • “Act with Humility and Restraint”
  • What Luther Looks for in a Trail Community
  • Closing Comments and Thank You’s

Links:

Luther Propst: https://lutherfortetoncounty.com/

Sonoran Institute: https://sonoraninstitute.org/

American Trails: https://www.americantrails.org/

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

Outdoor Alliance: https://www.outdooralliance.org/

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

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

Trail EAffect Show Links:

Discount Code (20%) for both KETL Mtn Apparel and Trail One Components: TrailPod

Trail EAffect Podcast Website: www.traileaffectpodcast.com

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

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

Worldwide Cyclery Affiliate Link: https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/?aff=559

23ZERO USA: https://23zero.com/?avad=355721_d30d44cc9

Contact Josh at [email protected]

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

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Adam McCoy - Treelines Northwest - Trail Building - Retallack Lodge - and More #147

Topics Covered in this show:

  • How Treelines began – Inspired by Snowboard & Skateboard Apparel and Media
  • Builders V. Loggers Video
  • Shoot the Trails and Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition in Bellingham, WA
  • The Treelines Van
  • Growing the Treelines Brand
  • The evolution of filming and helmet cameras
  • Peak to Creek Freehub Magazine Video Series at Retallack Lodge
    • How this trail and video project came to be
    • The challenges associated with building this trail
    • 6000’ vertical drop on this build
    • The reception of Peak to Creek
  • Retallack Lodge
    • The experience that can be found here
    • What to ride
  • Trail Building and Adam’s Trail Building Philosophy
  • Features and cedar deck bridges
  • Other trail building products made by Adam / Treelines
  • What’s next for Treelines
  • What Adam looks for in Trail Communities
    • Good Dirt
    • Strong riding community
    • Getting Kids involved with Trails and Trail Building
  • Closing Comments
  • Bonus Content
    • Rogue Trail Building
    • Partnerships with Logging Companies
    • Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition

Trail EAffect Show Links:

Treelines Northwest: https://treelinesnorthwest.com/

Retallack Lodge: https://www.retallack.com/

Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition: https://www.wmbcmtb.org/

Peak to Creek (Freehub) Video Series: https://freehub.com/peak-to-creek#:~:text=Peak%20to%20Creek%20is%20an,building%2C%20from%20start%20to%20finish.

Treelines: https://www.pinkbike.com/video/260279/

Builders vs Loggers: https://www.pinkbike.com/video/222479/

Marketing Breakthrough Podcast Adam is on episodes #69 and #70: https://www.marketingbreakthrough.co/podcast

Episode Sponsor - Coulee Creative - Websites and Branding: https://www.couleecreative.com/

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Trail One Components Discount Code (20%) 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 [email protected]

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

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Trail EAffect - Mark Hayes of Highland Bike Park (#55)
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02/19/22 • 72 min

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 [email protected]

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

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