Trail EAffect
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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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3d ago
Amanda Carey – President of NICA – National Interscholastic Cycling Association – Talking Trails, Youth Development, Leadership and Non-Profits – 171
For Episode 171 we have Amanda Carey as our guest. Amanda is the president of NICA, the National Interscholastic Cycling Association. Amanda worked for 5 other Outdoor and Trail Based non-profits leading up to her current role at NICA, including a role as the Executive Director for Mountain Bike the Tetons. We talked all things trails, the role that NICA is playing with youth sports, more broadly mountain biking, and we close with a story that ta ..read more
Trail EAffect
2w ago
Peter Mills of Elevated Trail Design - 170
For Episode 170 we have Peter Mills the owner of Elevated Trail Design as our guest. Elevated Trail Designs is a PTBA Member Company that is based out of the Ashville, NC Region. Peter is a lifelong mountain biker and trail builder that is responsible for some of the newest yet most notable trail projects in the greater Ashville Region and beyond.
Trail EAffect Show Links:
Elevated Trail Design: https://www.elevatedtraildesign.com/
Elevated Trail Design on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elevatedtraildesign
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3w ago
Toby Cortez / Bogue Chitto State Park / Mountain Biking in Louisiana 169
For Episode 169 Toby Cortez is our guest – Toby is one of the masterminds behind the mountain bike trails at Bogue Chitto State Park located in Louisiana. Toby drops a ton of knowledge on this episode, through some incredible stories about how Bogue Chitto came to be, cutting through the red tape that comes with making a trail system reality and what’s in store for the future.
Trail EAffect Show Links:
North Shore Off-Road Bicycle Association: https://www.norbatrails.org/
Bogue Chitto State Park: https://www.lastat ..read more
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1M ago
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.
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Loam Pass: https://www.loampass.com/
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1M ago
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!
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1M ago
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
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2M ago
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
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2M ago
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)
Getti ..read more
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2M ago
Gary Moore, Gil McCormick and Chris Winn – COMBA – Colorado Mountain Bike Association 163
We are back with a Non-Profit Trail Organization this week, featuring COMBA, The Colorado Mountain Bike Association. We have Gary Moore, the Executive Director for COMBA, Gil McCormick the Trails Program Director for COMBA, and Chris Winn the Communications and Marketing Manager for COMBA.
Topics Include:
How these three got into mountain biking and trails
How COMBA Began
Hiring Staff at COMBA
The region that COMBA covers
COMBA’s Focus on Trails
Trek Trails at Virginia Canyon
More about the Trek Foundat ..read more
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2M ago
Dafydd Davis - A Pioneer in Trail Planning and Design, based out of Wales 162
Dafydd might be the most impactful mountain bike trail planners and designer period. His thoughtful approach to trail planning and design has resulted in trail experiences that were decades ahead of their time in Wales, which eventually spread throughout the world. You’d think the topics we discussed and Dafydd’s concepts were rather new, but he started this approach in 1994, 30 years ago. Dafydd’s concepts have also be studied and implemented by many other trail planners and designers, and are still extremely releva ..read more