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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This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services