Episodes

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’...

Trail EAffect Episode 56 Spider Mountain Bike Park with Christiana Hudson and Suzy Bauer Trail EAffect will be moving off of Mountain Bike Radio to its own Podcast Feed and will be called: Trail EAffect. In order to continue to listen to future Trail EAffect Episodes please check out Trail EAffect everywhere Podcasts are consumed. Topics Covered: The Christiana Hudson Backstory The Suzy Bauer Backstory The Spider Mountain Back Story Inspiration from Jackson Hole Other Bike Park Resorts: ...

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 les...

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 th...

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 gener...

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 Speed...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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 T...

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. Assemb...

Trail EAffect Episode 46 Story Time with Brian Hann – The Knoxville Series Part 5 This episode first aired on November 15th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio Topics Covered: About Brian Hann How the AMBC and Urban Wilderness Came to be Linking Properties Together in South Knoxville The Partnership of Public Trails on Private Land South Knoxville Transition into machine building Volunteers & Paid Professional Builders The Kingdom Trails Influence Access to Private Lands through Recreational...

Trail EAffect Episode 45 Mayor of Knoxville: Indya Kincannon – The Knoxville Series Part 4 This episode first aired on November 8th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio Topics Covered: Mayor Indya Kincannon Backstory About Knoxville What is Knoxville Urban Wilderness the trails in Knoxville What trails have done for the residents in the community Neighborhood connectivity through Trails Increasing property values and decreasing blight The return on investment with Trails vs other infrastructure ...

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 reall...

Trail EAffect Episode 43 Sean Leader – Windrock Bike Park Knoxville Series Part 2 This episode first aired on October 25th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio Topics Covered: Sean’s Backstory How Sean got into Mountain Biking Ultra-Endurance Racing / Single Speed Racing Pro XC Racing and Cyclocross Transition to Gravity / Enduro Racing How going to New Zealand was the most influential mountain bike Destination for Sean Sean’s Wrist Injury The Turning Point of Being injured and being forced to...

Trail EAffect Episode 42 Julie Ferrara Women’s Ambassador Knoxville Series Part 1 This episode first aired on October 20th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio Topics Covered: Julie’s Backstory How Julie started Mountain Biking Becoming a Women’s Ride Ambassador Women’s riding / inclusivity within Knoxville New Riders Tips for guys taking new female riders mountain biking Gravel Riding in the Knoxville Region Knoxville Backstory for Trails and Urban Wilderness Trails in Neighborhoods Other T...

Trail EAffect Episode 41: Gary Vernon – OZ Trails Re-Air This episode also aired on October 7th on Mountain Bike Radio and on April 30th, 2020 on the Driftless Dirt Podcast Topics Covered: Gary’s backstory How Bentonville started with a 5-mile trail system and got to where it is today OZ Trails and the backstory behind the brand / region known as OZ Trails Women of OZ State Parks and Monument Trails 2022 UCI Cyclocross World Championships The Future of OZ Trails and their goal of being ...

Trail EAffect Episode 40: Dave Wiens Trails Are Common Ground This episode first aired on September 30th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio Topics Covered in this show: Intro Trails Are Common Ground Back Story Draper City UT example of a great trail system with multiple forms of shared use How Trails Are Common Ground went from Idea to Action Partner Organizations Pulling professional agencies in to assist with the creation of Trails Are Common Ground Educating New Users How the Kindness is...

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...

Trail EAffect Episode 38: with Mike Riter of Trail Design Specialists This episode first aired on September 8th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio Topics Covered in this show: How Mike got into Trails and Trail Building The start of the IMBA Trail Care Crew Traveling to Europe as the IMBA Trail Care Crew (The blurring of Public & Private Property in Europe) Laws governing trails in England Trail Construction in Europe Trails and how they have transitioned from function of travel to recreation ...

Trail EAffect Episode 37: with Dave Wiens Executive Director of IMBA This episode first aired on August 23rd, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio Topics Covered in this show: The Dave Wiens Back Story / how Dave got into Trails and Advocacy The Start of Dave’s Local Trail Organization – Gunnison Trails Advice for Trail Organization Executive Director / New Staff Transition to IMBA as a Board Member then Executive Director of IMBA The Team at IMBA and how IMBA has built back to a being in a great ...

Trail EAffect Episode 36: with Brooke Goudy This episode first aired on August 14th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio Topics Covered in this show: The Brooke Goudy Back Story on Life & how she landed in Denver, Co. How Brooke got into Mountain Biking and why she stuck with it Brooke’s involvement with a lot of different organizations in an effort to share mountain biking with people of color and women in general Black Girls Do Bike Denver VIDA Mountain Bike Series NICA – Boulder High School C...

Trail EAffect Episode 35: with Victor Sheldon Quick N Dirt Mountain Bike Racing This episode first aired on July 29th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio Topics Covered in this show: Victor “The Slasher” Sheldon Back Story Early Days of Mountain Bike Racing for Victor The tie between Jetski Racing and Mountain Biking / Cycling Transition from Jetski Racing to becoming an event promoter for mountain biking Quick – N – Dirty what it is, and other events All Kids Bike Thoughts on the Mountain Bik...

Trail EAffect Episode 34: with Ryan Craft – Rad Apparel Company This Episode first aired on July 22nd of 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio Topics Covered in this show: Introduction to Rad Apparel Company Ryan Craft – Co Founder Back Story Use of recycled / more sustainable materials Starting Rad Apparel Company – Learning what they didn’t know about Where to find Rad Apparel Company (locally and online) The Trail Community of Colorado Springs Volunteer Trail Building and engaging with the com...