Dec. 5, 2023
Sean Leader of Southern Gravity – Downhill Bike Parks / Downhill Racing / And more #154
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Sean Leader of Southern Gravity – Downhill Bike Parks / Downhill Racing / And more #154
Topics Covered in this show:
- Southern Gravity
- Catching up since Episode 43 the original Sean Leader / Windrock Episode
- People moving to the area for Windrock Bike Park
- Sean’s view on Gravity Based Bike Parks
- New Shuttle Based Bike Parks
- Shuttle Trucks / Trailers and how bike parks can function without Chairlifts
- Efficiencies of Shuttle Trucks vs Chairlifts
- Trailer Size Differences / loading times
- Growing Rider Numbers at Windrock
- Opening 7 days a week
- Windrock used as a testing facility for new bikes and components
- Tracks vs Trails according to Sean
- Building Downhill Tracks
- Selling Windrock Bike Park to Aaron Gwinn
- Growing market for new Downhill Bikes
- Sean’s take on Downhill Bike Suspension design
- Working with Ferrum Bikes
- Steel downhill bikes
- High Pivots and different solutions for suspension
- Racing 12 hours on a Ferrum Steel Hardtail
- What’s Sean is up to Next
- New Building for Southern Gravity HQ
- Southern Gravity Trail Building Company
- Building at Ober Gatlinburg
- Exclusive: Starting a Southern Gravity Race Program
- Rebuilding of Gravity Racing in the United States
- Downhill Video Coverage
- World Cup Downhill Racing
- Companies like SRAM / Rockshox investing in U.S. Based Gravity Racing
- Sean's thoughts on the current state of Enduro Racing
- How Problems or Complaints lead to New Solutions
- Closing Comments
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