Sean Leader of Southern Gravity – Downhill Bike Parks / Downhill Racing / And more #154

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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