Neko Mulally of Ride Kanuga Bike Park (#54)

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 the time needed to build out Ride Kanuga
Building Ride Kanuga
- How Callie’s trail building experience helped shape the diversity of trails at Ride Kanuga
The Layout of Ride Kanuga
How Ride Kanuga offers a diverse trail experience
How Ride Kanuga / bike parks in general offer a different experience than public access trails
- Diverse Trail Experiences
- Regular Trail Maintenance through paid staff
- Ride Kanuga Country Club
User Numbers at Ride Kanuga and how they have exceeded the expectations of Neko, and how this lets to having 5 trail builders on staff for building and maintenance
The differences between Windrock and Ride Kanuga bike parks
How Windrock Bike Park came to be, Neko’s Perspective on this
What makes Windrock great for high level downhill style downhill tracks to train and race on
500’ of vertical elevation makes for a great bike park
What Neko has incorporated into Ride Kanuga that he’s seen and ridden in other places
- SE Style Jumpline
- England Style Rut Tracks – GNCC
What makes a good trail community according to Neko (Hint: AMBC)
The Ride Kanuga Community
- Ride Kanuga Holiday Party
Downhill Southeast and Enduro Southeast
Neko’s 2022 Sponsors