Ryan Thibault – Mountain Bike Vermont / Ranch Camp / Trails and Bike Parks #138

Ryan Thibault – Mountain Bike Vermont / Ranch Camp / Trails and Bike Parks #138

Taken from MTB Vermont on Ryan

Position: Graphic artist, writer, photographer

Fame: Owner of Independent Allied, a design firm specializing in biking & beer… go figure.

Spray: Ryan lives, breathes and eats bikes. He also eats dirt and crow. If he’s not flying down mountains on his bike he’s either changing yet another flat tire or rustling alpacas.

Send Ryan your cool photos and ideas – ryan@mtbvt.com

Topics:

How Ryan got into mountain biking
Early days of mountain biking in Vermont
Vermont as a whole and Mountain Biking in Vermont
- Vermont Mountain Bike Association
Bike Parks and Ryan’s take on Bike Parks
- Quebec, CA
- Highland Bike Park
Cady Hill and the Stowe Trails Partnership
- Conserving the land which allows access in perpetuity
Ranch Camp backstory – Bikes Beers & Burritos
- Designed to be that base lodge for bike trails (similar to ski lodges)
- Bike Shop
- Restaurant – with Diverse Vegetarian, Vegan Gluten free options
- The Back Yard Restaurant is next to Ranch Camp and is more like a Burger / Bar Joint
Side tangent into being a vegetarian / vegan
Mountain Bike Vermont – why this was created (2010)
- How this led to the creation of Ranch Camp
What Ryan Looks for in a Mountain Bike / Trail Community
Closing Comments & Thank You’s