Trail EAffect
Trail EAffect is a show that dives into the stories behind trails, the communities that embrace trails, and the people who rely on trails as a way of life by interviewing the personalities involved with the world of Trails and Mountain Biking.
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Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Trail EAffect Episode 94 Rezduro with Germaine Simonson and Marvin James
Episode 94 features Marvin James and Germaine Simonson of Rezduro. Rezduro represents a mountain bike community within the Navajo Nation aka the Diné Tribe of Northern AZ.
Rezduro is the first and only Indigenous-led mountain bike enduro race. We are organized by Diné (Navajo) for Diné on Diné Lands.
Marvin James
Hardrock, AZ
Mending the Hoop
The impact of Resource Extraction
5 Finger Human Being
Being out of Balance
The freedom of the bike
Friday – Youth Day at Rezduro
How the bike is the new horse
The Horse Culture
The Trails Before Us
How the bike can help with health
IMBA Trail Labs
Using Trails for education
Humans – the most dangerous species on earth
Our job is to protect the land and preserve the land
Trail Placement at Rezduro
Brandon from Dirt Tek Trails bringing us together
Skill development at Rezduro
Germaine Simonson
Rezduro Back Story
Nigel and his hand-built trails
Getting the 2022 Event ready
The importance of food
Rezduro 2022
Fry Bread and the importance of this
The historical perspective of the U.S. Gov’t moving the Navajo Nation
The Navajo Treaty of 1868
Nomadic Nature of the Navajo
The Bosque Redondo Concentration Camp
The impact of Covid on the Navajo Nation
Health and Wellness with the Bike
The Future of Rezduro
Key Components to Rezduro
Timing the Reduro with Slaughter Trail Guides
Nigel the Visionary
Siihasin Ride – Finish What You Start
Closing Comments
Links:
Rezduro: https://rezduro.com/
Dirt Tek Trails: https://www.dirttektrails.com/
Soil Searching – The Trails Before Us: https://youtu.be/dWEzoFy8cDQ
Siihasin Ride: https://sihhasinbikeride.com/tour-de-siihasin-1
Siihasin Ride Video by Giant: https://youtu.be/dTtsDlalWww
Slaughter Trail Guides: https://www.slaughtertrailguides.com/
This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services
Trail EAffect Show Links:
Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com
Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com
Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect
You can also reach out and donate via PayPal or other means if you feel so inclined to do so.
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Trail EAffect Episode 93 with Adam Craig Professional Mountain Biker, Trail Builder and Advocate
The Adam Craig Back Story
The intersection of Mountain Bike Trails, Communities and Products
First World Cup XC Racer with a single chainring setup
Moving back to Maine
Transitioning into a Role at Sugarloaf Resort
Getting an Enduro World Series Event at Sugarloaf Resort
Building all the race tracks before the event
The reception of the event from the racers
Inspiration from other Enduro World Series Events
Sugarloaf Resort 2030 Mountain Bike Development Plan
Adam’s take on how Bike Parks have evolved for our activity
Adam on New England as far as a region, and being new to the region again
Trans New England Enduro Event
The Blind Format of Enduro Racing
What Makes a Great Trail Community according to Adam
Adam’s thought on the evolution of mountain bikes
What Adam is looking for when he’s testing bikes for future development
What Adam would do on a day off for a ride
Advice for other Trail Builders from Adam
Trail Work days focused on drainage and cleaning drains (Drainage Days)
Closing Comments by Adam Craig
Links:
Adam Craig on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/an_adamcraig/?hl=en
Adam Craig Profile on Freehub Magazine: https://freehubmag.com/articles/adam-craig
Giant Bikes: Return of Widow Maker Trail: https://youtu.be/ILGLHz6e4JM
Sugarloaf Resort: https://www.sugarloaf.com/summer-activities/mountain-biking
Enduro World Series at Sugarloaf: https://www.enduroworldseries.com/race/ews-round-6/ews-sugarloaf/202191/
Race Day Highlights Video from the Enduro World Series at Sugarloaf: https://youtu.be/XqScg3CE29k
Carrbassett NEMBA: https://carrabassettnemba.org/
Trans – New England Enduro Event: https://www.trans-ne.com/
First Push Syndicate: https://firstpush.org/
This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services
Trail EAffect Show Links:
Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com
Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com
Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect
You can also reach out and donate via PayPal or other means if you feel so inclined to do so.
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Trail EAffect Episode 92 with Dave “Coolio” Schulz
Creating Community through Missouri with Trails and Bike Parks
The Back Story Dave
Creating GORC Gravity
Dave’s knowledge picked up in previous careers
The Hack to speed up the trail project process
Helping Communities learn how to spend money on themselves
Diving into this process through projects completed
Eureka Mountain Bike Park
Famous Failure / Lessons learned
Seeking land that works for trails but nothing else
Stabilizing the hillside with trails
Encountering Resistance with Trail Projects
Exploding Toilets…
Ironton / Shepard Mountain Project
Looking at data from Ironton, and what Trails have done for the community
Rewriting school curriculum
Getting more kids on Mountain Bikes
School Scholarship programs
Rebuilding the downtown area of Ironton
Doubling the size of restaurants
Adding more restaurants
New retail shops
New Campgrounds
Millions in investment into the community
Creating Jobs
Shuttle Service at Shepard Mtn
Coolio’s Climb
How E-Bikes have changed Dave’s life, and allows him to ride again
Building out Trails in St Joseph, MO
The potential and opportunity in St. Joseph, MO.
Selecting a trail building company for the project
5 million invested into the bike park and trails initially
The Triangle of Trails and Trail Communities in MO
State Officials taking note of the Trail Development
How State Laws were changed to favor bike parks and other outdoor activities to make Missouri more welcoming as a state
Grant Opportunities, and working on expanding this next
Sharing information with other communities to expand access and connect the right people with the right builders
Rebuilding Middle America through Trails
Charles / Kinetic Park
Redbull Pumptrack Worlds and how it’s change lives
Changing the Region through Trails with top level events
Griffin Bike Park
The Griffin Bike Park Story according to Dave
How Griffin Bike Park is a Brand
Warrior Trail At Griffin Bike Park
Seth from Back Yard Trail Builds
Riding with Mr. & Mrs. Griffin
Riding the trail across the lake
Closing Comments
Changing the conversation
Swimming Pools
Least Utilized relative other park features
Cost & Liability
He had to go here…
Trail Maintenance
After Conversation, Conversation
Sharing Knowledge
Coolio’s Climb Challenge
How E-Bikes have changed Dave’s Life
Hating on E-Bikes Discussion
Adaptive / Universal Trail Design talk
Links:
GORC Gravity: https://gorcgravity.com/
Eureka Bike Park: https://www.eureka.mo.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/Eureka-Mountain-Bike-Park-17
Shepard Mountain Bike Park: https://shepherdmountainmo.com/
Kinetic Park in St Charles, MO: https://www.sccmo.org/741/Kinetic-Park
2020 – Missouri’s Mountain Biking Revolution: https://terrain-mag.com/missouri-mountain-biking-growth-projects/
Missouri Business Alert Article: https://www.missouribusinessalert.com/industries/entertainment/a-growing-number-of-missouri-communities-are-opening-mountain-biking-parks-meet-a-trail-enthusiast/article_075a67fc-1cbb-11ed-8a15-8bed5ea020e7.html
Griffin Bike Park: https://griffinbikepark.com/
Back Yard Trail Builds: https://www.backyardtrailbuilds.com/
This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services
Trail EAffect Show Links:
Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com
Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com
Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect
You can also reach out and donate via PayPal or other means if you feel so inclined to do so.
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Trail EAffect Episode 91 Jarrod’s Place Bike Park with Josh Cohan and Jarrod Harris
Georgia’s first Shuttle Service Bike Park
The Back Story of Josh Cohan
The Back Story of Jarrod Harris
The Back Story of Jarrod’s Place Bike Park
Josh’s take on creating Jarrod’s Place Bike Park
The Property that Jarrod’s Place Bike Park is located on
230 acres
900’+ of vertical drop
Inspiration that Jarrod pulled from other Bike Parks for Jarrod’s Place
Building out the Bike Park
Trail Experiences found at Jarrod’s Place
Phase 1
More beginner access & trails coming for 2023
What trails have been the most popular so far
Other Amenities offered
Camping
Shop
Showers
Legit nice bathrooms
The ability to do real dark sky star gazing
Events
Winter Race Series
Trail Maintenance at Jarrod’s Place
Advice by Josh for opening a bike park
Advice by Jarrod for opening a bike park
What 2023 will have in store for Jarrod’s Place
Halloween Event 10/28-30/22
Closing Comments by Jarrod & Josh
Links:
Jarrod’s Place Bike Park: https://jarrodsplacebikepark.com/
Jarrod’s Place on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jarrodsplacebikepark
Jarrod’s Place on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jarrods_place/
Free Flight Bikes: https://www.freeflite.com/
White Trash Cinderella Comedy Special: https://youtu.be/XQsKLDVcJ0Q
This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services
Trail EAffect Show Links:
Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com
Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com
Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect
You can also reach out and donate via PayPal or other means if you feel so inclined to do so.
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Trail EAffect Episode 90 The Trail Whisperer, Kurt Gensheimer
Trails are the Nucleus of our Sport
The Back Story of Kurt Gensheimer
Ely Nevada
Why Reno Nevada for Kurt
Mountain Biking in Reno Nevada
Kurt on Single Speeding and losing his Street Cred
What Kurt is riding these days for bikes
E Bikes
How Kurt became the Trail Whisperer
Reno & the 2023 PTBA / American Trails Conference
The Process of finding Trails and the Downieville / Lost Sierra Region
Opening up old Gold Mining trails / routes
Connected Communities – The Lost Sierra
Stories as a Shuttle Driver for Sierra Buttes
Shuttling in Downieville, CA
The Downieville Classic
Print Media according to Kurt
Writing for Freehub
Toiyabe Crest Trail Project
Closing comments – Trails are the Nucleus of our sport – Mountain Biking
Links:
Trail Whisperer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trail_whisperer/
Kurt Gensheimer Ghost Trails: https://freehubmag.com/features/ghost-trails
Kurt Gensheimer on Outdoor Gear Lab: https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/author/kurt-gensheimer
Kurt Gensheimer: Building Trails, Building Communities: https://adventuresportsjournal.com/kurt-gensheimer-trail-vision/
Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship: https://sierratrails.org/
Connected Communities – The Lost Sierra: https://sierratrails.org/connected-communities/
Time Flies – The Past is Present for Jonnie Benda: https://freehubmag.com/features/time-flies
Toiyabe Crest Trail Project: https://www.revelatedesigns.com/site/onto-plan-e-a-short-loop-of-nevadas-toiyabe-crest-trail/
This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services
Trail EAffect Show Links:
Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com
Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com
Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect
You can also reach out and donate via PayPal or other means if you feel so inclined to do so.
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Trail EAffect Episode 89 Drew Rohde from The Loam Wolf Mountain Bike Site
The Drew Rohde Back Story
The Loam Wolf Back Story
Some Vintage DH Mountain Biking talk
Bend Oregon
Trail Builders / Trail Building
How / Why The Loam Wolf chooses different communities for Mountain Bike Test Shoot outs / to test products
Knoxville, TN
Bike Park Reviews on The Loam Wolf
E Bike Destinations Tour coming out yet in 2023
One thing that Drew took away from the Bike Park Review Seasons that other Bike Parks could use
Mammoth Mountain Bike Park
New Bike Parks that are E Bike Specific and Drews thoughts on this
E Bikes as a lift / transportation to and from the trails vs driving a car
Trek Fuel EXE and lighter weight E Bikes (E Bike Lite).
Let’s Play a Game – A Phrase or Product, and what first comes to mind for Drew
Under Appreciated product or component
USWE Packs
Windrock Bike Park
Modern Mountain Bike Progression in the past 3 years
SCOR Bikes
Closing Question – You have to move, where would you move and why?
Links discussed in the show:
The Loam Wolf: https://theloamwolf.com/
The Loam Wolf on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheLoamWolf
AMBC Knoxville: https://ambcknox.org/
The Loam Wolf Bike Park Reviews: https://theloamwolf.com/reviews-bike-parks/
SCOR Mountain Bikes: https://www.scor-mtb.com/
This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services
Trail EAffect Show Links:
Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com
Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com
Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect
You can also reach out and donate via PayPal or other means if you feel so inclined to do so.
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Trail EAffect Episode 88 Mitchell Allen Trail Project Manager for the Arkansas Parks and Recreation Foundation
The Mitchell Allen Back Story
The relationship between conservation and recreation
Developing properties in Arkansas that allow for more recreation to help connect people with the land, and help to engage new users onto the properties
The difficult part of collecting user data on properties
What the Arkansas Parks and Recreation Foundation is
Mitchell’s role as Trail Project Manager
What Monument Trails Are
Elevation found at State Parks in Arkansas
Trail Maintenance
Rock Armoring Trails and Jumps
Wood Features on Trails
What inspires Mitchell while traveling to other communities to bring back to Arkansas
Building really good beginner trails, the importance of beginner Trails, and some of the difficulty that comes with building beginner trails as well.
A famous failure or learning experience
Keeping the community needs in mind
Learning how much Mitchell didn’t know from others
Thinking about all trail users
Directional Trails Making more sense to Mitchell
Value in separating groups and value in keeping groups together and where
Going deeper on Directional Trails
The Internet
Earbuds in the woods
What Mitchell thinks makes a great trail community
Closing comments by Mitchell
Experience all of Arkansas
Womble Trail
Links discussed in the show:
The Arkansas Parks and Recreation Foundation: https://www.arparksfoundation.org/
The Nature Conservancy in Arkansas: https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/arkansas/contact-us/
Monument Trails: https://www.arkansasstateparks.com/trails/monument-trails
Monument Trails on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8PGh1o9RHRc
This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services
Trail EAffect Show Links:
Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com
Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com
Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect
You can also reach out and donate via PayPal or other means if you feel so inclined to do so.
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
Trail EAffect Episode 87 Scott Linnenburger Designing and Building the Iron Range Destination Mountain Bike Trail Systems
How Scott got involved with the Iron Range Destination Mountain Bike Trail Systems: Tioga Trails, Redhead Bike Park, and Giants Ridge Bike Park
How Mining Tax income helped fund this project
Fencing around the Mining and legal access that needed to be changed to allow trails in the mining zones
How trails create “repeat customers” for communities
Redhead, and tackling some of the challenges, and convincing the community about how trails can make a positive difference in the community. Especially with the rapid project development pace
Diversity of economic value for a community
What it took from a planning perspective to flag these three trail systems & get them ready for building
Getting to plan, design and project manage the entire project
Getting into the Planning and Construction details for Tioga Trails in Grand Rapids / Cohasset area
Getting into the Planning and Construction details for Redhead Bike Park in Chisholm, MN
Getting into the Planning and Construction details for Giants Ridge Bike Park
What it took to project manage a project of this size with the number of trail building companies and their staff
Lessons and take aways that Scott learned through this project
Ask More Questions and get the history for each site
How projects like this are viable in other communities as well
The importance of planning trail systems
What makes a great trail community in Scott’s opinion
Closing comments and words of wisdom from Scott Linnenburger
Links discussed in the show:
Kay-Linn Enterprises: https://www.kay-linn.com/
Tioga Trails & Recreation Area: https://tiogarecreation.com/
Redhead Bike Park: https://www.goredhead.com/
Giants Ridge Bike Park: https://www.giantsridge.com/
This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services
Trail EAffect Show Links:
Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com
Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com
Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect
You can also reach out and donate via PayPal or other means if you feel so inclined to do so.
Thursday Sep 08, 2022
Thursday Sep 08, 2022
Trail EAffect Bonus Episode with Todd Poquette #BlameTodd – Deep Thoughts by Todd – Finish What You Start – For You!
Bonus Content a week or so out from the Marji Gesick 2022. Do Hard Things, Blame Todd, Finish What You Start – For You!
Todd Unpacks a lot here about what he has learned in life, his wisdom, and through 906 Adventure Team, Marji Gesick, Crusher, Crusher EX, Polar Roll, Unforgettable, and more.
Links discussed in the show:
906 Adventure Team: https://906adventureteam.com/
Marji Gesick: https://marjigesick.com/
Crusher: https://crushergravel.com/
Polar Roll: https://thepolarroll.com/
This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services
Trail EAffect Show Links:
Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com
Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com
Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect
You can also reach out and donate via PayPal or other means if you feel so inclined to do so.
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Trail EAffect Episode 86 Joe Stone – Adaptive Mountain Biker – Universal Trail Design
The Joe Stone Journey
Speed Flying
Murderball
Hitting and surpassing multiple goals
The Joe Stone Foundation
Bridging the Disability Gap
Wydahoe Rendezvous
Teton Adaptive
Living in Jackson Hole
Not Forcing Things
Editing / Long Form Platforms
Film: Digging for Answers about Universal Trail Design
Trail: Deepest Darkest at Jackson Hole Resort
Going back to 2011 – where Adaptive Mountain Biking began for Joe Stone
Early adaptive mountain bikes
Putting in an adaptive trail just south of Apple Valley, MN
The evolution of adaptive equipment and trails
The idea of Universal Design and Inclusion
Appling Universal Design to Trails
Shifting the Mindset from Adaptive Trails to Universal Trail Design
How to make trails for everyone
How Universal Trail Design opens up Line Choice for all riders
The Mindshift
Going to the Dunbar Downhill Series
Picking Lines and making riders think to go the fastest
Universal Trail Design doesn’t mean “Dumbing Down Trails”
The speed of Elite Adaptive Racers
How the Bowhead Adaptive MTB has changed the game for progression
Joe’s Personal Experience at the Dunbar Series and how it made him a better rider
The first ride back home on trails Joe knew to show the progress he made
Getting more confidence to do solo rides
Progression in equipment generally speaking
E-Bikes – and how they have opened more opportunity for more people
How E-Bikes will help pro riders and racers progress faster
The Bowhead and how it functions differently allowing wheels were designed to be used
The Mini Excavator and how trail building with Mini Excavators was progressing along with adaptive mountain bike progression
More Universal Trail Design Discussion
The width standard for Universal Trail Design
Deepest Darkest Trail Backstory
The reception of the Trail Deepest Darkest Trail from all users and how it’s setting a new standard at Jackson Hole Resort
The elitist mentality from “purist mountain bikers” and hand-built trails
How Jackson Hole Resort is looking at all trail construction with Universal Trail Design in mind
Back to the Dunbar Series and how they included Adaptive Mountain Bikers and didn’t change much in terms of the trails they used for racing, and treated everyone equally
How Joe got more confidence at Dunbar as the days progressed
Joe’s opinion of a great mountain bike community
Being Welcoming
Being Open Minded
How to rate trail for adaptive riders… The endless debate and proper that can be useful for all.
Alternate routes on trails around difficult features
Quinn Brett and her role with the National Park Service
Taking the time to learn more about what the Two Wheeled industry is all about
The idea of Universal Trail Design going both ways between adaptive users and non-adaptive users.
Listening
Including a qualified person with new trail design
Closing Comments & Thank You’s
How to reach Joe Stone
Innovation at Jackson Hole Resort
Links discussed in the show:
Murderball: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436613/
Teton Adaptive: https://tetonadaptivesports.com/
Jackson Hole Resort, Digging for Answers Film: https://youtu.be/_w8QnqZ1mEM
Wydaho Rendezvous: https://tetonbikefest.org/
It’s Raining So What Film: http://itsrainingsowhat.com/
Bowhead Adaptive Corp: https://www.bowheadcorp.com/
Dunbar DH Series and Kootenay Adaptive: https://kootenayadaptive.com/adaptive-mountain-biking-race-series/
Email Joe Stone: joe@tetonadaptivesports.com
This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services
Trail EAffect Show Links:
Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com
Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com
Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect
You can also reach out and donate via PayPal or other means if you feel so inclined to do so.
