Gnar Gnomies MTB Podcast

The Gnar Gnomies and Brethren went on an adventure in Western North Carolina. Day one was taking on the classic Tsali Trail system and day two was Fire Mountain in Cherokee, NC. Spoiler alert, the trails were awesome each in their own special, and unique ways. Tsali giving us some fast XC riding with epic views and Fire Mtn the Gnar enduro style riding. This podcast was recorded at Pete in our gro...

Not only did he survive folks, the dude thrived. We think The Lawyer has found his new true passion of offroad cycling sub culture, gravel endurance cycling. You can tell in this episode the fire is lit deep inside his gnarvana soul that he yearns for the champagne gravel and sufferfest. We hear about the insanely gnarly conditions of this years Unbound race and what he went through from start to...

We got Angel on to share his story of bikes, running one of the most successful bike shops in GA, shutting it down after a long good run, taking time off and traveling the country, and then coming back in a different way to the GA bike scene. Great to be able to share a positive story of a bike shop that is actually coming back into the GA market rather than another one shutting down. We discuss h...

MTB Lawyer is packing up the drop bar gravel bike and ready to hit up one of the largest offroad cycling races in the world Unbound! We discuss how the race is looking to shake out as it is just a couple days out. Months and month of training and preparation have led up to this moment! It is game time for the Gnar Gnomie to make us all proud! We also chat about the Gnar Gnomes new bike, and some l...

Buddy does things differently. You can't miss the guy, as he is always rocking his bright red drop bar Trek bike with giant fat tires on it, hitting every bike race on the scene. Doesn't matter if it is a mountain bike race, gravel or road he is there, and on the front with his fat bike. The dude has huge stoke for the sufferfest and exploring anywhere by bicycle. I originally met him at t...

This is a good ole fashion catch up with the Gnar Gnomie and The Lawyer. Fair warning a lot of drop bar/gravel conversation happens on this one, but hey we always have to change it up am I right?! We discuss the usual latest rides, a new bike purchase, events, latest tech and trends, and of course get the low down \ from The Lawyer on training for Unbound. Make sure your clipless pedals are adjust...

Marcus and I have been trading messages for awhile to connect over the podcast, but it is hard to do when he is either always behind an excavator, handlebars, or just on a trail in general. That is why we brought the podcast to his excavator literally. Marcus is the recreational trail director for Anniston, Alabama, but most just know him as "The Trail Guru". The dude has been around the...

The Gnar Gnome went to Spain for work and had to shred some Gnar while out there. We discuss the hero singletrack, gravel and road riding Costa Brava/Girona has to offer. We also have Major Dad aka David Brannen from the MTB Brethren join us for his story on getting into mountain biking, only doing it for one year, and then riding the Coldwater 50K! Just shows you how fast progression can happen w...

Well Gnar Gnation you know the Gnomies have been getting gravel curious so what better guest to have up next then one of the hottest gravel shops (and xc they carry Allied bikes) and ahem road bikes... in the Southeast, Whitetail! The Gnar Gnome randomly walked into the shop, met Shaune, and just hit it off. They knew a pod would have to ensue. They discuss the shops history and unique branding an...

Kris reached out to me awhile back as a fan of the podcast and wanted to ride together. I am glad I took him up on it because I made a good friend, riding buddy and learned a new way to ride my local trail. Really enjoyed have Kris on this podcast because we can both relate a lot to where each other are at in life, family, work, etc. and this episode takes turns in a lot of different directions. I...

David Chaney who you might remember from Martha's Coffee and past Gnar Gnomies episodes is back with his latest venture Trail Scouts MTB. This new organization is bringing families together by sharing time on the trail. Something I particularly find interesting being a Dad of two. We discuss how too much of sport is all about competition and race and few orgs are designed to get kids and famil...

The Gnar Gnomie and Brad Hedges are off to Jarrods Place for some birthday laps and to meet some other gnomies out there. We get to know Brad better after riding with him at Raccoon Mtn through the MTB Brethren a few months back, and now for the downhill which is his favorite. We also learn about all his different gnarly passions and more specifically bringing surfing to Atlanta! Also throw in a q...

Thanks to Fresh Bikes our sponsor, the Gnar Gnome was able to test out the new Pivot Shuttle AM and Bonnell ebikes. Listen in to learn about the stark differences between these two very different ebikes and what we did and did not like about them. We also just do a general catch up with MTB Lawyer and the Gnar Gnomes latest rides and happenings. Enjoy!

We sat down with the founder of Gravity Carolinas, Harrison Bredahl, to discuss his relatively new gravity focused race series that has been taking off here in the southeast. While maybe at the pro UCI level it is dying, us regular folks still do this type of riding day in and day out, and Gravity Carolinas provides an awesome outlet to do it. Harrison is bringing a fresh approach to the sport of...

Been dying to get Josh on the podcast for awhile now and the stars finally aligned at the new year. He has an interesting story starting out in fitness, then becoming a professional firefighter, to then moving to the mountains to start a mountain bike shop. Not only that but he picked in my opinion one of the best places to ride mountain bikes in GA ,and maybe even the southeast, the Aska Trail Sy...

Erin started at the young age of 10 on a MTB and gravitated straight to the Big Creek Freeride area. She quickly went on to race some of the gnarliest downhill races in the country from 11 years old to now. You can find her either at the Downhill Southeast series, Monster pro downhill series, US Open, and on and on. She may have also wrenched on your bike at Fresh Bikes. Really enjoyed getting to...

The MTB Brethren are hitting the road for the annual Christmas Shred at Raccoon MTN in Chattanooga, TN. This was recorded road trip style with the Gnar Gnomie, The Mechanic and MTB Lawyer. Hope you enjoy the stoked windshield talk on the way to the ride!  Thanks to our sponsors: MTB Atlanta Fresh Bikes Sktchymtb.com

We sat down with previous guest Josh Camp to discuss what are our closest trails, why do we like them, and what we would change and improve on them? Really fun to just open up to ideas on how things could be different. What should stay the same. What do you think? Let us know in the comments! Thanks to our sponsors: MTB Atlanta Fresh Bikes Sktchymtb.com

Yes we know everyone is probably already tired of getting "Wrapped" at the end of the year, but hey we got to throw ours in the hat! The Gnar Gnomies sit down to look back on the year of riding, podcasting and latest rips. We also chat about knee pain, new bikes, new to us trails, Raccoon Mtn upcoming trip, our Christmas lists and latest GA MTB events. Towards the end we also have a segm...

Gnar Gnation GA trails are blowing up! Brett from MTB Atlanta gives us a first glimpse into the money flooding into trails in GA through grants and donors. Let the digging commence all over the state! Tune in to learn more about trails being built in south, east and north GA. Also get to hear about our cohost MTB Lawyers new siyack Yeti bike! We get a special appearance (and donuts) from our retir...

The previous episode was the before now we are at the after. MTB Lawyer and the Gnar Gnomie sit down to discuss how the race went. The good, the bad and the ugly. It was rather therapeutic to look back on our first "BIG" race and hopefully you find it entertaining as well. So sit back and rest up those hammies and tune in! Thanks to our sponsors: MTB Atlanta Sktchymtb.com Fresh Bikes

And all through the house, not a creature was stirring not even a i9 hub. Thats right folks this is around the campfire the night before the Coldwater 50K race and the Gnar Gnomie, MTB Lawyer and El Chapo are sitting down to discuss the race course (sorry for the detail but hey El Chapo and I needed the briefing) and discuss the next days race. This is super low key behind the scenes pod outside s...

We were super pumped to get Ross Monckton an Atlanta area MTB legend and the founder of Shred It You're On! a new mtb jersey company that provides a clean seamless way to gopro without looking like a total Joey! It was fun learning about Ross's history in not just mountain biking but all aspects of actions sports. He charges on a bike and was really cool to work along side him at the Quick...

We are excited to look back on what was an epic weekend of MTB. The Quick 6 Fest and mini enduro race delivered as always. People always say it is the biggest MTB party in the woods and they are right. From the race itself, vendor booths, live music, food trucks, shenanigans stage, jump jam, and on and on the event was epic! We also had to hear about Alex's second training ride at Coldwater and wh...

We packed it in folks! This weekend is the Quick 6 Bike Fest so we had to get a quick last minute episode to talk about everything you need to know going into the weekend with Casey Edgerton, FreeRide Director. We also discuss his recent Pisgah 111 insane race too! We are also starting a new segment from premium sponsor MTB Atlanta called Between Two Tires with Brett Davidson Executive Director of...