Gnar Gnomies MTB Podcast

Well after a successful training ride at Jake and Bull along with a delectable lunch, MTB Lawyer and the Gnar Gnomie are on the way back with their recap. Lots of fun learnings and great to hear MTB Lawyers thoughts on his first ever Bull Mtn rip! Hope you enjoy this episode as we are ripping into racing season! SKTCHY MTB freeride apparel, now offers new ways to bundle t-shirts and save! Right no...

Gnar Gnome and MTB Lawyer are off to do a training ride for the Lifetime Coldwater race out at Jake and Bull Mtn. Come along for the drive out before the ride and listen to the convo. Sorry for the abrupt stop but had some technical difficulties and will have to tune in next week to listen to the drive after the ride in part 2. SKTCHY MTB freeride apparel, now offers new ways to bundle t-shirts an...

If you were like me you probably originally thought his name was Tony, from his hysterical content on social media spoofing Rowdy Flow and all the hoodlums getting gnarly off jumps. But Tony Flow Rowdy is actually Zach Mays who works at Jarrod's Place and one of the longest standing employees there. So dedicated he bought a cabin and some land right near the park. From shuttle driving, to trai...

I was told by many to get this local GA mtb legend on the podcast and it finally happened. Josh has been very active in our mountain bike community the last 8 years from being a trail builder and maintainer, to head coach for GCA, to being on the board of SORBA and MTB Atlanta, and recently won volunteer of the year award. Not only that but this guy gets after it riding daily, always looking for t...

I met John while coaching for the Trail Rangers program this past season at Big Creek. He started as a roadie but found his gnarvana during Covid after his kids coerced him into the mountain biking world, and now he is hooked. Got his coaching certifications and he is off to the races. John also enjoys making a yearly pilgrimage to the Vermont loamers which we discussed as well. It is not without...

I first heard Jeff on Vital MTB's podcast titled The Financial State of MTB which really blew my mind. This dude can analyze so many different angles of the bike industry being an avid mountain biker/pro racer combined with a background of finance, tech, and start ups. He digs beneath the surface to truly understand how things are the way they are and learn from the past to understand the future....

Super stoked to get Mike on the pod! We ran into each other at Jarrod's Place on the shuttle years ago and stayed in touch. At the time he was working for Santa Cruz, but now working for Cane Creek. We catch up on his story, his obsession for Santa Cruz (favorite rigs), and his new gig at Cane Creek. Of course we had to have some van life talk mixed in as well since he has been living it for a...

Got back on the pod with our main host MTB Lawyer and co host the Gnar Gnomie (according to Google AI lol). Here is the latest we chat about: - MTB Lawyers new branding, latest gravel obsessions, new bike interest, and getting tired of same trails - Tricking out the eeb, foamie grips, and other bike stuff - Latest rides at sope creek, big creek, dirty sheets, haw creek, san lee, and beaches - Upco...

We welcome Maggie and Brad Smith of Catalyst Sports an amazing adaptive outdoor sports organization to the podcast! Maggie and Brad discuss how they got into mountain biking, falling in love with the sport and each other (They got married at Blankets Creek!) We unpack adaptive mountain biking from a gear, trail, and experience perspective. I learned sooo much from them and think we can all learn a...

Recorded this after riding bike park tour day 3 for some and day 2 for me at Kanuga. We chat about the differences between the two bike parks (Rock Creek and Kanuga) and the experiences as a whole. We also discuss Frameworks and some other fun tid bits throughout. It is just me and MTB Lawyer on this one but it is packed full of goodies. Take ya a gander will ya?!

So this is a little confusing because the Chief Gnar Gnome got to the party late, so the rest of the Gnar Gnomies did Kanuga day 1 ,and then I joined them for day 2 at Rock Creek. This was recorded ad hoc after the ride at the Shredstead in Brevard in the garage fixing our broken bikes and having beverages post Rock Creek. It is all over the place but cool to get a behind the scenes look at a post...

Cason Smith is back for round 2 on the podcast but in a different light. He is now going full time with his marketing company CTS Media and with Jarrod's Place Bike Park! We catch up since our podcast a long time ago when he was at Free Flite to where he is today and in the future. We talk maturing, 90's mtb's, future bikes, projects and much, much more! Towards the end we talk about m...

David Chaney from Martha's Outpost chatted with the Gnar Gnomies about their latest annual Cardinal Trail Award. They gave it to our backyard trails Big Creek! We unpack all that goes behind this award and the factors that make a great community MTB trail system. There are some other random nuggets thrown in the podcast as well as always. Tune in Gnar Gnation! https://www.facebook.com/reel/989...

Just Joshin with ya gnomies. We are back after a brief hiatus. We do talk gravel biking but also about latest mtb rides, weird sightings on the trail, breaking bikes and upgrading, the new Bonnell bike (controversial), testing out different parts and much more. Hope you enjoy this one with MTB Lawyer and the Gnar Gnome! Email fredballar@gmail.com and use Gnargnomies for 10 percent off his shredste...

Wow episode 100 is here! What better way to celebrate than have some of the core gnar gnomies join like the Outlaw of Josey Wales, MTB Lawyer, The Mechanic, and Shreddy along with the fellas of Jarrod's Place! We recap all the things and take it in many different directions and had so much fun! It was originally with the whole SORBA board but that fell through... but fear not it will come soon...

Chase, The Mechanic, The Pilot, and the Gnomie chat on this pod as we lead up to the 100th episode! Can't believe we are almost there. We chit chat about night rides, Blue Ridge Adventure race, blanketing all of Blankets Creek, the hidden coffee spot, tow ropes, cockpit setups, crits, Starks, and many more things I can't remember.... Hope you enjoy Gnar Gnation! Brady Cockpit Video: https:...

I guess it is technically not a roundtable when it is just two people... So sit at the square table with MTB Lawyer and the Gnar Gnomie who chat about what is going on in our world. Rides: Buzzard's roost, Rocky Knob, Jarrod's Place, Tow strap rips, etc. Latest events: PTC Criterium, Roswell pedal day, DHSE, Shorties, Trail Rangers Latest news: Bye bye Revel, Singletrack deals, MTB Lawyer...

So please be patient on this one cause in the beginning the podcast breaks up some because yes I recorded this while driving.... Sorry but trust me it gets better as it goes farther in. We will have to have them on for round two in a more proper way, but in the meantime I hope you enjoy this awesome dynamic duo of Pearse who is crushing it at downhill and enduro racing and Reeve who is crushing it...

Slap that spandex on and gitchu an espresso cause we are going racing with Zach Berube. He hails from Marietta, GA and is an American cyclist competing at the national and international level for Contour Endurance and Fresh Bikes. Specializing in cross country mountain bike racing, he also competes in other disciplines including gravel and road. Zach has raced in major events and continues to grow...

We pack a lot into this episode as we cover Josey's first real MTB race ever, The Dirty 30 Blankets Creek race put on by Mountain Goat. We talk about his experience and podium finish! Then we go to the ride review of the Santa Cruz Vala E-Bike, and lastly MTB Lawyer's take on the SRAM Transmission drivetrain. Take it all in and enjoy my gnomies! Use Gnargnomies5 for $5 off your day pass at...

Thanks to Fresh Bikes we are now reviewing the latest and greatest MTB's on the market. First on the list was the Salsa Notch which you can get now on sale for only $3k from Fresh Bikes! That's right folks a full fledge legit EEB for $3k. Listen to hear the drawbacks and benefits from a mid to semi decent dad rider on his take. We also touch on the latest things going on in the MTB scene a...

A good ole catch up podcast of many things. The MTB Lawyer and Chief Gnar Gnomie roll through current events, new happenings, buying used chamois, and our future bike review! Lots to catch up on in the MTB space so grab ya a listen! Sponsors: https://mtbatlanta.com/ New app sign up! https://sorba.org/introducing-the-sorba-app/ Email fredballar@gmail.com for 10% off his shredstead in Brevard when u...

So cool to get in my opinion one of the funniest dudes on the interwebs related to mountain biking and outdoor rec, Scott Losse! We talked about him getting into mountain biking recently, his perspective on the sport, influencer life, pacific northwest life (duh), and went all over the place with our ADD tendencies. He had me laughing good and resisted letting out the hackling in the podcast but h...

We sit down with the MTB Lawyer to discuss his latest trip visiting one of the newest downhill shuttle parks in the southeast! We hear all the things and give you all the details. You can also check out the YouTube video he put up on his channel and listen to this while watching the vid to get the full experience. Now dropping! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VTUi-Spn6Y&t=6s https://rattlesna...

Jeff Fisher is one of a kind. Been bike packing and touring since age 11, this dude has been obsessed on bikes for a long long time. He started in the 70's on some massive adventures around the world from Africa, Canada, across the USA, Nepal, Scandinavia, Alaska and on and on. Finding rad MTB everywhere in between. On top of that he owns 16 bikes currently, rides every day usually for 3 hours and...