Pisgah Podcast

The trails are open! Phase one of the Old Fort trails have opened, called The Gateway, its the first introductory part of the system to have trails for all. We had a super secret guest reporter cover this opening for us, so HUGE thanks to Adam Hobbs. Are you as happy as we are that the Old fort trails are finally up and running? Then go ahead and click subscribe! Jeff Kendall-Weed Video: Local Loa...

The Downhill Southeast series wraps up the season this weekend at Beech Mountain Resort. There's a lot of tight races for season champs so we got the DHSE emcee and past guest, Trill Will on our mic to talk some details on how things are shaking up and shaping up for this weekends race. Have you ever placed well in a race series just because you kept showing up? Then go ahead and put that particip...

We got a ton of rain this week while we’ve been cooped up inside and yes it has been dry, but let's point it to those better draining trails for a few days first. The Mortimer project has been one of those “other Pisgah” projects we hear about but don’t really get much follow up on after the fact. So we ventured over to Mortimer campground area to link up with Kristian Jackson to get the deets on...

After a few busy weeks we have the berm park episode featuring Seth's bike hacks, Eric Porter and Peter Mills of Elevated Trail Design along with some follow up questions with Arrie from last weeks episode to fill in some details on Luv Trails. Lots of cool things happening in the near future and more to come. If you have already seen a few berm park go-pro pov’s on youtube then go ahead and click...

Arrie Rossouw and Hugh Moran from Luv trails sat down with us to give us the details on their new micro localized trail donation platform, LuvTrails. Ride wherever, use your strava and with a predetermined amount pledged per mile, you can give back to those that brought you that fun ride. If you ever meant to donate to your local trail club but forgot to then go ahead and click subscribe! https://...

Nick from Fifth Element camping sits down with us about making the best camper inserts for western NC’s best vehicle. Also, downhill southeast, world cups and more! If you ever optimized every last centimeter of your vehicle for sleeping and storage then go ahead and click subscribe!

Listen to Brevard's top amateur homeless bike packers as they recount their adventure of a 374 mile loop in central Florida on some very tough terrain. It's a story with many ups and downs and even some unders. Tj, Rusti and Regis are some fine humans and kudos to them on completing this amazing journey together and sharing with us! Have you ever had to plan a bike trip by where beer is available?...

Charlotte's Airline mountain bike park might have sat somewhat dormant for a few years before being publicly open, and there's a good story behind it. Listen along as Will Washam from the Tarheel Trailblazers fills us in on the behind scenes battles to bring a new bike park along with a slew of volunteers while Mangler goes for a guided tour from Craig and Patrick. There's a lot to cover in this e...

The G5 trail collective celebrated a ground breaking ceremony for the more than 40 miles of trail that will be built in the Old Fort, NC area. What was expected to be a decent gathering of around 50 people turned into a massive gathering of over 200 people in a field off Jarrett Creek road, that will eventually become a trailhead parking area. All the movers and shakers were there and we caught up...

Trail building and new trails are a hot topic right now. So after some back and forth we finally got Peter Mills of Elevated Trail Design on the mic to talk Berm Park / Chestnut Mountain along with a slew of his other trail projects going on right now. And if you’re looking for some new brunch spots to wrap up those frozen morning rides, we’ve got you covered. And if you have already failed on you...

After hearing whispers of a new private bike park over near Pigeon Forge, TN, Mangler crossed over the mountain to meet up with designer, Chris Kehmeier to get the details and go for a pedal at Vee Hollow bike park. Oh, also its free to ride! If you are ready to have a festive holiday weekend then go ahead and click subscribe!  https://rideveehollow.com/  http://c2recreation.com/  https://instagra...

After a year of producing this podcast, Drew and Mangler reflect on what they’ve taken away from sharing, learning and experiencing all of these episodes and what’s in store!

Kinda hard not to nerd out on weather living in the mountains so we got Dr Baker Perry from App State on the mic to talk Appalachian weather and some of his wild expeditions to install weather stations in the far reaches of the world. Also the dudes round up some gift guides that help support the western NC scene a little bit more. If you’re trying to orographicaly get to the other side of a mount...

Mangler ventured down to Alabama to find the southern slow tech on Boulder Ridge trail at Oak Mountain State Park with local Lon Cullen. With both NCGP and Cranksgiving going down on the same weekend, the dudes drew straws to cover the events and have some good wrap up details for ya. If you enjoy that slow jank then go ahead and click subscribe! Vote for us, best regional podcast in Blue Ridge Ou...

Drew caught up with both Chris Bennett and Kerry Warner to talk about the upcoming NCGP UCI Cyclocross race going down this weekend (11/20) at Jackson Park in Hendersonville. Also, Cranksgiving is going down at Ride Kanuga this weekend with events taking place Friday-Sunday. If you ever watched ALL the bike races in one weekend then go ahead and click subscribe! nccyclocross.com youtube.com/c/Kerr...

This is going to be a long listen but we wanted to have all of this combined into one episode. As mountain bikers we put a lot of wear and tear on our bodies. We demand a lot of power, take impacts, stress and tweak things, this list goes on. So we wanted to round up some of our favorite body focused professionals and get them on the mic to talk about how we can prepare, recover and repair our bod...

Industry Nine has been around the western NC mountain biking scene for a long time and we knew little bits of the history but it was great to have Clint dive into not only I-9’s history but some other industry history as well. If you ever set upon a career in robotics but wound up making high-engagement wheels instead then go ahead and click subscribe!

Drew attended The Riveter’s Harvest Jam to close out summer and caught up with Elizabeth and Joey to get the scoop on the jam, their events and just overall vibe, which is good! If you ever went to a bike park and ended up becoming a climber then go ahead and hit that subscribe button!

Drew sat down with Tim and Laura from NCCX to talk about the 2021 cross season and its history in western NC just as the other bike disciplines wrap up for the year. But don’t worry, there are still tons of other rad things popping off! Have you ever done an Enduro and a UCI CX race on the same day in the same small mountain town? If you have, go ahead and click subscribe! NC Cyclocross  

Neko is fresh off the 2021 World Cup season and we thought it would be a great time to catch up with all the things he has going on, especially his bikes for kids raffle. How wrong was Drew with his World Cup predictions and these cooler temps means its getting dark earlier, its bike light szn! Have you ever entered a raffle to win a one off, pro DH rig but didn’t win? Head over to nekomulally.com...

I heart Pisgah is doing great things to protect Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests so we got the details on their push for Big Ivy protection, Drew gives us a run down on his predictions for World Cup finals and also, his vacation is over. Back to work! If you had plans to go to Snowshoe to watch the world cup but you’re going to be watching it on redbull tv instead, go ahead and click subscrib...

Tropical storm Fred wreaked havoc on many areas in western NC and the Pisgah Ranger District zone took a beating. We got Daniel Sapp from Pisgah Area SORBA to fill us in on forest damage and then also, what’s up with Black Mountain trail?! Mangler just got back from Whistler and Drew is heading there. If you’ve ever waited out a storm to ride your favorite trail and discovered a new escarpment, go...

Josh Patton wears two very important hats, US mechanic for the YT mob and head cycling coach at Lindsey Wilson College. So we sent him a mic to hear all about balancing those two jobs. Tropical Storm Fred is dumping rain on western NC, Drew got a new bike and Mangler was without power, again. If you ever joined your College cycling team for fun, and wound up working in the bike industry, than it i...

Hoobastank swung through western NC on their Summerland tour with Everclear, Wheatus and Living Colour so their drummer, Chris Hesse hit us up to go for a bike ride and a Kitsuma lap ensued! Drew runs us through the season wrap up of the Downhill Southeast series and everyones going to Snowshoe! If you have ever missed the overall result from a race series because you missed just one race, click s...

Cherokee, NC has lot more going on than the casino. We got Jeremy Hyatt on the mic to fill us on on how the Fire Mountain trail system has gone from an idea for locals to being a mountain biking destination. Also, we caught up on all the races that went down to give you a quick recap on some results. If you ever went to Cherokee NC with only a couple of dollars but left with enough to buy a new e-...