Trail EAffect

Trail EAffect Episode 73 with Terry Coddington The Terry Coddington Back Story Leadership that he learned while in the U.S. Navy including working with the Blue Angels Bike & Pedestrian Coordinator for Conway, AR Cycle-logical Coaching Skills Coaching Confidence = Speed Transition into NICA League Director for the State of Arkansas Started as Team Director and Head Coach in Conway Arkansas Grew th...

Trail EAffect Episode 72 with Adam A. Adams of the Podcast on Podcasting   The Adam A. Adams Back Story When Adam got into mountain biking, he’s gone all in What has Adam hooked on Mountain Biking What keeps Adam coming back to mountain biking What Adam got for a mountain bike to get into mountain biking (in 2020) What Adam looks for in terms of a trail experience Adam really wants more trails in...

The Range Report Volume One featuring Giants Ridge Resort and Cuyuna Trails   Giants Ridge Opening Date for Giants Ridge June 3rd, 2022 Rock Solid Trail Contracting on site providing support for trail repairs Registration Opening for The Grind XC Mountain Bike Race About the Grind XC Adventure Ride / Race Short Grind 19 miles Long Grind 36 miles Redhead MNMTB Race Series report from the previous w...

Trail EAffect Episode 71 Dustin Schiltz and drtpdlrs   The Dustin Schiltz Back Story How a mountain bike coaching certification for his professional life lead Dustin into a totally different direction in life How the genesis of drt pdlrs came to be Loppet Foundation Minnesota as a leader in Mountain Biking Dustin and Enduro Racing / why he likes it Giants Ridge as a venue The Journey of Starting d...

Trail EAffect Episode 70 James Flatten the Original Flow Farmer The James Flatten Story The Story behind the Original Flow Farmer Starting up Flow Farmer LLC. How James & I met by chance What goes into the trail building process for James Building Free Lunch in Grand Junction / Starting working for Singletrack Trails The first Downhill Trail on BLM Land Working with the Bureau of Land Management W...

Trail EAffect Episode 69 Benji Neff and Giants Ridge Bike Park and Resort Benji Neff Backstory and entry into his role as Director of Mountain Sports at Giants Ridge Resort The Role as Director of Mountain Sports – Winter and Summer Why Giants Ridge got into Mountain Biking / Lift Access Mountain Biking The Giants Ridge Advantage for size and topography Giants Ridge Amenities Lodging Dining Climbi...

Trail EAffect Episode 68 Jeff Gannon of Affordable Trail Solutions Jeff Gannon Back Story Building in Arkansas Seeps Access and Planning as the way forward for accelerating building Benefits seen in NW Arkansas Trails Arkansas State Parks / and the State of Arkansas embracing mountain biking Starting Affordable Trail Solutions Trail Building Company Working with the Nature Conservancy for Trail Bu...

Trail EAffect Episode 67 Erin Rushing of Trailblazers Erin Rushing Back Story The early years of trails and greenways in NW Arkansas Razorback Greenway The Transformation of Trailblazers Unique common areas in Bella Vista that allowed for trail building and access Greenway Extensions into Bella Vista How Trailblazers develops trails Building the Back 40 Trail System in Bella Vista, AR Diversity of...

Trail EAffect Episode 66 Jeremy P McGhee Part 2 the UNPavement Project Typically, this is where I would drop in a list of all the topics covered during the interview, but this interview is different, much different. Jeremy is a character; an inspiration and Jeremy was extremely open and candid about his life both before he was in an accident and afterwards during this interview. This is a very lon...

Trail EAffect Episode 65 Jeremy P McGhee Part I The UNPavement Project   Typically, this is where I would drop in a list of all the topics covered during the interview, but this interview is different, much different. Jeremy is a character; an inspiration and Jeremy was extremely open and candid about his life both before he was in an accident and afterwards during this interview. This is a very l...

Trail EAffect Episode 64 Aaron Rogers of Rock Solid Trail Contracting   Topics Covered: Updates with Aaron and Rock Solid from 2020 to now East Bluff Bike Park Additional Trail Development heading towards the Keweenaw Point Split Rock Wilds, In Northern MN Zone 4 in Bentonville – OZ Trails at Handcut Hollow The World Cup UCI Cyclocross Cross in Fayetteville, AR Worldcup XC Course at the same venue...

Trail EAffect Episode 63 Charlie Dundas of Tri State Company Inc Part 1 of the PTBA Sustainable Trails Conference 2022 Topics Covered: The Charlie Dundas Backstory and how he got started in Trail Building How a map from 1914 was pivotal Charlie’s first trail build, the 32-mile Kanawha Trace is 60 years old in September of 2022 Early Tools of Trail Building for Charlie How Charlie got into mechaniz...

Trail EAffect Episode 62 Rob Reed Mountain Bike Journalist   Topics Covered: The Rob Reed Backstory Starting up Arizona Offroad Adventures Getting an internship at Bike Magazine Becoming the Editor at Bike Magazine Transition from Bike Mag to Freelance Journalism and some of the assignments Rob took on Writing Way of the Snowboarder Book How Freelance Journalism paved the way to reviewing high end...

Trail EAffect Episode 61 CJ Scott the Trail Director for Kingdom Trails   Topics Covered: CJ’s Back Story From Intern to Trails Director Early Days at Kingdom Trails on the Trail Crew Relationships / Expansion of trails with Private Land Owners Partnerships within the state of Vermont The Kingdom Trails Trail Experience with magical soils for building and riding The balance of building new trails...

Trail EAffect Episode 60 Abby Long the Executive Director for Kingdom Trails   Topics Covered: Abby’s Backstory A career in Leadville working for the Leadville Race Series Economic Development through the Non-Profit / Race Series Transition to the Leadville Trail 100 Legacy Foundation The Move back to New England Getting Hired as the Kingdom Trails Executive Director The Mission of the Kingdom Tra...

Trail EAffect Episode 59 Bryce Paden and Flowfeed   Topics Covered: Bryce’s backstory and how he got into mountain biking The various business ventures Bryce has been involved with Where the Flowfeed App began Flowfeed, and starting with Trail Conditions as the first problem to solve Data that goes into Trail Conditions on Flowfeed Other Flowfeed features that will available on the Flowfeed Platfo...

Trail EAffect Episode 58 Brian Kennedy / AKA BKXC on YouTube   Topics Covered: Catching up with Brian and the 50 State Shred Extended Stay in Bentonville / OZ Trails The positive impact that OZ Trails is having on the trail industry Riding in various locations while at OZ Trails Riding with Rich Drew and the Ride Series Everstoke – the Why & the proximity to the Lost Sierra Downieville and the Los...

Trail EAffect Episode 57 Shawn Gregory of Big Loop Trails and Big Loop Maps   Topics Covered: The Shawn Gregory Back Story How Shawn got into mountain biking The move from the Denver Area to the Cortez / Delores Region for a lifestyle choice to be closer to the outdoors Early years of trails or lack of in the Cortez / Delores Region, yet loads of potential Why Big Loop Maps was created as a side b...

Trail EAffect Episode 56 Spider Mountain Bike Park with Christiana Hudson and Suzy Bauer   Trail EAffect will be moving off of Mountain Bike Radio to its own Podcast Feed and will be called: Trail EAffect.   In order to continue to listen to future Trail EAffect Episodes please check out Trail EAffect everywhere Podcasts are consumed.   Topics Covered: The Christiana Hudson Backstory The Suzy Baue...

Trail EAffect Episode 55 Mark Hayes of Highland Bike Park   This episode first aired on January 27th, 2022 on Mountain Bike Radio   Topics Covered: The Mark Hayes Back Story How a trip to Whistler Bike Park inspired Mark to create Highland Bike Park How Mark found the property to build out Highland Bike Park The details around Highland Bike Park The Importance of entry level trails for growing the...

Trail EAffect Episode 54 Neko Mulally and Ride Kanuga Bike Park   This episode first aired on January 18th, 2022 on Mountain Bike Radio   Topics Covered: Neko Mulally Back Story and how he got into Professional WC DH Racing The formation of Neko’s own race program: Frameworks Check out the Downtime and Vital MTB Podcast for more depth on the program How the concept of Ride Kanuga Bike Park got sta...

Trail EAffect Episode 53 Ann Christianson of the Saris Foundation   This episode first aired on January 11th, 2022 on Mountain Bike Radio   Topics Covered: Ann Christianson Back Story How Ann found bikes Working within the bike industry for multiple bike companies Saris and what Saris Makes The Saris Foundation How Chris of Saris took multiple leaders to Zambia to see what the power of the bicycle...

Trail EAffect Episode 52 Chris Currie of Stan’s NoTubes This episode first aired on January 5th, 2022 on Mountain Bike Radio Topics Covered: Chris Currie backstory / early years in mountain biking How Chris started one of the very first E Commerce Mountain Bike Sites in the mid 90’s – Speedgoat Bikes Content Marketing way before content marketing was a thing Building custom mountain bikes for peop...

Trail EAffect Episode 51 Greg Mazu – Single Track Trails This episode first aired on December 28th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio Topics Covered: Greg Mazu Intro and Back Story The early days of trail building for Greg Starting Single Track Trails Inc Growing Single Track Trails by branching out across the country Trails and Projects that Stick out to Greg Palisade Plunge Trail Back Story – 32-mile...

Trail EAffect Episode 50 Vernon Huffman – Access 4 Bikes Marin County This episode first aired on December 20th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio Topics Covered: No Bikes Signs, and how No Bikes Signs motivated Vernon learn more about these signs Vernon’s background and how he landed in Marin County Prohibition and how it relates to Mountain Biking The Paradigm Trail in Marin County Trail Wars Vernon’s...