Glen Jacobs of World Trail – Building the future of Mountain Bike Trail Towns #125

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Glen Jacobs – World Trail – Building the future of Mountain Bike Trail Towns #125

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May 26, 2023Episode 125
Glen Jacobs – World Trail – Building the future of Mountain Bike Trail Towns #125Topics:
How Glen got into Mountain Biking
And how he nearly quit and sold his mountain bike
Doing what they were doing in Australia
The Importance of Trails to Glen
How Glen got connected with the UCI
Bringing World Cup Mountain Biking Cairns Australia
The importance of 1996 for Downhill Mountain Bike Racing
How Shaun Palmer nearly won World Championships and changed how people stopped racing Downhill in Lycra
How Glen saw tracks changing in 1997 and beyond
2001 and how sponsorship funding was drying up and the sport was changing
Pivoting from Building Tracks for Racing to Building Trails for the masses
Ego Trails…
The Rating System for Mountain Bike Trails and how it was started in the 90’s
Green Trails according to Glen and the two types of beginner riders
Starting Word Trail with Dylan Jeffries
The importance of the Rating System Standards matching worldwide
Air Flow Trails and what these trails are
Blended Earth Trail
Three Points / Pillars for a Trail
Safety
Drainage
Predictability
Blue Derby Tasmania
The Six Boxes that need to be checked to be a Trail Center/ Trail Town
Connectivity – to an Airport / City (1.5 hours)
Connectivity – Compared to the accommodations (Lodging, Food)
Natural Features / Beauty (Lakes, Escarpments, Waterfalls, ect)
Quality Trails – for repeat visitation and something for every level of rider and diversity of trail types from gravity to cross country and variations of these types – and at least 85k of trails
Start with a Coffee & Finish with a Smile – Something for everyone
Room for Growth / Progressive Expansion (Trails, Businesses, overall Community)
The Ability to host a world class event (drop a circus on top)
Why Mountain Biking has taken off for Australia
Building a Trail Town in Høgevarde in Hallingdal, Norway
Trails and Summer Ops come first, then Winter Ops are built around the Summer Ops
The Trajectory of Alpine Ski Resorts and Mountain Biking
How Bikes are helping the Trajectory of Mountain Biking
Glen and Ebikes
Changes in bike technology – 29er’s…
Designing Trails for 1,000 riders a week
Directional Trails…
Words of Wisdom and Closing Comments by Glen
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1h 44min

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