October 7, 2021

Trail EAffect Show Page

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ABOUT THE EPISODE

• Gary’s backstory
• How Bentonville started with a 5-mile trail system and got to where it is today
• OZ Trails and the backstory behind the brand / region known as OZ Trails
• Women of OZ 
• State Parks and Monument Trails
• 2022 UCI Cyclocross World Championships
• The Future of OZ Trails and their goal of being the epicenter of cycling in the world 
• Community Development through Trails and Cycling by creating the lifestyle

The Bentonville Series has been brought to you by Evolution Trail Services. For more information about Evolution Trail Services check out www.evotrails.com

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RELATED SHOW NOTES

Gary Vernon: https://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/stories/gary-vernon OZ Trails: https://www.oztrailsnwa.com/ Friends of Arkansas Single Track: http://fasttrails.org/ Women of OZ: https://www.arkansasoutside.com/oz-trails-off-road-dedicated-to-women-of-oz/ Coler Mountain Bike Preserve: https://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/coler-mountain-bike-preserve Jones Center Pump Track: https://www.thejonescenter.net/bike-park Eureka Springs / Lake Leatherwood: https://eurekaparks.com/trails/ Great Passion Play Trails: http://www.greatpassionplay.org/trails.html#.XoyvEohKiM8 Arkansas State Parks – Monument Trails: https://www.arkansasstateparks.com/trails/monument-trails 2022 UCI Cyclocross World Championships: https://fayetteville2022.com/ Bike NWA: https://www.bikenwa.org/ Trail Forks Mapping: https://www.trailforks.com/region/ozarks/ Crystal Bridges Art Museum: https://crystalbridges.org/ Momentary Art Museum: https://themomentary.org/ IMBA Trail Lab was created to help communities do what Bentonville has done. For more information on IMBA Trail Lab go to: https://www.imba.com/trails-for-all/trail-labs

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Trail EAffect Show Support

Rad Apparel Company: https://radapparelcompany.com/r?id=53tsmc Smith’s Bike Shop: https://smithsbikes.com/Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.comContact Josh at [email protected]

If you have any questions about Mountain Bike Radio in general, please contact Ben at [email protected]

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ABOUT TRAIL EAFFECT

Trails build community and Communities build trails. What came first you may ask… Host Josh Blum digs into the stories of how trails effect and affect the people and places we call home and those we might like to call home.

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ABOUT THE HOST

Josh Blum is a father and doer of stuff - paired with Advocate, Builder of Trails and Community. Originally from La Crosse WI, Josh has been enjoying the outdoors, trails, and mountain bikes since a young age. Always curious and learning about better ways to improve trail users’ experiences. Josh is employed by WisDOT, and is the owner / operator of Evolution Trail Services.

October 1, 2021 The Path Podcast Show Page ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Nathan, Tani, and Auk get right into it. A little news followed by some ebike thoughts, tires, hardtails, Path news, and some more. Have a listen, stop in the shop if you're in the area, and love the bike you ride! 

Thanks for all of your support and time listening to the show. We appreciate it very much.

The Path guys welcome all of your questions and encourage you to send them an email with the subject “Podcast Question” to [email protected]. 

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FOR OLD EPISODES OF THE PATH PODCAST, GET THE APP: APPLE | GOOGLE PLAY | MICROSOFT | AMAZON Mountain Bike Radio Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/mtnbikeradio Follow Nathan on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/nathanheronen/ Follow Auk on Instagram – http://instagram.com/e_auk Follow Tani on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/taniwalling/ The Path Podcast on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/thepathbikeshoptustin Get on The Path Newsletter – https://thepathbikeshop.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=df59964daebd2d58a75cd52b3&id=4aa76a894b

September 30, 2021 Trail EAffect Show Page

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ABOUT THE EPISODE

Topics Covered in this Episode:

• Intro
• Trails Are Common Ground Backstory
• Draper City UT example of a great trail system with multiple forms of shared use
• How Trails Are Common Ground went from Idea to Action
• Partner Organizations
• Pulling professional agencies in to assist with the creation of Trails Are Common Ground
• Educating New Users
• How the Kindness is the basis of the program Trails Are Common Ground
• Principals
  • Kindness
  • Awareness
  • Knowledge
• What to do when encountering Horse / Equestrian Riders 
• Marketing and Tool Kits for Trails Are Common Ground
• Examples of the various organizations that could embrace the Trails Are Common Ground Logo
• How Organizations get aligned with Trails Are Common Ground
• Closing

RELATED SHOW NOTES

Trails Are Common Ground: https://trailsarecommonground.org/ Trails Are Common Ground Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trailsarecommonground/ American Trails Press Release: https://www.americantrails.org/resources/be-trail-kind-trails-are-common-ground-initiative-launches Trails Are Common Ground Webinar: https://www.americantrails.org/training/trails-are-common-ground Black Folks Camp Too: https://www.blackfolkscamptoo.com/ David Wiens: [email protected]

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Trail EAffect Show Support

Rad Apparel Company: https://radapparelcompany.com/r?id=53tsmc Smith’s Bike Shop: https://smithsbikes.com/Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.comContact Josh at [email protected]

If you have any questions about Mountain Bike Radio in general, please contact Ben at [email protected]

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ABOUT TRAIL EAFFECT

Trails build community and Communities build trails. What came first you may ask… Host Josh Blum digs into the stories of how trails effect and affect the people and places we call home and those we might like to call home.

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ABOUT THE HOST

Josh Blum is a father and doer of stuff - paired with Advocate, Builder of Trails and Community. Originally from La Crosse WI, Josh has been enjoying the outdoors, trails, and mountain bikes since a young age. Always curious and learning about better ways to improve trail users’ experiences. Josh is employed by WisDOT, and is the owner / operator of Evolution Trail Services.

September 16, 2021

Trail EAffect Show Page

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ABOUT THE EPISODE

Topics Covered in this Episode:

• The Brice Minniqh Backstory
• The extensive travels the Brice was involved with as a foreign news correspondent for multiple media outlets
• Travels back to the U.S. and becoming the Managing Editor at Bike Mag – and 12 years of writing for Bike Mag
• The transition to Freehub Magazine as the Chief Editor
• The backstory on the Shaums March Story / how stories have come together in general over Brice’s Career as a Mountain Bike Journalist
• Bringing positive stories to the masses – even though personal struggles
• The renaissance in Mountain Biking and Trail Building, and how we got to where we are now
• Where we are now from a trail building and maintenance perspective with all the new users
• Keeping the message out that it’s everyone’s responsibility to be a custodian of the trails. 
• How do we educate and embrace new people coming into the sport of mountain biking
• The growing scene in Chattanooga, TN
• The shared goal at Freehub to create awareness around trail communities
• Palisades Plunge Trail / Single Track Trails Story
• The effort it takes to get stories written and told in a certain timeline
• The Community Theme Issue
• Fact Checking by Brice
• Brice’s idea of the ideal perfect mountain bike community
• Riding In Bellingham, WA
• San Diego Co, CA
• Tourism & Quality of Life
• Nevada Feature in Freehub 
• Traveling to ride, meeting people and exploring places
• The Traditional Culture of Mountain Bikers
• The inclusivity of Mountain Biking
• Words – and the Evolution of words and our language
• Finding new contributors in different locations
• The shift into being more gender inclusive
• Closing

RELATED SHOW NOTES

FreeHub Magazine: https://freehubmag.com/ The Journalist – Living Large with Brice Minniqh: https://freehubmag.com/articles/journalist The Journalist – Living Large with Brice Minniqh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy1oqb0HiEE&t=2s Brice on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/bricemag

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Trail EAffect Show Support

Rad Apparel Company: https://radapparelcompany.com/r?id=53tsmc Smith’s Bike Shop: https://smithsbikes.com/Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.comContact Josh at [email protected]

If you have any questions about Mountain Bike Radio in general, please contact Ben at [email protected]

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ABOUT TRAIL EAFFECT

Trails build community and Communities build trails. What came first you may ask… Host Josh Blum digs into the stories of how trails effect and affect the people and places we call home and those we might like to call home.

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ABOUT THE HOST

Josh Blum is a father and doer of stuff - paired with Advocate, Builder of Trails and Community. Originally from La Crosse WI, Josh has been enjoying the outdoors, trails, and mountain bikes since a young age. Always curious and learning about better ways to improve trail users’ experiences. Josh is employed by WisDOT, and is the owner / operator of Evolution Trail Services.

September 15, 2021 The Path Podcast Show Page

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Nathan, Tani, and Auk get together for a lengthy discussion about a lot of topics. While you’ll usually find some good in-depth bike chatter, this one will take you from industry testing, to geometry, to carrying a shock pump, to the new Orbea Rallon, and much more. This is a 2 beer episode, so get a couple ready! Have a listen, stop in the shop if you’re in the area, and love the bike you ride! 

Thanks for all of your support and time listening to the show. We appreciate it very much.

The Path guys welcome all of your questions and encourage you to send them an email with the subject “Podcast Question” to [email protected]. 

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FOR OLD EPISODES OF THE PATH PODCAST, GET THE APP: APPLE | GOOGLE PLAY | MICROSOFT | AMAZON Orbea Rallon – https://www.orbea.com/us-en/bicycles/mountain/rallon Mountain Bike Radio Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/mtnbikeradio Follow Nathan on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/nathanheronen/ Follow Auk on Instagram – http://instagram.com/e_auk Follow Tani on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/taniwalling/ The Path Podcast on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/thepathbikeshoptustin Get on The Path Newsletter – https://thepathbikeshop.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=df59964daebd2d58a75cd52b3&id=4aa76a894b

September 8, 2021

Trail EAffect Show Page

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ABOUT THE EPISODE

Topics Covered in this Episode:

• The Mike Riter Back Story
• The 1996 Olympic Mountain Bike Course in Georgia
• The start of the IMBA Trail Care Crew in 1997
• Traveling to Europe at the IMBA Trail Care Crew
• Difference between European Trails vs. Trails in North America
• Identifying the original Unicoi Turnpike
• Publishing IMBA’s Guild to Building Sweet Single Track
• Integrating a quality shared use trail experience from a design and user perspective
• Directional Trails
• The Start of Trail Design Specialists (TDS / Two Dimensional Squirrels)
• The Creation of Trail Education / Trail Master Certification Class
• How Mike ended up teaching trail building in WI / The Midwest
• Side Story on how Mike Convinced the management at Kickapoo Valley Reserve in WI to allow Mountain Biking at this site
• Deep Dive into the Trail Master Certification Class
• The one Trail Feature that Mike teaches and continues to refine (Rolling Grade Dip)
• The evolution of Trail Building
• Closing Comments

RELATED SHOW NOTES

Trail Design Specialists: https://www.traildesign.com/ Original IMBA Trail Building Basics Booklet Written by Mike & Jan Riter: https://www.americantrails.org/images/documents/IMBA_Trailbuilding_Basics.pdf ORA Trails: www.oratrails.org

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Trail EAffect Show Support

Rad Apparel Company: https://radapparelcompany.com/r?id=53tsmc Smith’s Bike Shop: https://smithsbikes.com/Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.comContact Josh at [email protected]

If you have any questions about Mountain Bike Radio in general, please contact Ben at [email protected]

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ABOUT TRAIL EAFFECT

Trails build community and Communities build trails. What came first you may ask… Host Josh Blum digs into the stories of how trails effect and affect the people and places we call home and those we might like to call home.

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ABOUT THE HOST

Josh Blum is a father and doer of stuff - paired with Advocate, Builder of Trails and Community. Originally from La Crosse WI, Josh has been enjoying the outdoors, trails, and mountain bikes since a young age. Always curious and learning about better ways to improve trail users’ experiences. Josh is employed by WisDOT, and is the owner / operator of Evolution Trail Services.

August 31, 2021 The Path Podcast Show Page

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

The summer marches on and the guys get in another episode for August. Find out Nathan and Auk's favorite hangers, get your shop news, Nathan is getting his home in order, and more of your regular bike goodness. Tani crashed and the guys discuss when and if you should sideline a helmet that has been hit. Have a listen, stop in the shop if you're in the area, and love the bike you ride! 

Thanks for all of your support and time listening to the show. We appreciate it very much.

The Path guys welcome all of your questions and encourage you to send them an email with the subject “Podcast Question” to [email protected]. 

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FOR OLD EPISODES OF THE PATH PODCAST, GET THE APP: APPLE | GOOGLE PLAY | MICROSOFT | AMAZON Mountain Bike Radio Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/mtnbikeradio Follow Nathan on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/nathanheronen/ Follow Auk on Instagram – http://instagram.com/e_auk Follow Tani on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/taniwalling/ The Path Podcast on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/thepathbikeshoptustin Get on The Path Newsletter – https://thepathbikeshop.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=df59964daebd2d58a75cd52b3&id=4aa76a894b

August 24, 2021

Second Spin Cycles Show Page

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Martin, Fred, and John are back with another episode! John is apparently good at imitating brake sounds. In this episode, the guys spend some time talking about some bikes they were out riding on. It's always an entertaining mix of good historical info with entertaining banter.    

Please send any feedback, thoughts, and/or ideas over to us anytime to Martin at [email protected] and Ben at [email protected].

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ABOUT THE SECOND SPIN CYCLES PODCAST

The goal of Second Spin Cycles has been to deliver fully restored, turnkey, vintage mountain bikes to bike enthusiasts. Hosts Martin Kozaczek, Jonn Posner, and Fred Powellbring that history back to you in this podcast.

FIND MORE: Second Spin Cycles – http://www.secondspincycles.com/ Second Spin Cycles on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/secondspincycles/ Second Spin Cycles on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/secondspin/ Email Martin at [email protected] Second Spin Podcast Home: http://theoutdoorroute.com/listen/secondspin/

August 23, 2021

Trail EAffect Show Page

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ABOUT THE EPISODE

Topics Covered in this Episode:

• The Dave Wiens Back Story / how Dave got into Trails and Advocacy
• The Start of Dave’s Local Trail Organization – Gunnison Trails
• Advice for Trail Organization Executive Director / New Staff
• Transition to IMBA as a Board Member then Executive Director of IMBA
• The Team at IMBA and how IMBA has built back to a being in a great place
• IMBA Trail Accelerator Grant Program / IMBA Trail Labs
• The Importance of Trail Planning for launching your trail project
• The Importance of Access and the biggest challenge in Mountain Biking
• Planning for resistance & 11th hour bombs
• Goal Interference
• Directional Trails and their advantages
• More Trails Close to Home – the importance of trails in communities
• Ingredients for a good trail community
• Communities that stick out to Dave
• Closing Comments
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RELATED SHOW NOTES

MBA: https://www.imba.com/ Gunnison Trails: https://gunnisontrails.org/ IMBA Trail Accelerator Grant: https://www.imba.com/trails-for-all/trail-accelerator-grants IMBA Trail Labs:https://www.imba.com/trails-for-all/trail-labs

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Trail EAffect Show Support

Rad Apparel Company: https://radapparelcompany.com/r?id=53tsmc Smith’s Bike Shop: https://smithsbikes.com/Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.comContact Josh at [email protected]

If you have any questions about Mountain Bike Radio in general, please contact Ben at [email protected]

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ABOUT TRAIL EAFFECT

Trails build community and Communities build trails. What came first you may ask… Host Josh Blum digs into the stories of how trails effect and affect the people and places we call home and those we might like to call home.

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ABOUT THE HOST

Josh Blum is a father and doer of stuff - paired with Advocate, Builder of Trails and Community. Originally from La Crosse WI, Josh has been enjoying the outdoors, trails, and mountain bikes since a young age. Always curious and learning about better ways to improve trail users’ experiences. Josh is employed by WisDOT, and is the owner / operator of Evolution Trail Services.

August 21, 2021 Riding Gravel Radio Ranch Show Page ABOUT THE EPISODE THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY BIKE RAGS

ALSO BROUGHT TO YOU BY JENSONUSA

Andy and Guitar Ted chat with guest, Greg Knoll, from The Dirt Bag in Minnesota. They discuss the event, it's history, and the bigger world of grassroots gravel. Then Andy and Guitar Ted dig into some recent events, reviews, and other gravel goodies. 

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected] or [email protected].

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