Pisgah Podcast

Drew and Mangler put mics on Jeff and Eric from McGill Trails, the dudes that built The Riveter’s sweet jumps, what’s up with the local forest roads and Drew gets a homework assignment that could help us all. If you ever went exploring down a gravel road to get to your secret camp site only to find that it was taken over by squatters, hit subscribe.

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https://carolinapublicpress.org/38604/can-us-forest-service-afford-to-maintain-roads-needed-to-manage-western-nc-national-forests/

Seth talks about the new town of Canton Chestnut Mountain project berm park, should Mangler and Drew build yard trails and the dudes went on a day trip corporate retreat! If you have ever been challenged on whether to ride your local trails or to ride your back yard. Hit that subscribe button and share with your friends.

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Mangler got all the snow, Drew’s melted by noon, where’s a good close’sh spot to do a weekend plus trip to a warmer and drier riding destination and actor Juan Pablo Raba joins in to talk about mountain biking while filming and his new show Coyote on CBS. If you've ever binge watched a Netflix show, go ahead and hit that subscribe button!

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The d00ds reflect on positives from 2021, we got Shawn Mullican from Find Your Line Bikes to give us the run down on how to keep your bike happy during the harshest months *hint, its preventative maintenance* and the weather scientists are calling for snow, MILK AND BREAD! If you are as glad as we are that 2020 is a wrap, go ahead and click subscribe.

Find Your Line Bikes

Mangler gathered some trimmings from the cutting room floor and didn't want this segment from our interview with Eric Porter go unheard. Tall dudes riding large sized bikes! Eric does a bike check on how he sets up his Diamondback Release 29 with wireless bits, Magura brakes, Kinda tires and more!

If you’ve ever smacked your shin with a bike pedal, go ahead and click that subscribe button!

Drew and Mangler go back to science school, the local gravel routes, what gravel rigs are we rollin on, Eric Porter interview and a wet week for Pisgah. If you ever “accidentallly went on a gravel ride” up claw hammer... go ahead and click that subscribe button!

freeze thaw sciency stuff:

https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a431076.pdf

Drew and Mangler argue over what the best western NC vehicle is, the forest service is grading some roads and keeping with the Old Fort theme from last week, we catch up with the G5 trail collective to hear about the new trails planned for that section of The Pisgah. If your daily driver costs less than your mountain bike then hit that subscribe button.

Drew and Mangler are back for your weekly dose of Pisgah, aurally. Nature gets back at us, Downhill Southeast releases its 2021 schedule, Mike from the hub gives us the run down on the new Santa Cruz Nomad 5, Joe Adams gives us the deets on the Old Fort Ride House, we inventory our cold climate closet and David Billstrom tells all on Kitsbow. If you’ve ever spent a fortune on warm riding gear, just to get too hot, and stuff it in your pack for the rest of the ride go ahead and click subscribe.

Drew and Mangler celebrate their night ride anniversary date, awwww. Where we rode, Cocke County, TN is getting $6 million to build 50-75 miles of mountain biking trails in Cherokee National Forest, how to help Pisgah stay beautiful and clean by packing out, the best local gift ideas for your mountain biking wish list and Tom Place talks Outbound Lighting stuffs and what it’s like to make a bike light. If you ever thought you could get that extra lap in while the sun was setting and got darked on the way back to the trailhead, go ahead and click that subscribe button.

Drew and Mangler's 2nd upload but first episodic podcast. Where we rode last week, cranksgiving recap with Gus Michaels, how leafy is too leafy and catching up with one of the masterminds behind Ride Kanuga mountain bike park. Also, where to ride this weekend and a good reason to subscribe!