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Sean Leader of Windrock Bike Park Part 2 of the Knoxville Series (#43)

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Trail EAffect Episode 43 Sean Leader – Windrock Bike Park Knoxville Series Part 2

This episode first aired on October 25th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio

Topics Covered:

  • Sean’s Backstory
  • How Sean got into Mountain Biking
  • Ultra-Endurance Racing / Single Speed Racing
  • Pro XC Racing and Cyclocross
  • Transition to Gravity / Enduro Racing
  • How going to New Zealand was the most influential mountain bike Destination for Sean
  • Sean’s Wrist Injury
  • The Turning Point of Being injured and being forced to explore other avenues
  • Trail Building
  • The History of Windrock and training facility for Sean and others
  • How Windrock turned into a Legit Downhill Park
  • The Sean Leader and Nico Mulally Business Plan
  • Keeping American Downhill Alive
  • Horseface: https://youtu.be/c3wcw_VaF8g
  • Tracks Vs Trails
  • How Suspension technology is driven by DH Racing and testing
  • Schedule of shuttle stops
  • Public Parks Vs Private Parks
  • Short Chairlifts and how they have huge potential for future parks
  • The sport needs more bike parks
  • Downhill Bikes and the Future of Downhill Bikes
  • E Bikes, and the avenue of innovation
  • Windrock YouTube and Content Creation – Vlogs / Windrock Original
    • Behind the scenes at Windrock
  • Knoxville as a destination
  • Multigenerational Riding
  • Closing Thoughts
  • Other Windrock Amenities (Camping / Cabins)

    • Links:

    Windrock Bike Park: https://windrockbikepark.com/

    Windrock Vlogs and Originals on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCywWFBO-Id8AapvmPMaEXtg/featured

    Windrock on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/windrockbikepark/

    Knoxville Trail Org Links:

    Appalachian Mountain Bike Club (AMBC): www.ambcknox.org

    AMBC Fall Fest: https://fallfest.ambcknox.org/

     

    Support for Trail EAffect Comes from Smith’s Bike Shop in La Crosse, WI https://smithsbikes.com/

    This show has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services, for more information go to:

    Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

    Contact Josh at [email protected]

    Support the Trail EAffect through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

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