Trail EAffect

Trail EAffect

By Josh BlumSportsHealth & FitnessWilderness
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Trail EAffect episodes

  • Storytime with Brian Hann of AMBC Part 5 of the Knoxville Series (#46)

    Trail EAffect Episode 46 Story Time with Brian Hann – The Knoxville Series Part 5

    This episode first aired on November 15th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio

    Topics Covered:

    • About Brian Hann
  • How the AMBC and Urban Wilderness Came to be
  • Linking Properties Together in South Knoxville
  • The Partnership of Public Trails on Private Land
  • South Knoxville
  • Transition into machine building
  • Volunteers & Paid Professional Builders
  • The Kingdom Trails Influence
  • Access to Private Lands through Recreational Easements (consult with your own state laws and lawyers for advice here).
  • Knight Ide
  • What can people can expect from the Knoxville Trails
  • Maintaining Gravity Trails on public lands
  • What Gravity Trails have done for the community and trail system
  • Year Round Get Down – All Weather Trails (Lots of stone & rock)
  • Bridges & the installation of a huge bring over Red Bud Road and Permitting this structure
  • Favorite Places for Brian to ride outside of Knoxville
  • Future of Knoxville and surrounding area
  • Stopping a highway expansion project in the name of trail system preservation and keeping a community intact.
  • Closing Comments

    • Links:

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

    Urban Wilderness Knoxville: https://www.visitknoxville.com/urban-wilderness/

    Devil’s Race Track Mini Documentary by Bell Helmets: https://youtu.be/HiucgFz7IEw

    Bridge over Redbud Road News: https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2016/06/01/red-bud-bridge-opens-in-south-knoxville/91003136/

    Stan’s No Tubes Intersections – Knoxville: https://www.notubes.com/stories/intersections-knoxville

    Trailforks: https://www.trailforks.com/region/knoxville/

     

    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

    51 min
  • Mayor of Knoxville Indya Kincannon Part 4 of the Knoxville Series (#45)

    Trail EAffect Episode 45 Mayor of Knoxville: Indya Kincannon – The Knoxville Series Part 4

    This episode first aired on November 8th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio

    Topics Covered:

    • Mayor Indya Kincannon Backstory
  • About Knoxville
  • What is Knoxville Urban Wilderness the trails in Knoxville
  • What trails have done for the residents in the community
  • Neighborhood connectivity through Trails
    • Increasing property values and decreasing blight
  • The return on investment with Trails vs other infrastructure
  • Investments by the City of Knoxville
  • Quarries that have been reclaimed and turned into recreational infrastructure
  • The amenities are by and large free and open to the public in Knoxville
  • Other forms of Outdoor Recreation in Knoxville
  • Greenways and other forms of Bike and Pedestrian Infrastructure in Knoxville
  • Mayor Kincannon and Mountain Biking
  • Closing Comments

    • Links:

    Urban Wilderness Knoxville: https://www.visitknoxville.com/urban-wilderness/

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

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

    Stan’s No Tubes Intersections – Knoxville: https://www.notubes.com/stories/intersections-knoxville

    SORBA: https://sorba.org/

    Trailforks: https://www.trailforks.com/region/knoxville/

     

    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

    27 min
  • Matthew Kellogg Executive Director of AMBC Part 3 of the Knoxville Series (#44)

    Trail EAffect Episode 44 Matthew Kellogg E.D. of AMBC – The Knoxville Series Part 3

    This episode first aired on November 1st, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio

    Topics Covered:

    • Matthew Kellogg Backstory
  • The Appalachian Mountain Bike Club Background
  • Restarting the Club with a new agenda and aligning with SORBA and IMBA
  • How a trip to Kingdom Trails inspired a greater vision for Knoxville
  • Collaborative process with public and private land owners and managers
  • How the Bell Built Grant Campaign really put Baker Creek and the Urban Wilderness on the map
  • How a Plan / Master Plan can spring board trail building
    • How plans leverage grant funding
  • How plans offer a road map to the future
  • How plans provide building in phases
  • Building progression into trails
  •  
  • A Breakdown of the various trail systems around the Knoxville region
    • Urban Wilderness (40 or so miles of trails)
  • Ijams Nature Center
  • The State of Tennessee – Forks of the River
  • Private Lands (about 25 private land owners) – MOU Breakdown for owners
  • County Land
  • Hastie Park
  • View Park
  • Baker Creek Preserve
  • Stanley Lippencott
  • Fort Dickerson
  • Sharps Ridge (used to reduce undesirable activity in the area)
  • C. King
  • Concord Park
  • Lake Norris / Loyston Point
  • Clinch Valley Trail Alliance / Haw Ridge
  • Cherokee National Forest (future project)
  • Big South Fork (NPS land)
  • The Secret Sauce for a diversity of different trails and trail types
  • Vee Hollow
  • Famous AMBC Failures
  • The mix of Professional Trail Builders with Volunteer Builders and the importance of this mix
  • Trail Champions
  • The #SoNoLimo Story
  • Closing Comments

    • Links:

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

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

    AMBC Kona Bike Raffle (Drawing 11/6/21): https://ambcknox.org/raffle/

    Stan’s No Tubes Intersections – Knoxville: https://www.notubes.com/stories/intersections-knoxville

    Devil’s Race Track PR: https://www.pinkbike.com/news/tennessee-opens-the-bell-built-devils-racetrack-2016.html

    Eastbound and Down Knoxville: https://www.pinkbike.com/news/east-bound-and-down-knoxville-tennessee-2016.html

    SORBA: https://sorba.org/

    Trailforks: https://www.trailforks.com/region/knoxville/

     

    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

    1 hr 1 min
  • Sean Leader of Windrock Bike Park Part 2 of the Knoxville Series (#43)

    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

    1 hr 33 min
  • Julie Ferrara of AMBC Women’s Joyride Leader Knoxville Series Part 1 (#42)

    Trail EAffect Episode 42 Julie Ferrara Women’s Ambassador Knoxville Series Part 1

    This episode first aired on October 20th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio

    Topics Covered:

    • Julie’s Backstory
  • How Julie started Mountain Biking
  • Becoming a Women’s Ride Ambassador
  • Women’s riding / inclusivity within Knoxville
  • New Riders
  • Tips for guys taking new female riders mountain biking
  • Gravel Riding in the Knoxville Region
  • Knoxville Backstory for Trails and Urban Wilderness
  • Trails in Neighborhoods
  • Other Trail Communities
  • Closing

    •  

    Links:

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

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

    Bike Raffle (Drawing 11/6/21): https://ambcknox.org/raffle/

    Bell Joyride Knoxville: https://www.bellhelmets.com/community/joy-ride-program/joy-ride-program-knoxville.html

    Bell Joyride Knoxville Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/belljoyrideknoxville/

    Knoxville Intersections: https://www.notubes.com/stories/intersections-knoxville

     

    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

    27 min
  • Gary Vernon of OZ Trails Bentonville, AR (#41)

    Trail EAffect Episode 41: Gary Vernon – OZ Trails Re-Air

    This episode also aired on October 7th on Mountain Bike Radio and on April 30th, 2020 on the Driftless Dirt Podcast

    Topics Covered:

    • 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

    • Links:

    Gary Vernon: https://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/stories/gary-vernon

    OZ Trails: https://www.oztrails.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

     

    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

    43 min
  • Dave Wiens Trails are Common Ground (#40)

    Trail EAffect Episode 40: Dave Wiens Trails Are Common Ground

    This episode first aired on September 30th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio

    Topics Covered in this show:

    • Intro
  • Trails Are Common Ground Back Story
  • 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

    • Links:

    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]

     

    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

    43 min
  • Brice Minnigh Editor in Chief at Freehub Magazine (#39)

    Trail EAffect Episode 39: Brice Minnigh – Editor & Chief at Freehub Magazine

    This episode first aired on September 16th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio

    Topics Covered in this show:

    • The Brice Minniqh Back Story
  • 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 inclusivity
  • Closing

    • Links:

    FreeHub Magazine: https://freehubmag.com/

    The Journalist – Living Large with Brice Minniqh: https://freehubmag.com/articles/journalist

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy1oqb0HiEE&t=2s

    Brice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bricemag

     

    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

    2 hr 21 min
  • Mike Riter of Trail Design Specialists (#38)

    Trail EAffect Episode 38: with Mike Riter of Trail Design Specialists

    This episode first aired on September 8th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio

    Topics Covered in this show:

    • How Mike got into Trails and Trail Building
  • The start of the IMBA Trail Care Crew
  • Traveling to Europe as the IMBA Trail Care Crew
    • (The blurring of Public & Private Property in Europe)
  • Laws governing trails in England
  • Trail Construction in Europe
  • Trails and how they have transitioned from function of travel to recreation
  • Writing IMBA’s Guide to Building Sweet Single Track
  • Integrating a quality shared use trail experience to promote shared use
  • Directional Trails
  • The Transition from IMBA TCC to regular life not on the road
  • Working as the Georgia State Trails Coordinator
  • Starting TDS Trail Design Specialists (Two Dimensional Squirrels)
  • Trail Design Specialists – Design and training
  • Expanding out of just the South East and into Wisconsin
  • Trail Master Training / Class at Kickapoo Valley Reserve, WI
  • How Shared Use expanded from Hike & Horses to include Mountain Biking at Kickapoo Valley Reserve
  • How Mike has evolved into primarily training through the Trail Master Certification Courses
  • Covering the full 4 Day Trail Master Certification Course
  • The Feature that Mike continues to push for Trails (Rolling Grade Dip)
  • The Evolution of Trail Building from the 90’s to where it is today
  • The Trend of getting back to just building really good single track (vs more specialized trail types)

    • Links discussed during the show:

    Trail Design Specialists: https://www.traildesign.com/

    IMBA’s Guide to Building Sweet Single Track: https://www.imba.com/resource/trail-solutions

    ORA Trails in La Crosse, WI: www.oratrails.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

    1 hr 15 min
  • Dave Wiens Executive Director for IMBA (#37)

    Trail EAffect Episode 37: with Dave Wiens Executive Director of IMBA

    This episode first aired on August 23rd, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio

    Topics Covered in this show:

    • 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

    • Links:

    IMBA: 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

     

    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

    1 hr 9 min

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