Glen Jacobs – World Trail – Building the future of Mountain Bike Trail Towns #125
- How Glen got into Mountain Biking
- And how he nearly quit and sold his mountain bike
Doing what they were doing in AustraliaThe Importance of Trails to GlenHow 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 beyond2001 and how sponsorship funding was drying up and the sport was changingPivoting from Building Tracks for Racing to Building Trails for the massesThe 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 JeffriesThe importance of the Rating System Standards matching worldwideAir Flow Trails and what these trails areThree Points / Pillars for a TrailDrainagePredictabilityBlue Derby TasmaniaThe 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 trailsStart with a Coffee & Finish with a Smile – Something for everyoneRoom 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 AustraliaBuilding 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 BikingHow Bikes are helping the Trajectory of Mountain BikingGlen and Ebikes- Changes in bike technology – 29er’s…
Designing Trails for 1,000 riders a weekDirectional Trails…Words of Wisdom and Closing Comments by GlenWorld Trail: https://world-trail.com/
Gypsy Tails Podcast Episode: https://youtu.be/THCQpKnKzMM
Blue Derby: https://www.ridebluederby.com.au/
Building a Dream Destination at Høgevarde in Hallingdal, Norway: https://youtu.be/btQdhNliPfM
Soil Searching Featuring Glen: https://youtu.be/juxlm5dorLU
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