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October 25, 2021 92 mins

October 25, 2021
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ABOUT THE EPISODE

Topics Covered in this Episode:

  • 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 Neko 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)

RELATED SHOW NOTES

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

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Smith's Bike Shop:
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Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com
Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

If you have any questions about Mountain Bike Radio in general, please contact Ben at Ben@Mountainbikeradio.com

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