Neko Mulally of Ride Kanuga Bike Park (#54)

Trail EAffect Episode 54 Neko Mulally and Ride Kanuga Bike Park

 

This episode first aired on January 18th, 2022 on Mountain Bike Radio

 

Topics Covered:

• Neko Mulally Back Story and how he got into Professional WC DH Racing
• The formation of Neko’s own race program: Frameworks
  • Check out the Downtime and Vital MTB Podcast for more depth on the program
• How the concept of Ride Kanuga Bike Park got started
• Neko’s take on the land and topography that Ride Kanuga offered
• 2020 the Pandemic created the time needed to build out Ride Kanuga
• Building Ride Kanuga
  • How Callie’s trail building experience helped shape the diversity of trails at Ride Kanuga
• The Layout of Ride Kanuga
• How Ride Kanuga offers a diverse trail experience
• How Ride Kanuga / bike parks in general offer a different experience than public access trails
  • Diverse Trail Experiences
  • Regular Trail Maintenance through paid staff
  • Ride Kanuga Country Club
• User Numbers at Ride Kanuga and how they have exceeded the expectations of Neko, and how this lets to having 5 trail builders on staff for building and maintenance
• The differences between Windrock and Ride Kanuga bike parks
• How Windrock Bike Park came to be, Neko’s Perspective on this
• What makes Windrock great for high level downhill style downhill tracks to train and race on
• 500’ of vertical elevation makes for a great bike park
• What Neko has incorporated into Ride Kanuga that he’s seen and ridden in other places
  • SE Style Jumpline
  • England Style Rut Tracks – GNCC
• What makes a good trail community according to Neko (Hint: AMBC)
• The Ride Kanuga Community
  • Ride Kanuga Holiday Party
• Downhill Southeast and Enduro Southeast
• Neko’s 2022 Sponsors

 

Links:

Ride Kanuga: https://ridekanuga.com/

Neko’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/NekoMulally/featured

Downtime Podcast Episode with Neko: https://www.downtimepodcast.com/nekobike/

Vital MTB Podcast Episode with Neko: https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/news/Neko-Mulally-Will-Race-Handmade-Alloy-DH-Frames-by-Frank-the-Welder,1407

  

Neko’s Sponsors and Support

Ride Kanuga: https://ridekanuga.com/

Fox Suspension: https://www.ridefox.com/subhome.php?m=bike

Fox Racing:  https://www.foxracing.com/

Maxxis Tires: https://www.maxxis.com/us/tires/bicycle/mountain/

Santa Cruz Reserve Rims: https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/en-US/reserve-wheels

GoPro: https://gopro.com/en/us

ODI Grips: https://www.odigrips.com/

Handup Gloves: https://handupgloves.com/

WD40 Bike Products: https://www.wd40.com/products/?category=bike

WTB Tire Sealant: https://www.wtb.com/pages/tcstiresealant

Spank Industries: https://spank-ind.com/

Factor Components: https://www.factorcomponents.com/

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