Front Lines MTB

New episode comes out tomorrow. Hear my conversation with Troy Savalick and Anthony Maro of the Kickapoo Mountain Bike Club. http://frontlinesmtb.com/

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Ep 80 New Season Update: Where Do We Go from Here? Starting off a new season of the podcast and coming off of what was the 4th Anniversary of the show this week, we look to the future. And not that fairy-dream world in which we all get a vaccine, but the real world, the uncertain one we’re all being forced to get used to. Are you still there? Are you still advocating for trails? How have your priorities shifted? What’s on your mind? http://frontlinesmtb.com//ep-80-new-season-update-where-d/

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Ep 79 How Can We Safely Run Trail Days in a COVID-19 World? To answer the question of what Trail Days could look like this summer, I’m joined by three guests. First, Bill Hoyne, Safety Lead with the Greater Bragg Creek Trails Association in Alberta, Canada. Second, Tony Ferlisi, Executive Director of Mountain Bike the Tetons in Driggs, Idaho. And finally, Will Taygan, President of the Chugach Mountain Bike Riders from the Chugiak-Eagle River community in Alaska. Greater Bragg Creek Trails Association Mountain Bike the Tetons Chugach Mountain Bike Riders

Ep 78 - The Value of the Outdoors for Youth and the Impacts of Isolation. With guests Melissa Werkman, she’s now the Executive Director of the Children's Advocacy Center of Kent County, Mike Greer of Elevation Outdoors and Dr. Nevin Harper of the School of Child and Youth Care at the University of Victoria. http://frontlinesmtb.com//ep-78-the-value-of-the-outdoors/

If you were a fan of Episode 55, in which I discussed with Greig Gjerdalen the question of whether we Mountain Bikers can be considered eco-centric users or are simply ego-centric in our pursuits, then I really feel like you're going to like tomorrow's episode. If you haven't listened to Episode 55, catch up below! http://frontlinesmtb.com//ep-55-are-mountain-bikers-reall/

Ep 77: A Panel Discussion for Looking at What Comes Next I discuss the future with Susie Murphy of the San Diego Mountain Biking Association, Patrick Lucas of the BC Aboriginal Youth Mountain Biking Project and Jay Darby of IMBA Canada. What have you learned over the last 2 months that will shape your advocacy work moving forwards?... http://frontlinesmtb.com//ep-77-a-panel-discussion-for-lo/

Ian Jones of the Southwest Montana Mountain Bike Association helps us navigate a number of online resources like Slack, Mailchimp, Trello, Squarespace, Donorbox, Canva & Zapier. Is your organization using any on the list already? http://frontlinesmtb.com//ep-76-taking-advantage-of-all-t/

Friday's episode we'll be hearing from a past guest from all the way back in Episode 21: Ian Jones of the Southwest Montana Mountain Bike Association joins me to discuss all of the various online resources that are out there for Trail Associations to take advantage of. http://frontlinesmtb.com//ep-21-building-a-strong-board-i/

Episode 75 and we hear from the newly formed Lowelifes Respectable Citizens' Club in the Angeles National Forest. http://frontlinesmtb.com//ep-75-starting-something-new-w/

New episode of the podcast is now available. We hear from Joe Vadeboncoeur of the Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike Association. He gives us his perspective of working in the bike industry and transitioning into the world of advocacy. The episode also includes a quick update on COVID-19 messaging and what the PMBA Enduro Series's message of #NoCarNoGnarNotFar. http://frontlinesmtb.com//ep-74-emtb-5-a-new-perspectuve-/

A teaser of Friday's episode with Joe Vadeboncoeur of the Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike Association.

Friday's episode will include a brief update on COVID-19, but as a welcome distraction we will return to a simpler time when we were all concerned about e-MTBs. For those that were burnt out on that discussion, we'll have a fresh new perspective from Joe Vadeboncoeur of the Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike Association. Until then, catch up on the past e-MTB episodes. http://frontlinesmtb.com/category/emtb/

New episode of the podcast is now available, and two weeks early then planned. How is your Trail Association responding to COVID-19? Share in the comments below! http://frontlinesmtb.com//ep-73-how-trail-associations-ar/

The podcast will be back with new episodes starting April 3rd. We'll start be revisiting an old conversation with what, I promise, is a fresh new perspective. Joe Vadeboncoeur of the Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike Association discusses his article concerning eMTBs, the industry and advocacy. In the meantime, catch up on past eMTB episodes. http://frontlinesmtb.com/category/emtb/

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We hear from three Professional Trail Builders: Shane Wilson of IMBA Trail Solutions, Pat Podolski of Golden Dirt Trails & Greg Mazu of Singletrack Trails. Has your community hired a Professional Trail Builder? Tag them in the comments! http://frontlinesmtb.com//ep-72-a-professional-trail-buil/