Go offline with the Player FM app!
Trail EAffect - "Episode 51 - Greg Mazu - Singletrack Trails" (December 28, 2021 | #1416 | Host: Josh Blum)
Manage episode 316028816 series 2390545
December 28, 2021 Trail EAffect Show Page
Rad Apparel Company 15% Discount Coupon Code: traileaffect
Check out with the RAD Affiliate Link: https://radapparelcompany.com/r?id=53tsmc
ABOUT THE EPISODE
Topics Covered in this Episode:
- Greg Mazu intro and backstory
- The early days of trail building for Greg
- Starting Singletrack Trails Inc
- Growing Singletrack Trails by branching out across the country
- Trails and Projects that stick out to Greg
- Palisade Plunge Trail backstory – 32-mile epic trail build
- Trail Planning, the importance of this and thinking about how a trail plan is like a business plan
- The Manifesto
- Creating Mortgage Paying Jobs
- Selling the fact that Trail Building is a real profession to the masses (for those unaware)
- How trails provide value to communities
- The importance of having a variety of trails within trail systems / trail communities
- Vee Hollow and how Vee Hollow provides that variety of trails within one system
- Handcut Trails / Handcut Hollow in Bentonville
- Advantages of Hand Built Trails
- What the Ideal Trail Community looks like according to Greg
- The Garage is my Trail Head
- Mountain Towns and Jobs
- Famous Failure(s)
- Gregs Multiple Businesses
- Desert Rat Tours
- Tools for Trails
- Backslope Tools
- Recreation Fabrication – New for 2022
- Redesigning the McLeod
- Supply Chain Issues for Trail Building Tools
- Closing Comments
RELATED SHOW NOTES
Singletrack Trails: https://www.singletracktrails.com/ Backslope Tools: https://www.backslope.tools/ Tools for Trails: https://toolsfortrails.com/ Desert Rat Tours: https://www.desertrattours.com/home
Rad Apparel Company Discount Coupon Code for 15% off: traileaffect
-------------
Trail EAffect Show Support
Rad Apparel Company: https://radapparelcompany.com/r?id=53tsmc Smith’s Bike Shop: https://smithsbikes.com/Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.comContact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com
If you have any questions about Mountain Bike Radio in general, please contact Ben at Ben@Mountainbikeradio.com
--------
ABOUT TRAIL EAFFECT
Trails build community and Communities build trails. What came first you may ask… Host Josh Blum digs into the stories of how trails effect and affect the people and places we call home and those we might like to call home.
--------
ABOUT THE HOST
Josh Blum is a father and doer of stuff - paired with Advocate, Builder of Trails and Community. Originally from La Crosse WI, Josh has been enjoying the outdoors, trails, and mountain bikes since a young age. Always curious and learning about better ways to improve trail users’ experiences. Josh is employed by WisDOT, and is the owner / operator of Evolution Trail Services.
1484 episodes
Manage episode 316028816 series 2390545
December 28, 2021 Trail EAffect Show Page
Rad Apparel Company 15% Discount Coupon Code: traileaffect
Check out with the RAD Affiliate Link: https://radapparelcompany.com/r?id=53tsmc
ABOUT THE EPISODE
Topics Covered in this Episode:
- Greg Mazu intro and backstory
- The early days of trail building for Greg
- Starting Singletrack Trails Inc
- Growing Singletrack Trails by branching out across the country
- Trails and Projects that stick out to Greg
- Palisade Plunge Trail backstory – 32-mile epic trail build
- Trail Planning, the importance of this and thinking about how a trail plan is like a business plan
- The Manifesto
- Creating Mortgage Paying Jobs
- Selling the fact that Trail Building is a real profession to the masses (for those unaware)
- How trails provide value to communities
- The importance of having a variety of trails within trail systems / trail communities
- Vee Hollow and how Vee Hollow provides that variety of trails within one system
- Handcut Trails / Handcut Hollow in Bentonville
- Advantages of Hand Built Trails
- What the Ideal Trail Community looks like according to Greg
- The Garage is my Trail Head
- Mountain Towns and Jobs
- Famous Failure(s)
- Gregs Multiple Businesses
- Desert Rat Tours
- Tools for Trails
- Backslope Tools
- Recreation Fabrication – New for 2022
- Redesigning the McLeod
- Supply Chain Issues for Trail Building Tools
- Closing Comments
RELATED SHOW NOTES
Singletrack Trails: https://www.singletracktrails.com/ Backslope Tools: https://www.backslope.tools/ Tools for Trails: https://toolsfortrails.com/ Desert Rat Tours: https://www.desertrattours.com/home
Rad Apparel Company Discount Coupon Code for 15% off: traileaffect
-------------
Trail EAffect Show Support
Rad Apparel Company: https://radapparelcompany.com/r?id=53tsmc Smith’s Bike Shop: https://smithsbikes.com/Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.comContact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com
If you have any questions about Mountain Bike Radio in general, please contact Ben at Ben@Mountainbikeradio.com
--------
ABOUT TRAIL EAFFECT
Trails build community and Communities build trails. What came first you may ask… Host Josh Blum digs into the stories of how trails effect and affect the people and places we call home and those we might like to call home.
--------
ABOUT THE HOST
Josh Blum is a father and doer of stuff - paired with Advocate, Builder of Trails and Community. Originally from La Crosse WI, Josh has been enjoying the outdoors, trails, and mountain bikes since a young age. Always curious and learning about better ways to improve trail users’ experiences. Josh is employed by WisDOT, and is the owner / operator of Evolution Trail Services.
1484 episodes
All episodes
×Welcome to Player FM!
Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.