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Glen Jacobs of World Trail – Building the future of Mountain Bike Trail Towns #125

Glen Jacobs of World Trail – Building the future of Mountain Bike Trail Towns #125

2023-05-02
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Glen Jacobs – World Trail – Building the future of Mountain Bike Trail Towns #125

Topics:

  • How Glen got into Mountain Biking
    • And how he nearly quit and sold his mountain bike
    • Doing what they were doing in Australia
  • The Importance of Trails to Glen
  • How 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 beyond
  • 2001 and how sponsorship funding was drying up and the sport was changing
  • Pivoting from Building Tracks for Racing to Building Trails for the masses
    • Ego Trails…
  • The 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 Jeffries
  • The importance of the Rating System Standards matching worldwide
  • Air Flow Trails and what these trails are
    • Blended Earth Trail
  • Three Points / Pillars for a Trail
    • Safety
    • Drainage
    • Predictability
  • Blue Derby Tasmania
  • The 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 trails
    • Start with a Coffee & Finish with a Smile – Something for everyone
    • Room 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 Australia
  • Building 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 Biking
  • How Bikes are helping the Trajectory of Mountain Biking
  • Glen and Ebikes
    • Changes in bike technology – 29er’s…
  • Designing Trails for 1,000 riders a week
  • Directional Trails…
  • Words of Wisdom and Closing Comments by Glen

Links:

World 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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Worldwide Cyclery Affiliate Link: https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/?aff=559

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