Mike Riter of Trail Design Specialists (#38)

Trail EAffect Episode 38: with Mike Riter of Trail Design Specialists

This episode first aired on September 8th, 2021 on Mountain Bike Radio

Topics Covered in this show:

How Mike got into Trails and Trail Building
The start of the IMBA Trail Care Crew
Traveling to Europe as the IMBA Trail Care Crew
- (The blurring of Public & Private Property in Europe)
- Laws governing trails in England
- Trail Construction in Europe
Trails and how they have transitioned from function of travel to recreation
Writing IMBA’s Guide to Building Sweet Single Track
Integrating a quality shared use trail experience to promote shared use
Directional Trails
The Transition from IMBA TCC to regular life not on the road
Working as the Georgia State Trails Coordinator
Starting TDS Trail Design Specialists (Two Dimensional Squirrels)
Trail Design Specialists – Design and training
Expanding out of just the South East and into Wisconsin
Trail Master Training / Class at Kickapoo Valley Reserve, WI
How Shared Use expanded from Hike & Horses to include Mountain Biking at Kickapoo Valley Reserve
How Mike has evolved into primarily training through the Trail Master Certification Courses
Covering the full 4 Day Trail Master Certification Course
The Feature that Mike continues to push for Trails (Rolling Grade Dip)
The Evolution of Trail Building from the 90’s to where it is today
The Trend of getting back to just building really good single track (vs more specialized trail types)

Links discussed during the show:

IMBA’s Guide to Building Sweet Single Track: https://www.imba.com/resource/trail-solutions

ORA Trails in La Crosse, WI: www.oratrails.org

Support for Trail EAffect Comes from Smith’s Bike Shop in La Crosse, WI https://smithsbikes.com/

This show has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services, for more information go to:

Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com

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