From stand-up to singletrack: How a comedian built Georgia’s most entertaining bike park
OCT 28, 202559 MIN
From stand-up to singletrack: How a comedian built Georgia’s most entertaining bike park
OCT 28, 202559 MIN
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<p>Jarrod Harris is the co-founder of Jarrod's Place bike park in Summerville, Georgia. We'll be diving into what it takes to open a bike park, the challenges and rewards of building trails, and we'll talk about Trail Armor, an innovative product that was actually developed right there at Jarrod's Place.</p><ul><li>What's your background? How does someone end up starting a bike park?</li><li>How did you learn to build trails?</li><li>Were there any parks or trails that inspired you and your team when you were first starting out?</li><li>Is owning and operating a bike park a good business?</li><li>Trail Armor is a product that was developed at Jarrod's Place. What is it, and how does it work?</li><li>Beyond Jarrod's Place, where is Trail Armor being used?</li><li>Can you describe how the park is laid out? What are the most popular trails?</li><li>What's the mix of riders you see at the park? Are you getting many locals, or do people travel from further away?</li><li>Is there an off-season at the bike park?</li><li>How much of your time goes into trail maintenance versus building new stuff?</li><li>What would you do differently if you were to open another bike park today?</li><li>What's next for the bike park?</li></ul><p>Learn more and buy a pass to Jarrod's Place at <a href="https://jarrodsplacebikepark.com/">jarrodsplacebikepark.com</a>. </p><p>An automated transcript will be available at Singletracks.com later today.</p><p>Follow Singletracks on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/singletracks/">@singletracks</a> to keep up with the latest mountain bike news.</p>