Pisgah Podcast

Oct 31 2024 81 ep. 54 mins 34
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Mountain biking news and info from western North Carolina by Drew and Mangler.

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Pisgah Podcast - 180- Hurricane Helene recovery check in

Oct 31 2024 108 mins  
Hurricane Helene has left Western North Carolina devastated. From the large city of Asheville to the hollers of Old Fort, Bat Cave, Mortimer and more, have all seen destruction. We've got friends all up and down these blue ridge mountains and felt it was time to check in with them and give you all an update from the source with hopeful tales of good news. Special thanks to Peter Mi

Pisgah Podcast - 179- Pisgah Area Sorba Summer update

Sep 16 2024 75 mins  
We got a kickstart from Daniel and Natalie at Pisgah Area Sorba to crank this thing back up, so here we are! We've got the PAS folks on the mics to give us some updates on new trails and whats new in the scene while we've been away. Did you get an email from SORBA main too? if you didn't, here's the FAQ Link to answer some questions. If you've ridden the newly r

Pisgah Podcast - 178- Back Country Horsemen of Pisgah

Mar 01 2024 70 mins  
Ever been so deep in Pisgah that you thought no one had touched that zone in forever but then you come across some fresh cut timber trail clearing and you’re completely flabbergasted that someone brought a saw waaaay back there. Well, that someone was the Back Country Horsemen of Pisgah and we owe them a ton of thanks. A really great video was just released showing some of the st

Pisgah Podcast - 177- Brevard College Cycling 2023

Jan 16 2024 55 mins  
Matt Zuniga, a rising senior with the Brevard College Cycling team stops by to give us the run down on what these crazy college kids are up to, their operation and what their favorite rides are. Drew and Mangler wrapped up a busy year of downhill with a Central America visit and dropping a new USDH focused podcast, The Gravity Coop’s Hot Seat. If you dropped out of college to rid

Pisgah Podcast - 176- Rockgeist

Nov 07 2023 64 mins  
About 7 months ago we dropped by Rockgeist so Drew could get a fancy custom bag made for his Tallboy and spent the morning documenting the process of making a bag the crew and the makings of Rockgeist with Greg Hardy PHD. So after 7 months, Drew has great things to say about his bag but some minor changes he would make. If you have bags full of water bottles strapped on your bike t

Pisgah Podcast - 175- New trails listen tour

Oct 25 2023 39 mins  
Western NC has been sprouting up some new trails over the summer so like any good podcast producers, we wanted to deliver some sweet sounds of ripping. Drew and Mangler convinced Adam Hobbs to join in as they visit some new trails at Chestnut Mountain and Old Fort. IF you have rolled the rock on Union then click subscribe!

Pisgah Podcast - 174- Year of the Trail

Oct 16 2023 62 mins  
NC has legally declared 2023 as Year of the Trail so we got some of those behind the scenes of this movement on the mics to talk about the who, what and why. Daniel Sapp and Seth Alvo of Backslope along with Beth Heile from Friends of Valdese fill us in as we hung out at Berm Peak. October 21st is the first Great Trails State Day and it will continue every year as the third saturda

Pisgah Podcast - 173- USFS User Fees, We’ve Got Answers

Jun 30 2023 52 mins  
Like many of you, we had lots and lots of questions regarding the proposed user fees for Pisgah Ranger district for mountain bikes and equestrians. So after a week of gathering questions, our friends at Pisgah Area SORBA got a lot of them answered from the USFS and brought us that info. Huge thanks to Natalie Narburgh, the Executive Director of PAS for sitting down with us for this

Pisgah Podcast - 172- The Future of Polk County, Little White Oak Mountain Trails

Jun 07 2023 64 mins  
Little White Oak Mountain may be an unfamiliar name for most listeners, but you’re going be remembering it after listening to Craig Lee of Community Trail Designs and Ed Sutton of Trail Dynamics fill us in on the juicy details of the soon to be project. 900’sh feet of descent on a south facing mountain in a public trail system, easily highway accessible and way closer to the ma

Pisgah Podcast - 171- Nick Bragg chasing KOP

May 18 2023 61 mins  
Nick Bragg is no stranger to podiums and he’s also a real good friend of the podcast but after our interview with Eric Wever / Pisgah Productions for episode 166 we decided to put Nick on the spot and inquire about his thought on chasing the King of Pisgah for a second time, cause he’s already won it once… With a little bit of pressure and some sweet talking, Nick committed t