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Trail EAffect Episode 74 with Gary Sjoquist Mountain Bike Advocate and Hall of Fame Member The Gary Sjoquist Back Story on how he found mountain biking Becoming and Advocate in Mountain Biking and Cycling in GeneralIMBA State Rep in the early 90’s Contracting with the MN DNR for a bicycle conference Could see that access might become an issue across different public agencies Became a voice for Mountain Biking / published a newsletter called off-road rider   Cuyuna evolving into the state of MN first recreation meeting in ’93 and traveling there in ‘95Got local leaders attend meetings about mountain biking to educate land managers North Central Mountain Bike Resource Group evolved into MORC IMBA Trail Care Crew first showed up in 1996 Director of Dakota County Asked “What do Mountain Bikers Want at Lebanon Hills?” Getting the right people and provide the right resources for them   Encountering resistance to Mountain Biking in the 90’sGary – A Prisoner of Logic Mountain Bikers do care about our natural resources Stewardship has been critical for Mountain Bikers   Famous Failure…Hosting a Mountain Bike Advocacy Meeting at the race venue after a Mountain Bike Race and only 2 people showed up… Racers and Advocacy or lack of   The WORS Model VS the MNMTB ModelMNMTB as a Non-Profit, 2021 MNMTB gave back almost $52,000 to clubs that hosted race events   Working with IMBA Early OnGary is a unique advocate as he’s an advocate for both road and mountain bike access IMBA Provided a lot of resources to local clubs   Directional Trails and the important role they play in trail systemsSight Lines not as necessary Legacy of separate Trails in MN Improves conflict management Reduces the need for Maintenance on the trails Riding the wrong way on trails is just misguided Directional Trails can handle a lot more users   Quality Bike Products (QBP) Bringing Gary on staff as an advocate at QBPLots of Freedom to work in the advocacy world Helped Start Bikes Belong, which became People for Bikes Additional Resources by befriending a member of congress Traveling to Washington DC lobby for funding to build the first 23 miles at Cuyuna as a pilot project Launching the MN Highschool League with the help of QBP Needing to make sure that Cuyuna was built to the highest standard Creating perimeters where the trail building company at Cuyuna had to demonstrate their qualifications as a quality trail building company to bid on the project   Was there anyone else in a Role like Gary’s Role for any other companies? Being inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 2012 Advice Gary has for communities in terms of facing resistance and changing the narrative Gary Being Thankful for “Being For Something” instead of against something, and something as bikes! How NICA and Highschool Mountain Bike Racing / has changed the future of Mountain Biking in a positive way The Economic Impact the NICA Races have brought to communities in MN What Gary Looks for in a Mountain Bike CommunityA well thought out trail network Signage that makes sense Infrastructure around the trail network Who’s the Club taking care of the trails Accommodations for Mountain Bikers   Closing Comments from Gary Sjoquist  Links: Minnesota Cycling Association: https://minnesotacycling.org/ Quality Bicycle Products: https://www.qbp.com/ IMBA: https://www.imba.com/ People For Bikes: https://www.peopleforbikes.org/ Cuyuna: https://www.cuyuna.com/ Lebanon Hills: https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks/parksTrails/LebanonHills Redhead Bike Park: https://www.mndiscoverycenter.com/visit/redhead-mountain-bike-park/ Biketown: https://freehubmag.com/biketown   This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services   Trail EAffect Show Support: Giants Ridge: https://www.giantsridge.com/ Ride the Range: https://www.ridetherange.com/ Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect You can also reach out and donate via PayPal or other means if you feel so inclined to do so.

Trail EAffect Episode 74 with Gary Sjoquist Mountain Bike Advocate and Hall of Fame Member <ul><li>The Gary Sjoquist Back Story on how he found mountain biking</li> <li>Becoming and Advocate in Mountain Biking and Cycling in General <ul><li>IMBA State Rep in the early 90’s</li> <li>Contracting with the MN DNR for a bicycle conference</li> <li>Could see that access might become an issue across different public agencies</li> <li>Became a voice for Mountain Biking / published a newsletter called off-road rider</li> </ul> </li> <li>Cuyuna evolving into the state of MN first recreation meeting in ’93 and traveling there in ‘95 <ul><li>Got local leaders attend meetings about mountain biking to educate land managers</li> <li>North Central Mountain Bike Resource Group evolved into MORC</li> <li>IMBA Trail Care Crew first showed up in 1996</li> <li>Director of Dakota County Asked “What do Mountain Bikers Want at Lebanon Hills?”</li> <li>Getting the right people and provide the right resources for them</li> </ul> </li> <li>Encountering resistance to Mountain Biking in the 90’s <ul><li>Gary – A Prisoner of Logic</li> <li>Mountain Bikers do care about our natural resources</li> <li>Stewardship has been critical for Mountain Bikers</li> </ul> </li> <li>Famous Failure… <ul><li>Hosting a Mountain Bike Advocacy Meeting at the race venue after a Mountain Bike Race and only 2 people showed up…</li> <li>Racers and Advocacy or lack of</li> </ul> </li> <li>The WORS Model VS the MNMTB Model <ul><li>MNMTB as a Non-Profit, 2021 MNMTB gave back almost $52,000 to clubs that hosted race events</li> </ul> </li> <li>Working with IMBA Early On <ul><li>Gary is a unique advocate as he’s an advocate for both road and mountain bike access</li> <li>IMBA Provided a lot of resources to local clubs</li> </ul> </li> <li>Directional Trails and the important role they play in trail systems <ul><li>Sight Lines not as necessary</li> <li>Legacy of separate Trails in MN</li> <li>Improves conflict management</li> <li>Reduces the need for Maintenance on the trails</li> <li>Riding the wrong way on trails is just misguided</li> <li>Directional Trails can handle a lot more users</li> </ul> </li> <li>Quality Bike Products (QBP) Bringing Gary on staff as an advocate at QBP <ul><li>Lots of Freedom to work in the advocacy world</li> <li>Helped Start Bikes Belong, which became People for Bikes</li> <li>Additional Resources by befriending a member of congress</li> <li>Traveling to Washington DC lobby for funding to build the first 23 miles at Cuyuna as a pilot project</li> <li>Launching the MN Highschool League with the help of QBP</li> <li>Needing to make sure that Cuyuna was built to the highest standard</li> <li>Creating perimeters where the trail building company at Cuyuna had to demonstrate their qualifications as a quality trail building company to bid on the project</li> </ul> </li> <li>Was there anyone else in a Role like Gary’s Role for any other companies?</li> <li>Being inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 2012</li> <li>Advice Gary has for communities in terms of facing resistance and changing the narrative</li> <li>Gary Being Thankful for “Being For Something” instead of against something, and something as bikes!</li> <li>How NICA and Highschool Mountain Bike Racing / has changed the future of Mountain Biking in a positive way</li> <li>The Economic Impact the NICA Races have brought to communities in MN</li> <li>What Gary Looks for in a Mountain Bike Community <ul><li>A well thought out trail network</li> <li>Signage that makes sense</li> <li>Infrastructure around the trail network</li> <li>Who’s the Club taking care of the trails</li> <li>Accommodations for Mountain Bikers</li> </ul> </li> <li>Closing Comments from Gary Sjoquist</li> </ul> Links: Minnesota Cycling Association: <a href="https://minnesotacycling.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://minnesotacycling.org/</a> Quality Bicycle Products: <a href="https://www.qbp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.qbp.com/</a> IMBA: <a href="https://www.imba.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.imba.com/</a> People For Bikes: <a href="https://www.peopleforbikes.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.peopleforbikes.org/</a> Cuyuna: <a href="https://www.cuyuna.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cuyuna.com/</a> Lebanon Hills: <a href="https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks/parksTrails/LebanonHills" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks/parksTrails/LebanonHills</a> Redhead Bike Park: <a href="https://www.mndiscoverycenter.com/visit/redhead-mountain-bike-park/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mndiscoverycenter.com/visit/redhead-mountain-bike-park/</a> Biketown: <a href="https://freehubmag.com/biketown" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://freehubmag.com/biketown</a> This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services Trail EAffect Show Support: Giants Ridge: <a href="https://www.giantsridge.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.giantsridge.com/</a> Ride the Range: <a href="https://www.ridetherange.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ridetherange.com/</a> Evolution Trail Services: <a href="http://www.evotrails.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.evotrails.com</a> Contact Josh at <a href="mailto:evolutiontrails@gmail.com">evolutiontrails@gmail.com</a> Support Trail EAffect through donations at: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect</a> You can also reach out and donate via PayPal or other means if you feel so inclined to do so.

Gary Sjoquist Mountain Bike Hall of Fame Inductee and Super Advocate for Mountain Biking (#74)

In this episode, Morgan Lommele, Director of State + Local Policy at People for Bikes, interviews Gary Sjoquist, Director of Advocacy at Quality Bicycle Products. Gary was the industry's first full-time advocate and has continued to do great work as an advocacy director for 22 years. Gary talks about how he got started and shares some of his favorite stories from his years as an advocate.Support the show (https://www.nbda.com/donate)

In this episode, Morgan Lommele, Director of State + Local Policy at People for Bikes, interviews Gary Sjoquist, Director of Advocacy at Quality Bicycle Products. Gary was the industry's first full-time advocate and has continued to do great work as an advocacy director for 22 years. Gary talks about how he got started and shares some of his favorite stories from his years as an advocate.<a href="https://www.nbda.com/donate" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a> (<a href="https://www.nbda.com/donate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nbda.com/donate</a>)

Industry Interview: Bicycle Advocacy (w/Gary Sjoquist)