{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Trail EAffect - &quot;Episode 52 - Chris Currie of Stan\u2019s NoTubes&quot; (January 5, 2022 | #1417 | Host: Josh Blum)","description":"January 4, 2021 Trail EAffect Show Page ABOUT THE EPISODE Topics Covered in this Episode:  Chris Currie backstory \/ early years in mountain biking How Chris started one of the very first E Commerce Mountain Bike Sites in the mid 90\u2019s \u2013 Speedgoat Bikes  Content Marketing way before content marketing was a thing Building custom mountain bikes for people in the early years of mountain biking Early Sealant \/ Tubeless Experimentation&amp;nbsp;  Where Speedgoat Bikes was located and why How Chris got interested in Suspension Design Early days of 29\u201d full suspension that Chris designed and the other misadventures that came along with that journey.&amp;nbsp; 3VO Suspension Design, and how it functions  3VO suspension on Jamis Bikes  Famous Failures \/ Willingness to Fail  You gotta do a lot of things wrong to do a couple things right  Trails and how they have evolved from the early days of mountain biking to today  The involvement of a community for trails  Stan\u2019s Connection program  Stan is a real guy, and how NoTubes came to be How Stan\u2019s Connection works How Stan\u2019s Connection is getting to the local, grassroots level of giving back Creating a map to connect people How organizations can get on the Stan\u2019s Connection Map Suggest-a-connection (Link Below) Partnering with Brice Shirbach on the Connection Program    Chris\u2019 favorite Trails \/ Trail Communities Words of Wisdom \/ Closing Comments  RELATED SHOW NOTES Stan\u2019s NoTubes Connection \u2013 Suggest a Connection: https:\/\/www.notubes.com\/suggest-a-connection Stan\u2019s NoTubes: https:\/\/www.notubes.com\/Speedgoat Designs: https:\/\/speedgoat.bike\/3VO Suspension Designs on Jamis: https:\/\/www.jamisbikes.com\/bikes\/mountain-bikes\/3vo-suspension\/ ------------- Trail EAffect Show Support Smith\u2019s Bike Shop: https:\/\/smithsbikes.com\/Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.comContact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com If you have any questions about Mountain Bike Radio in general, please contact Ben at Ben@Mountainbikeradio.com -------- ABOUT TRAIL EAFFECT Trails build community and Communities build trails. What came first you may ask\u2026 Host Josh Blum digs into the stories of how trails effect and affect the people and places we call home and those we might like to call home. -------- ABOUT THE HOST Josh Blum is a father and doer of stuff - paired with Advocate, Builder of Trails and Community. Originally from La Crosse WI, Josh has been enjoying the outdoors, trails, and mountain bikes since a young age. Always curious and learning about better ways to improve trail users\u2019 experiences. Josh is employed by WisDOT, and is the owner \/ operator of Evolution Trail Services. ","author_name":"Mountain Bike Radio","author_url":"http:\/\/mountainbikeradio.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/21680285\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/000000\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/83431337"}