Front Lines MTB - "Episode 74: eMTB 5 - A New Perspective on an Old Topic w/ Joe Vadeboncoeur" (April 3, 2020 | #1244 | Host: Brent Hillier)

April 3, 2020 Front Lines MTB Show Page ABOUT THIS EPISODE We dive back into the old topic of eMTBs with a fresh perspective: Joe Vadeboncoeur, President of the Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike Association discusses his article: "eMTB Thoughts". Prior to being Board President, Joe worked in the Bike Industry at Trek, and he shares what it was like going from there into the world of advocacy. Briefly, we follow up with what messaging organizations are using to communicate safe riding to their members. SPECIAL PROMOTION FROM TOOLS FOR TRAILS! CHECK IT HERE! About Brent: Brent is a Trail Builder with the North Shore Mountain Bike Association and focuses on the Upper and Lower Griffen Trails on Mount Fromme. Through his work with Trailforks he's come to discover the world of advocacy beyond just his home in North Vancouver, and serving as the inspiration to create Front Lines MTB. Do you have a person or company you want to hear on Mountain Bike Radio? If so, let us know at [email protected]. ---------- RELATED SHOW LINKS Episode Sponsor https://toolsfortrails.com/discount/podcast/ Joe's eMTB Thoughts - https://goodheartsolutions.com/2019/10/18/emtb-thoughts/ Bicycle Retailer - "Industry unprepared for e-MTBs, former Trek executive says" - https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2020/02/04/industry-didnt-prepare-emtbs-former-trek-exec-said#.XogLmMhKhPZ VitalMTB - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/The-Hub,2/Former-Trek-Executives-Open-Letter-to-Bike-Industry-About-E-Bikes,10793  Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike Association (CAMBA) - https://www.cambatrails.org/ CAMBA on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cambatrails/ CAMBA on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cambatrails/ CAMBA on Twitter - https://twitter.com/cambatrails Pennine Mountain Bike Association - http://www.pmba.org.uk/ PMBA Enduro Series - https://www.facebook.com/PMBAEnduroSeries/ Traditional Territory https://native-land.ca/maps/territories/tsleil-waututh-s%c9%99l%cc%93ilw%c9%99ta%c9%82%c9%ac/ https://native-land.ca/maps/territories/skwxwu7mesh-uxwumixw/ https://native-land.ca/maps/territories/stolo-treaty-association/ https://native-land.ca/maps/territories/x%ca%b7m%c9%99%ce%b8k%ca%b7%c9%99y%cc%93%c9%99m/ Upcoming Events http://frontlinesmtb.com/events/ Support the Show! http://frontlinesmtb.com/support/ http://frontlinesmtb.com/book-club/ http://frontlinesmtb.com/shop/ Amazon Wishlist: http://a.co/dpiekfU Follow Us on Social Media https://www.facebook.com/FrontLinesMTB/ https://twitter.com/FrontLinesMTB https://www.instagram.com/frontlinesmtb/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-gMNwHUwF6OpJnjjF4AwoA Rate & Review on your Favourite Podcatcher https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/front-lines-mtb/id1180212487 https://player.fm/series/front-lines-mtb http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/brentskibikeski/front-lines-mtb Find more music by Lee Rosevere http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/