From stand-up to singletrack: How a comedian built Georgia’s most entertaining bike park

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.

• What's your background? How does someone end up starting a bike park?
• How did you learn to build trails?
• Were there any parks or trails that inspired you and your team when you were first starting out?
• Is owning and operating a bike park a good business?
• Trail Armor is a product that was developed at Jarrod's Place. What is it, and how does it work?
• Beyond Jarrod's Place, where is Trail Armor being used?
• Can you describe how the park is laid out? What are the most popular trails?
• What's the mix of riders you see at the park? Are you getting many locals, or do people travel from further away?
• Is there an off-season at the bike park?
• How much of your time goes into trail maintenance versus building new stuff?
• What would you do differently if you were to open another bike park today?
• What's next for the bike park?

Learn more and buy a pass to Jarrod's Place at jarrodsplacebikepark.com.

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