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

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

Update: 2025-10-28
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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.

An automated transcript will be available at Singletracks.com later today.

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

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

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