Trail Tales and Sin Bot | E86

About this episode

In Episode 86, the hosts discuss trail tales and the current state of Tahoe trails as they transition into spring.

Spring is in full swing and Tahoe trails are opening for business quickly. In Episode 86, as the snow vaporizes, the boys chat about a bunch of trail tales, some funny, others concerning. After an extended Rumspringa on the ebike, Pow Bot returns to the traditional “Amish” mountain bike, but will he be Sin Bot for still occasionally riding his ebike? The boys share four-wheeling stories with their in-laws, talk about new trails being built, trails north of Truckee being closed for the season and some trails in burn zones being sprayed by the Tahoe and Lassen National Forest with glyphosate, aka Roundup, known to cause cancer. Trail Whisperer asks is it dope or derp to go on a road trip when gas is $6/gallon, jokes about Breckenridge opening local trails to ebikes (only with a medical condition) and a Core Lord calls in with a rant that South Lake Tahoe doesn’t have any cool, progressive mountain bike trails.   2:40 – Everything in Tahoe is a month early – riding hero dirt and Pow Bot hanging up his snowboard. 3:45 – A recap on Winter 2025-26 – Ended up at average snowfall for the season. 6:15 – Pow Bot comes off the ebike Rumspringa and returns to the Amish bike community…

People in this episode

Hosts: Pow Bot, Trail Whisperer

Topics covered

• trail tales
• mountain biking
• Tahoe trails
• ebikes
• outdoor recreation
• environmental concerns

Keywords

• Tahoe
• mountain biking
• ebikes
• trail conditions
• glyphosate
• outdoor stories
• Rumspringa

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tahoe National Forest, Lassen National Forest

Products: glyphosate

Books & works: Flume Trail, Tahoe Rim Trail

Places: Tahoe, Truckee, South Lake Tahoe

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