Ep. 67 - Matt Mason, Co-Creator of the Monumental Loop
Bikes or Death
Patrick Farnsworth
4.8 • 563 Ratings
🗓️ 7 April 2021
⏱️ 92 minutes
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Summary
This episode is the first one to come from my recent road trip to New Mexico and Arizona to interview guest for the podcast. My first stop was in Las Cruces, NM to meet up with Matt Mason to ride a portion of the Monumental Loop. We rode up to the base of the Organ Mountains and camped in perfect weather. In the morning we recorded this episode under little outcropping before descending 10 miles back to town on some epic singletrack.
You may have noticed that the route was revised and released as the Monumental Loop 2.0. These changes were made for several reason, but all in an effort to make the route more enjoyable and attractive to a wider range of riders. We get into all the specifics on this episode and it left me wanting to spend more time than I had available on this trip. I will be back!
*Outdoor Adventures The place to go for route information, gear, advice, and community
https://www.bikelc.com
*Friends of Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Friends are on the frontlines of protecting and providing access to the public lands around Las Cruces.
https://organmountainsdesertpeaks.org
*Southern New Mexico Trail AllianceSNMTA works tirelessly on advocating for new trails, maintaining current trails, and hosting the Sierra Vista Trail Runs.
https://snmta.org
*Doña Ana SheWolves A group of FTW riders providing support and community. Several of their crew are certified bike instructors and their skills clinics are highly recommended.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SouthernNMDirtGirls/?ref=share
*MTB New Mexico Jose Solis has a YouTube channel and rides centered on a welcoming environment for beginner mountain bikers. MTB NM's videos are equally informative and entertaining.
https://youtube.com/c/MTBNewMexico
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Bikes for Death podcast. I am Patrick, your traveling podcaster back |
| 0:07.4 | from an amazing podcast trip, visiting two states, traveling 2,500 miles and snagging three |
| 0:17.0 | interviews with three unique and equally wonderful guests. First up, I met up with |
| 0:24.4 | Matt Mason, who is one of the co-creators and founders of the Monumental Loop and now the |
| 0:31.1 | Monumental Loop 2.0. And we're going to talk all about that. But first, let me give a huge shout out |
| 0:41.1 | to some new patrons that signed up in the last week. |
| 0:46.7 | Tell you what, when I was out there driving the van |
| 0:49.0 | all over the freaking universe, |
| 0:51.5 | getting these conversations, |
| 0:53.3 | I noticed that gas prices have gone up like a lot. |
| 0:58.5 | I guess here in Texas, maybe because we got a shit ton of gas. |
| 1:02.2 | I guess our prices are a little lower. |
| 1:04.3 | And I got on the road and I got sticker shock. |
| 1:07.0 | So, man, everyone who is supporting the show, it is really making a difference and really helping to keep those wheels rolling, literally. |
| 1:17.9 | So let's give a shout out to the news patrons. |
| 1:21.6 | We got Jeff Bloodworthy, love that name, Barry Turner and David Ortiz. |
| 1:27.8 | Thank you all so much for joining the ranks and stepping up to be sustaining members of the show. |
| 1:33.9 | And I'm going to keep putting out a sustained effort of trying to get on the road, get these interviews, and bring them to y'all, lovely people. |
| 1:42.6 | It's a pretty fair agreement, I think, right? |
| 1:45.1 | I actually have the next Bikes for Death podcasting road trip. |
| 1:49.4 | I need to come up with a fancy name or something, something clever. |
| 1:52.7 | I have the next round of interviews scheduled for next month. |
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