Cultures of Mountain Biking Seminar Series - April 2025

In the latest CoMTB seminar, we hear about the development of European trail-building standards, and co-produced mtb trails in Denmark.

Date and time

Thursday, April 24 · 6 - 7:30pm GMT+1

Location

Online

About this event

Event lasts 1 hour 30 minutes

In the latest offering from the CoMTB seminar series, presentations focus on the practice of trail building, asking: (1) can the increasing professionalisation of trail building help to (re) connect people with meaningful and 'craft-based' work that encourage communal engagement and ecological stewardship? And, (2): can public and/or state authorities play a part in this? Both presentations will ruminate on the wider role that mountain biking can play in addressing some of the world's most pressing social problems.

Jim Cherrington and Tom Campbell - Building to Birfurcate? The Professionalisation of Mountain Bike Trail Building and its Implications on the Future of (Sports) Work.

Jim Cherrington is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport and Physical Activity. After completing his undergraduate and postgraduate education at Sheffield Hallam University, Jim joined Sheffield Hallam in 2010. An interdisciplinary researcher, working within political ecology, science and technology studies, and environmental philosophy, his research focuses predominantly on issues of spatial conflict with specific attention given to cultures of mountain biking.

Tom Campbell is an Associate Professor in sport and exercise science and sustainability theme lead at the Mountain Bike Centre of Scotland. Tom holds the position of sustainability theme lead within MTBCOS and is recognised internationally as an expert on sustainable mountain bike trails [and education]. Tom acts as an expert member for both the International Mountain Bike Association and Cycle Industries Europe and has membership of the Scottish Bike Network. Tom successfully led the university’s involvement in the Erasmus+ funded DIRTT: Developing Intereuropean resources for trail builder training programme from 2019-2022, a project which has revolutionised the approach to educating and training trail builders across Europe.

Jan Arvidsen - How can public authorities support co-production of mountain bike trails?

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