(BRAIN) — On this episode of the Channel Mastery podcast, co-produced by BRAIN, host Kristin Carpenter pays tribute to Ed Zink, the owner of the award-winning specialty bike store, Mountain Bike Specialists in Durango, Colorado.
Zink, a Durango native and longtime resident, unexpectedly passed away on Oct. 11, 2019 of complications from cardiac arrest. He would have turned 72 on Nov. 13th. He was a founder of Durango’s iconic road race, the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, which turns 49 in 2020. He also was the visionary behind Durango’s hosting of the 1990 World Mountain Bike Championships. Many would say with confidence that Ed Zink put Durango on the global “map” as a global mountain bike destination.
He also was a critical supporter of building, advocating for and protecting Durango’s incredible trail network through Trails 2000, a non-profit organization led today by Mary Monroe-Brown.
"Ed was an absolute leader as an IBD, but he was also a renaissance man, a great visionary, innovator and icon in the cycling world," Carpenter said. "Most important, however, is how he viewed community - both in his hometown of Durango, Colo., and in the global cycling community. In this episode, you’ll hear first-hand how Ed based that vision out of his bike shop."
The story of Ed is told by Gaige Sippy of the Mountain Bike Specialists and Ned Overend, renowned mountain bike world champion. Both call Durango home, both have had a life shaped by the bike, and both were mentored by Ed Zink.
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