2 Co-Founders Needed - Traildorks Inc MTB Community
The problem:
You can track rides on Strava. Read news on Pinkbike. Map trails on Trailforks. But you can't find riding partners, discover great local shops, join a dig day, or find that perfect used bike from someone you'd actually trust on the trail.
We're building that place.
What TrailDorks Is:
A digital home where mountain bikers connect, trade, and support each other.
Find riding partners who match your pace and style. Buy and sell gear safely within the community. Support local shops and discover their services. Join trail work days. Get real advice from real riders. Find mobile mechanics, frame builders, coaches.
Community + Marketplace + Real connections.
No influencer posturing. No corporate platform fees. No sketchy Craigslist deals. Just riders helping riders.
What's Already Done:
Clear product vision backed by months of community research
Deep understanding of what makes online communities thrive (and what kills them)
Validation approach ready to execute
Full commitment and resources to see this through
MVP already in progress
Who I'm Looking For:
Technical Co-Founder
Build the platform from the ground up. Marketplace functionality, smart stack decisions, ship fast with real user feedback. Mobile-first thinking. You should be comfortable owning technical direction, not waiting for specs.
Ideal: You already ride. You've felt this problem firsthand.
Community & Growth Co-Founder
Scale engagement without losing soul. Build systems and trust frameworks that grow without breaking. Marketing that feels authentic because it is. Comfortable leveraging AI tools for community operations and growth.
Ideal: You understand that community health and economic value aren't opposites.
How This Works:
This is a true co-founding partnership with significant equity for both roles. We start with a 6-month vesting period where we're building together and confirming mutual fit before equity fully commits. I'm not taking salary either; we're all betting on the same outcome.
How do I find these first 5-10 members?
This looks like a really authentic space for mountain bikers — combining community and marketplace thoughtfully makes a lot of sense for this niche where trust matters as much as connections.
One thing that often strengthens community health early on is clear, low-friction ways for users to contribute value (like ride reviews, local shop shoutouts, or trail maintenance events) before asking them to jump into marketplace actions. That can create habits and social proof even before heavy transactions start.
Curious — when you think about early traction, are you targeting more ride partner matches first, or local commerce (shops & gear)? Both have very different early signals that could help shape MVP priorities.
We are currently developing a platform called for people who need growth and are facing the challenge of promoting their products.Amplift. ai ， It is currently in the free trial phase, and we welcome more partners to join us.
This is a really compelling approach, sirmaxworld. You’re not just building another bike app—you’re tackling the social and economic gaps in the mountain biking ecosystem.
Strategically, a few things stand out:
Clear niche focus: Mountain bikers are passionate, and your solution solves real pain points that existing platforms ignore. That’s an edge over generic fitness/social apps.
Community + marketplace integration: Combining these thoughtfully can create network effects while keeping trust high—a key challenge most marketplaces fail to solve.
Founding clarity: Explicitly defining co-founder roles and mutual risk builds alignment and filters for highly motivated partners.
Mobile-first + feedback loop: Prioritizing speed, iterative development, and real user signals will be critical to avoid building features nobody uses.
If you nail authentic community growth while maintaining marketplace integrity, this could easily become the go-to hub for mountain bikers. Excited to see it take shape!
This is a brilliant concept and honestly the kind of community driven product that performs extremely well on Reddit when positioned the right way
Mountain biking subreddits already have tons of riders looking for exactly what TrailDorks is building: trusted partners, gear swaps, trail support, and real community. The challenge is knowing how to show up naturally without triggering the self-promo radar
This is where I help founders:
I specialize in using Reddit to grow early communities by:
• finding the exact subreddits where riders already talk about these problems
• crafting posts/comments that blend in with the culture
• sparking real discussions that turn into early users
• driving warm DMs from the people who want what you’re building
• building long term visibility without getting flagged or banned
If you ever want help validating your messaging inside MTB communities or building a Reddit-first traction strategy for TrailDorks, happy to share what’s working right now
DM anytime always glad to support community focused founders
Hey — really like the problem you're tackling here. Community + marketplace hybrids are some of the hardest things to sequence cleanly, and you’ve clearly put in real thought and research already.
I’m building something on my side that might actually help with the decision side of what you're doing. It’s not for coding or recruiting — the value is in stress-testing the choices behind the build: MVP scope, co-founder structure, equity, sequencing, risk, community dynamics, that kind of thing.
If you want to pressure-test your current plan, the SoloCEO Board Engine runs it through multiple executive lenses (strategy, product, finance, community, risk) and highlights blind spots before you lock anything in.
As an occasional mountain biker, this sounds interesting. I'm a SaaS web app developer, and I focus on long-term relationships where I function similar to a fractional CTO. I have my own full-time dev team, and I do project-based pricing, but depending on the arrangement, I could consider an equity partnership.
A few questions:
For reference, I ride a Giant Talon, usually around my neighborhood at one of the county or state parks near my house.