I’ve been mountain biking for 30+ years, but only doing it well since I took my first skills clinic.  Like so many women, I learned to ride by imitating the guys I tried so desperately to keep up with. It wasn’t until I attended an all-women’s skills camp with Ladies AllRide that I actually learned the fundamental skills that made riding so much more fun. That camp was personally transformative in so many ways, and sparked my mission to bring that level of empowerment and joy to other women.

In 2023-2024, I spent a year on the road, traveling from the high elevation mountains of Colorado to the hills of Arkansas; shredding bike parks in Montana, Wyoming & British Columbia; riding the dark, lush forests of the Pacific Northwest; and tackling the technical desert terrain of Arizona & Utah, all to hone my skills and teaching techniques on every type of terrain. I also spent a month training at the United Bicycle Institute in Oregon, learning how to fix my own damn bike.  (As much fun as all the riding was, learning how to adjust my own derailleur might have been the most empowering moment of the trip!)

In this “third act” of my life, my mission is to bring that level of empowerment and joy to as many women/femmes as I can – on the bike, in our community, and fixing your own damn bike.