Welcome to part 2 of Bike Park Basics! In this episode, we cover: 1-Helmet is 100% required! Half lid vs. Full Face, 2- Pads/Protection, 3- What kind of bike should I use at a bike park, 4- Not sure what bike to ride?, 5-  Suspension set up, 6-How to read a trail map, and what the heck is a trail matrix, 7- Pre-ride, Re-ride, 8- Safety and trail etiquette. So, Stick around and enjoy!

If you missed part one, check out the link in the description below:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2gTFklWLnu5wgmpcOlihtF?si=0f3339541c4c4481

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This is the first podcast in a series of 4 parts called Bike Park Basics. We’ve had a few women reach out to us for advice on bike parks' how-to’s, and we wanted to put this together to help those folks, but also in hopes of helping everyone who is riding at bike parks.

More importantly,

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We are talking about chest protectors!! With bike park season

Also, watch our chat on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T68Qf79XZ8 

Do you wear a chest/spine protector? If so, is it only in DH,

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Hey everyone, thanks for tuning into today’s podcast where

We also talk about her bike- a Pivot Switchblade XS, with a mullet

Stay tuned to hear about her bike, the bikes and gear she works

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On this podcast, we are chatting with Amaryth “Amo” Gass who is the co-founder and co-owner of the Sedona Mountain Bike Academy (SMBA). We talk about so many things, like, SMBA’s approach to coaching, the anxiety women feel while riding, advice to women starting a coaching business, riding a mullet bike, and the best worst advice she’s ever received.

Based in Sedona and Flagstaff in Northern Arizona, SMBA is a mountain bike instruction company that offers mountain bike coaching, private lessons, events, community group rides and so much more.

SMBA has some amazing clinics such as a drop clinic, cornering clinics, and Sedona Shred clinics for all ages! SMBA also host various group rides throughout the year, and best of all, they empower women’s community groups by leading rides and providing coaching discounts.

True leaders in their community, SMBA work and support non-profits, and do a ton of community outreach. SMBA is passionate about conserving Northern Arizona’s natural environment for generations to come, so their instructors actively educate clients about the local trail system, the fragile and complex desert ecosystem, and their strategies to minimize impact.

SMBA has a lot of MTB coaches available to teach you anything you want to learn on a bike or anything you want to improve on a bike. Whether you want to learn to wheelie or learn to ride chunk, the SMBA are the coaches who can get you to level up!

Listen to our chat with Amo where we talk about

Check out their website here: https://www.sedonamountainbikeacademy.com/

Check out their clinic schedule here: https://www.sedonamountainbikeacademy.com/sedona-mountain-bike-clinics

Check out their Youth schedule here: https://www.sedonamountainbikeacademy.com/shred-programming

Check out their Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/sedonamtbacademy/

Hey everyone, thanks for tuning into today’s podcast where we are chatting with Wendy Engelberg, the founder of Girlz Gone Riding (GGR) -the biggest women’s MTB group in the country! It is a free mtb group that welcomes women of all levels. The ladies ride everything from cross country, all mountain, and downhill. GGR has 7 chapters across California and Arizona!

GGR also has a yearly downhill event, which is 3 days up in Big Bear. They ride Bear mountain one day, Snow mountain another, and Skypark on another day!  They are a great group of women who empower others on the ride.

The GGR webpage has some amazing resources, such as trail etiquette, MTB ride list, code of conduct, and ride ratings.

Wendy recommends a free MTB clinic that happens on the 1st Saturday of the month at Malibu Creek State Park. It’s a great opportunity to meet new riders or improve your skills

Check it out: https://corbamtb.com/

Want to start your own GGR Chapter? Contact Wendy at [email protected]

http://www.girlzgoneriding.com/about-ggr.html

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Chapter Breakdown:

0:00 Intro

1:10 Girlz Gone Riding!

8:10 GGR Chapters and what they offer

12:55 FREE Skills Clinics

17:40 Big Bear Event

22:35 GGR is FREE

26:50 How to start a chapter

32:01 The Trail Etiquette

43:35 Advice for new riders

On this podcast we have none other than the founder and leader of Ladies All Ride, Lindsey Richter. Lindsey’s been on a mission to “change women's lives with two wheels and some dirt” for the last 12 years. She’s an industry veteran, having traveled the world and riding bikes for the last 20 years, she’s seen it all. From skorts (yeah you heard that right) to women joining her camps in the last year, just to learn how to whip a bike like the ladies in Redbull formation!

Lindsey is a giant in this industry. Her passion for getting more women in bikes is contagious. As she says, “the more women who ride bikes, the more women will find confidence in themselves, and the world will be a better place.” And I couldn’t’ agree more.

The Ladies All Ride skills camp is a must for any rider-all skill levels are welcome! Oh, and they also have the Girls All Ride program! Any young rider can join!

Stay tuned as Lindsey and her team will be releasing the dates for their 2023 skills camps in the beginning of the year.

I can’t tell you just how much Lindsey personally inspires me….  So, sit back and enjoy our chat with all amazing, all inspiring, kick ass Lindsey Richter.

Check out the links below to Lindsey’s website, and other social media goodies.

Website: https://ladiesallride.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ladiesallride/

Newsletter sign up: https://ladiesallride.com/newsletter-signup

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ladiesallridemountainbikes6113/videos

Time Stamps when the interview begins:

1:20 Ladies All Ride Skills Camps

7:42 The Tech Gnar!

9:23 Favourite Sedona Trails

11:20 How to Attend a Ladies All Ride Skills Camp

13:00 The women’s growth in MTB over the last 20 years

14:00 a Fox Skort?!?

17:30 Wild Rye!

22:20 What inspires Lindsey to keep doing the amazing work that she does

26:40 “From chasing boys to leading women”

28:50 How to volunteer at a Ladies All Ride Camp

34:05 All skills levels are welcome

37:40 Lindsey’s Kids book, “Etiquette is a big word”

46:20 Running a baseball team in Australia?!

Thanks for tuning into today’s podcast, where Beka and I are chatting with Jess Hana, AKA, Jess the Maker.

Some of you may know Jess from her hilariously funny Instagram reels, where she has some very relatable content for any mountain biker. But also, Jess has been in the mountain biking world for a while- She’s a mountain bike coach, and she’s involved with women-led communities like Women of Oz, World Ride, Ladies All Ride, and many other women-led brands like ground keeper custom, and cosmic dirt. 

Most of all, Jess is a genuine, authentic, person who strives to make us laugh, connect others, and help women on and off the bike. Stay tuned for our fun chat with jess about her bike, pedals, viewer questions, and more.

As she says, “My goal is the help others realize that there is room for everyone in mountain biking regardless of their background.”-Jess “The Maker” Hana

Check out Jess's website where you will find all the gear she uses, some discount codes, and funny videos and content! www.jessthemaker.com

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Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

12:17 Question from James

14:50 Randy the Rascal

15:45 New frame new bike?

20:20 Revel Bikes

25:30 2 Questions from Insta about Pedals

40:00 Magnetic pedals?

47:43 Question from MTB Alan

51:42 Jess’s Videos!

53:04 Question from Johnnie Q&A

1:01 How women approach MTB differently

1:03 Question from Jen Kates

1:15 Festivals and Events in 2023

1:19 Question What does the future hold for Jess?

Thanks for tuning into today’s podcast where we are talking with Ash the founder of Roam Fest.

Roam fest is one of the biggest women's MTB festivals in the country and happens in 3 different locations every year, Knoxville, Fruita, and Sedona. It has workshops, bike demos, guest panels, movies, a dance party, food, group rides, and much much more.

Some of the industry’s biggest names will be there: Specialized, Shredly, Sram, Revel Bikes, Clubride, Pivot, Rocky Mountain, Liv, Industry Nine, and many more!

We’re going to be at roam Sedona at the end of the week, so make sure you say hi!

Stick around and listen as Ash breaks down Roam fest and the Romie Homie experience.

Roam Fest: https://www.roamfest.com/

Roam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisisroam/

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Breakdown:

2:50 What is Roam

4:10 How Roam is different

4:35 Demo Passes

5:20 Workshops

5:48 All Festival Programing

13:57 Hugs not handshakes

17:05 Roam rally demo tour

20:57 Sturdy dirty enduro

24:03 Roam East Coast?

28:19 Roam Partners

33:22 E-bikes?

37:34 How to volunteer

41:52 How to contact