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Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna, Janet and Devan interview Liz Koch, DPT and founder of The Ride Life a program for women to build strength and confidence on and off the bike.  Liz is also a Level I PIMBIA Coach and her Facebook community has over 38K women.  Liz took her own physical challenges she experienced herself and created a strength and training program in 2018.        Learn more a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna, Janet and Juli connect with UVMBA Board Member, Taylor Hardin about trail building and maintenance.  Taylor shares his story about how his dream for the trail “Warrior Princess” aka “Taylor Swift” trail segment on Strava in Boston Lot/Landmark Trails, a trail Taylor designed, built and maintains came about and lessons he learned along the way.  Our shout out...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna, Janet and Juli talk about the changing seasons and what we do as winter is winding down and we are getting ready to get back to trail riding!  It is right around the corner my friends and we can’t wait!  We talk about everything from our bikes, our gear and our mindset.   Our shout out goes to Deb’s Delightful Ladies Rides in Hurricane, UT.  Deb leads an awe...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna, Janet and Juli have special local guest, Kelly Mitchell AKA Kelly The Rippa on to talk all about suspension - taking us through what it does, what to consider when buying a bike and how to tune it to YOU and making adjustments based on where you are riding.  A little background on Kelly - she has been shredding bikes for 30 years, raced enduro Professionally...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna, Janet and Juli discuss our thoughts on what holds us back from progressing, why that may happen and share some ideas to try to mitigate.  We also introduce a new segment, we covered our bikes, parts and pieces thoroughly and are now going to share with you a High, a Low and something we Learned from our experiences on the trail.  As a reminder, our episodes...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna, Janet and Juli take a look back at 2023 and ALL the things we have done with GLOW throughout the year and share our favorite moments.  We look back at the goals we set for ourselves in 2023 and share our goals for 2024 in the new year ahead.   Our shout outs go to a weekend with back-to-back days of fat bike festivals in February.   The Winter Woolly at High...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna, Janet and Juli take a listeners’ suggestion for an episode topic and talk about all the things to think about and do when you are prepping your bike for winter storage.  We share pitfalls that we have experienced and what we have learned.  Our bikes parts and pieces we have broken down most of our parts, but with winter storage we talk about many of those pa...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna, Janet and Juli have 3 special GLOW guests with us to talk about their experience and knowledge around adaptive riding.  Our dear friend Skye Kerr, an adaptive rider and T4 paraplegic, Kim Bean is on the Board of Directors at Green Mountain Adaptive and a VMBA ambassador, and Mary Bouchard, a Vermont Adaptive super volunteer for over 20 years.  Skye shares he...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna, Janet and Juli discuss all things braking, including for our bikes parts and pieces segment we talk about the brakes, levers and biggest differences when dialing things in for your style of riding. Our shout out goes to the Hunters we share our trails and forests with and our reminder to “Know Before You Go” head on over to your state’s Fish and Game site to...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna, Janet and Juli sit down with GLOW’s own Dr. Amy Paris to talk about our lady bits, the saddle and pelvic health while riding.  From saddle sores, to pelvic pain and numbness Amy is our expert on all things gynecology to keep us comfortable on the trail.  Amy is a NH native, but headed out West to California for undergrad at Stanford and Medical School at UCL...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna ask Janet and Juli talk about riding alone.  We share our experiences and some tips for those thinking about going out on their own solo ride for the first time and how to properly prepare yourself.  In our bike parts segment of the episode we talk about the chain stay.  Our shout out goes to the Memphremagog Trails event Grateful in Newport, VT on Saturday O...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna ask Janet and Juli talk about the importance of our feet, their placement on the pedals and techniques we use while riding.  In our bike parts segment of the episode we break down the pedal.  Our shout out goes to the Upper Valley MTB Association and their 4 Peaks Ride at Boston Lot / Landmark Trail Network this Sunday October 8, Kickstands Up at 9 AM! IG: @u...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna ask Janet and Juli learn from Roxy about MTB Instructor Certification, what inspired her to get into the career she has now and what advice she has to those considering getting their certification.  We hope this inspires many women mountain bikers to consider becoming a certified coach.  Roxy has  been a full-time Mountain Bike Coach for over 13 years. She sp...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna ask Janet and Juli talk about life access riding, to help us unpack all the benefits and challenges of downhill lift access riding, we are honored to have Jimena Florit join us.  Jimena is a 2X Olympian in XC MTB racing, has won the Pan American Games, 4X NOBRA National Championships and UCI XC Masters World Championship.  In our bike parts segment of the epi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna ask Janet and Juli a series of assumptions/statements about mountain biking and they guess if it is a truth or a myth.  In our bike parts segment of the episode we break down the all important chain - and wow is there more to the chain than meets the eye. Our shout out goes to an upcoming event - Slate Valley Trails is partnering with MTBVT to host the third...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna, Janet and Juli talk about how we approach all the different types of features on the trail from roots and rock gardens to wall rides, rollers, drops and jumps.  In our bike parts segment of the episode we explore the parts and pieces of the shifter. Our shout out goes to Michelle’s snot rags!  Ok, well they are actually called Tuckerchiefs - wearable handker...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna, Janet and Juli have the honor to speak with Chelsea Camarata, owner and founder of Vermont based Kaden Apparel - women's specific MTB clothing! If you haven't checked out Kaden be sure to follow her on IG @kadenapparel and head on over to https://kadenapparel.com/  to see her full line of apparel, you won't regret it.    After speaking with Ch...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna, Janet and Juli dig into our packs and share what we have (or don’t!) in our first aid kits and go through a list of recommended items if you are planning on venturing out on the trails in a group or on a solo adventure.  In our bike parts segment we explore the rear cassette. Our shout out goes to Killington Bike Park Divas of Dirt Group Rides.  Dirt Divas b...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna, Janet and Juli interview Ali Sauter who shares with us her experience with being a cancer survivor and how biking has helped her through this life altering journey and how she start WOW - Wellness on Wheels www.wellnessonwheelsvt.com , a non-profit where she empowers survivors through outdoor exploration and accomplishment through mountain biking.  In our bi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna, Janet and Juli polled the GLOW crew on what their favorite bike destinations are or those that are on their list to explore.  In this episode we were only able to scratch the surface so focused on destinations here in the good ol US of A - we will follow up with an international destination list in a future episode.  In our bike parts segment we break down t...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna, Janet and Juli talk about our thoughts on progression in your riding.  In our bike parts segment we break down the different parts of the frame geometry.  www.bikeinsights.com www.geometrygeak.bikes   Our shout out goes to KTA Kingdom Trails Association in East Burke, VT.  Over 100 miles of recreational trails thanks to over 100 landowners allowing us to rid...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna, Janet and Juli host a special guest and GLOW gal, Jeanne Ball who shares with us her background in Physical Therapy and share with us the background of what we can be doing off the bike to prevent injuries and keep us rolling on the trails!  In our bike parts segment we break down the different parts of the rims.   Our shout out goes to BeFit a local Physica...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna, Janet and Juli share with you all different types of bike transportation and bike racks!  In our bike parts segment we break down the different parts of the tire.   Our shout out goes to UVMBA the Upper Valley Mountain Bike Association and chapter of VMBA - Vermont Mountain Bike Association.  UVMBA maintains and expands access to multi-use, non-motorized tra...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna, Janet and Juli share with you all different sayings/words we use in MTB vernacular and their meaning, it gets a little silly, bear with us!  In our bike parts segment we break down the different parts of the spokes.   Our shout out goes to the Trailforks App - Great for finding new trail systems, recording rides, integrated with Strava, has other activities...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna, Janet and Juli have special guests Maura and Isabella from Bike Borderlands/Northern Forest Center and their campaign incredible campaign “Ride With Gratitude” to share with you all the good work they’ve been up to and how you can help this very worthy mission out!  We continue our new segment in our podcast about all the bike parts and today, break down the...