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 goes to Gene Hamilton’s BetterRide’s Women’s MTB Camp, Clinic and Skills Coaching which offers a SUPPORTIVE, NONJUDGEMENTAL atmosphere, plus a focus on the mental side of mountain biking, especially as it c ..read more

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 awesome no drop ride for beginner and intermediate riders. What resonated with us in the description is to plan on regrouping and taking photos often… sound familiar?  Love it. To find out more a ..read more

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 for 4 years with 2 wins and 15 podiums, in college was the team captain of D1 Field Hockey team and NCAA Final Four participant, and 2x National Team trials attendee.  Kelly went on to be part of the Olympi ..read more

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 will now be live on the 3rd Tuesday of the Month, our next episode will air on February 16th.  Our shout outs go to Kyle & April Ride MTB YouTube Channel.  Kyle and April want to help people em ..read more

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 Highland Mountain Bike Park on Saturday, 2/3.  Highland is a lift service downhill bike park and they will shake the snow off the lift for one day only of groomed DH riding, a DH fat bike race, guided ..read more

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 parts.   Our shout outs go to Überwintern - a day of fatbiking, feasting, and hearty brews around warm fires on Saturday, January 20th, 2024.  Presented by Zero Gravity and hosted by Ranch Camp, The ..read more

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 her personal story of her accident and Kim shares her perspective from witnessing the accident and supporting Skye not just that day but getting involved and working together to navigate all the complexities t ..read more

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 know the dates.  Check your local trail systems, some close.  Wear orange, consider going after dark, and most importantly be respectful when you see hunters while out on your adventure. https://vtfishandwi ..read more

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 UCLA before heading back East for Residency and Fellowship training in Boston. Amy is now the Director of Family Planning and the OBGYN Associate Residency Program Director at Dartmouth Health.  In additio ..read more

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 Oct 21st - No podiums, No Pressure, No Prejudice!  It is a 5K cyclocross, 1K time trial sprint, 20K XC epic MTB ride.  Ride them all or just ride the ones that work for you!  Staggered sta ..read more