Ryan Loften is the founder, owner and head coach of Mt Tam Bikes Camp. But that title doesn't even begin to describe Ryan! Since 2006, he has taught over 2000 kids mountain bike skills, trail etiquette, bike mechanics and local ecology in his

Tim Kelley- Global Brand Manager for K-Edge

Oct 24th, 2018 22m 22s

Tim Kelley is the global brand manager for K-Edge, the very best bling for your bike. But his day job only begins to tell the story of TK as we like to call him. After climbing and skiing mountains around the world, Tim was bitten by the cycli

Sabra Davison - Executive Director, and Adventurer in Charge of LIttle Bellas

Oct 24th, 2018 25m 19s

Sabra Davison is quite simply put, a rock star! Her lifelong passion for the outdoors and for cycling starts to explain her title as Executive Director, and Adventurer in Charge of Little Bellas, a national nonprofit committed to helping girls

Tim Goodall - US Managing Director for Islabikes

Jul 2nd, 2018 30m 58s

Tim Goodall is the US Managing Director of the UK based children’s bicycle brand Islabikes. As Isla Rowntree’s first employee, Tim quickly came up the ranks of this fast growth company and took the lead in successfully bringing the brand to th

Brett and Ginger Rosenbauer - Founders of Trailcraft Cycles

Jul 2nd, 2018 22m 6s

Ginger and Brett Rosenbauer are the power couple behind the innovative children’s mountain bike brand Trailcraft Cycles. Based in Fort Collins, CO Ginger and Brett started their journey to elevate the quality of kids bikes when they realized h

Austin McInerny - President of NICA

Jun 29th, 2018 33m 54s

After witnessing the power of organized mountain biking to help teenagers learn life-long lessons during his seven years of coaching the Berkeley High School Mountain Bike Team, Austin decided to put his career in natural resource management an

Jacob & Sarah Rheuban - Founders of PreVelo Bikes

Jun 29th, 2018 23m 1s

Jacob and Sarah Rheuban are 100% focused on making the best kids bikes available today through their children’s bike brand Prevelo Bikes based in West Lake Village CA. This dynamic duo decided to put aside previous professional careers as lawy

Jeff Cleary - Founder Of Cleary Bikes

Jun 29th, 2018 15m 32s

Jeff Cleary woke up one day while working as a California attorney and said wait a minute, how come there are no quality kids bikes? That simple question led him to founding Cleary Bikes in 2014. Based out of Sausalito CA, Cleary Bikes are now

Trips for Kids - Robert Alan Ping (Executive Director) and Andy Phelps (Sponsorship Manager)

Jun 26th, 2018 22m 55s

For the last 30 years Trips for Kids has connected 200,000 children in the US with the power of the bicycle. After speaking with founder Marilyn Price in a separate interview, I was excited to sit down with Executive Director Robert Alan Ping,

Jerry Lawson - Chief Frog at Frog

Jun 26th, 2018 24m 4s

Jerry Lawson spent the first 20+ years of his professional career developing new products and strategy for global retailers like Amazon and Tesco before he and his wife followed their passion for bicycling and their desire to find lightweight b

Mike 'Kid Riemer - Marketing Manager at Salsa Cycles

Jun 26th, 2018 42m 26s

Mike Riemer aka Kid, aka Miker, is known in the bike industry as the marketing mojo behind Salsa Cycles and their adventure by bike movement. Mike was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea where his parents served as Lutheran missionaries for

Lelan Dains - Operations Manager for the Dirty Kanza

May 29th, 2018 22m 51s

Lelan Dains is the Operations Manager for Dirty Kanza Promotions and is a native of Emporia, KS. After graduating from Emporia State University with a degree in Recreation Management, he spent much of his time time traveling and working in vari

Ted Theocheung - CEO of the Specialized Foundation

May 24th, 2018 27m 29s

Ted Theochung is not exactly your typical bicycle industry leader. After graduating from the Stanford Business school, Ted embarked on a twenty year career as a veteran technology executive with strategy and corporate development roles within F

Rebecca Rusch - Professional Rider

May 24th, 2018 26m 36s

Rebecca Rusch’s bio says that Rebecca is 'the queen of pain with a heart of gold'. Well, that sums up everything you need to know about this 30 year professional athlete. But if you’re into details, Rebecca is a 7x World Champion in multipl

Dave Wiens - Executive Director of IMBA

May 23rd, 2018 32m 58s

Dave Wiens is known by many of you for his six consecutive wins in the Leadville Trail 100 MTB mountain bike race, between 2003 and 2008, where he even bested Tour de France riders Floyd Landis and Lance Armstrong. But even before that Dave w

Eric Porter - Professional Rider and Mountain Bike Ambassador

May 23rd, 2018 24m 54s

Eric Porter found his love for bikes exploring his local trails as a kid in Louisville, Kentucky. Before long he was crowned the National Downhill and Slalom Champion in 2001. From there Eric launched a professional Freeride mountain bike ca

Marilyn Price - Founder Trip For Kids

May 14th, 2018 19m 41s

In 1988 Marilyn Price founded the non-profit Trips For Kids in Marin, CA which has since helped over 185,000 children connect with the bicycle through 75 chapters across the US! At 77 years young Marilyn rides her bike everyday and is still act

Lea Davison - Professional World Cup/ Olympic Mountain Biker/ Co-founder of Little Bellas

May 14th, 2018 19m 50s

Remember the first time you pedaled off on your own Freedom machine, without Mom or Dad’s steading hand? Two time Olympic mountain biker Lea Davison remembers, and in this interview you’ll hear how the bike was her ticket to freedom as a young

Gary Fisher

May 14th, 2018 42m 7s

Enjoy this very special interview with Gary Fisher where we cover A LOT of topics. If you know gary, you know it’s best to sit back and let him tell you some great stories and that’s just what we did. Most of us have heard the story of how Gar

Rich Tauer

May 14th, 2018 49m 14s

Rich Tauer is the President of Quality Bicycle Products or as we call it in the bike industry QBP. Over the last 30 years QBP has grown into the largest parts distributor in the US, the parent company of other successful brands like Salsa Cycle

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