A Simple Idea to Get More Women Involved in Mountain Biking
Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast
Singletracks.com
4.7 • 574 Ratings
🗓️ 26 June 2017
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
In this episode I talk with Leah, my Singletracks co-founder (and wife,) about her mountain biking experiences over the last 15 years and some of the challenges women face in our sport. Plus, Leah shares her simple idea for getting even more women involved in mountain biking in the future.
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| 0:00.0 | Something unexpected has arrived in Happy Meal. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Hello Kitty and friends are teaming up for the ultimate collab. |
| 0:08.3 | Joining your little ones on a fun-fueled adventure. Some fun, some food, it's all inside this happy meal. |
| 0:16.3 | Until the 2nd of February from 11am includes one pre-selected book or toy whilst it's last. |
| 0:20.5 | This week we're resharing one of our favorite episodes from the Single Tracks podcast archive. |
| 0:25.9 | It's a conversation I had with my wife Leah about getting more women involved in mountain biking. |
| 0:32.1 | We got a lot of great responses to this episode, so we hope you enjoy it. |
| 0:37.0 | This episode of the Single Tracks podcast is brought to you by Outer Bike. |
| 0:41.3 | Are you searching for your next mountain bike or just looking for an excuse to visit a |
| 0:45.3 | premier bike destination during prime riding season? |
| 0:48.3 | Then you should sign up for Outer Bike taking place this summer, August 18th through the 20th |
| 0:52.3 | at Mount Crestabute, Colorado. |
| 0:55.0 | Outer Bike is the best demo event in the universe, offering you the chance to ride the latest bikes from top manufacturers. |
| 1:01.0 | And it's all taking place in Cresta Butte, one of the top five mountain bike destinations in the world, according to readers of single tracks. |
| 1:09.0 | Outer bike attendees will have lift access to the cross-country and downhill trails at Evolution |
| 1:14.5 | Bike Park, as well as some of the area's other classic single track. |
| 1:18.7 | Admission includes lunch each day and beer at happy hour. |
| 1:22.3 | Visit outerbike.com for more details and to register for the Crested Butte event. |
| 1:29.3 | Hey everybody, welcome to the single tracks podcast. Today it's me, Jeff, and I have a very special guest with us today, Leah, who's my wife and also the co-founder of single tracks. Welcome, Leah. |
| 1:40.9 | Thanks, Jeff. Happy to be here, just like every day. So today we're talking about women in mountain biking, and a lot of people may not realize |
| 1:50.0 | this, but there aren't a lot of women in mountain biking. |
| 1:53.5 | For single tracks, when we look at our demographics, it's about 85% male, 15% female. |
| 2:00.5 | So Leah, when did you start mountain biking and how did you get started? |
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