Today’s fabulous guest, Heather Kinal, is going to fuel our PLAN-UARY mojo!
Heather is the organizer of the Rooted Women’s Mountain Bike Festival that will be happening in July; she’s one half of the super-terrestrial force behind Ride Cosmic Dirt, a new women’s mountain biking clothing brand that’s launching its Kickstarter any day now; she’s the founder of the Instagram community Sisters in Singletrack; and not surprisingly, she’s also an all around lovely person who loves connecting women to each other, and to new experiences.
Heather and I caught up right before she left her home base in the Buffalo New York area for a cross country traverse to meet up with Ride Cosmic Dirt’s co-badass, Ashley Duffus-Jambor. Even before her trip commenced, Heather and I covered a lot of ground - we talk about getting started in mountain biking, building confidence, yelling at the internet, launching an apparel company during a pandemic, and why we need Rooted in our lives.
Along with the Ride Cosmic Dirt universe, you should obviously follow Heather in all her other places, she’s @heluvaheather, @sistersinsingletrack, and @rootedMTBfest on Instagram.
AND - don't forget, it’s Plan-uary!! Time to put some dates on the calendar for safe outdoor fun!:
- Snowshoe Camp with Sarah Canney (registration closes January 17th!)
- Ice Climbing with Laurie Watt
- Dogsledding with Polly Mahoney
More links and fun stuff:
- Rooted MTB Festival 2021 recap video on YouTube
- Loud Performance Bike Shop (Bemus Point, NY)
- Roam Fest (Knoxville - Fruita - Sedona)
- Clipless vs. Flat MTB shoes?
- Fingerless gloves
- Under Armour Volleyball Knee Pads
- Vertical Even Recap on Guides Gone Wild (09.16.21)
- Heidi Myers on Guides Gone Wild (04.22.21)