Girls & Gears is the only women's specific mountain biking show out there! Danielle Musto hosts the show and brings the world of women's mountain biking to you! Show topics will vary from gear talk, to interviews with women, to female-specific training. Anything women are interested in, it'll be here!
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May 10, 2015
Danielle interviews Sarah Rawley and Elena Forchielli of the VIDA MTB Series. They discuss the series, as well as women's cycling in general, and how the series fits in with the needs and concerns of woman mountain bikers.
April 29, 2015
Danielle Musto is back in the house! She interviews Salsa Cycles rider, Andrea Cohen, about her life of riding and racing bikes in gravel events. Andrea only started riding within the last five years after having a Jimmy Johns bike delivery job. Since then she has ridden in Trans Iowa four times, with a finish in 2013. She has also been successful at the Dirty Kanza 200. Andrea also chats about her future in mountain biking. Listen in to hear a good discussion of two successful women of cycling.
November 9, 2014
Danielle Musto is a guest in this episode of Girls & Gears. Ben interviews Danielle about her recent 4th place finish at the World Endurance Mountain Bike Organization (WEMBO) 24 Hour World Championship in Scotland.
June 30, 2014
Erica Tingey is a professional mountain biker riding with Jamis Bicycles. She joins the show to chat about a lot of topics with Danielle. They discuss family, World Cup racing, the Whole30 diet, the 2016 Olympics, and more!
May 28, 2014
Tracey Petervary comes back on the air with Danielle to chat about what she has been up to since the last episode. Since then, she was the winning woman racer at a brutally cold Arrowhead 135 and a tough JayP's Backyard Fat Pursuit. She is currently getting ready to race the Dirty Kanza 200 and then join her husband, Jay, will be tackling the Liguria Mtn Divide in Italy.
May 21, 2014
The Yeti Beti Women's Mountain Bike Team rides Yeti bikes, rolls Stan's NoTubes wheels, sports Twin Six kits, and travels in the BetiBus. They are based in Colorado and are the brains behind the largest women's mountain bike event in the country. Listen in to hear all about them and what they have going on.
May 7, 2014
The "Queen of Pain", Rebecca Rusch, joins Danielle to discuss a variety of topics, including her background, her motivation, and the upcoming book. It's a great conversation with two very strong women endurance athletes.
January 26, 2014
In this episode of Girls and Gears, Danielle Musto chats with experienced endurance cyclist, Tracey Petervary, about her upcoming race at the Arrowhead 135. They chat about the race and what it takes to make it through really long races.
November 14, 2013
This Girls and Gears episode is hosted by Ben Welnak. Ben chats with regular show host, Danielle Musto, about her recent fatbike win at the Iceman Cometh Challenge.
October 17, 2013
Danielle is joined by Mackenzie Woodring to discuss her cycling and the upcoming Iceman Cometh Challenge. She is a favorite to be near the top of the podium, so this is your chance to get the inside scoop!
Also, listen in to learn about how to win a pair of Optic Nerve Omnium sunglasses!
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September 27, 2013
Georgia Gould joins host, Danielle Musto, to discuss her 2013 season, her decision to take a break this fall, and
Georgia always brings a good attitude, practical approach, and a good sense of humor to the show.
August 23, 2013
Karen Jarchow races on the Team Sante Fe Brewing-Pivot Cycles team and is her second year as a pro. She brings a very real perspective on life as a new pro and shares her story well.
Listen in to hear Danielle and Karen discuss a variety of topics, including how to get back on your feet and more.
June 25, 2013
Chloe Woodruff is leading the Pro XCT series so far in 2013. She has been a pro since 2006, but has only been training and racing full time since 2011.
Chloe joins Danielle to discuss how the season is going so far, her thoughts on racing, and what is going on for the rest of the year.
June 13, 2013
Stans NOTUBES Women's Elite Team racers, Sarah Kaufmann and Vicki Barclay, joined Danielle to discuss the recent Trans Sylvania Mountain Bike Epic.
It's a fun, upbeat show with some of the best women mountain bikers around.
Danielle is joined by Jill Martindale and Emma Higgins. Jill and Emma share some great tales about their bike tour around Lake Superior.
They managed to do the whole trip on less than $500 per person! They also met some interesting people along the way.
Ezster Horanyi joins the show to talk about her most recent adventure. She had an outstanding race in Alaska at the 2013 Iditarod Trail Invitational, finishing in 3 days, 16 hours, and 20 minutes. Listen in to Danielle and Ezster talk about the race.
Danielle is joined by Topeak Ergon Racing Team member, Sonya Looney, to discuss many topics, including women in mountain biking, stage racing, and more. Continue on to listen to the show and read more about the show.
Listen in to the first episode with Danielle. The plan was to just get things rolling, so I spent some time to introduce things and Danielle shared some of her background.
We had some women call in and share some great questions too.