So do others, including an increasing number of women. Smithers’ resident, Tashi Newman, said she first became interested in mountain biking because her boyfriend rides. When a course on mountain biking was offered in Smithers, she decided to take it. Approximately a dozen or so other women from the area did too.
She’s been riding for five years since that time, and recently completed races in both Smithers and Terrace.
“I started on a ‘hardtail’ ”, she says, referring to a bike with only a front suspension. She decided to upgrade and now rides a Kona Stinky, which is full-suspension. “Lots of parts need replacing. I’m hard on rims,” she explains with a laugh. She adds that her boyfriend fixes her bike for her.
Although Tashi has a young child and works, she still tries to get out to ride at least twice a week, although she says some people are able to go out every day.
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