Pause, Pivot, but Keep Pedaling Forward
Lindsay Currier, Bikepack Maine
Credit: @kristianskjodt
Today I’ve got an awesome conversation with just the kind of everywoman superhero I love to talk to on the pod - Lindsay Currier, a registered Maine guide, mountain bike coach, enduro racer, trail builder, ski patroller, total mom goals and the force behind Bikepack Maine.
Lindsay’s lived on both coasts and a few places in between, and has spent a bunch of years doing a bunch of stuff to lift up women in biking, whether as her full-time gig or as a side-hustle-on-steroids.
We don’t talk a ton about how Lindsay got into biking in the first place, or what brought her into racing and coaching initially, but I’ve linked up a fantastic blog post here that will give you a window into her life and back story as of 2015, when it was written.
There’s still lots of ground to be covered today, though, and while a lot of things have changed for Lindsay in the past decade (mostly driven by the fact she now has a daughter, Saffron, and lives in Maine instead of out West), there are still a few golden threads that are woven all the way through - among them her commitment to promoting women on and around bikes; her innate drive to foster community; and her desire to help others avoid all the costly and borderline critical mistakes and slipups she made as she learned how to ride big.
Credit: @kristianskjodt
And as an added bonus for any of you who dream of riding big with your little rippers, Lindsay shares some mindset tricks and gear tips that will help set you up for success!
You can follow Lindsay's (and Saffron's!) adventures on Instagram and Facebook, and contact Lindsay via the Bikepack Maine website to get more information about her guiding and bike coaching services, as well as any upcoming events and trips she’s got in the works!
A hint of the single track miles we cover can be found in our extensive link list!:
Rolling Fatties (Kingfield, ME)
Kingdom Trails (VT)
Mt. Abram (ME)