She fixed my bikes a few times when she was working at my LBS, Quest Adventure, in Worthing, didn’t laugh at my lack of mechanical sympathy and also managed to substantially lighten my wallet just before Mountain Mayhem years back when I said ” just make my bike go better please”…my bike came back substantially blinged up and I tried not to wince too much at the bill ( it was worth it)
Two weeks later at Moutain Mayhem and she was leading a group of very tired souls up a long climb on lap godknowswhat at about 2:30 in the morning, in spite of doing a solo ride she was still happily chatting away to all with an infectious enthusiasm that just seemed to lift everyone’s spirits that night.
Her phone call-ins on the daily podcast from the Great Divide Race were fab too but totally outdone by the mag article.
She is one very tough rider.