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Gene’s love affair with anything and everything two wheeled started when he was six and he got his first purple, banana seat bike for Christmas. It has been quite a journey since and he certainly never thought he would make a living on two wheels. Although he started riding bikes when he was quite young he struggled at most sports and was not what anyone would call a natural athlete.
Andy has been working for BetterRide for the last four years. In that time Gene has taught Andy the BetterRide way of coaching and Andy has taught Gene a lot about riding bikes!
Growing up in the Sierra Nevada mountains meant learning to ride a bike with training wheels on a dirt road. With the rough pot holed roads and technical terrain the training wheels were forced to come off quick. It was at that point as a young kid that I fell in love with riding.
Sue started riding mountain bikes in the wild woods of West Virginia in 1991. She did her first beginner race that year, finishing second, out of two in the beginner class. Even though she was not very good, She enjoyed it. She went on to race the West Virginia Series (WMBA) for the next seven years and eventually turned pro in 1998.
I grew up in South Florida and my first new bike was a Schwinn Stingray, I got for Christmas in 1971. I outgrew that bike and terrorized the urban strip malls and neighborhoods on homemade bmx bikes and skateboards.
Don Bogardus is a recreational rider based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Don has been coaching with BetterRide since 2009, and has received stellar reviews for his work leading clinics and private lessons. Over the last 15 years, Don has grown from a casual rider into an aggressive descender and gifted technical rider.
Team Harmony’s mission is to ride, race and share our love for two wheels with people from all walks of life and all skill levels. Each year we strive to push the boundaries of what is possible on our bikes and in our sport. Jacqueline is closer than ever to her goal of World Champion this year by focusing solely on downhill racing at the the most prestigious races the world over.
I got my start in mountain biking when I got my first bicycle at the age of 5, (Of course mountain biking hadn't been invented yet). Living in Miami, it was hard to find anything resembling a mountain, so I had to get a bike with a motor to get that go-fast feeling that I was craving.
I was first introduced to mountain biking as a teenager on summer trips in the mountains of Colorado. I have been racing mountain bikes and cyclocross at the masters level for the last three years, and I am a level 3 certified USA cycling coach. As a member of my local team's coaching staff, I help to introduce riders to mountain biking and mountain bike racing. I most enjoy helping other riders to share in the fun that comes from getting better at our sport.
I grew up on old school skateboards, bmx and motocross predating some of the terms used today like, ollie, freeride and x up. Most of my childhood was spent living in small mountain towns where we had to make up good competitive fun on bikes like, downhill racing our schwinn 20"s down 10 mile dirt road descends (again predating the term downhill racing) or spending the day pushing up game trails just to bomb back down them crashing and breaking bikes and bones but, it was so much fun.
