Brooke is based in Verdi, Nevada, where she can often be found hot-lapping the Northstar bike park, training for her favorite race of the year—the Downieville Classic—and traveling to mountain bike destinations. She discovered her love for bikes while living as a snowboard bum in Mammoth Lakes, spending summer days aboard her Kona Stinky. After years of working in the snow industry, Brooke immersed herself in the bike world as both a racer and marketing specialist. Brooke now enjoys racing enduro, collaborating with mountain biking's raddest folks, and encouraging others to make the most of their riding experience. She's honored to have the opportunity to review new products while remembering that it's people, not gear, that make mountain biking so damn fun. Though great equipment certainly helps!