Julie Engler
A huge hello to the Austin mountain biking community, and a hearty thank you to Dale and the MTB ATX group for allowing me the space and time to share my experiences with you!
My name's Julie, and I'm pretty new to mountain biking, all things considered. I've had my Canyon Neuron (size XS 'cause I'm extra small) since summer 2021, and man is it my favorite bike by far. It's so much fun to ride.
That said, I love to ride all kinds of bikes. I have 3 - road, CX and trail.
I started out on a crappy used road bike, which I bought in 2019, then invested in an upgrade and did some road adventuring for a while. In my first year [back when I lived in Wyoming], I found a love of climbing mountains and did the Triple Bypass in Colorado.
My cyclocross bike was something I surprisngly won in 2020, right at the start of the pandemic. I used it to discover riding and now racing gravel, a passion I still greatly love! Endurance is definitely my forte.
But then I got curious about riding trail and went all in on a new bike. Discovering this community here in Austin (I moved here in early 2021) has been amazing, and I've fallen in love with riding trails.
I'm excited to work on progression and skills as I gain confidence and strength as a rider. I decided to start racing this year, and it'll be fun to share recaps of events and happenings around Austin with y'all!
🚵 2021 Canyon Neuron