With a career that began in 2000 at her local bike shop, Lindsay quickly became involved in leading rides, with a particular focus on supporting and encouraging women in the sport. Working at several shops across the country, Lindsay led women’s specific mountain and road rides. In 2008 Lindsay sustained a severe injury from mountain biking and as a result founded Shine Riders Co, to stay connected to the community and create programming to progress women’s mountain biking while on the sidelines. In 2012, she earned her first certification as a professional mountain bike skills instructor, with the intention of increasing rider safety and preventing unnecessary injuries.

Lindsay has since taught mountain bike skills to individuals of all ages, genders, and backgrounds across the country under the brands Shine Riders Co. and Still Peaking LLC. She currently works as a contractor for the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, Hale Education’s Everwild and VMBA’s Elevate Mountain Bike Festival. Past contracts included the Trek Dirt Series, Ladies AllRide and the Midwest Women’s Clinic. She has led a mountain biking program for a youth summer camp for several seasons and continues to volunteer hundreds of hours a year leading rides and passing on mountain biking essential skills to keep riders safe and help build community.

Beyond bike skills instruction, Lindsay teaches mountain bike set up, trailside repair and other workshops. She taught Hiking, Biking and Camping at the University of Maine Farmington and played a pivotal role in organizing collegiate races for USA Cycling on the west coast for several seasons. As a contributor to Mountain Bike Action and other industry publications, Lindsay enjoys has sharing the stories of mountain biking moments and the communities behind them. Lindsay stays active with local races and has volunteered her skills in marketing and planning on the board of Six Rivers NEMBA.  Over the years she has worked in trail building, most recently for Maine Trail Builders. She is a Registered Maine Guide and an active member of the National Ski Patrol.