Women On The Trails Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/women-on-the-trails Women on the Trails, hosted by Emily Hughes, Founder of Trail Bloom. © 2026 Trail Bloom 90a4af6d-6c92-50f2-81d2-1687b2ed9dc8 yes en Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:00:19 +0100 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:01:44 +0100 https://img.transistorcdn.com/xRAb4PwZVdOtQ3bqutubL7KKS685Hn8O6MUoCTSPhJ4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82NmI3/ZDk5ZDYxNjhlZWEx/OTA4Y2YxN2JiZDcz/MWVjYS5wbmc.jpg Women On The Trails episodic Trail Bloom Women on the Trails, hosted by Emily Hughes, Founder of Trail Bloom. Women on the Trails, hosted by Emily Hughes, Founder of Trail Bloom.. Mountain Bike, Cycling, Trails, Ladies Trail Bloom No No E6 — Ruth — Recce MTB Adventures 6 6 E6 — Ruth — Recce MTB Adventures full 7082c110-249f-4497-81fd-d3474a871232 https://share.transistor.fm/s/656fcccb Confidence on the trails isn't something you're born with — it's something you build. Ruth from Recce MTB Adventures joins us to talk about exactly that.

We discuss what holds women back in mountain biking, why women belong on the trails, and how guided MTB adventures can completely change your riding. If you've ever felt out of your depth on a trail, this episode is for you.

In This Episode:

  • Building confidence on mountain bike trails
  • Why women's representation on the trails matters
  • What Recce MTB Adventures offers women riders
  • How guided MTB trips can transform your riding

Links:

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]]> Confidence on the trails isn't something you're born with — it's something you build. Ruth from Recce MTB Adventures joins us to talk about exactly that.

We discuss what holds women back in mountain biking, why women belong on the trails, and how guided MTB adventures can completely change your riding. If you've ever felt out of your depth on a trail, this episode is for you.

In This Episode:

  • Building confidence on mountain bike trails
  • Why women's representation on the trails matters
  • What Recce MTB Adventures offers women riders
  • How guided MTB trips can transform your riding

Links:

🎙️ Enjoyed this? Subscribe, leave a review, and share with the women in your riding crew. 💌 Sign up at www.trailbloom.com for 10% off your first order of women's MTB kit. 📸 Follow us: @trailbloom on Instagram & Facebook

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]]> Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0100 Trail Bloom Trail Bloom 2568 Confidence on the trails isn't something you're born with — it's something you build. Ruth from Recce MTB Adventures joins us to talk about exactly that.

We discuss what holds women back in mountain biking, why women belong on the trails, and how guided MTB adventures can completely change your riding. If you've ever felt out of your depth on a trail, this episode is for you.

In This Episode:

  • Building confidence on mountain bike trails
  • Why women's representation on the trails matters
  • What Recce MTB Adventures offers women riders
  • How guided MTB trips can transform your riding

Links:

🎙️ Enjoyed this? Subscribe, leave a review, and share with the women in your riding crew. 💌 Sign up at www.trailbloom.com for 10% off your first order of women's MTB kit. 📸 Follow us: @trailbloom on Instagram & Facebook

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]]> Mountain Bike, Cycling, Trails, Ladies No E5 — Charlie Kingswood — Hafod Trails 5 5 E5 — Charlie Kingswood — Hafod Trails full 09be0035-f19a-4439-8ab1-44845fa1acc7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/898b4cfb Behind every great trail is someone who loves riding enough to build something for others — and that someone is Charlie Kingswood.

Charlie shares her love of mountain biking, the story of how Hafod Trails started in Wales, and where she wants to take it next. A brilliant look at the people shaping the future of MTB in Wales — and proof that women are right at the heart of it.

In This Episode:

  • Charlie's love of mountain biking and what drives her
  • How Hafod Trails started
  • The future of Hafod and what's coming next
  • Women in trail building in Wales

Links:

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]]> Behind every great trail is someone who loves riding enough to build something for others — and that someone is Charlie Kingswood.

Charlie shares her love of mountain biking, the story of how Hafod Trails started in Wales, and where she wants to take it next. A brilliant look at the people shaping the future of MTB in Wales — and proof that women are right at the heart of it.

In This Episode:

  • Charlie's love of mountain biking and what drives her
  • How Hafod Trails started
  • The future of Hafod and what's coming next
  • Women in trail building in Wales

Links:

🎙️ Enjoyed this? Subscribe, leave a review, and share with the women in your riding crew. 💌 Sign up at www.trailbloom.com for 10% off your first order of women's MTB kit. 📸 Follow us: @trailbloom on Instagram & Facebook

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]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0100 Trail Bloom Trail Bloom 1845 Behind every great trail is someone who loves riding enough to build something for others — and that someone is Charlie Kingswood.

Charlie shares her love of mountain biking, the story of how Hafod Trails started in Wales, and where she wants to take it next. A brilliant look at the people shaping the future of MTB in Wales — and proof that women are right at the heart of it.

In This Episode:

  • Charlie's love of mountain biking and what drives her
  • How Hafod Trails started
  • The future of Hafod and what's coming next
  • Women in trail building in Wales

Links:

🎙️ Enjoyed this? Subscribe, leave a review, and share with the women in your riding crew. 💌 Sign up at www.trailbloom.com for 10% off your first order of women's MTB kit. 📸 Follow us: @trailbloom on Instagram & Facebook

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]]> Mountain Bike, Cycling, Trails, Ladies No E4 — Liz Greaves — Riding in Pregnancy, Postpartum & with Kids 4 4 E4 — Liz Greaves — Riding in Pregnancy, Postpartum & with Kids full 1e604116-7d2c-4bd5-a0c5-2cff594b0f08 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a3e5c60e Can you mountain bike while pregnant? What does coming back postpartum actually look like? Bike Park Wales Ambassador Liz Greaves has the honest answers.

Liz opens up about riding through pregnancy, returning to MTB postpartum, and what life on the trails looks like now with kids. It's the conversation so many women in MTB need to hear — real, relatable, and genuinely reassuring.

In This Episode:

  • Mountain biking during pregnancy — Liz's real experience
  • Returning to MTB postpartum
  • Riding with kids and making it work
  • Life as a Bike Park Wales Ambassador

Links:

🎙️ Enjoyed this? Subscribe, leave a review, and share with the women in your riding crew. 💌 Sign up at www.trailbloom.com for 10% off your first order of women's MTB kit. 📸 Follow us: @trailbloom on Instagram & Facebook

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]]> Can you mountain bike while pregnant? What does coming back postpartum actually look like? Bike Park Wales Ambassador Liz Greaves has the honest answers.

Liz opens up about riding through pregnancy, returning to MTB postpartum, and what life on the trails looks like now with kids. It's the conversation so many women in MTB need to hear — real, relatable, and genuinely reassuring.

In This Episode:

  • Mountain biking during pregnancy — Liz's real experience
  • Returning to MTB postpartum
  • Riding with kids and making it work
  • Life as a Bike Park Wales Ambassador

Links:

🎙️ Enjoyed this? Subscribe, leave a review, and share with the women in your riding crew. 💌 Sign up at www.trailbloom.com for 10% off your first order of women's MTB kit. 📸 Follow us: @trailbloom on Instagram & Facebook

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]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0100 Trail Bloom Trail Bloom 2141 Can you mountain bike while pregnant? What does coming back postpartum actually look like? Bike Park Wales Ambassador Liz Greaves has the honest answers.

Liz opens up about riding through pregnancy, returning to MTB postpartum, and what life on the trails looks like now with kids. It's the conversation so many women in MTB need to hear — real, relatable, and genuinely reassuring.

In This Episode:

  • Mountain biking during pregnancy — Liz's real experience
  • Returning to MTB postpartum
  • Riding with kids and making it work
  • Life as a Bike Park Wales Ambassador

Links:

🎙️ Enjoyed this? Subscribe, leave a review, and share with the women in your riding crew. 💌 Sign up at www.trailbloom.com for 10% off your first order of women's MTB kit. 📸 Follow us: @trailbloom on Instagram & Facebook

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]]> Mountain Bike, Cycling, Trails, Ladies No E3 — Roanna — Girls That Ride Bikes Weekender 3 3 E3 — Roanna — Girls That Ride Bikes Weekender full f3272870-4c07-4cec-bab1-d5cf5b7ed5df https://share.transistor.fm/s/6d66003a Girls That Ride Bikes is one of the most loved women's MTB communities in the UK — and founder Roanna is here to share how it all started.

We talk about the story behind the community, what goes into running the GTRB Women's MTB Weekender, and why women's-only spaces in mountain biking aren't just nice to have — they're game-changing.

In This Episode:

  • How Girls That Ride Bikes started
  • What to expect at the GTRB Women's MTB Weekender
  • Why women's MTB communities matter

Links:

🎙️ Enjoyed this? Subscribe, leave a review, and share with the women in your riding crew. 💌 Sign up at www.trailbloom.com for 10% off your first order of women's MTB kit. 📸 Follow us: @trailbloom on Instagram & Facebook

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]]> Girls That Ride Bikes is one of the most loved women's MTB communities in the UK — and founder Roanna is here to share how it all started.

We talk about the story behind the community, what goes into running the GTRB Women's MTB Weekender, and why women's-only spaces in mountain biking aren't just nice to have — they're game-changing.

In This Episode:

  • How Girls That Ride Bikes started
  • What to expect at the GTRB Women's MTB Weekender
  • Why women's MTB communities matter

Links:

🎙️ Enjoyed this? Subscribe, leave a review, and share with the women in your riding crew. 💌 Sign up at www.trailbloom.com for 10% off your first order of women's MTB kit. 📸 Follow us: @trailbloom on Instagram & Facebook

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]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0100 Trail Bloom Trail Bloom 2216 Girls That Ride Bikes is one of the most loved women's MTB communities in the UK — and founder Roanna is here to share how it all started.

We talk about the story behind the community, what goes into running the GTRB Women's MTB Weekender, and why women's-only spaces in mountain biking aren't just nice to have — they're game-changing.

In This Episode:

  • How Girls That Ride Bikes started
  • What to expect at the GTRB Women's MTB Weekender
  • Why women's MTB communities matter

Links:

🎙️ Enjoyed this? Subscribe, leave a review, and share with the women in your riding crew. 💌 Sign up at www.trailbloom.com for 10% off your first order of women's MTB kit. 📸 Follow us: @trailbloom on Instagram & Facebook

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]]> Mountain Bike, Cycling, Trails, Ladies No E2 — Claire Bennett — Hope Tech & Hope WMN Enduro 2 2 E2 — Claire Bennett — Hope Tech & Hope WMN Enduro full 899aa706-fc95-4630-8128-1cc048d59c51 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e40f73b6 The Hope WMN Enduro is one of the most exciting women's mountain bike events in the UK — and Claire Bennett from Hope Tech is here to tell us all about it. We talk the Hope WMN Enduro 2026, Hope's commitment to women's mountain biking, and why dedicated women's spaces in MTB matter so much. Whether you're a seasoned enduro racer or just getting started on trails, this one will have you fired up to ride.

In This Episode:

  • The Hope WMN Enduro 2026 — what it is and why it matters
  • Hope Tech's investment in women's MTB
  • Why women's-only events are game-changing

Links:

🎙️ Enjoyed this? Subscribe, leave a review, and share with the women in your riding crew. 💌 Sign up at www.trailbloom.com for 10% off your first order of women's MTB kit. 📸 Follow us: @trailbloom on Instagram & Facebook

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]]> The Hope WMN Enduro is one of the most exciting women's mountain bike events in the UK — and Claire Bennett from Hope Tech is here to tell us all about it. We talk the Hope WMN Enduro 2026, Hope's commitment to women's mountain biking, and why dedicated women's spaces in MTB matter so much. Whether you're a seasoned enduro racer or just getting started on trails, this one will have you fired up to ride.

In This Episode:

  • The Hope WMN Enduro 2026 — what it is and why it matters
  • Hope Tech's investment in women's MTB
  • Why women's-only events are game-changing

Links:

🎙️ Enjoyed this? Subscribe, leave a review, and share with the women in your riding crew. 💌 Sign up at www.trailbloom.com for 10% off your first order of women's MTB kit. 📸 Follow us: @trailbloom on Instagram & Facebook

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]]> Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0100 Trail Bloom Trail Bloom 2257 The Hope WMN Enduro is one of the most exciting women's mountain bike events in the UK — and Claire Bennett from Hope Tech is here to tell us all about it. We talk the Hope WMN Enduro 2026, Hope's commitment to women's mountain biking, and why dedicated women's spaces in MTB matter so much. Whether you're a seasoned enduro racer or just getting started on trails, this one will have you fired up to ride.

In This Episode:

  • The Hope WMN Enduro 2026 — what it is and why it matters
  • Hope Tech's investment in women's MTB
  • Why women's-only events are game-changing

Links:

🎙️ Enjoyed this? Subscribe, leave a review, and share with the women in your riding crew. 💌 Sign up at www.trailbloom.com for 10% off your first order of women's MTB kit. 📸 Follow us: @trailbloom on Instagram & Facebook

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]]> Mountain Bike, Cycling, Trails, Ladies No E1 — Where Trail Bloom Started 1 1 E1 — Where Trail Bloom Started full c20f702f-04b3-41c8-97b2-d37a9cd10510 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3657d249 How do you build a women's mountain bike clothing brand from scratch — and accidentally create a community in the process?

In this first episode, Trail Bloom founder Emily shares the story behind the brand: where it started, what it took to get here, and where she wants to take it next. From spotting a gap in the market for women's MTB kit that actually fits, to watching Trail Bloom grow into something so much bigger than just clothing — this is where it all began.


In This Episode:

  • Why women's MTB kit needed to be better
  • Building Trail Bloom from a business idea into a women's MTB community
  • What's next for Trail Bloom

Links:

🎙️ Enjoyed this? Subscribe, leave a review, and share with the women in your riding crew. 💌 Sign up at www.trailbloom.com for 10% off your first order of women's MTB kit. 📸 Follow us: @trailbloom on Instagram & Facebook

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]]> How do you build a women's mountain bike clothing brand from scratch — and accidentally create a community in the process?

In this first episode, Trail Bloom founder Emily shares the story behind the brand: where it started, what it took to get here, and where she wants to take it next. From spotting a gap in the market for women's MTB kit that actually fits, to watching Trail Bloom grow into something so much bigger than just clothing — this is where it all began.


In This Episode:

  • Why women's MTB kit needed to be better
  • Building Trail Bloom from a business idea into a women's MTB community
  • What's next for Trail Bloom

Links:

🎙️ Enjoyed this? Subscribe, leave a review, and share with the women in your riding crew. 💌 Sign up at www.trailbloom.com for 10% off your first order of women's MTB kit. 📸 Follow us: @trailbloom on Instagram & Facebook

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]]> Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:04:51 +0100 Trail Bloom Trail Bloom 2776 How do you build a women's mountain bike clothing brand from scratch — and accidentally create a community in the process?

In this first episode, Trail Bloom founder Emily shares the story behind the brand: where it started, what it took to get here, and where she wants to take it next. From spotting a gap in the market for women's MTB kit that actually fits, to watching Trail Bloom grow into something so much bigger than just clothing — this is where it all began.


In This Episode:

  • Why women's MTB kit needed to be better
  • Building Trail Bloom from a business idea into a women's MTB community
  • What's next for Trail Bloom

Links:

🎙️ Enjoyed this? Subscribe, leave a review, and share with the women in your riding crew. 💌 Sign up at www.trailbloom.com for 10% off your first order of women's MTB kit. 📸 Follow us: @trailbloom on Instagram & Facebook

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