about us

our story

Laughing and cycling through grassy fields is where the idea of urbandirt was formed

We were simply having fun and thought – hey‽ – can’t we all have fun?

So, we found some excited people to help unlock a forgotten gate. We chuckled at its opening – in disbelief that no one had opened it yet. But, when we peeked through there were faint tire tracks. More people who love cycling are starting to find these off-road trails. We are interested in helping you find these forgotten gates. And, we want to create a kind and inclusive community that you can enjoy these moments with.

As of our soft launch day of June 21, 2020, we are looking for more curators to help us all find this natural splendor. Do you want to help?

At the moment we are looking for many things! Could you help us curate:

Routes
Whole new sections. So far we are thinking about: food, gear review, journal, photography, video, events
Organization direction

We’d love to connect and share knowledge. Please be in touch we are looking for diverse ideas and direction!

meet the people behind urbandirt

Jesse Boudart

Sharing joy for cycling through photography, route making, and enthusiastic high-fives! @jazzyboo350

Chase Duffin

Proliferating urbandirt through digital organization and backend site development

Charlie McClelland

Enjoys sunsets and long rides on dirt. Passionate about education & youth empowerment.

Keihly Moore

Makes neat graphics and creates cool routes

Tiana Tagle

Logo and branding guru by day, informal ally-cat racer by night

Matthew Tschiegg

Route designer, ride coordinator, and part time developer

Liza Burkin

Bikes up, down, all around, and then makes cycling easier for the every day person

Danny Elfanbaum

Rides bikes and writes words and likes very much to play in the woods

Hannah Somhegyi

Has more fun on a bike more than other activities. What are the other activities?

Alex Diaz

Two wheel enthusiast biking in the city and woods with my dog @ninaaainc! Here to help with the platform and find routes for families

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Ask about becoming a contributor to urbandirt!

Asa Reed

Likes to create films that inspire you to stop watching the video and go shred your own urban dirt

Jess Schumann

Can often be found biking in Lowell and on the Bruce Freeman trail with her neighbors, or exploring connections between small parcels of green spaces to make up epic day rides in the area.