About
Tonya Bray is the original mtbchick… accept no substitutes!
Irvine Wilderness Slalom Course by Tommy B, Kreativeshots.com
Contact:
Tonya R. Bray
626.993.4383
trbmtb@gmail.com
facebook.com/mtbchick
@modmtbchick
+ Founding Committee Member and Girls’ Cycling Advocate for SoCal Interscholastic Cycling League
+ Web Editor, Mountain Bike Action web site, mbaction.com Read here
My passion is women in cycling… to empower women to do things they never thought possible, to help women set and reach goals in life, and in cycling. During the past 15 years of my life, I have been involved in the Outdoor Industry. I began mountain biking around that time, working in bike and mountaineering shops, riding radical mountain trails in Montana. I spent several years racing mountain bikes professionally, however I found my true passion is in empowering women through cycling. soft skin, hardcore!
mind+body+soul
tonya quick stats:
turned pro: 2001
dob: 1.15.1973
in: dallas, texas
based in: altadena, ca
career highlight: winning the 2002 hours in the old pueblo
fave race: durango- the fans are awesome! and so is the terrain!
fave place to ride: montana, beartooth loop. locally- Middle Merrill to El Prieto
fave food: Toblerone or dark chocolate
fave drink: Italian espresso, a great Pinot
fave book: currently Deepak Chopra’s The Sponataneous Fulfillment of Desire, Skinny Bitch; Lamb, by Christopher Moore. Sophie’s World by jostein Gaarder, 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Ed Abbey and Dharma Bums by Kerouac.
Cranking out the miles by Tommy B, Kreativeshots.com
fave music: Yann Tiersen, Black Eyed Peas, The Specials, Bebel Gilberto, Red Hot Chili Peppers and YoYo Ma, especially the Tango compilation. Sarah Harmer, Paul Weller. Juan Serrano, No Doubt. Mozart.
fave movie: Amelie, with Audrey Tautou
first comp: won the medal for fastest girl in kindergarten
most admired mtber: leigh donovan, because she rocks on a bike, and she is not afraid to be feminine!!! you rock, leigh!!
other sports: running, motocross (um), surfing (barely), rock climbing (I still have my gear), yoga (ashtanga preferred!).
my current favorite web sites: Seventh Generation, non-toxic living; do-not-zzz.com (very cool! my fave), litkicks.com(info on Am Lit, namely the Beats), dailyzen.com (a good dose of zen+cool cards to send), dalailama.com (a great site about the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet… great insights on living), imdb.com (all things film)
