When Casey Brown first started riding bikes, she didn’t stop to think about being a girl in a boy’s world. “Change your mindset, I think that’s the main thing,” she advises up-and-comers. “And, if you latch onto that, that’s … going to train your brain to be afraid of things. But, the truth is, women in action sports are still a story, though admittedly much less so than they maybe once were. In the moments before the panel began, a roster of all-female riders filled a long table, signing autographs for elated fans — most of them young women and girls.

Source: National Post August 20, 2017 22:30 UTC