Meet The Team

Founder & Coach

Heather is passionate about all things mountain biking!

She is the co-founder of several area NICA teams, including the Phoenixville Inferno High School Team, Inferno Composite Team, and Inferno East.
She also co-founded Mt Misery Sports Club MTB team along with her husband Christian Weirich, friends & mentors; Carryn Purdon and John Sonnstedt.

In 2020, she is co-founder the nonprofit; More Kids On Bikes 501 c3.

In 2022, MKOB, lunched the FORGE Bike Team, and in 2023, created and dedicated the Phoenixville Bike Park to the Borough of Phoenixville.

In 2022, she received the NICA QBP Community Impact Award.

One of Heather's life passions is getting people of all ages outside, on the bike and under the sun.

Ride. Reset. Recharge. Sol Riding.

Lead Coach Christian Weirich

Loves coaching as much as he loves mountain biking!

Coach Carryn Purdon

I started mountain biking on Long island within an incredibly supportive community, progressing to mountain bike racing in the local New England series as a category three racer. In that first season, I discovered how much I truly enjoyed racing and continued to pursue it in various forms, continuing to do so today. I’ve raced cross country, endurance, and ultra endurance mountain biking, as well as cyclocross and gravel and loved every single discipline. John and I introduced our kids to biking from a young age and today our 14-year-old son, 12-year-old daughter and eight year-old son love the sport we love.

Coach John Sonnstedt

Coach Brian Drumm

Coach extraordinaire!

Coach Dan Coy

Always down for riding. Huge fan of coaching.

Coach Vanessa Eichenberg

"Vanessa is a Level 2 NICA mountain bike coach for Inferno Youth MTB Teams and has been an avid cyclist for many years. She wants more kids (all people, really) to get excited about bikes so they can enjoy this awesome sport for a lifetime! Not only is Vanessa passionate about bikes, she loves her awesome family, snowboarding and assisting in wildlife rehabilitation."

Coach Dennis Lincoln

I’ve been mountain biking since I was a teenager, loved teaching my four kids to ride bikes, and have been a mountain bike coach for 4 years. All my favorite activities and best memories are in the outdoors.