MEET THE TEAM


  • Founder

    A Western North Carolina native that has spent the last ten years in and out of the Bicycle Industry after college. She’s now the general manager at Earth Mountain Bicycle. Her Dad bought her first road bike for her 14th birthday. A Trek 1000 road bike. It was love at first sight. Caitlin worked at Earth Mountain’s sister shop Pee Dee Bicycle in Myrtle Beach, SC and Mellow Johnny’s in Austin, Texas. When Caitlin isn’t riding or hiking the local trails, she’s tending to her chickens or working in her garden. She’s excited to be back in the mountains where she’s only three miles from endless mountain biking, gravel riding, hiking, and backpacking adventures.


  • Mechanic

    Matty grew up in upstate South Carolina, and started working at the local bike shop, Bikes N Boards, in high school. During college he decided he wanted to be in this industry as a full time professional mechanic, so he moved to Charleston, SC, where he was heavily involved in the Triathlon, Road, and Gravel scene, working at shops full time and races on the weekends as a support mechanic, also becoming one of the top fitters in the area.

    After spending more than a decade in Charleston, he and his wife decided it was time for a change of scenery. With his growing love of mountain bikes, Brevard became fixed in their sights for their new home. When not at the shop, he can be found riding the trails or hanging out with his wife, Rachel, and their cats.

  • Sales

    Meet Cameron, a sophomore at Brevard College! Cameron’s parents have owned a bike shop in Northern Virginia, The Bike Lane, since 2000 so he grew up in the shop and around bikes. He’s currently a downhill racer and will be racing world cups this year along with some enduros. Cameron loves living in Brevard and riding in Pisgah and is happy to call it home!

    Cameron helps out in between his school & racing schedule on the sales floor and is ready to talk all things bike!


  • Co-Owner

    Originally from Wisconsin, his primary job is a private chef and estate manager. A graduate from Le Cordon Bleu in culinary arts, LeRoy has spent several years racing road bikes professionally in California. Before moving to WNC LeRoy spent time traveling the country with his clients. He has now settled down with Caitlin, their 11 chickens, and 4 golden retrievers. LeRoy’s interests outside of the shop are learning new culinary arts, taking rides around town in his vintage 1973 BMW 2000, and snuggling up to his dogs. LeRoy is the creative mind and visionary behind Earth Mountain and is often the one responsible for all the merchandise designs.


  • Jim and Dana are often behind the scenes helping to make it happen on a day-to-day basis from our sister location, Pee Dee Bicycle, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Their love for biking adventures and entrepreneurial spirit is what led them to discover a need in both areas for a local independently owned bike shop that was different from the norm. Dana’s passion and career in marketing and sales along with Jim’s out of the box thinking was a perfect match to help open Earth Mountain with Caitlin and LeRoy.

  • Sales

    A lifelong outdoor enthusiast! Originally from the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Matt moved to Brevard in 2020 to attend school at Brevard College and study Business Leadership and Experiential education.

    A member of the school’s cycling team, Matt enjoys exploring the forests of DuPont and Pisgah.

    When he’s not riding, Matt loves working on bikes, and in his words ``Make them go fast!” You can meet Matt in our service department!

  • Although these sweet boys have crossed the rainbow bridge, they will forever be a part of the Earth Mountain family. Some of our fondest memories are Tebow opening packages or stealing trash from the bathroom, and Tanner laying on the front steps soaking up the sun.

  • Marketing/Floor Manager

    Born and raised in Brevard, Chris grew up riding and racing in Western NC. Going to school in Virginia started touring the country with music, playing with various bands and gigs professionally. Now back in Brevard, his love for mountain bike riding got him back on the saddle and between the tape. He works on the sales floor and serving up some brews and beer in the cafe. Be ready to talk bikes and music!

    Between working at the shop on the sales floor and touring around the country you can find Chris ready to shred some local trails!

  • The official shop dogs of Earth Mountain and our most trusted employees. Loyally greeting every customer at the door whether they have two legs or four. When they’re not at work they enjoy monitoring their flock of chickens, hiking with their humans, or tracking down Eli & JoJo treats.

    From Left to right, Jake, Roka, Lulu, and Wesson. Lulu and Roka are our newest additions and have already stolen the hearts of many customers!

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