About Us

Free-to-Roam eBiking’s core purpose is to enable healthy, safe, sustainable,
affordable & fun lifestyles across all ages, abilities and communities
through agile mobility, outdoor recreation and active transportation on ebikes.

From higher ed to a higher calling

BY STEPHEN HAMWAY / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER

PUBLISHED: SUNDAY, JANUARY 30TH, 2022 AT 8:02PM

Susan Gautsch, owner of Free-to-Roam eBiking, had a career in Los Angeles but moved back to New Mexico to pursue her passion for ebikes during the virus pandemic.

Beyond simply selling and renting e-bikes, Gautsch said she wants to change the way her car-dominant hometown views cycling.

Gautsch, who serves on the board of BikeABQ, said she wants to see Albuquerque become a more friendly city to cyclists of all stripes, just as Los Angeles started to during her last few years there.

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Just as Gautsch used her eBike to be a part of her community in Los Angeles, she is keeping the same value of community connection in Free-to-Roam eBiking.

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Susan Gautsch

Founder & CEO

Raised in Albuquerque, Susan left at 20yrs old to live in Hawaii, Chicago and LA. In the last 25yrs, she's raised a few kids and enjoyed a 25yr academic career at USC, Pepperdine & Northwestern directing graduate programs in IT, Business and Public Policy. But New Mexico's visceral draw grew stronger each year – as did her passion (maybe obsession) for eBiking. So in 2020, she finally returned for good with the simple goal of supporting healthy lifestyles, active mobility, sustainable transportation and gobs of fun through ebiking.

Ginger Varcoe

Head of Operations

Ginger is a South Dakota native, graduate of the university of Minnesota and has spent her career in social services. Ginger moved to New Mexico in 2011. She came for the weather but has stayed and embraced New Mexico for its people! Ginger is passionate about social justice issues and improving her community. Ginger has embraced Ebiking during the COVID-19 pandemic and is excited to educate people about the possibilities in New Mexico utilizing an EBike!

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Greg Ryan

Bike Tech, Ops & RideGuide

An avid outdoorist, Greg has a rich history in adventure guiding, ski patrol, zen meditation center management, global travel & free-roaming.

Zack Lee

Bike Tech, WebDev & Designer, Sales Expert

Zack is an amazing artist, designer and software coder able to build anything with Google Spreadsheets to more effectively manage bookings, inventory and more.