Having learned to ride at age 10 on a Rupp minibike,  Zandonella is the founder and organizer of the Northeast Dualsport Riders. Her passion for riding unpaved roads brings exciting added perspective to the website, taking readers where many riders never venture. Zandonella is a native of Trumbull, CT and …

“Arlo Mudgett” is the pseudonym used by a Chester, VT resident for the columns he writes for the “Brattleboro Reformer” and “Springfield Reporter” newspapers and for daily reports on WKVT and WKVT-FM in Brattleboro, VT.   A lifelong motorcycle enthusiast, who owns a ’93 Honda Nighthawk 750 project bike, a …

Sidecar enthusiast and former Connecticut Rider Education Program instructor Paul Siciliano of Rockingham, VT joined RIDE-CT & RIDE-NewEngland in October 2016 as a columnist. A native of West Harrison, NY, Siciliano has been on two wheels since age seven when he began riding Rupp and Sears minibikes. He was competing …

John Schnabel is a retired financial planner who has been riding motorcycles for 50 years. He is a high performance driving instructor for the Porsche Club of America, Ferrari Club and BMW Car Club at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut. Schnabel is member of the Connecticut River Valley BMW riders, …