Misha fell in love with bicycling at age 16 when she inherited her mum's old red 10-speed Bridgestone. It faithfully followed her to journalism school in Montreal before falling into the hands of bike thieves. Misha was saved by a neighbour's trusty Norco, and went on to work for CBC Radio, and freelance for publications including Herizons, This Magazine and SpacingMontreal.