Skirtsports sent me a super fun little outfit to try out and I’m jonesing for a few more! They are that sweet. I wrote a few months back about being mistaken for a boy while riding and I promise you, that won’t be a problem with one of these. The company sent me a […]
In 2004, Lori-Ann Muenzer won an Olympic gold medal for Canada in the women’s Match Sprint finals. It was the first Olympic gold for Canada in cycling.
Apart from reaching the top of the podium in Athens, Muenzer has captured several medals on the international stage including two silver and two bronze at […]
Even the Girls! is an inedpendent documentary made by Ashira Siegel about female bike couriers in New York City. It’s not the world’s best movie, but it’s kind of cool to see some tough women doing a job that most sane people are far too terrified to attempt.
Check out a clip on You Tube.
The other day I was out for a ride alone. I’m flying along and suddenly, my pedal falls off. It was no big deal, I pulled over and went back to pick it up, but as I’ve confessed here before, I’m totally clueless when it comes to even the most basic bike repairs […]
I received a scary phone call this weekend. A friend of mine was out riding alone in the evening through a swampy area of the woods near his home when he was overcome by mosquitoes. He was bitten so many times that his body actually went into shock and he passed out resulting […]
About a week ago I was chatting with our fearless leader, Jessi, and I was complaining about how I wish I knew more about bike repair. I’m pretty clueless in that area and I’m always really nervous going out on long rides on my own into remote areas because I know that if something […]
Last month, I was lucky enough to find myself in St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. My husband and I decided that the best way we could see this beautiful part of the world was on mountain bikes. We signed up for a mountain biking tour with Water Island Adventures, a local […]
The Dirt Series by Rocky Mountain Bicycles is a series of instructional camps designed to get more women out on the trails. Based in Alberta and British Columbia in western Canada, the camps teach basic technical skills on the bike and also cover bike maintenance and fit. The two-day, women-only camps begin in April […]
