Last year, a couple very cool women who like to ride bikes and recognize the positive social change cycling can effect for women and our communities, decided to create a global cycling movement called CycloFemme. Mother’s Day would be the day riders of all genders, ages and races would unite to share in the joy and empowerment of cycling. In its first year, 163 rides …continue…
Join us at P.A.C.E. (4829 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd) on Saturday, Feb. 16 for our next racing skills clinic. We’ll start promptly at 8:30am with a skills clinic focused on moving in packs, cornering, climbing, and descending. Come ask experienced racers lots of questions and have a great ride! Ride route tbd, we’ll aim to be back at P.A.C.E. by noon. Here’s a handout of tips for climbing …continue…
To help you prepare for a solid race season we’re organizing a series of race skills rides. Our Saturday, January 12 ride will start in NE Portland at Tula Bakery, take us across the I-5 Bridge to Vancouver, then out to Frenchman’s Bar on a flat and open road where we can practice pack riding skills. We will break into smaller groups according to speed, focusing on faster, medium, and …continue…
Roughly 65 women met at Tula Bakery to join our social ride on December 9th, despite chilly and damp weather. We split into smaller groups of 10-12 and rode out toward Marine Drive, Smith & Bybee Lakes, Kelly Point Park, then back to Tula. At Kelly Point Park the Ironclad team provided us with hot soup, coffee, cocoa, and delicious grilled bacon, sausages, and zucchini! Thanks, Ironclad! Our next ride …continue…
The morning after the Launch Party we’re riding bikes! Meet at 9am on Sunday, December 9th at the parking lot of Tula Bakery at 4943 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Suite 101. The ride will be departing at 9:30am and we plan to ride for 2-3 hours at a conversational pace. Route TBD!
Stop in at Tula for a tasty treat before or after the ride!