Category Archives: Women
Madtown Maidens Ride Again!
Well-behaved women seldom make history. -Laurel Thatcher Growing up as a girl, in a male dominated sport, wasn’t easy. On my junior team, there was only one other girl and she rarely made practice. I learned to be “one of the guys”. If it hadn’t been for my two female coaches, I doubt I would [...]
This one goes out to all the ladies…
The next couple blog posts are just for women. Stop reading and jump two blog posts if you have Y chromosome Seriously, the first post below is about a women’s mechanics night Carloyn Webber is organizing for Mondays at the Bike Collective in Milwaukee: Hi Ladies! I organize ladies/women’s night at the Bike Collective, 2910 [...]
Girls with Get Up and Go-Go!
There is a point in many girls’ lives when they dream of being a dancer. I was too caught up in cycling at a young age, so this bug didn’t bite me until high school. Since I couldn’t join anything that would interfere with cycling, I chose cheer leading. For those of you who know [...]
Women’s events from north to south.
Women With Wrenches “Women encouraging women to bike…and leading by example” are great ways to get women riding and doing their own maintenance according to Mattie Erstad, a senior at Northland College and the first Share & Be Aware Intern Ambassador. To get more ladies riding and educated about street smarts and mechanics, she is [...]
Age is an issue of mind over matter.
If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter -Mark Twain I love it. The dictionary definition of “master” as an adjective is: Having or showing very great skill or proficiency. So just by being a cyclist over the age of 35, I am considered a “master”. Of course the other definitions are: The captain of a [...]
Meet Kierstin Kloeckner, New Guest Contributor
I am very pleased to kick off 2012 with a post from a new guest contributor, Bike Fed member Kierstin Kloeckner. Kierstin, like our other member contributor Denny Yunk, has a diverse background in cycling. She writes with a female perspective as a former racer who also commutes, but understands how to have fun on [...]
Videos of Three Chicago Commutes
This week there were three very different videos published of bicycle commuting south of the Cheddar Curtain. Taken as a group, I think they provide tremendous insight into the state of bicycle infrastructure in the United States and help to answer why less than one percent of people bike to work even though nearly half [...]
COG Eurotour 8mm film
Milwaukee super hero Peter DiAntoni sent me this fun advance short of COG Magazine‘s recent trip to Europe for the 2011 Cycle Messenger World Championships in Warsau. Shot on Tri-X film stock, this is film is so fresh you can smell the D76 and stop bath while you watch it. I can’t wait for the sequel. [...]
The Secret Greasy Handshake: basic bike repair classes for gals and guys
Some people have no more interest in learning to repair their bicycles than they do their automobiles. They get a flat they call a tow truck. Unless you are a member of the Better World Club,the bicycle friendly version of AAA which has roadside bicycle assistance, getting a flat tire on a bicycle can leave [...]
Red Bikes Diaries
My friend Linsey had been looking to upgrade a bit from her well-used Electra Townie commuter bike. In addition to wanting a new ride, she was bit by the loop-frame bug and wanted a new ride, but with the elegant look of a traditional step-through frame. Unfortunately, for most of those bicycles you have to [...]
