I have been riding for a year but have no women to ride with or talk to about cycling. My best friend decided last weekend to finally start riding, but only has a mtn bike... so she put skinnies on it and I did a 10 mile ride with her...

I am gaining confidence in my strength and abilities with every ride. Last year I put 500 miles on my bike... I thought not bad for the first year... this year I already have 217!!! I set a new years resolution to ride 200 miles a month minimum... so far so good!

I really want to get stronger and faster... trying to keep up with my husband My longest ride so far is 53 miles... I hope to do my first century this year...

I have begun seeing climbing as a challenge rather than a pain in the butt... and look forward to hills now. Shhhh... don't tell my husband

Can't wait to "meet" everyone here... and if there are any females from San Diego... I would love to hook up for a ride!