Potential women-only ride in/near Seattle - help wanted!

[El Hombre]

Shall I start driving now???

You drive a hell of a lot slower than I do, so yah, maybe so Come to think of it, everyone except Michael Schumacher drives slower than me. Once you get up around Red Bluff, the CHP comes out in droves. Keep it under 80. Oregon is so-so with lots of troopers going through the bigger towns. Washington is teh sux. State troopers have undercover unmarked cars. I've seen an undercover Volvo Wagon Another fun one is they'll put a trooper on a tractor mowing the median with a radar gun and he radios you in to the coppers up ahead. Cruise control is your friend in WA.

[teigyr]

State troopers have undercover unmarked cars. I've seen an undercover Volvo Wagon Another fun one is they'll put a trooper on a tractor mowing the median with a radar gun and he radios you in to the coppers up ahead. Cruise control is your friend in WA.

Serious?

I'm a relocated California driver. I'm forever frustrated by the people in the fast lane up here going well below the speed limit....I guess I'm lucky I haven't been caught. Cruise control just feels so, well, slow

Sorry, threadjack over. Back to the ride!

[El Hombre]

(MAJOR threadjack)

Yup, back in the day I used to know most troopers from Seattle to San Diego on a first name basis I grew up in Merced and CHP is VERY laid back compared to up here. From Seattle north, it just gets worse. Lynnwood to Marysville is a cash cow for the State. I've seen the mower several times up that way. +10mph and you will get nailed. I was trying to convince SWMBO that I should get a motorcycle to save money on gas and she correctly pointed out that A) A Ducati is not any way to "Save" money, and B)That the tickets and insurance would bankrupt us forcing the Duc to be sold anyways so why go through all the pain and agony? Why do you ladies have to be so RESONABLE?

[El Hombre]

I'm thinking the Starbucks at Greenlake would be a good place to meet for those who can make it so we can get the ball rolling. Maybe next Saturday ?

[East Hill]

What time?

East Hill

[El Hombre]

Earlier works better for me. 9am?

[Eden]

(MAJOR threadjack)

Yup, back in the day I used to know most troopers from Seattle to San Diego on a first name basis I grew up in Merced and CHP is VERY laid back compared to up here. From Seattle north, it just gets worse. Lynnwood to Marysville is a cash cow for the State. I've seen the mower several times up that way. +10mph and you will get nailed. I was trying to convince SWMBO that I should get a motorcycle to save money on gas and she correctly pointed out that A) A Ducati is not any way to "Save" money, and B)That the tickets and insurance would bankrupt us forcing the Duc to be sold anyways so why go through all the pain and agony? Why do you ladies have to be so RESONABLE?

Bigger Hijak here...
the last guy I knew who managed to convince his SO that he needed a Ducati ended up in double arm casts about two weeks later, needless to say the insurace did not buy another one.....

I just got back from a big stage race, so I haven't had time to contact anyone about this, but I'll be spreading the word around the women's racing community (getting women interested in riding is the first step towards getting them interested in racing!) that you are trying to put this ride together. I'll PM if I get a response from anyone who is interested in helping.

[BikeMomma]

Bigger Hijak here...
the last guy I knew who managed to convince his SO that he needed a Ducati ended up in double arm casts about two weeks later, needless to say the insurace did not buy another one.....

He must not have had a reasonable woman like El Hombre has.

I just got back from a big stage race, so I haven't had time to contact anyone about this, but I'll be spreading the word around the women's racing community (getting women interested in riding is the first step towards getting them interested in racing!) that you are trying to put this ride together. I'll PM if I get a response from anyone who is interested in helping.

Thanks for spreading the buzz Eden! Word of mouth is crucial both before and after the ride. One, to get people to come to a first-year event, and two, after a (hopefully) successful first year, word of mouth of how great it was, or even feedback on how it can be improved, will bring even more riders next year. And you're totally right about getting new riders to do these fun rides. We all have to start somewhere, and even though not everyone has that competitive drive it takes to race, these female-only rides give gal riders an arena to gauge their skills against others and go from there. Builds a great foundation for comraderie and moral support that you don't necessarily get from riding with the guys all the time. I'm SO for these kinds of rides.

~BikeMomma

[teigyr]

I won't be able to attend on saturday due to a work commitment.

If minutes are taken, please feel free to forward them to me and I can at least catch up with what happened

[salsabike]

Yes, please, I would also like an update after the meeting. Could you please, maybe, create an email list of those of us who PMed to offer help? That way you could keep us posted. I am in NY until Sunday because of a family loss, but definitely will want to help after I return.