Hair Poll

[Zen]

I need a seat bag like that

[Susan Otcenas]

I need a seat bag like that

It's Detours Bag. I bought it at REI. Jeff has a larger one. The clamps are the same, so they are interchangeable on our bikes.

I don't typically use such a large seat bag, but that picture was taken on a recent weeklong bike trip. I like having a slightly larger bag such as that for a bike trip, so I can carry a vest or armwarmers, and extra tube and more food than I'd normally carry (since we were way out in the boonies.)

I'm fairly impressed with the construction. The only drawback is that I don't think they will work well unless you have 4-6 inches or more of seatpost showing. You need the bag up high enough that it won't slump into your rear tire when going over bumps or when heavily loaded.

Susan

[Zen]

It's Detours Bag...

I'm fairly impressed with the construction. The only drawback is that I don't think they will work well unless you have 4-6 inches or more of seatpost showing.

Susan

I just discovered they aren't meant for carbon seatposts either. Rats.

[Aggie_Ama]

Is Knot really tall or are the rest of you just vertically challenged?

I dye my hair since I started finding grey at 19! It is a darker golden blond and prettier than my natural ash blonde. I am 26 and people other than my hairdresser have noticed in the grey in the last couple years. With my fair skin I think it would look terrible if I let it take over. My father is handsome with his full head of silver and tanner skin.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Is Knot really tall or are the rest of you just vertically challenged?

I dye my hair since I started finding grey at 19! It is a darker golden blond and prettier than my natural ash blonde. I am 26 and people other than my hairdresser have noticed in the grey in the last couple years. With my fair skin I think it would look terrible if I let it take over. My father is handsome with his full head of silver and tanner skin.

I have very fair skin and my silver looks great mixed in with my natural medium ash blonde hair. Skip any eye makeup and just wear a barely-there touch of lipstick and rouge, and it looks wonderful! Go with your fair complexion and make the most of it.

[Trek420]

Is Knot really tall or are the rest of you just vertically challenged?

Knott is 5'8" I'm 5"1" so yes, a bit of a short crowd.

I think gray hair looks cool. I just got my hair cut and mine stands out more when it's short.

[cosc]

Torrilin, my hair sounds like yours, long, straight,and no bangs to get in my face.
My daughter talked me into a shoulder length-layer and I found it cute but styling it took too much time, ended in my face -ugh, and I burned my hair from hot styling. I then took the easy way out and had a perm and that has now grown out. My natural brown hair is mostly grey that I dye. One of the -- of mature age. I always ride with a pony, but aka the suggestion of women in this forum tame it with more than one band which really keeps my hair out of the vision of my mirror when I ride.

[indigoiis]

I got the haircut, by the way. It's great. Kind of Geena Davis-y but shorter. Sort of (mostly) looks like this except maybe a little more 20's bob thing going...:

[Trek420]

short hair and often under a hat:

That's me with the orange hat and Knott to my right.

I used to have long hair, cut it short in college. Once in a while I get too busy to keep it shorn.

[Tuckervill]

Is it just me or are there a LOT of redheads in that picture?

Is that Rosie The Riveter jersey really that short?

Nice pic. Wish I had cycling friends IRL. :-/

Karen

[Trek420]

Is it just me or are there a LOT of redheads in that picture?

Is that Rosie The Riveter jersey really that short?

Nice pic. Wish I had cycling friends IRL. :-/

Karen

Tuckervill, You have us, and that's a TE get together. Maybe you could host a ride, where are ya?

[Tuckervill]

Tuckervill, You have us, and that's a TE get together. Maybe you could host a ride, where are ya?

Aw, thanks.

I'm in the middle of nowhere, Arkansas. I am planning on getting some cycling things going, but I also am president of the youth baseball league and that takes up most of my time. I did manage to talk to the city parks and rec director today about possible cycling things. There's also a group trying to get a RAGBRAI-like ride across Arkansas and I hope to get involved in that, too.

I'm about to post about my ride on the Katy Trail! I'll just ride by myself if I can't find anyone else to go!

Karen

[Bad JuJu]

I'm in the middle of nowhere, Arkansas. I am planning on getting some cycling things going, but I also am president of the youth baseball league and that takes up most of my time. I did manage to talk to the city parks and rec director today about possible cycling things. There's also a group trying to get a RAGBRAI-like ride across Arkansas and I hope to get involved in that, too.

I'm about to post about my ride on the Katy Trail! I'll just ride by myself if I can't find anyone else to go!

Karen

Warning: thread hijack

You might check with your LBS--they might know some other women who are riding alone and want a riding buddy. Or maybe they'd let you post a flyer there. That's how my little club got started--by people finding each other at the LBS.

I ADORE the Katy Trail--I'll be watching for your report.

Hijack over.

[Tuckervill]

Warning: thread hijack

You might check with your LBS--they might know some other women who are riding alone and want a riding buddy. Or maybe they'd let you post a flyer there. That's how my little club got started--by people finding each other at the LBS.

I ADORE the Katy Trail--I'll be watching for your report.

Hijack over.

There's no local bike shop. All of the nearby ones are on the interstate corridor to the east. There's a whole lot of farm country between there and here (about 30 miles worth). If you picture my town as the hub of a wheel, the other towns are along the corridor from north to south at the 1-4 o'clock positions. It's pretty much the same distance no matter which LBS I choose to visit--just time wise some are farther because of two-lane highways.

Why is any of that relevant? Because when I go to the beginner's ride at the 2 o'clock shop and meet new people, they are all surprised I drove all the way from my town to ride! They all think my town is really far away because they have no reason to go there (and most of them are transplants from the north who work at Wal-Mart HQ or for Wal-Mart vendors). It is really far away in some respects--it's all a matter of perspective. It goes both ways, too. Some people never leave my town of 20,000, because they think it's too far and the traffic is bad near the interstate (they've never been to a big city with real traffic, either).

I do frequent ALL of the bike shops, and there is a new one to the north now, and they cater to women, so that's handy. But the chance of meeting someone from my town who wouldn't have to drive to meet me is really slim. (There are some guys who ride, but I can't keep up with them.) I do better meeting folks on the local trail.

I didn't get my Katy Trail ride up because it was 3 am and I couldn't get the pics to load. I'm going to try again now.

Karen