Hair Poll

[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