How many Canadian girls do we have here??

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JLD wrote "I had to explain--Why I can't ride at the speed of light"

jeesh, I don't think you'd need to explain or justify, does not make you any less of a cyclist. What do they do if one of their members is injured? Tell them to go away till they can ride at ___km?

Reminds me of the tales of Emily's club rideing with her while she recovered from her break, now THAT's a club, supportive. Jobob's club has an academy each year for new/returning riders. One of the things I like about my club, the Velogirls is the feeling that no rider is left behind.

"What I lack in speed--I make up for in endurance." Don't need to explain that here, "ride your own ride" is the TE moto I think.

"I am as equally disappointed in not being able to raise lesbians to come out."

Yes, it's very hard to raise lesbians sucessfully but my family did a wonderful job with me. Sorry, could not resist the pun and play with idiom.

Hat's off for trying to get your own ride going when the local club would not support it. Who knows, by next Spring our Canadian gals here may have your own version of what's becoming a regular Corvalis OR group and our Northern Calif. riders.