Cycle the Wave

[NbyNW]

Yes, it's a great ride. Excellent support, lots of fun, great cause. Got bigger and more organized between year one and two, which was excellent. You should be able to run a search and read past ride reports.

I might fly down for this one -- my brother just moved to Seattle and I have yet to visit him!

[lauraelmore1033]

I did the burly girl and loved it--although, I would say that the first 25 miles, which are the girly girl course, are not what I would call "girly" at all. Like Salsa said, it's work, but not so hard you'll die...

[LilBolt]

One of the best rides in the area...and a great reason to ride. Don't miss it.

[salsabike]

Yes, it's a great ride. Excellent support, lots of fun, great cause. Got bigger and more organized between year one and two, which was excellent. You should be able to run a search and read past ride reports.

I might fly down for this one -- my brother just moved to Seattle and I have yet to visit him!

Yay! Do it! That would be SO much fun.

[XMcShiftersonX]

I'm planning on doing the Burly girl this year for the first time. My impression is that it's a little hillier than the other routes because it includes Tiger Mountain, but doesn't look as hilly as a lot of other organized rides in the area. It's supposed to be more fun than competitive. If anyone wants to get together and do Tiger Mountain prior, I'm down. For those who haven't done it, the climb is maybe 2 miles and at the steepest part gets up around 9-11% incline. It's right down the street from my house so I don't have many excuses to not do it regularly.

Last year I did the girly girl on my hybrid bike, and it was my first organized ride ever. I thought it was harder than I was expecting with the rolling hills, but I wasn't riding as much then, and again, I was on a hybrid instead of road bike, which I think makes a big difference. However, there were people there doing it that hadn't done any training and did fine. I'm trying to get my coworkers to do it, and they ride on mountain bikes.

I'm also a city ambassador for this event, so I've been doing some advertising in the Renton area. If any of you want or know of places to put posters, flyers, and business cards let me know (it can be outside of Renton). Also, I have coupons to give away to the purple cafe and wine bar, and Barrio restaurants for 10% off. I haven't been able to find people to give them to, so let me know if you're interested. Also, if you work for Starbucks, you can get $25.00 off of the registration free, let me know and I'll get you the information you need for that. Please help me pass on the word about this event!!

Thanks,
Jessica

[XMcShiftersonX]

Don't forget to register by August 19th in order to receive your free T-shirt and gift bag!!!

-Jessica