Quote Originally Posted by Velocivixen View Post
Oh thanks Darcy! That's sort of how I imagined using it. I'm going on a short (6 mile) ride today and will use it as a "jacket" over a different shirt.

You plan on doing any rides/events in Oregon? It would be fun to meet up with other women who cycle and who are "in the area".
Yes, I am pretty mapped out for the summer. I already did the Monster Cookie Metric out of Salem, and the RACC in Clark County. Upcoming is Reach the Beach for the American Lung Association, from Newberg to Pacific City on May 21. Next is the Pioneer Century on June 4. Tour de Cure for the American Diabetes Association is in July. August I will probably go over to Idaho and do some cycling out of Ketchum. In September I might do the Tour de Whidbey to benefit the Whidbey General Hospital.

My recommendation is to get involved with training groups, because that is how you find cycling buddies who bike at your same level, or just do the training groups then do rides on your own. I am part of an all-female group that bikes on Tuesday mornings out of Champoeg Park. My primary training group is the Tour de Cure for Saturday or Sunday rides; they accommodate cyclists of all levels and bike types, have a SAG stop and are real nice people, plus being a supporter of the American Diabetes Association is a common bond from the get-go. There is a Meet-Up bike group in Newberg that ride in fair weather and they have an easy ride this Saturday that might interest you, cycling on the bike path in Champoeg Park. http://www.meetup.com/Whinos/events/17843731/ I belong to this group but have not ridden with any of them yet as their rides are too recreational for me and conflict with my weekend training group rides or event rides. A recreational group is different than a training group.

There are other Meet-Up bike groups closer to you (recreational), and this is the biggest one: http://www.meetup.com/Rubber2theroad/ You can search for other groups.