Women and mountain biking

[Catrin]

We have a local MTB clinic every year that is expressly for women and girls. As awesome as that is, there's little else that's geared toward women in the area No weekly diva ride or, as far as I can tell, any formal or semi-formal group that brings women MTBers together to ride. I really wish it were otherwise. The clinic's great, but it's hard to take the next few steps afterwards. I had my husband for help, but I sure would have preferred a female mentor of sorts in some ways.

It is going to take a few women willing to start something - perhaps be willing to start a monthly excursion to BCSP? The nice thing about BCSP is the range of trails from beginner to super advanced. I think part of the issue is so many are either busy with a race schedule, children, or both that it makes it difficult to do something more formal.

It would be great to have a female mentor that I could hook up with on the trails from time to time, but everyone is just so very busy. The formal women instructors I do know of in the area are so busy that they just don't have any more time (and I can't afford them right now). I think I would be much further along than I am if I did have someone to work with, but things are the way they are. I still have fun and that is what counts. I will get there.