She Rides

End of Season reflection by Kristi Sanborn – October 12, 2008 Well it’s been a year since I started training…a long year, a hard year, a good year. I have to pause now and reflect on where I came from. I started cycling about 5 years ago, and had a tough time of it. I … Continue reading →

The NORBA National Championships in West Dover Vermont was unseasonably dry, well at least until midnight on Friday night. Rain fell out of the sky in buckets prior to my race at 8:00 in the morning. There were nine starters from all over the United States in the Expert 25-29 race. I had a great … Continue reading →

The women learned a lot about racing yesterday.  The moderate pace and surgi-ness of the pack was surprising.  I had been warned, but I didn’t expect it to slow down as much as it did.  Erica experienced being forced to the front of the pack first hand.  She tried to some extreme slow downs, but … Continue reading →

Jill up in Alaska writes one of my favorite blogs. Jill rides a lot, and she rides a lot in REALLY horrible conditions! Definitely worth a regular check – Up in Alaska Blog

I have always had an inner pull towards the dirty side of cycling…that was apparent when I was 13, out on my 1983 Nishiki 12 speed’s maiden voyage and I hucked a woopdy-do resulting in a bent rear rim…ooops!!! Three years ago I was introduced to what has grown to a slight obsession. (OK OK…for … Continue reading →

ORAMM 2007 These are not trails unfamiliar to me, in fact I rode 83% of the ride only 2 weeks prior. So why…why…why was I soooo nervous??? I laid awake for most of the night; when I actually did slip into REM my dreams took every wrong turn on the ORAMM route…why was my head … Continue reading →

This will be one of the only posts you’ll ever see in ‘She Rides’ from a guy. ‘Getting girled’ is the latest in bike racing jargon from the man-pack. Admittedly, I know little of the history of strong women in cycling. My basis for discussion is simply emperical. Many years ago, only a few elite females could … Continue reading →

Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later, I suppose the wife of a bike shop owner would be expected to have a nice bike, perhaps the nicest available. Now I do, and I’ll tell you something, “I love it.” I’ve always had a nice bike and was quite pleased with them all, it’s … Continue reading →

Through the years, riding has meant different things to me. During my youth, riding was my only means of transportation. However, as I matured I realized I had potential and could develop my skills if I worked at it. I have never been a really fast person, although I have competed in many races. I … Continue reading →

Through the years, riding has meant different things to me. During my youth, riding was my only means of transportation. However, as I matured I realized I had potential and could develop my skills if I worked at it. I have never been a really fast person, although I have competed in many races. I … Continue reading →