What motivates women to ride? Why don’t more women take up cycling? How can the metropolitan area be improved for cyclists? What role does cycling play
Category: Women BikeDC
Paris of Women BikeDC: On Coffee Clubs, Bike Shops, and Testing Boundaries
My mind is generally moving 100 miles per hour. The squirrels in there never seem to stop spinning. Being on my bike quiets the squirrels
Seeing Yourself Through Cycling: Natasha of Women BikeDC
On a bike you fully experience everything around you. You catch the small details that you would never notice zooming by in a car. All
Trying to Stay Balanced: Carolyn of Women BikeDC
Once I moved to D.C., I began to regularly cycle around town. This city is nice and small, pretty flat, and the public transportation is
Becoming an Advocate through Bicycling, for Bicycling: Kelley W. of Women BikeDC
I’m over 50, and getting back into biking as a significant part of my lifestyle has led me into a whole new area of serving
Joy, Adventure, and Solo Bike Touring: Zoe of Women BikeDC
I started riding when I was 7 or 8. On a trip to the county dump with my dad, we found a gem of a
Lisa of Women BikeDC
There is a feeling you get when you are just relaxing on a ride, maybe as you sit up and glide into your destination, take
Cycling to Get Places: Fionnuala of Women BikeDC
Mostly, I ride because it’s my favorite way of getting around. I like seeing street life and buildings as well as the landscape and nature
Freedom on Two Wheels: Grace of Women BikeDC
First and foremost, riding bicycles has brought me closer to the vibrant biking community of D.C. It has heightened my appreciation of nature & my
Stop telling the bike commuter it’s going to rain: Reba of Women BikeDC
I find the bike riding population in D.C. to be eclectic and interesting. I talk to a lot of people, sometimes I don’t get their
Addicting, Fun, Rewarding: Cyndi of Women BikeDC
My favorite thing about riding in D.C. is the community. These people just rock and make riding a bike fun. I mean, who else is
Nothing To It But To Do It: Linel of Women BikeDC, Part 2
Women are expected to look pretty and be delicate and dependent, among many other things. Riding a bike requires uprooting at least some of those
Nothing To It But To Do It: Linel of Women BikeDC, Part 1
I have learned to approach many hurdles in life as if they were a ride on a new road. At first you might feel apprehensive
Mary P. of Women BikeDC: From 12 Miles to an Ironman
For me and a lot of women on my team, there is a direct correlation between our development as endurance athletes—-often literally from practically nothing—-and
Women BikeDC with BikeArlington’s Tin Lizzie Rides Again
I’m excited to feature one of my favorite bloggers in today’s Women BikeDC interview. Elizabeth, who writes the blog Tin Lizzie Rides Again, lives and
Deb of Women BikeDC. Part 2: Woman on a Bike
We’re back with the second half of Deb’s Women BikeDC interview. If you missed Part 1, you can find it here. Today focuses on what
