Several years ago we were having a conversation with some of our friends regarding the status quo of the racing scene in Oregon. Our main concern was, "how come women don't have a specific single speed category anymore". It used to exist but as of three years ago it had...
CXC 2015: Celebrating Women in Cycling
There was a cyclocross race a couple of weeks ago that took place on a farm near Corvallis, Oregon. It was muddy. And windy. There were bizarre course features and ill-advised egg nog hand-ups. Seasoned racers high fived first-timers, rinsed off mud-caked bikes, shared post race coffee and bourbons. It...
Supporting Women. One Muddy Race at a Time.
So this morning the White House posted a letter from a 13 year old girl, Ayla, on Instagram. In the letter, Ayla expressed to the president how frustrated she feels about gender inequality in sports. We’re frustrated, too. It’s an important reminder to us that we still have a long...
Liz So What? Who? Where? When? and Why?
Ruckus rider Liz So is an elite Chicago cyclocross racer renowned for her tiny stature, huge smile, ridiculous kit, and her fabulous baking skills. She's a fearless rider, and she's not afraid to go down shredding. Liz recently started mountain bike racing - on a carbon cyclocross bike. And she...
Born this way
Graham and I have been busy bees preparing for the Pedal Nation show in Portland this weekend. We are in booth 302 on the backside of the folks from Portland Design Works. We decided to embrace our colorful side and we let our colors burst for the show with our fenders and...