Whoo-ee, what a day.
I came pretty close to bailing on the Cinderella Century–the weather report was predicting thundershowers, with a 60% chance of rain, and it poured overnight and well into the morning. I got myself out of bed at 5:30am, and loaded up the bike anyway, promising myself that if it was raining in [...]
Just a quick note to say that I’ve decided to make my own futon cover…have ordered swatches of several kinds of upholstery fabric, and will most likely be making/dyeing my own. I may actually make my futon cover out of silk–haven’t decided yet. But after looking at pricing and looking at a bunch [...]
Read full post hereThis Saturday, weather permitting, I’ll be riding in the Cinderella Century–a women-only metric century (66 miles) put on by the Valley Spokesmen.
Cinderella started out as a way for the (mostly male) cycling club to get their wives and girlfriends interested in riding, but it’s turned into a real celebration of women in cycling. It’s [...]