Velo Girls (women's cycling in the SF Bay Area)

 
 
 

THIS MEETUP EVENT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. Registration required at http://savvybike.eventbrite.com/ You may RSVP on the meetup, but only those who have registered online @ http://savvybike.eventbrite.com will receive detailed confirmation information.

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Bike Skills 101 -- Fundamental Bike Handling Skills

This 4-hour co-ed clinic is the foundation of everything else you’ll learn on the bike. This is the clinic where we teach the old dogs new tricks and the newbies the fundamentals. You’ll learn about balance and weight distribution and how that affects your ability to ride your bike safely and confidently. We’ll learn skills like riding with no hands, emergency stops, and how to look behind you while holding your line, how to steer, and counter-steer. After just four hours, we guarantee you’ll be a better bike handler and have much more fun on the bike. PLEASE NOTE: Bike Skills 101 is the pre-requisite for all other Bike Skills road clinic modules.

This is an outside, on-the-bike clinic. You will need to provide your own bike, helmet, and cycling clothes.

 
 
 

Join Team Velo Girls member, Talia, on this Velo Girls favorite. We'll loop down to Los Altos and back on moderate, rolling terrain. No big climbs on this one, just some gently, elevation changes. 32 miles with 1,700' of climbing.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26229521

As always, two bottles (or hydration pack) as well as enough calories for 3-4 hours of riding. A good guideline is approximately 200 calories/hour. Also, dress in layers as it's chilly in the morning but will warm up throughout the day. Please make sure your bike is in good working condition and that you have a spare tube as well as tools to change a flat if needed.

 
 
 

THIS MEETUP EVENT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. Registration required at http://savvybike.eventbrite.com/ You may RSVP on the meetup, but only those who have registered online @ http://savvybike.eventbrite.com will receive detailed confirmation information.

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Bike Skills 201 -- Climbing + Descending Skills

Bike Skills 201 is a continuation of what you’ve learned in Bike Skills 101. In this 4-hour co-ed clinic, we’ll teach you how to climb like a pro – seated climbs, standing climbs, short climbs, steep climbs, extended climbs. And then, we’ll teach you how to come back down again, focusing on a fast straight descent, and then a technical switchbacky descent. Pre-requisite: Bike Skills 101.

This is an outside, on-the-bike clinic. You will need to provide your own bike, helmet, and cycling clothes.

 
 
 

This is a ride for beginners. All women and women-identifying riders are welcome for socializing and support, but this is an easy, beginner, getting-used-to-road-biking ride. Meet at Woodside Town Hall in Woodside. We'll ride north on Canada Road and return -- 15 miles, rolling terrain.

Like all our rides, this ride is led by volunteers. Although this is a beginner level ride, participants should be comfortable with their bike (basic shifting and braking) and should be able to maintain a 10mph pace. While our ride leaders strive to support all riders and some one-on-one is available, depending on the size of the group, it may be impossible for the ride leader to ride with each rider.