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Barry Roubaix Race Report
Last Saturday was the Barry Roubaix, a 36-mile (or 62-mile if you’re brave) gravel road race. I’d describe it as a road + cyclocross race, although I only had to dismount twice due to crowds of people walking, there was certainly some technical riding included. This race had some significance for me because it was [...]
Ray’s MTB Womens Weekend 2012
A few weeks ago, four of us ladies from Chicago ventured north of the cheddar curtain to the Ray’s Milwaukee womens weekend to participate in the Friday clinic events. With my teammates Katie Maser and Katie Tomarelli — The Katies as I lovingly call them — and former teamie Ellie Blick from Johnny Sprockets [...]
Womens Racing Mechanics Workshop Pt. 1 – Wheels
By PF Contributor Kelly Clarke. Becky, Pretty Fast Organizer, and Joel, one of the knowledgeable staff members at Village Cycle Center (and also a frame builder) spoke to us at the Women’s Racing Mechanics Workshop about tires. Tire Tread Patterns For cyclocross there are three basic tread patterns to consider, and each have their advantages. [...]
Women’s Racing Mechanics Workshop Overview
By PF Contributor, Kelly Clarke I was really happy when I found out Pretty.Fast was hosting a racing specific mechanical workshop. Too often cycling workshops for women are really basic, like how to fix a flat. Ladies who ride regularly with teams and race already know how to do this. But after a full cyclocross [...]
Finding the perfect bike for a petite lady – Felt ZW4 review
Some women can fit on a “man-sized” bike. At 5 foot nothing, I am not one of those ladies. I always have to go with the “female proportioned” bikes. When I am in the market for a new bicycle it takes scads of researching before I can even find a bike to fit, much less [...]
Getting back in the saddle again.
Guest Contributor Katie Isermann wrote this article about her struggles with mid-season injury. ————- I was super psyched for cyclocross season to start this year! I was coming off my best road season yet and couldn’t wait to see what I could do in cross. The season started off well, placing 9th in a tough [...]
A long century — contest runner up
Pretty. Fast. had a little contest to get ladies to write about their race experiences. Well, we also got this story from Blair Dawson about her first century ride — 100 miles! Because she has such a good story, we decided to give her a runner up prize and share her story. Blair is taking [...]
From Commuter To Competitor – Contest Winner!
Pretty. Fast. had a little contest to have women write about their racing experiences to win a $90 tune up from Village Cycle Center. Kelly Clark from Spider Monkey Cycling is our winner, and here is her story: Last year, I was enjoying riding my fixed gear bike around the city and beyond, but [...]