Girls. Ladies. Moms. I’m putting together “something” for our new website and/or 2009 promotion and identity. I’m looking for a comprehensive collection of bike- and portrait-related photography. Taken BY OUR MEMBERS (no cruising Flickr for other people’s photos).

Send me (digital) pictures of you…on your first bike–at age 3, 23, or 53; your hardest ride; you or someone recovering from a ride, climb, or fall; you get the picture (no pun intended). I’m looking for photographic documentation on what it means for YOU to ride. What do you see, feel, remember, revere? It doesn’t even have to have a woman OR a bike in the photo, but something that directly relates to riding (i.e. roads, hills, vistas, and so on). And if the photo includes people–while I’m not saying no boys aloud–women and girls should part of the main focus.

I’m trying to be vague, to get a wide variety to chose from, I may or may not use any or all of it. But I’ve got a little brainstorm going on in my head and I don’t have much non-racing bike photo documentation

This “thing” is about YOU, for you…now give me what you’ve got. Send photos to chris (at) stlrevolution (dot) com. I prefer Flickr or other photo sites, but can also receive direct attachments (please, none over 10MB at a time).

So threads here, threads there, blog this, blog that….bottom line is…we like to ride for all different reasons.

We ride at different speeds, on different bikes, with different abilities, and certainly with different goals.

From the joy at childhood to our hectic lives as adults, the one machine that can make it all better is propelled by our our own two legs and a desire to have a breeze in our face.

Everyone take a minute to comment to the post. Does our site keep you from riding more, how can it help you in the future. We know we need change, and with your candid opinions and heartfelt stories, we can get there. We want to hear what YOU are doing!!! What makes the Saturday morning ride the best thing since chocolate? How does it feel to get beat by your Kindergartner down the sidewalk?

Check out some cool sites(there are numerous ones out there):

Why do we ride bikes

Story 2

Copenhagen Girls

Motivation

People are talking about it everywhere….Why aren’t we?

Help a child to ride, help a friend get up a hill, help a sibling or family member start a new activity.

Make a difference.

Ever ridden with someone who is constantly 10 yards or even a half mile ahead of you? It’s not enjoyable. We understand that no one learns overnight and everyone needs someone encouraging to ride with.

We try to accommodate all women with a means to ride: through finding bikes to borrow or rent, supplying new pedals someone’s been dying to try or giving the encouragement and advice necessary to climb that hill a bit easier, and more efficiently. As each woman learns to ride at higher levels we help pave the way to personal success, determined by each individual.

Team Revolution aims to be the resource and community for all women seeking direction, information, ride assistance, ride partners, and encouragement. Here is a list of clinics that will be offered in 2008 to help get more women riding bikes and staying fit:
+ Winter Maintenance
+ Monthly Roadside Repairs
+ Base Training Basics
+ Century Training
+ Learn to Race (101 and 201)
+ Riding vs. Training
+ Maintenance for the Body
+ Riding in Traffic
+ Nutrition Clinic
+ Climbing Clinic
+ MTB Clinic

Team Revolution is a women’s-only cycling education and advocacy group. It was established and is run by a dedicated group of local female cyclists promoting every level of women’s cycling in the Midwest.

Put simply, the club exists to help inspire women of all ages to ride for competition, recreation, health and fitness.