2013 National Women's Bicycling Forum
Hundreds of women (and men!) came to Washington, D.C., for the 2013 National Women's Bicycling Forum. We heard from a number of inspiring women, perused the pop-up shop, and met bike advocates from around the country.
- Georgena Terry, a trailblazing bike builder, and Natalie Ramsland, founder of Sweetpea Bicycles, opened to Forum in the morning conversation.
I really love that within first 30 min of #womenbike at #nbs13 convo is about steel v. carbon.
Women are fundamentally changing biking, not just a barometer, we are becoming the image of biking #WomenBike #NBS13 http://pic.twitter.com/1FT096x83m
"I had no idea wheel size was going to be political!" -- @SweetpeaBikes #womenbike http://pic.twitter.com/Lm9sslV1JS
Natalie of @SweetpeaBike: "you can have a boyfriend, that's fine, but if he's a "bike expert" and I hear, it's gonna cost you." #womenbike
Every woman deserves a bike that fits, regardless of how they ride. -Natalie Ramsland, Founder of Sweetpea Bicycles #womenbike- Honored by Georgena Terry #icyclofemme #womenbike Come ride with us - May 12, 2013 #weridetogether instagr.am/p/WcO4VFhExO/
- Participants filtered out to varying workshops, which focused on women in the biking industry and how to create a more inclusive biking movement.
#womenbike Bicycle retailers of America- the challenge is out to better serve women. Ask Georgena.
When Adonia Lugo moved to #LA, she realized she had to quit biking or change LA. Guess which one she chose #womenbike- ED of @sfbike says she was looked up and down by the first bike shop she went to in SF and asked "YOU want to ride a bike?" #womenbike
"Once you become an advocate you find you can't stop." - Adonia Lugo, co-founder, City of Lights #womenbike
REI's Julie Harris: women were 55% of coop members, 65% of $ spent, but 25% of sales force. Tactics to diversify workforce #womenbike #NBS13
"Is segmenting women out like this forum further perpetuating the stereotype that women don't bike?" - Stephanie Genaurdi #womenbike #NBS13
When we talk diversity, we use code words to get rid of the discomfort... We need to deal w/ the discomfort & sit in it. - Jenna #womenbike
At @REI women-specific bike products=40% of gender-specific product sales. #womenbike industry panel
Elysa Walk @GiantBicycle 'women r not niche, r half the population' closing gender gap in bike industry #womenbike http://pic.twitter.com/qfwrgaghbW
Having a baby doesn't have to mean women stop riding! #womenbike #nbs13 http://kidicalmassdc.blogspot.com/?m=1
Men cited safety as their #1 barrier to biking with kids while women cited distance as their #1 challenge. @KidicalMassDC #womenbike
Even people who are riding bikes have human kindness, lets connect and respect to create change - Adonia Lugo #womenbike #nbs13- Comparing road bikes to urban biking is like comparing "apples & beer" says @Gazelle_Bicycle's Anne-Marij Berendsen #womenbike #nbs13
- At lunchtime, Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) spoke about how the hand-crank bicycle helped her as she recovered from war wounds.
.@tammy4congress speaking at #womenbike about how a hand-crank bike helped her as she recuperated from war injuries http://pic.twitter.com/hsxLT3iFzx
