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New Year New You New Me.

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Author, Cheri Felix

I don’t know why people ask for my opinion. I don’t know much. Everything I am about to say is my opinion and you should probably consult your physician or therapist or clergy member before taking anything I say to heart.
Every January I buy new underwear and every year I buy underwear that’s too big. I can’t tell if it’s because I have body issues (doubtful) or if it’s just that I don’t know my true size (likely). But this year I am reminded that a lot of people need to go buy some new things. Or try new things. Everyone has their proverbial underwear they should be out buying. For some it’s new bike shoes for others it’s a sports bra and for others it’s a whole new bike. It’s a new year. A new beginning. Let’s break these things down.

Shoes: Like it or not shoes wear out. Even if they are relatively clean. The support starts to wear down and if you ride a lot you’ll see that some shoes are awesome for summer and others are better for colder weather. I heart my shoes but whoa. Not the right shoes for 40 degrees and wind at Curt Gowdy last November.

Women's Wednesday - Katie Compton takes first World Cup title

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From USA Cycling

Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) secured her overall victory in the 2012-2013 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup on Sunday with a second-place effort in the penultimate round in Rome.

With 390 points, Compton leads Nikki Harris’s (GBR) 254 points in the overall World Cup standings going into the final round which will take place January 20 in the Netherlands. Compton also won rounds in Plzen, Koksijde, Roubaix, and Namur, and she finished second in Tabor and in Heusden-Zolder.

(Photo: The womens podium in Rome. L-R: Katie Compton, Marianne Vos, Katerina Nash. Photo by Anton Vos)

Women's Wednesday - Naked Women’s Racing p/b TriBella win 2012 USAC Club of the Year

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From USA Cycling Website


The Naked Women's Racing Team brought thousands of books to school as part of the Ride for Reading program.The Naked Women's Racing Team brought thousands of books to school as part of the Ride for Reading program. Boulder-based Naked Women’s Racing p/b TriBella took top honors in the women’s category after scoring big points for recruitment efforts, the coaching available to its members, and its success in creating a positive image of women in cycling. Twenty-five riders strong in its second year, the group also makes its mark on the community with significant contributions to National Ride for Reading Week, Heels on Wheels, and the Women’s Summit for Bicycle Racing Association of Colorado.

Visit the Naked Women’s Racing TriBella website.

Women's Wednesday - The Gift of Riding Bikes

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Nancy on her new ride

The Ghost of Christmas Past, Present and Future: Sharing My Love of Bikes.
I’ve got a photo of me somewhere. I’m wearing a lavender sweater with a big cowl neck. Lavender was never my color and cowl necks are apparently back so that makes me sort of timeless. Or old. Not sure which. I’m straddling a blue ten speed. Now, I think it might have been a birthday day gift but for the purposes of this article, let’s call it a Christmas gift. I was in high school. I know that much because that’s when I mistakenly thought lavender was a good color for me. And I also thought a big curl up down each side of my face was a good idea. I did not have a helmet. No one did. Besides, it would have ruined my hair.

I loved that bike. It was freedom. It took the place of another bike that I had when I was about seven years old; a banana seat Schwinn. My hair looked pretty solid in that picture too. Cute bangs and longish in the back. I think I’m wearing a big pearl necklace for some reason. I wish I still had that old bike. And that hair that didn’t need coloring every eight weeks. The Schwinn must have set my mom back who at the time wasn’t making much waiting tables as a single mom. Or maybe someone else bought it for me or maybe I stole it. She died almost seven years ago so I’ll just give her all the credit.

Club Ride Cross-Wind Jacket & Rale Jeans Review

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I remember when I had one skort to wear and one pair of shorts that I bought on sale. The shorts were a perfect fit. Except when I had to take them off. And then I had to wiggle them over my hips. 13 years ago I feel like there weren’t many choices for women when it came to buying bike clothes. Well those days are over and Club Ride is a big part of what makes it so fun to get dressed to ride your bike. I recently tested the Club Ride Rale Jeans and the Cross-Wind Jacket. Now if you’re like me if you hear the word “jeans” and mountain biking well those two don’t quite seem to go together.

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