Sunday, August 22, 2010
What's up with this?
I met my boyfriend just over 2 years ago. On about our third conversation we were having one of those amazing tangential phone marathons and at one point he said "Wanna ride a bike with me from Alaska to Argentina?" "Suuuure." I laughed into the phone, not knowing him the way I do now.
Fast forward to today, and yep. We're doing it. In just under a year from now. The boyfriend (who I have to find a nice code name for) has been amazing about researching the gear we will need, and the best routes to take. I like reading up too, but it's hard to find where to start. I mean let's be honest, prior to a couple of months ago my last bike was a high schoool 10 speed and that was (GULP) almost 15 years ago. AND...here's the other thing, and the ultimate reason for this blog...
There just isn't a lot of info out there for girls who want ot do a bad ass bike tour and still feel at least a LITTLE like a girl. I have all this stuff bouncing around in my head...what do I do for birth control?! What about when Flo checks in? WHAT ABOUT BODY HAIR?! Bottom line is, the ladies who I have read about are total studs and super efficient and I admire that to no end.
I cannot have hairy legs and armpits.
Maybe a few hundred miles in I will feel differently, but today I'm coveting my razor. Don't judge me.
So my goal here is to let you know what I find and hopefully learn as much from you as I can as well. Ideas and resources are very welcome!
And, the Pedal Pushers name. I know know. Doesn't seem very creative right? Trust me, I wanted to wordsmith the heck out of this thing call it...I don't know "I'm On My Cycle" or something....but when I hear "Pedal Pushers "I think of that awesome old photo of Audrey Hepburn on a bike looking all spunky with her legs flying out to the sides. Pedal Pushers were meant to be functional pants for bike riding, and instead became a super darling fashion craze. See what I'm getting at here? I want all of the spunk and adventure and perpetual curiosity, I just want to be able to feel a little good and girly along the way.
So, here we go! Next time we'll start diving into the gear. Lator gators,
Wes
Fast forward to today, and yep. We're doing it. In just under a year from now. The boyfriend (who I have to find a nice code name for) has been amazing about researching the gear we will need, and the best routes to take. I like reading up too, but it's hard to find where to start. I mean let's be honest, prior to a couple of months ago my last bike was a high schoool 10 speed and that was (GULP) almost 15 years ago. AND...here's the other thing, and the ultimate reason for this blog...
There just isn't a lot of info out there for girls who want ot do a bad ass bike tour and still feel at least a LITTLE like a girl. I have all this stuff bouncing around in my head...what do I do for birth control?! What about when Flo checks in? WHAT ABOUT BODY HAIR?! Bottom line is, the ladies who I have read about are total studs and super efficient and I admire that to no end.
I cannot have hairy legs and armpits.
Maybe a few hundred miles in I will feel differently, but today I'm coveting my razor. Don't judge me.
So my goal here is to let you know what I find and hopefully learn as much from you as I can as well. Ideas and resources are very welcome!
And, the Pedal Pushers name. I know know. Doesn't seem very creative right? Trust me, I wanted to wordsmith the heck out of this thing call it...I don't know "I'm On My Cycle" or something....but when I hear "Pedal Pushers "I think of that awesome old photo of Audrey Hepburn on a bike looking all spunky with her legs flying out to the sides. Pedal Pushers were meant to be functional pants for bike riding, and instead became a super darling fashion craze. See what I'm getting at here? I want all of the spunk and adventure and perpetual curiosity, I just want to be able to feel a little good and girly along the way.
So, here we go! Next time we'll start diving into the gear. Lator gators,
Wes
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