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The Gal Fridays in August 2005: L to R Lynette Chiang, Colony Krecklow, Gaylynn HanavanCoon, Ruthy Kanagy and Hanna Scholz. Rita and Laura were (wo)manning the fort.
UNTIL recently, bicycles were designed with the average male physique in mind - generally a longer body and shorter legs. Women, with a generally shorter body and longer legs, often found it a "stretch" to find a bike that fits them.
Now of course, there are many 'women specific' models available, but unfortunately for the smaller rider, the standard 26-27" wheel still dictates just how small the frame can go before 'toe overlap' occurs (hitting the front wheel with one's foot). A Bike Friday is not only custom-fitted to the individual rider, the smaller 20" wheels allow all riders great and small - from dwarves to NBA Basketball players, kids to 80+ year olds, to ride in comfort and safety without sacrificing performance. And the 'friendly' Friday stepover height makes a Bike Friday a truly universal, all-ages, all-sizes, all-purpose bicycle.
We want to encourage more women to ride! Check out the links below and if you're a woman, and if you're not already a Gal Friday we'd like to welcome you to the fold. Got stories about you and your Friday to add to the collection? Send them to: bfclubs at bike friday dot com.
BF WOMEN TRAVEL & TECHNICAL ARTICLES
Petite Bike Fridays - how they differ from standard Bike Fridays
Petite Articles - collected articles about our special models for riders under 5'4" and under 125 lbs.
Fabulous 50+ - when 'over the hill' means 'nice passing you, young man'.
Lose Weight Fast - Customer Service guy Tim Link used logic to shed 30 lbs and women clamored to know his secret!
Stand to Pee? We didn't believe it either until Pocket Rocket Pro owner Jennifer C sent us this link. No more squatting or queuing in long lines down the road girls ... more Ablutions on a Friday
Poledancing for upper arm strength? You better believe it gals. Bike Friday Customer Evangelist Lynette Chiang gave it whirl ...
SOME INTERESTING WOMEN IN THE BF FOLD - also read about other Petite Gal Fridays here
Judy Norris - 68 years young on a 40 day Mississippi meander | Pocket Rocket Pro
Patricia Daniels - 79 years young rode 82 miles on the 2005 BF Arizona Desert Camp | New World Tourist
Christine Floyd - BF Club of Sydney, Australia, travels the world | New World Tourist
Griff Goehring: Coast to Coast Pedal2Paradise.com | Air Friday
Denis Goldberg - coast to coast and beyond on | Air Glide
Joan Joesting, Perimeter champ - a Bike Friday babe on the edge!
Susan Otcenas, TeamEstrogen.com: Cycling apparel doyenne | AirGlide
Colleen McGuire, www.cyclegreece.com (scroll down): Leads special BF-only tours of Greece | New World Tourist
Kathryn Roberts: San Francisco Bicycle activist extraordinaire and champion BF referrer | Pocket Crusoe, Pocket Llama
Jodi Sahi: Little Person who found a Friday that fit | Pocket Llama
Betsy Schwartz: 100+ countries and still counting | Pocket Crusoe
WOMEN BIKE FRIDAY CLUB LEADERS
Margaret Day: Australian Bike Friday Club founder and champion Bike Friday Referrer | Air Friday
Gaylynn HanavanCoon: Bike Friday Club of Eugene Leader and Our Queen Voice | Pocket Rocket Pro Petite, TiLite XL Tandem
Anna Kleinfeldt - Snow and ice can't stop our unstoppable Boston Chapter Leader | Pocket Llama
Celia Leber - Bend, OR chapter leader and owner of Wild Heart Cycling | Pocket Rocket
Jackie Link - San Francisco chapter leader (new for 2005) | Pocket Crusoe Petite
Becka Roolf - Vermont Chapter leader and VT Bike/Ped Coalition Director | New World Tourist
Juli Tenney - North Carolina Chapter leader | Pocket Crusoe
WOMEN of BIKE FRIDAY
Nicole Tiffany Gal Friday | Pocket Rocket Pro
Gaylynn HanavanCoon Our dear departed Queen Voice | Pocket Rocket Pro Petite
Ruthy Kanagy Author, Japan Sales Expert and Travel Consultant | Pocket Rocket Pro, Sat R Day
Lynette Chiang aka the Galfromdownunder BF Customer Evangelist, Author, World Traveler | Pocket Crusoe, Pocket Rocket Pro Petite
Hanna Scholz Marketing Director and the original 'Burley Baby' | Air Friday, Pocket Rocket
Colony Krecklow Service Team | New World Tourist
Laura Pajot, our bean-controller | Pocket Gnu
Rita Blankenship, our shipper | Pocket Llama
Bike Friday Club of HI Co-leader Jeri El-Swaify picked up her Princess Pink Pro Petite in June 2005. She plans to race it and encourage more women to get out and ride. Read about Jeri