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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!
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
Gaylynn HanavanCoon: Our 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: Author, World Traveler, Customer Evangelist | 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