Category: solo female cyclist

I’m Colleen, aka Super Biker Woman. No, I didn’t give myself that name. My friend’s 4 year old son called me Super Biker Woman (he was Super Cowboy). He’s in high school now and no longer goes by Super Cowboy, but I am still Super Biker Woman. I’ve done several solo bike tours as well as some that have started out with a friend, but ended solo (nothing nefarious, I just have more time). Last summer I did 2 1/2 months in Europe. This summer (in fact, in 16 days) I leave for a solo ride over to McCall, Idaho to do the Idaho Hot Springs Mountain Bike Route. After finishing that, I’ll head to north central Washington for awhile, then return home to Olympia, Washington via the John Wayne Pioneer Trail from Ellensburg to the other side of the Cascades. This will be my first tour involving a large amount of off-road riding. I’ll be riding my Surly ECR named Mama Cass, pulling a BOB trailer named Johnny P. We’ll be covering around 1700 miles. It’s always a great day when I meet other solo women cyclists!

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Greetings,
I took up cycling about 3 years ago after hurting my back while working for USAID in Afghanistan. Last Jan/Feb I cycled the south island of New Zealand solo on my bike Friday. This January I cycled the carretera austral in Chilean Patagonia, again solo on my bike Friday. I am currently solo-cycling the great divide mountain bike ride from Mexico to Canada.  When I am not cycling, I am a neuroscience instructor for the University of Arizona. My blog is a bit raw but honest.

HAVE YOU READ THE BIG WOW BOOK?

Patricia reached out to the WOW wall from her first solo trip in South America. After taking on the infamous Caretera Astral she tackled the Andes of Argentina.

“Bicycles are wheels. You can do all kinds of things with them. My preference is to use them to travel. When I can’t travel, I ride near home.” A wonderful quote from the blog Suze Cycling  about cycling through French, Cevennes
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Susan Minich, Suze Cycling Just got back from another cycling adventure in France. This time from the med to the Atlantic. From her great blog about why cycle in France?

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“France….the best place on the planet to combine cycling, eating, mountains, beaches, art, architecture, history and culture.” Susan Minich
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Grace Johnson met her photographer husband Paul Jeurissen while pedaling the trans-america in 1981.  They have been pedaling together ever since. I met Grace in China when they were working on their project called “Bicycling Around The World In Search Of Inspiring Cycle Images”.  Their remarkable photos can be found here In Search Of Inspiring Cycling Images.  Grace’s other projects include the amazing and FREE Bicycle Traveler Magazine.

Helen took on Africa and pedaled solo from her home in Britain to Capetown, South Africa. In her blog, she counts beers, miles and marriage proposals along the way.  Take On Africa.  Presently Helen has also pedaled through Canada, America and Central America. This winter she will be cycling in Lapland, Iceland.

Gathering our resources is sure to make women on wheels increase in popularity as we venture into the forth coming year.  The WOW (women on wheels) photo gallery can be found here, thanking you in advance for sending your photos and/or links to skalatitude@gmail.com.  Please join in the celebration and send your photos, links and /or stories to skalatitude@gmail.com. We can also stay connected through Twitter and Facebook.

Jill Lundberg, a 72 year old New Zealander has cycled solo through Vietnam, Cambodia, Morocco, Eastern Europe, Scotland and Iceland. Presently she is pedaling in India. Jill and her bicycle Pegasus adventures can be found here.