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Susi // cycling events
One of the key takeaways from last month’s National Women’s Bicycling Forum in Washington DC, presented by the League of American Bicyclists, was that women need more opportunities to ride together. That’s why the League is among the leaders in advocacy rallying around [Continue Reading...]
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Building Cycling Confidence a Pedal Stroke at a Time

Susi // city cycling 101, getting started
Diane Jones Randall is known as an organized person.  She has a lot to juggle in her busy professional and personal life. “I like process,” says the 50-year-old Manhattan resident. So it wouldn’t surprise people who know her that Randall took a deliberate approach to [...]
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nyc women join in global cyclofemme celebration

Susi // advocacy
Last Sunday, women in 14 countries gathered for 164 rides to celebrate cycling under the unifying banner of the inaugural CycloFemme. Among the events, organized to “honor the past, celebrate the present and empower the future of women’s cycling” on Mother’s Day, were three [...]
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bike skirt strife sells both women and men short

Susi // advocacy
Hot on the heels of my first bike ride in a skirt and heels last week, I read a June 10 news account of a visitor from Holland reportedly being stopped by the New York City police for wearing a short skirt. Jasmijn Rijcken [...]
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a hold-out yields to city bicycling in heels

Susi // fashion
When riding a bicycle in New York City first became a part of my daily routine last summer, sturdy leather shoes or boots worn with straight, ankle-hugging jeans or slacks became my all-season cycling wardrobe standards. Having come from years of road cycling, the idea [...]
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a daughter’s bicycle tribute to firefighter dad

Susi // bicycles, profiles
Our bicycles are more than just our rides. They’re personal. Often, they are vehicles for creative self expression, and not just in the sense of choosing a particular model or set of features. Some of us name our bikes, and customize them in highly individual, [...]
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nyc cycling ’10: looking back to see road ahead

Susi // advocacy
2011 is off to a great start owing in part to my having been on vacation for its first week. And although I’m bursting with plans and resolutions, I’m not quite ready to let go of 2010. More to the point, last week’s break gave [...]
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fit chick weighs in on getting lean by biking

Susi // fitness, profiles
Selene Yeager, who writes the Fit Chick column for Bicycling Magazine, was in the house at a recent meeting of the New York Cycle Club in Manhattan to discuss her new book, Ride Your Way Lean, and to share training tips with [...]
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meet downtown manhattan’s most bejeweled bike

Susi // bicycles, design
When Alexandra Dill, a 22-year-old New York University student decided last year to buy a bicycle to save money on transportation, she turned to Craig’s List. In sifting through ads, the words that instantly caught her eye were “sparkly bike for sale.” No photo was [...]
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