firecracker22
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- Oct 23, 2000
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I have an idea. :eek: Run, while you still can! :confused:
Seriously, I have been talking to quite a few female friends of mine who don't ride, have never been around it, and are fascinated by it. One of Steve's racing buddy's girlfriend, Misty, wants to try it after sitting in the pits waiting much too long. Another gal I graduated with, who is 5' tall, wants to try too. I started chatting with a waitress at a restaurant recently after she overheard part of our conversation and asked me about it; she said she really wanted to try.
The other thing these gals all said was they didn't want to learn from their boyfriends for various reasons, including the fact that he's impatient, or he's already scared them before, or they don't want him to yell, or they just plain aren't comfortable with it.
So I was thinking: how cool would a women's dirt weekend be? A weekend camping trip with riders of all ages and abilities invited, as well as those who would like to try it. Anyone who wouldn't mind letting someone else try out their bike could take gals out to a grassy field or some other safe spot and show them the basics, then take them down a forest road. Use of bike would be completely voluntary. I would let anyone who wanted to try mine; women are less likely than men to hop on someone else's machine and go WFO. The seat height and power might intimidate some though. I would have been by it right when I first started.
So what do you all think? If you were in my area would you participate? For a lot of women, there is just too much pressure involved in learning from or riding with a boyfriend. They say in any sport don't learn from your significant other if you want to remain significant. Some men are better at teaching than others. My first teacher was mean and yelled. Personally, I don't mind riding with either men or women, although the camaderie I find with women makes it a little more fun. And I have to admit that although he's as kind and patient as I could wish, when I ride with Steve I just feel a tad guilty that he's babysitting me instead of riding with his friends. And he's the LAST person I want to see me on the ground and cussing!
So far it's just an idea. I have a full set of riding gear including last year's un-crashed helmet and gloves I would let someone wear. I can't think of any areas around here that would provide trails of different levels with a relatively secluded field for teaching basics. I'm sure there are I just don't know them.
I also don't know how I would run the organization. A fee would have to be charged; it's just too expensive for advertising and other costs not to. But how much? How extensive of advertising? How many would be too large a group? I don't know what the response would be so I can't even guess the costs.
What do y'all think?
Seriously, I have been talking to quite a few female friends of mine who don't ride, have never been around it, and are fascinated by it. One of Steve's racing buddy's girlfriend, Misty, wants to try it after sitting in the pits waiting much too long. Another gal I graduated with, who is 5' tall, wants to try too. I started chatting with a waitress at a restaurant recently after she overheard part of our conversation and asked me about it; she said she really wanted to try.
The other thing these gals all said was they didn't want to learn from their boyfriends for various reasons, including the fact that he's impatient, or he's already scared them before, or they don't want him to yell, or they just plain aren't comfortable with it.
So I was thinking: how cool would a women's dirt weekend be? A weekend camping trip with riders of all ages and abilities invited, as well as those who would like to try it. Anyone who wouldn't mind letting someone else try out their bike could take gals out to a grassy field or some other safe spot and show them the basics, then take them down a forest road. Use of bike would be completely voluntary. I would let anyone who wanted to try mine; women are less likely than men to hop on someone else's machine and go WFO. The seat height and power might intimidate some though. I would have been by it right when I first started.
So what do you all think? If you were in my area would you participate? For a lot of women, there is just too much pressure involved in learning from or riding with a boyfriend. They say in any sport don't learn from your significant other if you want to remain significant. Some men are better at teaching than others. My first teacher was mean and yelled. Personally, I don't mind riding with either men or women, although the camaderie I find with women makes it a little more fun. And I have to admit that although he's as kind and patient as I could wish, when I ride with Steve I just feel a tad guilty that he's babysitting me instead of riding with his friends. And he's the LAST person I want to see me on the ground and cussing!
So far it's just an idea. I have a full set of riding gear including last year's un-crashed helmet and gloves I would let someone wear. I can't think of any areas around here that would provide trails of different levels with a relatively secluded field for teaching basics. I'm sure there are I just don't know them.
I also don't know how I would run the organization. A fee would have to be charged; it's just too expensive for advertising and other costs not to. But how much? How extensive of advertising? How many would be too large a group? I don't know what the response would be so I can't even guess the costs.
What do y'all think?
