Biking (Mountain)
116 Washington Avenue - A.K.A. Shred Shack
116 Washington Avenue - A.K.A. Shred Shack
Leander McCormick Observatory, McCormick Road, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Y’all, Halloween is on a Friday this year, and that means we are doing a super spooky WTF (women, trans, femme) Halloween-themed ride!!! We will be riding all around those ohill trails in our best costumes. This ride will also be supporting the More Women Outside Movement! I am doing a project this semester on the movement, and part of my presentation at the end of the semester will be showing a quick video recap of our WTF rides. The whole idea of WTF rides is to make a more welcoming space for people who are normally oppressed and marginalized in the outdoor community. This little recap will only be shown to my professor, but let me know in the questions below if you do not want to be filmed!
So once again, this is a WTF ride of the semester, which means Women, Trans, and Femme. Since mountain biking is such a male-dominated sport, both in our club and in general, we decided to make this an affinity trip for our women, trans, and nonbinary members! Anyone is welcome to join this trip, but it is aimed for people who identify with WTF!
On the ride we will go over basic body position, braking, and everything to make you comfortable on the bike! The pace will be nice and slow with lots of breaks. The only prerequisite for this trip is being able to ride a bike comfortably and safely. Mtn biking can be considered dangerous and has inherent risks, so if you have any questions about it shoot me a text 434-664-5154.
***this trip isn’t necessarily first come first serve, as removal from the waitlist will be based on bike size availability, however we will try our best to go in order of sign ups***
What to bring:
Water! and maybe a small backpack to carry it, unless it will fit in a bike water bottle cage
Closed-toe shoes (tennis shoes or vans work great)
Halloweenie clothes to bike in???? or sporty clothes
Gloves (optional)
What I’ll bring:
Bikes!
Helmets!
Multi-tool and med pack!
The plan:
1pm: Meet at the Shred Shack (116 Washington ave)
1:10pm: Ride up to the trails
2:10pm: head back to the shred shack
2:15: quick video recap and stoke picture!
2:30pm: go home and stay spooky