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I want to get more women mountain biking and more specifically riding at Southampton Bike Park. I want women to be able to try riding without judgement from their partner. I want them to be able to try and decide if they do or do not like it without judgement.
I am sure you will all agree this is a noble aim but the idea of a middle aged bloke asking women to join him for an all women session is a bit creepy. The idea that I would know what women would want from mountain biking and Southampton Bike Park is also mildly patronising.
What I want is for a woman to step forward and lead this initiative. There are a only three things I ask:
1) Ideally you will be Southampton based but you must be able to organise and attend at least one meeting a month during the summer.
2) You will not have exclusive use of the Southampton Bike Park during your meetings but you will have priority.
3) You will not charge people to take part and not discriminate based on race, religion, ability etc.
After that it is up to you. I won't dictate what you have to do or not do. I won't be involved other than to help where you want help. This is your chance to turn your ideas into reality.
Message / email me if you like the idea and want to know more.
I'll ping this to a friend of mine.
I'd certainly be interested in finding out a bit more. I'm fairly local and have done some female specific MTB coaching before.
Not too worried if you have training or not. We just want women to come along and try without any pressure from their partners.
You can play, practice, train intensively, perfect your back flips or just sit on the grass and watch until you feel confident enough to take part.
It just needs to be led by, created by , run by and everything else by women, not me.
And there she is! 😉 I think missnotax might be offering her service rather than just asking to come along.
We have our first candidate.
I need a 64 page explanation of your plans, motivation and funding model. I wan this as a fully animated presentation including hard copies of 3D models.
Failing that, ping me an email (address in profile) and tell me how I can help you make this happen please.
Is there a local Breeze leader you could contact? They might be interested in helping out
Yes, I didn't phrase that very well!!! What he said! Interested to find out more, feel free to message me.
Messaged
My wife may be interested. Not experienced but has ridden their before and would be happy to gain more confidence.
Do you have local bike club who may be interested?
cobrakai - Welcome to do it. The more the merrier.
I want to avoid typical clubs as the women in clubs tend to be beyond the curious and want to try stage. Having said that I will be contacting Sotonia and New Force
Any one who want to see what the bike park offers should try and get over this evening. It is the first round of the Dual Race series so there should be a good crowd.