From Wendy Engelberg
On Sunday we had 16 awesome GGR girlz participating in the Wenches with Wrenches workshop at Newbury Park Bike Shop. http://www.npbikeshop.com/. These clinics are limited to typically only 15 GGR members,
Dorothy Twitchell, the events director of NPBS greeted us with our own clinic space, a valet for our bikes and breakfast goodies!
Shane, the GM held the clinic while Dorothy and Ben were there to help in any way they could. The clinic’s focus was to simulate things that can happen on the trail and repair them enough so we don’t have to walk our bikes out of the trail.
The clinic started out with a pre ride check list that was very thorough and led us to MANY other things. We discussed the most important things to put in our packs, how to repair a broken chain, re thread the chain, what to do when a spoke brakes, rim is bent, suspension set up and more.
For those who wanted more, there was a separate clinic for pulling out and changing your brake pads and even repairing flats.
GGR would like to sincerely thank Newbury Park Bike Shop for spending your Sunday with us, holding an outstanding, very, very useful workshop and really getting involved in our local women’s cycling community. Other bike shops………step up! YOUR TURN!
GGR girlz Wendy, Lisa, Karine, Dianna, Mila and Jennifer went for a ride in Sycamore Canyon after the clinic. This was the 1st time I have ridden there since the fires. This was also a few of the girlz longest rides ever at a respective 18 miles which is a big ride for these newbies! Well done ladies! You rocked it!
Until next time girlz…..GGR girl Wendy
