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September 12, 2013by Carolyn Szczepanski
I couldn't have been more excited to see the October issue of Bicycling magazine include a story on "Eight innovators who are flush with new ideas about how bicycles can change the world." And I wasn't at all surprised that six of the innovator were women... -
September 11, 2013by Carolyn Szczepanski
$2.3 billion. Just let that sink in for a second. That's how much women contributed to the bike industry in 2011. And it's just a drop in the potential bucket. In our "Women on a Roll" report, we highlight Consumer Products as one of the 5 Cs of Women's Bicycling. -
September 10, 2013by Carolyn Szczepanski
Last week, we shared a release from the Gluskin Townley Group that announced more women, and fewer men are participating in biking. But isn't that in direct contradiction to the federal data? We checked in with two of the top bike-ped researchers to understand the distinction between the two sets of numbers. -
September 6, 2013by Liz
Our new Women Bike "Women on a Roll" report is doing exactly what we'd hoped: It's getting people talking. Blogger Lady Fleur recently wrote a five-part series breaking down the report's "Five Cs", noting her own personal experiences as they related to the facts and figures. We loved the series, "Five Things I Knew About Women & Bikes... But was afraid to write about before I had data to... -
September 4, 2013by Carolyn Szczepanski
Continuing our investigation of the 5 Cs of Women's Bicycling highlighted in our Women on a Roll report, we explore the importance of convenience. With kids, cargo and time constraints, making bicycling practical and convenient is a critical component to getting more women out riding.
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September 3, 2013by Carolyn Szczepanski
In our recent Women on a Roll report, we highlighted data from the National Sporting Goods Association that shows a rise in the number of female riders and slight decline in the number of men. Today, the Gluskin Townley Group put out a release highlighting the shift in cycling demographics reflected in both the NSGA numbers and the GTG's American Bicyclist Survey. -
August 16, 2013by Liz
It's pretty simple: Bikes are good for you. Yesterday, we were joined by a trio of women who have research expertise and personal experience related to the health benefits of bicycling, as we continue to delve into our new "Women on a Roll" report. During the live Google Hangout, we talked the research and stats that prove bicycling is an immense tool for any woman to keep in shape, and also the... -
August 12, 2013by Liz
On Friday, dozens clicked over to the #womenbike Twitter hashtag to follow along, offer opinions and connect with others interested in women and bikes. We hosted our first @WomenBike Twitter chat, taking a closer look at our new report, "Women on a Roll." We talked women-owned bike shops, the pervasive myths about women on bikes, how we encourage others to ride, and more! We've rounded up the... -
August 12, 2013by Carolyn Szczepanski
Just last week, we released a first-of-its-kind report — “Women on Roll” — that compiles dozens of statistics and highlights five key focus areas to inspire and encourage more female ridership. One of the most important take-aways: More women on bikes means a healthier America. -
August 8, 2013by Carolyn Szczepanski
This week, the League's Women Bike program released "Women on a Roll," a first-of-its-kind report compiling dozens of stats and stories that put hard numbers behind the power and impact of women bicyclists. But before we dive into the data, we knock down a few misconceptions. Here are our 10 Myths about Women and Bicycling.
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