Reviews Added

Just updated my Reviews page with 4 new reviews covering 2 pairs of boots, a jacket and a pair of gloves.

For the plus size ladies who need women's gear recommendations, here's a link to a post on the Cycle Angels Forum from CycleForums.com:

http://www.cycleforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=234936

I need your help.

Ladies, I need your help. I'd like to start gathering recommendations by as many women as I can. I want to know these things:

1. Gear Type: i.e. boots, gloves, etc.
• brand name, size, and description of each piece. a photo would be great, but not required
2. What kind of body type you have. Any funky size issues or problems you had before finding the right fit.
3. Do you love it? Hate it? Would you recommend it to another woman?
4. Any other useful tidbits about the item
5. And a dollar rating for how much you spent. One $ = $100.00. So if you shelled out $350 for a jacket, you could put $$$$.

I would upload this information to my site in some organized fashion, perhaps by gear type. I'm not sure yet. I think this kind of detailed review would be so very helpful to new riders looking for gear. There's so much out there and it's so hard to figure out what would be best for someone without being able to try everything on in one store. Sometimes that's not an option for whatever reason and I'd love to help that person out by making this kind of information available to her.

I hope to hear from you soon!
email: joanne at gearchic.com

Top 5 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Ride Bitch

(as a woman)

1. Riding your own is more fun
2. Riding your own is more fun
3. Riding your own is more fun
4. Riding your own is more fun
5. You can ride better than he can.

Heheh. Notice a pattern? I was thinking about this today when Mr. GearChic and I had to go downtown (5 miles) to pick up his other bike (which he's supposed to be selling soon). Rather than ride bitch, ok 2up for those of you who don't like that word, on his new (to him, a 1991 Suzuki VX800)bike, or 2up on mine, I drove Buster, our Scion XB instead.

For one thing, mine is horrible for 2up. The factory seat is flat and painful over the bumps. It was not meant to carry a passenger comfortably. I feel totally helpless on my own backseat. Holding onto him is fine, but I still feel like I'm going to fall off. And, it's no fun to ride on the backseat of MY bike! We've only done this a few times, but after the last time, I vowed never to do it again. My ass was numb after a few miles and it was sooooo bloody uncomfortable. I felt like my knees were up to my chin and all I could do was watch traffic go by as I sat on the back, helpless and b*tch-like.

I don't understand how girls are able to sit on the back of an R6 or 600RR or anything more aggressive than my z750. You have to sit so high, your ass is practically higher than your head.
How is that fun?

Remember that riding up front is a completely different experience than riding on the back. If you're unsure about learning to ride, just do it. I can *almost* guarantee you'll love it and you'll never go back to riding 'bitch again.

Gorgeous Helmet

As some of you may know, Scorpion helmets are an awesome helmet in the less than $400/Shoei/Arai range. For the price, this helmet is an amazing deal. There are currently 2 types, the ex 400 and ex 700. The 700 is a little pricier at ~$200-$250, compared to the 400 which runs less than $200.

There's this new style of the 700 called the Black Dahlia that I think you will all LOVE. I wish my head were bigger, because I'd ditch my arai and go with the 'Black Dahlia'. It's only $209.95 on NewEnough.Com!