Sunday we had a ladies only ride at Sippo Lake Park in Canton, Ohio. It's so awesome to get away from the husbands, the dads, etc. and just laugh and ride our bikes in the woods! There was certainly no shortage of laughter today!
Jill, Arryn, Corianne, Addie, Teresa, Amie, Lauren, Nicole, Angie and Lisa
Arryn volunteered to have the group to meet up at their house since they live so close to the trail. Here's the group before we took off. It was a chilly afternoon, but we all dressed in our crazy socks and got going!
Lisa, Jill, Addie
Addie led the way for most of the ride. She knows these trails like the back of her hand - riding with her dad and mom through the woods. This girl is impressive on a bike!
The trails at Sippo are about 6 miles - they are a combination of hiking/biking trails mixed with some single track. It's a great place to teach a beginner mountain biker the skills that make biking fun - there are some narrow trails and some flat towpath like trail, mixed with some log overs and roots nests. It's a great mix of everything and just short enough to do multiple laps if you're looking for some fitness or a single lap if you're looking for something more social.
Ladies riding near the Wildlife Center.
Overall, I would consider the ride a success - there were no tears ... well maybe from laughing!
Our version of a wheelie ... in no way were we making fun of Amie's husband Mike ... he may have fallen near this spot while trying to attempt a wheelie.
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Some photos by the lake!
The sun peeked in and out throughout the ride, but the crisp fall weather was beautiful!
Interesting family hiking the trails ... 9 children and all dressed in their Sunday best ... pushing a stroller through the woods. We may have attracted them with our meowing while riding up and down the Lonesome Pine Trail.
Overall, I give this ride a thumbs up!! :) - Corianne
Nicole's take on her first KSD ladies ride!
My big sister Amie & I have always enjoyed joining in adventures together. When she asked me to go on the ladies only ride with KSD on Sunday, I thought, “Sure! Why not?”
Noticing big wet flakes of snow falling Sunday morning, I couldn’t help but verify, “This gig still on?” Amie’s response, “Oh yes.” These mountain bikers are a different breed of biker. (They’ll ride in just about anything.)
I’m used to riding a comfort mountain bike on the towpath and hike & bike trails throughout Summit & Portage counties. The tires on my bike are like the Kenda K847 Kross Plus seen here… mostly smooth with knobby outer edges.
To give me my first true mountain bike experience, Amie tracked down a Cannondale for me to borrow… KNOBBY SIDE DOWN.
What a difference! A much lighter frame than I’m used to, and the tires easily climbed over the smaller rocks & roots.
My greatest challenge was my first attempt at a log over. I’m not sure which embarrassed me more… the fact that I ran into a tree only a few inches in diameter OR the fact that it was witnessed by Angie, who graciously let me shake the dust off of “Old Blue” for her. (Thanks again, Angie!) Amie, being the good big sister that she is, advised that on my next attempt I get my momentum going and try to coast more over the log & not look straight down… look ahead.
Log over conquered. BOOM.
The ride was made most enjoyable by the group of ladies, ages 9+, who know how to have a good time. “Serious riding without all the seriousness!” It’s no joke. Lots of laughter, team spirit, & encouragement. Sorry, I can’t share what all the laughter was about. What happens on the trail stays on the trail (unless it’s humorously documented in photographs).
Thank you Arryn, Addie, Corianne, Jill, Teresa, Lisa, Angie, Amie, & Lauren! Hope to meet up with you on the trails again sometime. (Meow!)
Noticing big wet flakes of snow falling Sunday morning, I couldn’t help but verify, “This gig still on?” Amie’s response, “Oh yes.” These mountain bikers are a different breed of biker. (They’ll ride in just about anything.)
I’m used to riding a comfort mountain bike on the towpath and hike & bike trails throughout Summit & Portage counties. The tires on my bike are like the Kenda K847 Kross Plus seen here… mostly smooth with knobby outer edges.
To give me my first true mountain bike experience, Amie tracked down a Cannondale for me to borrow… KNOBBY SIDE DOWN.
What a difference! A much lighter frame than I’m used to, and the tires easily climbed over the smaller rocks & roots.
My greatest challenge was my first attempt at a log over. I’m not sure which embarrassed me more… the fact that I ran into a tree only a few inches in diameter OR the fact that it was witnessed by Angie, who graciously let me shake the dust off of “Old Blue” for her. (Thanks again, Angie!) Amie, being the good big sister that she is, advised that on my next attempt I get my momentum going and try to coast more over the log & not look straight down… look ahead.
Log over conquered. BOOM.
The ride was made most enjoyable by the group of ladies, ages 9+, who know how to have a good time. “Serious riding without all the seriousness!” It’s no joke. Lots of laughter, team spirit, & encouragement. Sorry, I can’t share what all the laughter was about. What happens on the trail stays on the trail (unless it’s humorously documented in photographs).
Thank you Arryn, Addie, Corianne, Jill, Teresa, Lisa, Angie, Amie, & Lauren! Hope to meet up with you on the trails again sometime. (Meow!)
The ladies' biking day presents a great opportunity to take your daughter out on the trail - Amie
I must admit, it has been a bit of a struggle to get my daughter Lauren (age 11) out on the mountain bike trails. My husband and I have struggle, as most parents do with that balance of encouraging her to try, but not nagging so much that it turns her off. We got the "it will come" from several friends and family. Well this year it finally did! A big shout out to Addie (age 9) who somehow got Lauren interested enough to give it a try this year.
This ladies ride was a great way to show her another perspective of what "a ladies day out" can be. Thanks to Corianne for organizing the day and choosing a very family friendly trail at Sippo Lake Park. In this environment it allowed all of us ladies to go out for a casual mountain bike ride and have fun.
The ladies ride gave me the opportunity to ride with my daughter to help her to learn to appreciate and love the sport as I do. She is still a bit unsure of mountain biking, but taking her on rides like today helps to show her that mountain biking can be a fun thing that you can go do with your girlfriends. I must say, riding with her takes a lot of patience at times. Like all of us, she has good days and bad. Sometimes she feels more eager to try the hills and obstacles then the others. At this stage of the game it is most important to me that she sees a group of ladies out there having fun in a laid back environment. Many times on Sunday, I tried to encourage her to pedal harder to make it up the hill or pedal strong to get over the roots. Other times she wasn't feeling the love so she chose to walk. I had to remind myself to keep things positive so that she is willing to continue to ride.
She is nornal, she thinks some of these ladies are a bit cooler then her mom. I am ok with that. I feel this is a good group of role models for her to look up to. The group today was made up of a variety of skill levels. It is important to me that she learns that no matter what your skill level is, this group can come together and ride as one.
Thank you ladies!
This ladies ride was a great way to show her another perspective of what "a ladies day out" can be. Thanks to Corianne for organizing the day and choosing a very family friendly trail at Sippo Lake Park. In this environment it allowed all of us ladies to go out for a casual mountain bike ride and have fun.
The ladies ride gave me the opportunity to ride with my daughter to help her to learn to appreciate and love the sport as I do. She is still a bit unsure of mountain biking, but taking her on rides like today helps to show her that mountain biking can be a fun thing that you can go do with your girlfriends. I must say, riding with her takes a lot of patience at times. Like all of us, she has good days and bad. Sometimes she feels more eager to try the hills and obstacles then the others. At this stage of the game it is most important to me that she sees a group of ladies out there having fun in a laid back environment. Many times on Sunday, I tried to encourage her to pedal harder to make it up the hill or pedal strong to get over the roots. Other times she wasn't feeling the love so she chose to walk. I had to remind myself to keep things positive so that she is willing to continue to ride.
She is nornal, she thinks some of these ladies are a bit cooler then her mom. I am ok with that. I feel this is a good group of role models for her to look up to. The group today was made up of a variety of skill levels. It is important to me that she learns that no matter what your skill level is, this group can come together and ride as one.
Thank you ladies!
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