Every time I pass a little girl on a bike, she stares at me. Not just looks. Stares. Every single time. It is not uncommon for a girl I pass to literally just stop completely […]
50 women, 50 states
So this is coming along. If you are a woman anywhere in the United States who would like to take my proprietary “Pedal Power with Pattie” Basic Bike Skills Class (a 1.5-2 hour class adapted from […]
The kind of place
It was the kind of place where every entry to the endless public beach hosted a colorful bike locked or just left leaning against a post or sea grape tree, often with a kicked-off pair […]
Courage and street smarts (and a bridge)
This is Andrea, one of my Pedal Power with Pattie students (see other student testimonials here). Here is a previous post I wrote about Andrea, right after our class five months ago. I just wrote to […]
Big thanks
Big thanks to those who have purchased and read my book, Traveling at the Speed of Bike, and then taken the time to post these lovely reviews. Here is the latest.
In their words
I followed up with my “Pedal Power with Pattie” students to see how things are going and if they want to do a group ride in the near future. Here are brief excerpts from some […]
Yes. Good. On we go.
This bikey thing is starting to really add up. My first year as a League Cycling Instructor, I was paid to teach seniors-on-trikes and an earn-a-bike class for youth-in-need (plus a few bike rodeos for […]
Less than .2%
You have probably read the statistics about the sharp decline in children walking and riding bikes to school. You may not really realize how dramatic it has been until you see the empty bike racks. […]
