NW Trail Sisters

NW Trail Sisters Beginner Ride Builds Confidence and Community at Sandy Ridge

NW Trail Sisters welcomed a group of women riders to Sandy Ridge on May 16th for a beginner-friendly mountain bike ride focused on building confidence, creating connections, and helping newer riders feel at home on the trails. The event brought together eight women riders for an evening filled with encouragement, progression, and plenty of shared … Read More

How to Start Bikepacking: Lessons from a Women-Led Clinic at River City Bicycles

Single-serving packets of olive oil, Gorilla tape, extra straps, more extra straps, zip ties, Coava instant coffee, dehydrated curry soup, antimicrobial pee cloths, ultralight spade shovels, batteries, paper maps, colloidal patches, antibiotic cream, extra bolts, extra valve cores, extra derailleur hangers, extra sealant, tubes, plugs, sleeping pad patches…. shall we go on? What do all these random … Read More

International Women’s Mountain Biking Day at Sandy Ridge – 5/2

Women! Bikes! Digging! Riding! Can it get any better?? International Women’s Mountain Biking Day is celebrated annually on the first Saturday in May. It’s a day for women riders to gather, experience, and share their stoke for mountain biking! Join NW Trail Sisters and our friends at Simworks, Mt Hood Dirt Divas, Wednesday Wrippers and … Read More

Fueling for Performance: A Workshop for Women who Ride – 4/7

If you are riding a mountain bike, you are an athlete—fuel like one. This is an event for women looking for ways to improve performance, health, and energy on and off the bike. Hear from fellow trail sisters, Dr. Kortnee Dillon and Functional Nutrition Practitioner Kristin Stevens. Topics include: Cost is only $30 and you … Read More

Trail Sisters Wrench Night Recap: Building Confidence in Bike Repair

Sixteen participants gathered on March 5 for a Trail Sisters Wrench Night hosted at Metropolis Cycle Repair, an evening focused on building practical bike repair skills and confidence for riders out on the trail or gravel road.   Hands-On Bike Repair Skills for Trail Riders The event centered on trail-side maintenance, those critical fixes that can … Read More