{"id":4037,"date":"2019-07-19T13:38:17","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T11:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheesysupply.com\/?p=4037\/"},"modified":"2019-08-05T11:24:41","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T09:24:41","slug":"ride-like-a-girl-joanna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheesysupply.com\/?p=4037","title":{"rendered":"Ride Like a Girl – Joanna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Name\/location\/discipline<\/strong>
Joanna<\/a> \/ Pozna\u0144 (Poland) \/ fixed gear
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What does riding mean to you?<\/strong>
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It’s hard to describe it in few sentences\u2026 Riding means freedom. Riding means independence. Riding saves time – you don\u2019t stand in traffic jams or wait for late public transport. In a city you can get to anywhere, usually faster than by car. So even you\u2019re late – you\u2019re not. I ride all year round and I can\u2019t understand why people give up in winter – you can warm up on a bike instead of freezing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to cycling I\u2019ve met a lot of wonderful and inspiring people and I\u2019ve been in places where I couldn\u2019t get in a different way than by bike. Riding gave me a sense of self-confidence and now I can\u2019t imagine my life without riding. It\u2019s just a part of me.
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What is your favourite set up?<\/strong>
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Fixed gear, my one and only set up. FG has been my first bike in adult life (since 2014) and till today I can\u2019t convince myself to freewheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my view, fixed gear seems to be the most universal set up. I use it for everyday commuting and long distance trips (over 250 km) as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I ride it on tracks and I even finished a duathlon race in Pozna\u0144 as one of the fastest woman.
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Do you think the environment is male dominated? If yes what are your thoughts about it?<\/strong>
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I\u2019d love to say no but there is still a lot to do. Many girls ride and do it very well but we are not taken seriously, methinks. Every cycling event I was at, there were just a few girls among a lot of guys. I\u2019m lucky that most male riders from my surroundings are super cool and treat me fair but I heard many stories about unequal treatment of women in cycling – worse prizes for instance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think we – female riders – should keep together and show that WE ARE, we ride, we ride well and want to be taken seriously.
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Any riding plans for the future?<\/strong>
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This week I\u2019m starting my holidays and I\u2019m going to spend almost two weeks on my bike, all days long! I\u2019m going on a trip around Poland and I\u2019m considering taking a part in WroWelo Crit<\/a>.
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Ride like a girl is a series of interviews with WTF (women *trans femme) riders from around the world. If you would like to be contributed drop us an email. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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