Confidence + 1 Month to Go!!
SHRED GIRLS HANGOUTS
Hey Shred Girls—
The countdown is getting even shorter—16 days until Shred Girls: Lindsay's Joyride is released! (And I would LOVE it if you could spread the word to a friend or two. The more pre-orders the book gets, the better the chance of it making its way into more bookstores and getting in front of girls who might not otherwise get into riding bikes!)
In real life news, I've seen so many of the IRL Shred Girls I know out riding and racing already and it's pretty exciting—in fact, 2 of the Shred Girls we've profiled on the site were in NC crushing it in an Olympic qualifier for freestyle BMX—how cool is that?! It's so fun watching what can happen when a girl gets on a bike and finds her confidence.
On that note, let's talk about a few cool things this week...
XO,
Molly (and Lindsay, Ali and Jen!)
16 DAYS TO GO!
Have you pre-ordered Shred Girls: Lindsay's Joyride yet? If you do, send me a copy of the receipt and I'll mail you some super rad Shred Girls stickers (that can go anywhere, including on your bike frame!)... If you've done this already, just share this email or the pre-order link with a Shred Girl you know and LMK and I'll hook you up with bonus stickers!
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"It sounds brutal, but you're going to fail, so get used to it and learn to be kind to yourself through failure. Racing is really challenging, and that's why we do it. So, you're going to have bad races. It's nothing wrong with you—and if you're ready fort those not-great results, you'll be able to have great ones. Lean into those failures, and embrace them." -Pro road racer Sara Bergen (Read all her great advice here)
ZINE QUEENS
Download your copy of the Shred Girls zine here! (If you come to any of the events we're having this summer, I'll also have physical copies in goodie bags!)
LOVE THIS
Ride Bikes, Get Rad cozy sweatshirt
PARTY TIME!
More dates are being adding, but here's what's going on in May so far...
5/7: LAUNCH DAY! Plus, NICA NJ Ride near High Bridge, NJ (details coming soon)
5/11: LAUNCH PARTY AT JOYRIDE150 BIKE PARK IN TORONTO
6/1: Women’s 4-Hour MTB Race at Hardwood Bike + Ski in Barrie, ON
6/15 Fast & Female event at Hardwood Bike + Ski in Barrie, ON
Want to help put together a fun night for young girls interested in getting rad on bikes, get in touch here and let's make it happen!
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ABOUT SHRED GIRLS: Lindsay's Joyride
An empowering new series from the cyclist who runs Shred-Girls.com is guaranteed to give readers an adrenaline rush--and the confidence girls gain from participating in sports. It's time to ride and save the day!
Lindsay can't wait to spend her summer break reading comics and watching superhero movies--until she finds out she'll be moving in with her weird older cousin Phoebe instead. And Phoebe has big plans for Lindsay: a BMX class at her bike park with cool-girl Jen and perfectionist Ali. Lindsay's summer of learning awesome BMX tricks with new friends and a new bike turns out to be more epic than any comic book--and it's all leading up to a jumping competition. But some of the biker boys don't think girls should be allowed to compete in BMX. Now it's up to Lindsay, Jen, and Ali to win the competition and prove that anyone can be great at BMX.
Pre-order here