About Me:
I currently live in San Francisco and try to eat, sleep and breathe motorcycling. Aside from running GearChic, I work part time as an MSF RiderCoach and at Scuderia West, a KTM/Aprilia/Kymco/Victory dealer in San Francisco, selling apparel. Most recently (January-March 2010), I was working
as a specialist in the Women's Center, a new resource at the Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows ("IMS"). You can also find me writing on the fly for City Bike Magazine and guest blogging on Revzilla.com.
In 2007, I noticed that there were plenty of websites for you to go and purchase gear. But, no one had any information on how to find it, where to find it and how to shop for it. So I started my website, wholly dedicated to the issue of protective motorcycle gear for women. You already know how to buy things, I'm not here to tell you where to spend your money, so much as HOW to! I'm here to provide reviews, tips and insights on all things related to what you (men and women) should be wearing while riding your motorcycle or scooter. If you’re just starting out and don’t know what to wear, how it should fit or where to get it, I'll do my best to point you in the right direction. Consider me a virtual
personal shopper, someone who has done a lot of the homework so you don't have to.
Here are a few places that you can read about me, other than my website:
Her-Motorcycle.com
Featured Women Riders on Her-Motorcycle.com
Urban Moto Magazine
This interview was for Urban Moto Magazine's last women's issue, in April 2009.
MOTORESS
I hope to be contributing content to MOTORESS on a frequent basis, so stay tuned!
Cycle World International Motorcycle Show (IMS), Women's Center
The Women's Center was a new edition to the 2009-2010 tour of the IMS. As a resource center for women riders, we provided gear to try on and ask questions. The center acted as a place to get information, not as another storefront. Everything from gear, to seminars to women's riding groups were represented at the center so that as a woman who rides a motorcycle, you had a one stop shop to get what you needed. I hope to be back for the 2010-2011 tour, but you'll have to stay tuned to find out.
Ride Safe
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Email me: joanne at gearchic dot com.
