I need your help.

Ladies, I need your help. I'd like to start gathering recommendations by as many women as I can. I want to know these things:

1. Gear Type: i.e. boots, gloves, etc.
• brand name, size, and description of each piece. a photo would be great, but not required
2. What kind of body type you have. Any funky size issues or problems you had before finding the right fit.
3. Do you love it? Hate it? Would you recommend it to another woman?
4. Any other useful tidbits about the item
5. And a dollar rating for how much you spent. One $ = $100.00. So if you shelled out $350 for a jacket, you could put $$$$.

I would upload this information to my site in some organized fashion, perhaps by gear type. I'm not sure yet. I think this kind of detailed review would be so very helpful to new riders looking for gear. There's so much out there and it's so hard to figure out what would be best for someone without being able to try everything on in one store. Sometimes that's not an option for whatever reason and I'd love to help that person out by making this kind of information available to her.

I hope to hear from you soon!
email: joanne at gearchic.com

FINALLY!!! Gearchic.com is up.

Well I finally managed to upload a portion of my website. About 3/4, to be exact. I thought I should upload what I have and then keep blogging like mad as I add more and more bits and pieces of information. I just hope I can churn out enough content for everyone to enjoy! Between working at my 'real' job and my other part time gigs, I'm having a hard time being motivated at 9:30pm at night to write. But I am 200% committed to my site and refuse to allow it to die a horrible death in the wasteland of the internet.

My first post! Welcome!

Welcome to my blog! I'm so excited to have this platform to blog about everything related to women riding motorcycles and what, exactly they are wearing when they ride. As a female rider, you know that one of the main frustrations we have is finding gear that properly fits. Every woman is different. Two women who are the same 'size' may not necessarily be the same size in every part of her body. Everyone has a different body and when you're trying to find protective gear to fit you, you may have a hard time finding protective pants that will make room for your hips, or your thighs. Gear manufacturers forget that women come in so many shapes and sizes. Can't they make gear in petite/long/regular/plus size? One number isn't going to fit every woman.

I'm here to help. I love riding and I love shopping. What better way to combine these two loves than with a website wholly dedicated to helping women find protective gear. I strongly believe in safety first. As an MSF instructor, I am constantly aware of the risks of riding on a daily basis. One way to minimize this risk is to wear complete protection, head to toe; full-face helmet, leather gloves, riding jacket w/ armor, riding pants w/armor, and reinforced riding boots. I never ride my bike without every inch of my skin covered. I kind of like where my flesh is and really really would miss it!

So I hope you'll enjoy my blog and the content I'll be posting here and on my website. I'll do my best to keep the website updated first, and then the blog. My intention is to post something whenever a new link is added to my site so you can be notified (hopefully you're utilizing the wonder that are RSS feeds. If not, Read This First.

I hope to have my site finished by this weekend. It's definitely a labor of love and I had no idea it would take this long.