Decompression Sequence Ending
Hello *mtbchick* friends, family and fans! The decompression is all but complete as the final details, press, photos, videos and shout outs are in the finishing stages. I am so blown away by all the showing of mountain bikers and cyclists in general who showed up to share an evening of girls and mountain biking in Hollywood. I know Hollywood is hard to get to. In fact, it was pointed out to me by one unhappy would be screening attendee sent me a Facebook message suggesting the Moon would be a better venue than Hollywood:
“I don’t know a lot of mountain bikers, who want to drive to hollywood to be at a movie at 7pm on a saturday night. Why didn’t you just show the first screening on the moon? There isn’t a lot of mountain biking in hollywood is there?”
Thank you everyone for proving this well meaning Lady wrong, because the mountain bikers showed up en force to party for good cause! In the end, we all had a great time, and the next event will be even better. More information, stories and recaps on the way! Photos from David Lee are here.
namaste,
-Tonya
I have so many people to thank for making the evening possible:
Our Top 5
Jacke Blout-Van Woerkom , Trail Angels
Julia Patten Cross, LOTS
RaeLynn Milley, womencyclist.com
Dorothy Wong, Women’s Cycling Challenge
Nancy Harris, Den Mother
Production:
Dorothy Wong for coming in at the last minute
ShePedals Magazine
Tough Chik
Voler
Women’s Cycling Challenge
LACBC, Erica Yoshimoto and crew
CORBA, Stephen Messer
Incycle Bicycles
Bicycle John’s, RaeLynn Milley and Jennifer Johnson
Pasadena Cyclery
Cannondale Bicycles
Thank you to our Celebs:
Claudia Ried, SheBeest founder, fashion designer
Rahsaan Bahati, Bahati Foundation and Pro Cycling Team
Pua Sawicki, Pro Mountain Biker
Krista Park, Pro Mountain Biker
Anne Hjelle, our hero, survivor, and Mark J. Reynolds Fund
Allison Mann, Pro Mountain Biker, who was unable to attend
Artists:
Keira Dooley
Philippe Guillerm
Jeff Herring
Our Beneficiaries:
SoCal Interscholastic Cycling League , Matt Gunnell, ED www.socaldirt.org
Bahati Foundation, Rahsaan Bahati, Founder, www.bahatifoundation org
Mark J. Reynolds Memorial Fund, Anne Hjelle, www.markreynoldsfund.org
LA County Bicycle Coalition, Jen Klausner, ED, www.la-bike.org
