AllRide's Lindsey Voreis performed a women-only enduro skills clinic the day before race
#1 of the Oregon Enduro Series in Hood River, Oregon. This was just one of many dozens of clinics Lindsey takes part in every year in the USA and Canada ranging from huge clinics at major resorts to private clinics in her hometown of Bend, Oregon. Voreis, a professional bicycle skills instructor, taught ladies from all skill levels her philosophy of getting riders to "truly understand what the bike needs from them in certain situations."
Lindsey started the clinic by demonstrating basic techniques such as pulling up your front and rear wheel separately, then quickly progressed to bunnyhops. After spending some time near the staging area the group ventured to the top of the Enduro course for some real-world experience.
Lindsey demonstrates how to transfer weight back and pull to get the front wheel up for a bunnyhop.
AllRide bikes ready for the day.
Linsdey Voreis sends it during her women's clinic with Hood River, Oregon in the background.
Lindsey takes time to explain the best way to tackle this steep, slick section of the Post Canyon trails in Hood River, OR.
A yellow butterfly, yearning to learn....
Lindsey takes time to explain some of the features of Post Canyon and how to decide which line to take.
Lindsey motivating her students to 'own your move'
"I love teaching and seeing light-bulbs go on, progression and the joy they get when they accomplish more than they thought possible." - Lindsey Voreis
Next up is the Midwest Women's Clinic Jun 6 – 10 in Indiana www.midwestwomensclinic.com
AllRide's web site:
www.allridetour.com/lindsey-voreis
Ohhww god, might be the only thing I miss about my ex, hahaha.
every time a picture or a video on here gets described in terms of how 'hawt' the girls in at are, you just excluded and segregated that part of our community. same goes for in real life. Ive lost count of the amount of times I heard 'pretty good, for a chick', as though sex and the ability to ride a bike were mutually exclusive. Ive seen guys built like brick outhouses chase a slip of a girl down a trail and overtake her, often very aggressively, because he's 'not gonna let some chick beat me'. its no wonder they want to get away from dicks like that.
look at half the red bull vids on here. theyve got bikini clad models, draping or drooling over a bike or a rider. what the hell does that have to do with anything? the amount of covert sexism in this sport is shocking, but nothing like as bad as the sexism and machismo thats on display 99% of the time. we all need to be a little more progressive, and it starts here. if the girls want to practice away from the one upmanship that inevitably follows when a bunch of guys get together then it says a lot more about our attitude than it does theirs.
Also, medias and the internet crowd do not depict an accurate representation of reality.
As far as I'm concerned, if women only clinics can get more women into riding (or boost the retention rate) then I'm all for it. Hell, I'm actually a little jealous, I wish we had clinics around here.
what do you do in that situation? a good friend of mine used to ride BMX and she was bloody good, but in the end the constant barrage of sexist and sexual comments got too much and one day she just didnt show up. riding is a male dominated sport, and if we want women to get involved then we have to be aware of our priveleged position. you started out by negating my own experience and that of women by saying that as its not your experience, then it cant have happened that way. it might not seem important to you, but you have just fallen into the trap of implying that its either being made up or exaggerated. typical bloody women, eh?
oh, and media platforms such as magazines and the internet do acurately represent the riding community. pretty much everybody has access to the internet now. I accept that a large majority wont actually say 'nice tits' to a female rider just because they typed it under a pic on here, but that attitude is prevelant in far too many guys Ive met. female riders are seen as a novelty and arent taken seriously by white middle class males, who make up 99% of DH and Freeriders, and are seen as fair game for hitting on or making fun of, because when youre in a group made up almost entirely of your peers, who is going to challenge you?
I haven't said your experience is invalid, I said mine was different. I understand that I'm a guy so no matter how much I try to put myself in their shoes it's never going to be the same... but the women I've been riding with sang a different tune than yours. Last year I my XC crew was 5 females, not much peer pressure for not calling out disrespectful behavior there. We talked about this topic a bunch of times and they hardly had anything to complain about on that front. In our FR dh crew, it's like 35% women and they don't seem to have to deal with the hassle you describe either.
There are a*sholes everywhere so I'm not claiming it never happens, I guess they're just more concentrated in other areas. It would seem that my riding community is different than the one portrayed in the medias and on the internet. As far as I'm concerned, the medias only have the power you give them anyway.
go here and you'll see what Im talking about.
Im a guy btw.
But I understand what you're talking about, I've seen it elsewhere before on many occasions. It's extremely sad that people act that way on the internet (or anywhere else) but thankfully, to my experience, those keyboards warriors can't even muster up the "courage" to say anything in real life most of the time.
I'd hit it
twozerosix (8 hours ago)
Anyone else think helmets look bad on most women? XC type, not full face. Its like they are too aggro or techy looking, makes too big a statement on top of their heads.
scblurnz (1 hours ago)
Finally someone who proves it is still possible to shred without a dropper post. AND shes a chick. Double props.
driftmonster (17 hours ago)
id like to chase her trail (this one has 13 + props)
thats just one video with very few comments, but its pretty indicative of the behaviour Ive seen over the years. everything from neandethal idiocy to commenting solely on the riders gender and appearance (and most other female riders too). if you dont see anything wrong in these comments then you might need to look at them in a different light and from a different perspective.
It is a 1950's era world on the mtb scene. It is changing, but it will never be a 50/50 mix probably any more than skate boarding is. My hope is my daughters don't have to think about it.
Gotta give a big thumbs up and a shout out to Linz (if she ever reads these things).. She was really cool when we came up on her group as they were off the bikes and inspecting an obstacle cause she went out of her way to tell the gals to be sure and pay attention when on the trail. I've come across a couple womens clinic groups (on more then one occasion) where the "instructor" has a chip on her shoulder (probably from getting flack from rude male riders who bull through their clinic but still it's hard when you're being polite and you get yelled at as if "all men are pigs" :rolleyes: ) and act like they own the trail and you're bothering them by riding through. Linz on the other hand, was super courteous and said "hi" and made sure to point out how important being aware of your surroundings are when on the trail with faster, bigger riders who can injure you if there's a tangle up.
Keep up the great work Linz and keep reppin' Oregon like a BOSS!!! You and Kurt are both rad people and you're great ambassadors to the sport. My wife can't WAIT to get out there and take this clinic from you, and I can;t wit to have her learn frm you either... I don;t know who's more excited