8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
Wake up with Yoga for Cyclists
Sharon Prothe, Lululemon Ambassador
8:45 a.m. – 9:30am Breakfast and Opening Session
Why the Summit: Our Stories
Sarah Shipley, Director of Development and Communications for BikeWalkKC and Kansas City B-cycle Powered by Blue KC
9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Break-Out Sessions
A. Bike Fit
What is a women’s bike fit anyway? Why is bike fit important? What is my stem size and why is my frame too large? Find out these answers and more.
Gina Poertner, Owner of Life Balance Sports and Wellness
B. Why Women Don’t Ride
Its time that we figured this out. Together. We will discuss why women don’t ride and what we can do about it – together we can get more women and girls on bikes.
Panel Discussion
C. More Than a Bike Shop
Every town has a bike shop. But do they have a bike shop that is welcoming to women, that makes you want to return and have a exciting bike shop experience? Meet three of Kansas City's bike bike industry leaders and see how they are changing the bike shop experience in the region.
Theresa Van Ackeren of Family Bicycles, Elizabeth Bejan of Revolve KC, and Vincent Rodriguez of Velo+
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Break-Out Sessions
A. How to Carry Stuff/Bike Touring
Have you always wanted to go across the country via bike, to explore your world, even your backyard by bike. Learn how to go on a bike tour and carry all your stuff with you – in style!
Theresa Van Ackeren, Managing Director of Family Bicycles and Martha Blackman, Avila University
B. Biking with Kids: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Learn about the reality about living car lite with kids. Its all great until you have to pull the bike over. Learn how to ride with kids on your bike, how to ride with kids in traffic and the fun of being a car lite mom.
Gina Overshiner, Columbia, Missouri bike advocate, newspaper columnist, and mom
C. Guaranteed Ride Home
Many women don’t ride to work because they are worried about what would happen if they had a school emergency or an illness and had to leave quickly. MARC’s Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH) solves this problem. Learn about this program and how MARC is dedicated to getting women on bikes.
Ellen Schwartze, Mid-America Regional Council
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Bike Pop-Up Shop
Meet the sponsors and vendors supporting Kansas City's first Women's Bike Summit.
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Table Discussions
Keynote: The Bike Evolution of a Female Engineer
Sherri McIntyre, P.E., Assistant City Manager for Infrastructure and Director of Public Works
City of Kansas City, Missouri
1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Break-Out Sessions
A. Mechanics 101, a hands on session!
Maggie Priesmeyer, BikeWalkKC Education and Outreach Coordinator
B. Riding with Groups 101
Riding with groups can be intimidating. What are the laws? Whats a corked intersection? Why are those guys in lycra making all those silly hand signals? On my what? Learn the ins and outs of riding with a group, the lingo the hand signals and why its really important not to touch tires.
Teresa Jarzemkoski, LocalCycling.com
C. Women Owned Bike Business, How Jamis is Changing the Dynamic
Learn how Jamis ( a women owned bike company) is changing the face of biking with their Femme frames that have shorter top tubes, longer forks, and angles just for women.
Margo Carroll, Bike Gypsy at Jamis Bicycles
2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Break-Out Sessions
A. You've Had a Crash, Now What?
Everybody takes a spill. Learn about the experience of one of BikeWalkKC’s staff as they went through their crash experience and then hear from a bike lawyer about the exact steps to take if you are involved in a crash. See BikeWalkKC’s new crash application and how you can use it – it just might save your life.
Maggie Priesmeyer, BikeWalkKC Education and Outreach Coordinator; Vance Preman, Attorney; and Glen Rumbaugh, Kansas City Police Department, retired.
B. So You Want to Race?
Do you love to ride and ride fast? Do you watch the Tour de France on TV and say, “I can do that!” This is for you. Learn the basics of racing, how to get started, who to practice with and the pride and perils of performance racing.
Karen Brocket and Michelle Windmoeller
C. Building a Bike Group for You
Can’t find people to ride with you? Tired of getting dropped? Sick of riding behind boys that shave their legs and wear lycra? Start your own group! Its easy and these wonderful women will tell you how they did it.
- STARS, Sisters That Are Riding Strong: Denesha Snell
- Earth Day Pub and Pedal: Nicole Harper and Kate Waldron
- Velo Vixens: TBA
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Closing session
Steal these ideas
Take them home and make them your own!
4:30 p.m. Social Ride and Happy Hour
Join us for an easy and casual ride to happy hour at a nearby restaurant.