Las Palomitas: Ladies Bicycle Gang

About Me

Las Palomitas feminino
(1) Spanish; Literally translated as small doves,
from la paloma and the diminutive -ito/a ending.
(2) Latin America; Popcorn.
(3) Mexico, Southern Mexico; Slang for female genitalia. Pussy!

Las Palomitas is a gang of high class ladies that like to cause a rukus on two wheels. We're non-exclusive...as long as you're a woman, you ride a bike, and you kick ass.

My Interests

Alley cats. Mountain biking. Fixed gear bicycles. Three-speeds. Single-speeds. 'Cross bikes. Revolution. Old steel road bikes. Wool jerseys. Neon lycra jerseys. Large messenger bags full of beer. Bicycle tattoos. The Bike Church.

I'd like to meet:

Gutsy, articulate, sweaty, slutty, bitchy, well-dressed feministas with grease stains, and an appetite for destruction who can fix a flat.
If you are none of these things, considering joining our Fan Club.

Music:

Joan Jett and the Runaways. Aretha Franklin. Big Mama Thorton. All ye Riot Grrls. The Bangles. The Go-Gos.

Movies:

Breaking away. Les Triplettes de Belleville.

Television:

Kill yr television.

Books:

The Complete Book of Bicycling.

My Blog

Not Just A Pretty Pussy

The bar crawl last Thursday was short and poorly attended, but nevertheless spawned brilliance and rambunctiosness. We parted ways at the end of the evening feeling tipsy and inspired. The nicknaming ...
Posted by Las Palomitas: Ladies Bicycle Gang on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 02:57:00 PST

Racing anyone?

So, there are a few races around the area that at least one Palomita will be attending. These are sorta official-like but simultaneously quirky and (dare I say) renegade. Let me know if yr interested....
Posted by Las Palomitas: Ladies Bicycle Gang on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 03:43:00 PST

The official position de Las Palomitas on the topic of boys participating.

Mmmm...no. And to clarify, this applies to tranny boys and fags as well. Questions and complaints will receive this response: Every other bicycle institution in Santa Cruz is run by a bunch of dicks, ...
Posted by Las Palomitas: Ladies Bicycle Gang on Sat, 29 Jul 2006 09:40:00 PST

Next weekend?

The bicycle bar crawl on Saturday was a blast! We dropped in on Brady's, The Jury Room and The Rush, but never made it too Ye Olde...a midnight diner sounded better at that point. I'll post picture (a...
Posted by Las Palomitas: Ladies Bicycle Gang on Mon, 24 Jul 2006 09:28:00 PST