I met Roxy Robles last summer in King Street Station. We were catching the train to start a bike tour, from Eugene to Portland through the heart of Oregon wine country. This trip, affectionately named “You Don’t Pinot Me - Riding Through the Cuntry” - in reference to the wine focused nature and WTF makeup of our group turned out to be a great way to start a friendship. Roxy and I bonded over our shared love of steel bikes, skinny dipping and face masks while bike camping.
Since that trip last summer, Roxy has been on a roll in the Seattle bike community. She authored and led the ‘SPLAIN’ survey of Seattle-area bike shops, which rated how comfortable women, trans, femme and gender nonconforming people feel there.
Roxy also taught an Intro to Bike Touring Class at Seattle Central College and most recently, wrote an e-book, Introduction to Bike Touring.
I’m so honored to call Roxy one of my friends and am proud to introduce her here as one of my Marley’s Movers and Shakers.
