Unbound XL: Support through the unsupported
Originally Written for Otso Cycles: https://blog.otsocycles.com/2024/08/support-through-the-unsupported-unbound-xl/ On the last Friday of...
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2023 Dark Divide 300
Originally written for Bikepacking.com : https://bikepacking.com/news/2023-dark-divide-300-recap/ The Dark Divide 300 is a challenging...
A big win at the 200-Mile Unbound Gravel race - Single Speed!
An interview with my Coaches at Wenzel - Original Article here: https://www.wenzelcoaching.com/blog/becca-books-win-singlespeed-unbound-g...
Choose to Challenge
In honor of Women’s Month, my team, Shadow Elite Racing, collaborated with our sponsor, Cannondale, to make a video celebrating the...
biking across Cuba with swift industries
Had a great time presenting at Swift Industry’s Inaugural Virtual ‘Stoked Spoke’ Series. My presentation of my 460 mile ride across Cuba...
CX Roundup
http://www.prettydamnedfast.com/blog/product-roundup-cyclocross2018-yp4p8 I had an amazing cyclocross season this year, sweeping in...
The Pleasure and Pain of Idaho Hotsprings
http://www.prettydamnedfast.com/blog/touring-idaho-hot-sprints This July, I set out to explore the highs and lows of the Idaho Hot...
MISSION Crit: 8 TIPS FOR RACE DAY
Originally written for Chrome Industries https://www.chromeindustries.com/chrome-blog/stories/blog-article-6429.html Race day is finally...
CRIT TIPS: 7 PRE-RACE ESSENTIALS
Filled with the stoke from the Mission Crit fixed gear criterium race in San Francisco, I penned this little number for the fine folks at...
Exploring the Santa Cruz Mountains with Juliana Bicycles
A review of the new Quincy Gravel Frame Originally written for Pretty. Damned. Fast. http://www.prettydamnedfast.com/blog/juliana-quincy...
Homeless Bill of Rights Fizzles Out This Session but Advocates Continue to Lay Groundwork
https://www.theurbanist.org/2019/03/22/homeless-bill-of-rights-fizzles-out-this-session-but-advocates-continue-to-lay-groundwork/ I...
Resilient By Design Recognized with WASLA Award
Had a lovely evening at the University of Washington Urban Horticulture Center, meeting with other landscape professionals and discussing...
Seattle City Budget Continues to under-fund Affordable Housing
Above - The ‘Unstable House’ which the AIA Committee on Homelessness developed with Real Change for the Seattle Design Festival I penned...
613.8 miles of gravel and inspiration
I recently gave a presentation on my August, 2018 Bike tour from the WTF Bikeexplorers Summit in Whitefish, Montana back to Seattle,...
Bike Exploring 101
Taking in the vista - The Oregon ‘Hoo doos’, a posse of balancing rocks in the center, and Lake Billy Chinook winds into the distance on...
Edison-Eastlake Wins $30 Mil HUD GRANT
I spent Christmas of 2017 developing and refining this plan for a January 2nd deadline, and am happy to see that our team finally...
What Shapes Affordable Housing in Seattle?
A great discussion around the financial, legal, and zoning related challenges facing Seattle as the area continues to grow. As part of...
Bike Explorer-ing in the Columbia River Gorge
Met some inspiring folks working to increase diversity and representation in the cycling community. Read my article over at Pretty Damned...
The TriBoro Greenway
While interning at One Architecture in New York City, I assisted with the research and graphics production for an exciting proposal to...
The great northern FWOD to FWOD tour on Pretty Damned Fast
I recently opined on bike touring on the new Women’s specific GT Grade, raccoons, and why you shouldn’t run over my tent with a lawn...
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