It might be the weekend but the week is not over for our celebration of International Women’s day. Here are two more women we would like to talk about…
Lucy approached us with a jacket that she and her partner had designed and we’d never seen anything like it. With its integrated flashing lights, it was just brilliant and we knew we’d end up working together!
She says: “Launching my own business has been far more challenging and rewarding than I ever imagined it would be. The highs and lows are more extreme, the fist pump moments are more frequent, and the general sense of pride when things go right (and hurt when they don’t) is something I feel on a regular basis.
We set up Lumo in 2014, after Doug (then boyfriend, now husband) was knocked off his bike for the second time on his daily commute. The driver of the car that hit him had thankfully left him with only a few cuts, a bruise the size of a baked potato and a knackered front wheel, apologising that he ‘just hadn’t seen him’ in his dark jacket and jeans.
Still, I completely understood when he stubbornly refused to buy high viz clothing, and kept with the jeans and dark jacket combination that looked good in the office, if a little impractical on the bike. After months of looking for alternative gear that would do the job and realising that it just didn’t exist, we decided to do it ourselves and make clothing for the thousands of people like Doug who wanted to be seen on their bike, without having to sacrifice their comfort or style. Cycling to us is more than doing big rides at the weekends in full racing get up (although we do love that too and have plenty of Strava segment battles). It’s simply the best way to get around any city. We want more people to get out on their bikes and experience the freedom of the city that comes with being on two wheels.”
In our constant search for new products for Cyclechic, we came across the Thousand helmets online. We loved the design immediately and had to have them in our range and we’re looking forwards to actually meeting Gloria one of these days.
She says: As a long time cyclist, I was never a fan of wearing a helmet. I always thought they were bulky, “sci-fi” nuisances. But after losing a friend to a cycling accident, I knew I needed to change. Wanting to give others an option to change as well, I emptied my savings account and convinced my friends to help me build Thousand.”
Tomorrow is the last day… don’t forget to check the blog!
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