Welcome to Saddle Sangi!
Come curious. Start where you are. Let’s find out where cycling can take you.
When I thought about the name Saddle Sangi, I kept coming back to the saddle itself.
The saddle sits at the center of a bicycle. As riders, so much of our balance and movement happens around that center. Yet when people talk about bikes, we talk about wheels, suspension, gears, brakes, pedals- almost everything except the saddle.
And somehow, that reminded me of women.
Women are often at the center of our families, our work, and our communities. We balance so much around us. We contribute, support, adapt, and keep moving, yet our value and potential are not always recognized.
That is where Saddle Sangi began.
I wanted to create a space where a woman could simply say:
“I’m interested in cycling, but I have no idea where to start.”
And that would be enough.
You don’t need to already be a cyclist.
You don’t need the perfect bike.
You don’t need to know the terminology.
And you certainly don’t need to prove that you belong here.
You can just come curious.
I know what it feels like to find your own way
Saddle Sangi is deeply personal to me.
I consider myself fortunate because my parents supported my dreams. When I wanted to pursue cycling, they told me:
“Go. Try it. We are here if you need us.”
That support gave me something incredibly valuable: the confidence to keep exploring.
Along the way, I also met people in the cycling community who encouraged me:
You can do this.
Try this.
Go there.
Learn this.
But that was only one side of my journey.
There was another side.
I was judged.
People questioned what kind of girl would go riding into the mountains and forests with groups of men. My character was questioned simply because I was a woman participating in a space dominated by men.
Then I started racing.
Sometimes, I was the only woman who showed up.
When I won, instead of recognizing what it took to stand on that starting line when nobody else was standing beside me, I heard:
“You raced alone.”
“Of course you won. Nobody else was there.”
But I kept showing up.
Then I wanted to teach.
And again, there were questions:
“Who is going to come to your sessions?”
“Who needs cycling lessons?”
“Who is going to pay for this?”
Those questions affected me, but they also made something very clear.
I had needed those sessions myself.
When I started cycling, there wasn’t always someone there to explain proper body positioning, break down skills step by step, answer my beginner questions, or show me the different pathways that existed within cycling.
Much of what I learned came through experience, mistakes, opportunities, and eventually the people who shared their knowledge with me.
Once I had that knowledge, I kept thinking:
What if the next woman didn’t have to figure everything out alone?
That question became part of the reason Saddle Sangi exists.
You don’t need to know where you’re going yet
Maybe you want to ride simply because it looks fun.
Perfect.
Maybe you want a new way to stay active.
Maybe you want to explore trails and mountain biking.
Maybe you eventually want to race.
Or perhaps one day you’ll discover that cycling could become something more.
A ride leader.
A guide.
An instructor.
An athlete.
A community organizer.
Or something neither of us has thought about yet.
You don’t have to decide today.
Saddle Sangi is meant to give you a place to explore.
And wherever your path eventually takes you, we can begin with the same foundation:
Skills.
Skills create control.
Control builds confidence.
And confidence gives you the freedom to start asking:
“Where do I want to take this?”
If you simply want to ride, come ride.
If you’re curious about leadership, explore it.
If guiding interests you, learn what that pathway looks like.
If one day you want to become an instructor, let’s help you understand what it takes to move toward that goal.
There isn’t one correct destination.
The important thing is having somewhere safe to begin.
But I don’t want to build Saddle Sangi for you without you
I can bring my years of experience as a rider, racer, guide, coach, and instructor.
I can share what I’ve learned.
But I don’t want Saddle Sangi to be built entirely around what I think women need.
I want to hear from you.
What brought you here?
What makes cycling difficult for you?
Is it confidence?
Access to a bicycle?
Cost?
Not knowing where to start?
Not having people to ride with?
Family or social pressure?
Skills?
Or something completely different?
And if Saddle Sangi could help you with one thing, what would you want that one thing to be?
Tell me.
Because your answers can help shape what Saddle Sangi becomes.
Now imagine one year from today.
Maybe today you’re simply curious.
That’s enough.
But imagine we meet again one year from now.
Perhaps you’ve completed your first trail ride.
Maybe you’ve found a group of women you love riding with.
Maybe you’ve learned to work on your own bike.
Maybe you’ve led your first community ride.
Maybe you’ve started exploring guiding, coaching, racing, or another opportunity.
Or maybe you’ve simply become comfortable enough to say:
“I am a cyclist.”
So I want to leave you with one question:
What would you love to be able to say you accomplished through cycling one year from now?
Whatever your answer is, you don’t need to know exactly how you’ll get there yet.
That’s what exploration is for.
Come curious. Ask questions. Start where you are.
Welcome to Saddle Sangi.
Let’s find out where cycling can take you.
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