Joyride036: Meet designer, entrepreneur, stylish bike commuter, and co-founder of Po Campo bags, Maria Boustead

Joyriders, Meet Maria!

An industrial designer and daily bike commuter since college, Maria wanted to make a product for women who were biking for transportation. She envisioned a better way to carry things on the bike that was both functional and stylish without hiding the fact that these were, in fact, bike bags.

Her first Interbike told her that guys were designing products for themselves, and ever since, she’s been strongly committed to the idea of equipping women with the gear that they need to integrate biking into their lifestyle and continue to improve the product in service to that mission.

Topics discussed on the show:

BKLYN IN THE HOUSE

Po Campo Bags OBVS

Ortlieb Panniers not super attractive

University of Illinois

Century training (sure beats a marathon!)

Cycling Lake Tahoe

bike tour of Germany

touring the vineyards of Burgundy, France

calm city riding

Po Campo Retailer spotlight

Bicycle Habitat

B.F.F. Bikes

New for 2018:

BUBBLES!

Irving backpack pannier

Belt Bag

15% off discount code: Joyride (valid through May) Discount codes ARE case sensitive.

League of American Bicyclist’s National Bike Summit (March 5-7)

PO CAMPO is throwing down the Gauntlet for the National Bike Challenge!! May through September.

Words of wisdom: entrepreneurs, prepare for the long haul!

Big thanks to Maria! Make sure you check out Po Campo online and connect with Po Campo on Instagram and Twitter.

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Coming up on the Bike Love Calendar:

Swift Stoked Spoke Series (Seattle): February 28, March 28
Cycle Oregon Joy Ride: June 9
World Naked Bike Ride: June 23
Cycle Oregon Weekender: July 14-15
Seattle-to-Portland: July 14-15
WTFbikexplorers summit (Whitefish, Montana): August 16-19
Cycle Oregon Classic: September 8-15

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Keep moving forward and until next time I hope you enjoy the ride.

Forever Forward!