Female Mechanics Calendar by Sarah Lyon

[Lyle]

I don't recall if I posted about this last year, but Sarah Lyon has a new Female Mechanics calendar out for 2008.

She's a motorcyclist, photographer, and motorcycle mechanic who rode all over the country in the summer of 2006 tracking down and photographing female mechanics in their workplaces, including motorcycle mechanics, and published a 14 month calendar with the pictures and short bios. Last summer, she did 12,000 miles and now has a new calendar out.

Here she is with all her camping gear, which she swears all fits on the bike:
http://www.dogsbreakfast.net/Images/SarahLyonAndGear.jpg

I bought her 2007 calendar because I like to support this sort of effort, and I'm glad I did because the pics are interesting and the mechanics' stories even more so. Besides, it is unique and a great conversation piece. The 2008 calendar also has some photo collages of her trip.

Here's a link:

Sarah Lyon's Calendar (http://www.sarahlyon.com/calendar/)

[motomac]

That sure is an old Beemer!!! and that looks like a lot of gear when it unfolded and unrolled, but it really isn't. Does that round hooby dooby roll/fold up???

[Trekker]

That is pretty darn cool! What a lot of gear! Makes me wonder if I put it all out on my driveway would it look like that? Cool idea for a calendar.