Shimano Ridebook
The Ridebook is a simple guide to finding comfort, confidence and community on two wheels, featuring contributions from Marley Blonsky, Kailey Kornhauser, Tobie DePauw and Nick Legan. The Ridebook is available through select local bike shops.
Meet the Authors
Marley Blonsky
Author
Marley Blonsky is a fat adventure cyclist, advocate and community organizer working to make the bike industry more inclusive, especially to people in larger bodies. Marley enjoys all kinds of bike riding - gravel, commuting and bikepacking - but especially any adventure that includes ice cream!
Kailey Kornhauser
Author
Kailey likes to ride her bike slowly across great distances. As an advocate for body size inclusion in biking, Kailey was recently featured in the Shimano film, All Bodies on Bikes. When she’s not on two wheels, Kailey is a PhD Candidate in Forestry at Oregon State University.
Tobie DePauw
Editor-in-Chief
Tobie has worked on or around bicycles since 2004 when he was hired to run a bike shop in a small town in northern Illinois. After years of community building, offering a unique product selection and hosting inclusive riding events, the shop became a regional destination. He currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin, working with bike shops across the country to help them build community through routes and events and is also the owner of Mordecai Book Building & Letterpress.
Kristina Wayte
Illustrator
Kristina is a California born-Washington state based concept artist and illustrator. She uses her traditional drawing skills and experiences to create brush pen illustration sketches. Her design work combines these traditional skills alongside with her digital painting and vector skills. Her outdoor-inspired artwork is created under the brand Sketchy Trails.
