When Raquel V茅lez caught the skiing bug in her late twenties, she wanted to spend every waking moment on the slopes. But she couldn鈥檛 find snow pants that fit. So the Silicon Valley engineer left her tech job and began a yearslong mission to learn to sew her own, which culminated in the launch of聽, a company that recently began selling innovative, adventure-ready pants designed for plus-size bodies.
Meanwhile, cyclists Kailey Kornhauser and Marley Blonsky have been on their own quest to create space for plus-size bodies in outdoor sports. Both got into mountain biking聽as adults, and it was years before they realized that the surprisingly low weight limits on equipment made them unsafe for some riders. Now they run , a movement to聽educate cycling brands and the public about how to make the sport safer and more welcoming for people of all sizes.
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