Howdy 👋
Welcome to Joy Adventure Club - brought to you by me! Michelle Joy
Introducing a women’s riding + adventure community launched from Wānaka, New Zealand. I’ve dreamt up this concept to help bring more fun and connection (aka joy) into women’s lives!
I believe adventure doesn’t have to mean big missions or hardcore miles. Sometimes it’s as simple as a playful bike ride with lovely company, a cold drink after a ride, and maybe finally giving that trail a go…
It’s not about being the fastest or the fittest — it’s about getting outside, sharing the experience, and having a good time along the way.
Riding bikes is fully in my heart, and I didn’t ride a bike as a kid - go figure!
Biking is cool as! It’s playful, fun, good for your brain and stress levels - and even better when you get to share the stoke.
As a late adapter to biking (yup I’m 51!) , I’ve realised something super important: it’s way better with a crew. A hype crew. A skill crew. A fellow goof. The kind of people who’ll push a bike up a hill with you, eyeball a feature together and help you build the courage to try it, and then share the stoke when you nail it.
Over the years I’ve been lucky enough to grow into my riding alongside some pretty awesome women who share the same sense of adventure for life that I do. Some people joke that I’ve made all my friends take up biking… and honestly, that might be a little bit true. But they do love it!
At the end of the day, I just want to have fun and I want my friends to have fun too.
And I’m also a bit of an instigator — the one planning the rides, organising the trips, and suggesting the next little adventure.
So that’s what hit me.
More women deserve this in their lives.
Someone to say,
“C’mon… lessss go.”
That’s where my Joy Adventure Club dream began.
Ride Your Own Ride 🤘
One fun thing I’ve noticed riding with friends is that everyone rides a little differently.
We all have different speeds, different skills, different styles — and different hesitations.
And when you ride in a crew, you realise something pretty great: you’re actually normal.
Sometimes you’re feeling brave and ready to try something new.
Other days you’re choosing chill over thrill.
And that’s completely okay.
Joy Adventure Club is for women (and yes age is no barrier!) who want to:
Break out of routine and rediscover their adventurous side
Feel strong, playful, and supported in the outdoors
Meet fun, like-minded women who say yes to trying new things
Ride bikes, laugh and feel the freedom of being outside — without any pressure to perform
Whether you're new to biking, dusting off the pedals again, or just looking for some great adventure buddies…
you belong here.