KRYPTONITE ANNOUNCES DATES FOR ITS WOMEN’S RIDING ESSENTIALS

      

          Jody Perewitz & Nicole Hoffman Roesch Share Motorcycle
                         Knowledge Coast to Coast

Canton, MA  May 7, 2008 - Kryptonite, a brand within the Security Technologies Sector of Ingersoll Rand Company Limited,  announces the first three dates of its new Women’s Riding Essentials program.  Jody Perewitz and Nicole Hoffman Roesch will share their extensive experience and knowledge with women riders who may just be starting out. The series is for women only and starts in June.

“Kryptonite knows from both published reports and our own experiences on the road, that more women are riding motorcycles than ever before,” said Karen Rizzo, Director of Marketing.  “We also understand that these women may be new to riding and have questions or need some advice that they might not want to ask of “the guys.”  We have a solution for that with our accomplished women riders, Jody and Nicole, who will share their expertise, tips and general information with these women.”

The first three dates and locations for the Women’s Riding Essentials program are at the following Kryptonite partners:
Thursday, June 19, 2008 at Perewitz Cycle Fabrication in Bridgewater, Massachusetts; www.perewitz.com Thursday, June 26, 2008 at Barb’s Harley Davidson in West Collingswood Heights, New Jersey; www.barbshd.com Thursday, July 10, 2008 at Scuderia West in San Francisco, California; www.scuderia.com All events start at 6pm local time.

Both Perewitz and Roesch will lead the 1-2 hour class.  They will talk about their backgrounds and educate the attendees about safety, simple maintenance, riding gear, resources available and security tips.  The ladies will be treated to snacks, raffle prizes and receive a certificate at the completion of the event.

“This isn’t about just creating a pink product and hoping women buy it,”
continued Rizzo.  “We are offering women the chance to walk into a dealer for the first time and really learn about riding from women with invaluable experience.”

Jody Perewitz
With legendary custom motorcycle builder Dave Perewitz as her father, Jody has been around motorcycles since the day she was born.  Jody took to the family business like a fish to water and has had a hand in building numerous motorcycles, most notably her own 1963 Harley Davidson Panhead.
Since she started riding she’s ridden everything from the small 50cc bikes to motorcycles with a suicide shift and everything in between.  There aren’t many women in the industry that know more about riding and maintenance than Jody.

Nicole Hoffman Roesch
Nicole is a member of Team Rightsforbikers.com and competes in the SunTrust MOTO-ST series, a national road racing endurance series.  Roesch, who has raced for the past 7 years,  won the National CCS Ultra Lightweight Superbike Championship in 2004.  She was part of the 2006 winning team in the Inaugural 8 Hours at Daytona and has placed second in the ASRA Team Challenge.  Nicole has a great amount of knowledge about safety, handling and resources available to women riders.

About Kryptonite
Kryptonite, innovator of the bicycle U-lock, has offices in Canton, Massachusetts, USA.  The company is a premier producer of high-quality cables, chains, U-locks and flexible security systems for the bicycle, powersport, snowsport, locksmith and hardware markets.  Kryptonite locks are sold worldwide. For more information about Kryptonite go to www.kryptonitelock.com.  Kryptonite is a business unit of the Security Technologies Sector of Ingersoll Rand Company Limited.  Ingersoll Rand is a diversified industrial company providing products, services and integrated solutions to industries ranging from transportation and manufacturing to food retailing, construction and agriculture.  With a 100-year-old heritage of technological innovation, Ingersoll Rand helps companies worldwide to be more productive, efficient and innovative.  For more information, please visit www.ingersollrand.com