Cris Simmons is a renowned motorcycling industry writer and editor, co-founding Harley Women magazine in 1985. She is the author of The American Motorcycle Girls: 1900-1950, widely considered the definitive history book of women and motorcycling. She is a passionate rider and collector of vintage Harleys and has participated in numerous Cannonball endurance races as well. She is an Honorary Lifetime Member of Women In The Wind, a Lifetime HOG member, and has been inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame.