It was NOT because you didn't share genders with the those other riders; it was because you didn't have the same gear and the same bike "worldview"--and they would have "gone off" on any one riding your rig, not because the rider was different, but because the ride was.
On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 10:09 AM, Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is this mansplaining, or does this happen to you, too: > > I was out riding my Surly Krampus on some fire roads that are, to be > honest, too steep for me. So I was doing a lot of walking. But that's > OK, I don't mind walking. > > At the top, I came upon three guys who had ridden up the other side, > the easy way. We got to chatting, and, as often happened, they asked > me about my bike. I have flats on the bike. And then one of the guys > took it upon himself to tell me I should start riding clipless. He > explained that clipless would make my pedalling stronger, yadda, > yadda. > > I answered politely, but I was furious. It should have been obvious to > him that my bike was carefully chosen: it has 3" tires, a belt drive, > a dynamo and a Rohloff hub. This is not a bike that one can can buy > off the shop floor; it's a custom bike, and one that he should have > realized I chose after careful consideration. Why, then, did he assume > that a rider who had ridden for 40 years, and who had carefully chosen > all the parts of her bike, would be ignorant of clipless pedals, and > that somehow flats got on my bike by accident? > > Don't be a jerk. Don't assume that riders who make different choices > than you do don't know what they're doing. And don't assume that women > automatically need the benefit of your superior knowledge. > > On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 5:15 AM, Garth <garth...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > good read : > > > http://www.bikejames.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Flat-Pedal-Revolution-Manifesto.pdf > > > > from here : > > > http://www.bikejames.com/strength/the-flat-pedal-revolution-manifesto-how-to-improve-your-riding-with-flat-pedals/ > > > > > > You don't have to change your mind and thinking .... nor can you truly . > > You can and do however . . . Understand :) > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Derek Simmons retiredinsancleme...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
