I've noticed that organzied rides around here (NM & CO) tend to be
mostly male, but then I generally encounter more ladies than gents out
on their own or in small groups when I'm just out riding around. Today
was an exception, however, not a single lady out there for some reason.
Ryan
On Feb 26, 2010, at 20:42, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote:
This list, and just about any "bike" list is probably 95% male, at
least based on the conversations that are from people I know as male
or female (some people don't use their given names). So yeah,
that's definitely "testosterone" or at least XY chromosome dominated.
That's too bad in my opinion. That means we (Rivendellians/ibobs/
retrogrouches) don't interest 45% of the population. I've noticed
it as well on our SoCal rides as well. One feminine-lady-person for
1/5 of one ride means it's quite a sausage-fest.
On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 11:33 AM, James Dinneen
<jfxdinn...@yahoo.com> wrote:
I would take issue with the view that much testosterone is shown on
this list. We seem to be extremely polite and concerned with the
feelings of others in the discussion. If you want to see
testosterone, go to the Finn sailing site: direct insults with four
letter words and specific physical threats all form part of the
discussion. Some of it is funny, some of it not at all funny. It was
hard for a lurker, unfamiliar with the personalities, to decide who
was kidding and who was serious. I left the site because of this
total lack of civility (not directed at me). Here on this list, if
we even think bad thoughts we get a kind and gentle nudge from our
webmaster. So in sum, different views are great but I think it is
not fair to imply that testosterone is rampant on this list of
gentlemen and ladies. Jim D. Massachusetts
--- On Thu, 2/25/10, Paul <neve...@att.net> wrote:
From: Paul <neve...@att.net>
Subject: [RBW] Lovely Bicycle Blog
To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com>
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2010, 3:30 PM
While doing a search on the Riv Sam Hillbourne bike I stumbled
across this blog
as the writer of the blog had recently become the owner of a Sam
Hillbourne frame.
http://lovelybike.blogspot.com/
Perhaps it has been mentioned on list before.
I found it very interesting and thought I would pass it on.
It is written by a lady that just got back into cycling last spring
at age 30 I think
she mentioned after not cycling since her childhood & teenage years.
She has a refreshing take on cycling I think and
a very fast learning curve having just returned to it a bit under a
year ago.
She describes some of the things within certain areas of bike
culture that had kept her
from getting back into it.
Seeing one particularly lovely orange vintage Gazelle Dutch bike
helped change that.
Now she has a custom mixte on the way & a new Sam Hill bourne frame
to build up
among several other vintage bike acquisitions over the last 10 or so
months.
At any rate I find the the perspective from a lady and also someone
fairly new
to cycling adds a lot to the mix.
It seems to me the feminine perspective can help balance the
plentiful high testosterone
fueled viewpoints of the guys.
Plus she is a talented photographer and artist and has some great
pics of bikes on her site.
Regards,
Paul C
Dallas, TX area
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Redlands, CA
"Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is
something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a
gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy
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