Besides having a thing for redheads, I love Veloria's blog. She's smart, a good writer, and humble. There are quit a few bike blogs written by women that touch on the Rivendell world. Look for 'em!
On Feb 26, 8:07 pm, "rswat...@me.com" <rswat...@me.com> wrote: > 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 > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners- > > bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > . > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en > > . > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners- > > bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > . > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en > > . > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > 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 > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners- > > bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > . > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en > > . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
