It would be great if more women felt more welcome to delurk. A reason I like visiting places like Lovely Bicycle (today's post is quite a propos: http://tinyurl.com/4xwsdyk)
Speaking of the term "the wife," is it anything like "the hubby?" which in places like Yelp you'll find quite often, which seems more to be a kind of post-feminist Gen-Y thing. What male cyclist with a female partner doesn't want to get her more into cycling? Making a place more inclusive, either online, or at the bikeshop or on the road, can only help. TSW On Apr 4, 1:24 pm, Liesl <lchat...@smm.org> wrote: > Good to hear from Rivendell Chicas. As an avid-reader-but-seldom- > poster of the RBW Owners Bunch, I often lament that there is such a > limited involvement from women (myself sadly included). Anne, yours > is one of the few women's voices I see regularly, and so it's been sad > to see that no one has responded to your post. When I read frequent > references to things like "the wife," while I don't assume it is meant > to be a put-down, it does contribute to making me feel that I am > entering a male space. It's so often used when men are choosing and > buying bikes for their women... I have loved few things more than > learning about bike design, parts, and outfitting myself so that I can > ride all year round here in Minnesota. What an adventure of the heart, > spirit, and body. > > So, perhaps there are folks out there who have the opposite problem of > big guys' bikes with their double top tubes and diagatubes and so > forth, that seek recommendations for the little bikes, ones that are > in the 48 to 52 cm range. For example, I've struggled with saddle bag/ > rack combinations for bikes with not much room between the saddle and > the fender! I found that Mark's Rack works rwonderfully because its > height and distance from the saddle are infinitely adjustable. I've > used it with my old Baggins Adam (the just-smaller-than-the-Hoss for > you old timers). > > Also, at a recent--and really enjoyable--visit to Riv HQ, the women's > small WoolyWarm vest and button-up, which I believe at one time were > boasted in the ever memorable e-less catalog to be appropriate for > Baffin Island, fits a 5'2", slightly plump, 50+ year old woman, and > the little Hunq is a blast for the same sized/aged person. > > Maybe I'll even go crazy and post pictures of my 2006 red 50cm Saluki > and my 2009 clear-coat Proto Bleriot set up as a poor woman's > Quickbeam. > > Okay women, I'll stop being a lurker if you will. > > fondly, > Liesl > > On Apr 2, 9:36 pm, Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On the Cinderella Classic today, my Roadeo didn't feel all alone among > > all those carbon fiber thingies. I saw three Rambouillets and a > > beautiful sage green custom (really sage green, not the Bianchi color > > of the Atlantis). The Cinderella is for women only-- glad to see other > > Rivendell chicas. > > > -- > > -- Anne Paulson > > > My hovercraft is full of eels -- 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-bunch@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.
