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" 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 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
> > 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 wrote:
>
> > From: Paul
> > Subject: [RBW] Lovely Bicycle Blog
> > To: "RBW Owners Bunch"
> > 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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> > 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
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