ME ME ME!!! That would be fantastic. No springs, alas, but I match some of the other criteria :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
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ME ME ME!!! That would be fantastic. No springs, alas, but I match some of the other criteria :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
To LadyinMotion/Pam: Wow, that was a very sheisty thing for those "ladies" to say and I applaud you for getting a comeback in! So jealous, wish i had a chance to shun them right back.
And to everyone else who has had similar experiences, I am so grateful to hear so much encouragement and similar stories. I know for me its made me a bit hesitant to meet up and go on a group ride because I don't want to not be able to keep up (I am a self-proclaimed slug). But I did go on my own little mini 14+ mile ride around this neighborhood while my daughter and BF were out on a mountain biking group ride:-)
So cheers to us ladies who keep riding:-)
xxoo Bicyclulz
Aw man, why do you guys have all the fun?
Guess I'll have to stick to my backroads solo rides. :p
Coming in VERY later here, BUT I have to say.. I COVET pink bikes! Never been able to find one that fits me when I'm looking for a new steed, but I just LOVE them! I dream of pink, and your Fuji is GORGEOUS! When I saw that the company that makes my tri bike (QR) is now making a pink bike, I almost traded mine in on the spot! :p
And MOMELISA- a TE tri stud from here in the valley- rides the most beeeuuteefull pink tri bike! She proudly calls her malibu barbie, and boy howdy does she smoke the Ironman courses on her! In fact there are a few pro women who not only RIDE pink bikes, but wear all pink in the Ironman races.
Arrgghh
I wish we could all run into those dults at a ride. I think we all have something to say!
Sheesh, there is just no room in this sport for hate like that! Personally I'm not into vintage bikes, or some of the more classic looks the ladies are into here, but I don't think any less of them. I think all bikes are beautiful in their own way!
I dunno, I think some bike karma is going to come to those jerks! And it AINT gonna be pretty! :cool:
I got bells
I got springs
I got reflectors all over the place including spokes and pedals AND
...get this...
I have an orange reflecting vest that has batteries so it LIGHTS UP!!!
I like pink and purple bikes although mine are silver and black. I like to wear pink & purple too. But I do have a question about the reflectors on the wheels. Is it taboo? I left mine on. Just wondering ;) :rolleyes: :D :confused: :)
Not taboo, just a bit dorky. :p Personally, I'd leave 'em on a commuter bike and take 'em off anything else.
Wheel reflectors actually do cause a subtle wobble, but seriously, unless you make a habit of flying down mountain sides at 45mph its not going to be noticable (it is a bit disoncerting if you do actually do this though....) The reflectors they put on these days are kind of junky though - I'd take them off just because I'm not so sure how secure they really are. I'd hate for one to break and lodge in the spokes - ouch!Quote:
Originally Posted by wannaduacentury
Someone brought a bunch that attach old school style back from India and gave them to the bike shop down the street from me - too cool - peacocks, rabbits and other fancy shapes. My expensive wheels came with reflective stickers on the rims rather than spoke reflectors.
I have spoke reflectors, pedal reflectors, reflective sidewall tires, and reflective tape here and there.
And I still don't feel bright enough...;)
if it makes you feel better, that kind of thing doesn't just happen to new cyclists, or to women cyclists. i've been made fun of, my boyfriend has been made fun of, and what it boils down to is that some people are just mean. it's a shame that they bring their negative energy to a group ride. it's clear to me that they were just intimidated by a new face. if they were really confident as cyclists, they would encourage and welcome the new person. so, no worries for you. good times ahead!!
Hey, I might be able to make the "Fat Bottomed Girls" ride! I'm going to post a thread when I know the dates for sure but I'll be in Seattle for 2 weeks training on my new job. :D Of course my bike HAS to go with me and I'll need some of you gals to show me around. I've been to Seattle twice since we moved here and LOVE it! I'm not a city gal but for some reason Seattle spoke to me and I'd love to ride there! I don't have a pink bike but I definitely qualify as a fat bottomed girl.
Lora
Why do women treat each other this way? I hate that you had that experience. I've only been on one organized ride myself and I know how out of place I felt and that would have really hurt my feelings. I am especially glad that this forum exists for women to share that kind of experience and then receive the support they DESERVE from other women. My bike is sea foam green with flowers painted on the top bar and I love it!! I hope you do the century next year. I hope I can ever do one.
Those girls aren't cool enough for pink!
I have a friend (male) who is an INSANE athlete. He has pink streamers on his MTB, and a pink Chris King headset (which retails for $125ish, snazy).
... and his girlfriend just bought a pink Ellsworth Truth... retails for over $5,000!!
so there. :p
That is one very secury man!! I don't know him but I love him already!! Yes, pink does rock! And sea foam green! And streamers! :)
secury?
what IS a secury man?
I got a new digital camera for myself a few months ago. I'm not sure why, but all the black and silver ones seemed so boring to me, and plus i wanted my camera to be "different" from my DH's clunky older digital camera. So i got a PINK one! :p :p
When DH saw it, he said "Hah, I bet you bought that pink camera so that I would be too embarrassed to borrow it and use it, right?....well your plan WON'T WORK!"
That's a secury man.
;) :D :D :D
I just rode my mtb for the 3-Day, with pink streamers, a pink stuffed hare on my seatpost bag, and every inch of the top tube covered by a fuzzy pink boa. And people thought I was a hero for doing it. Proud to be Pink.
Sorry, don't know what was going on with my fingers. What I was trying to type was "secure", not "secury". Now I'm not feeling very "secury" about my typing.
Hey there
Sorry that happened...:confused:
I'm building my first fixed gear bike and it's going to be pink. Yeah! Proud to be pink!
What a great thread!
Check this out for something similar from Seana Hogan, multiple-time Race Across America woman winner who gave the guys a run for their money, too:
http://gainesvillecyclingclub.org/1995/10seana.html
I also had a snitty comment from a woman rider once, re. my Speedplay cleats, of all things. She seemed put out the whole ride that I was there; everybody else was nice. This was a group ride I was trying for the first time. At our rest stop, she said loudly, in a snarky voice, in my hearing, "Those cleats she's wearing. Those are the ones that are supposed to be hard to walk in, aren't they?"
I was too shocked to give the obvious answer--"They're a little awkward to walk in, but they're meant for riding and they're great for that"--which would have been delivered with a sweet smile and tone of voice that made it clear that I was the much nicer person of the two of us ;) . Needless to say, never tried a ride with that group again.
Thank heavens most riders, women AND men, are nice, supportive, etc. etc.
Re. FatBottom Girls Ride: maybe we need multiple venues at once!! An International FatBottom Girls Day. Complete with bike bells encourageed on all bikes. I would SO go for that!
And, is that Slug shirt available somewhere??????
Okay, enough time wasted reading about riding. Time to get on the bike.
The hill slug shirt is here on TE: http://www.teamestrogen.com/products.asp?pID=23089
Maybe the rude chickie was just jealous of your cleats. I've heard of road bike riders getting a little friendly harrassement for using mtb cleats, but can't say I've heard of someone getting it for road cleats! (and SPEEDPLAY of all things!)
And I totally agre with Seana Hogan: I love whuppin' the racer types on my steel bikes while wearing a skirt and all the fred reflectors and screaming yellow I own. It's especially sweet when I'm also wearing my flip-flop sandals.
(the best one yet was when I did it on an uphill riding a steel mixte singlespeed! Wheeeeee!)