And let me just say...

[lizbids]

I had a great time reading about the Hot Male Riders, but I think it's time to remind you ladies that lots of riders who coast past YOU are thinking the same thoughts!

What is sexier than a woman who is happy, confident, enjoying the outdoors, being independent...all while showing off sculpted legs and a big grin? Strut your stuff and be PROUD of who you are!!

[LadyinWhite]

I think women are more discreet. We glance over, we admire, we move on with our lives.

Too often when I'm out riding I hear a lot of crap. Cars toot their horns (jolting me practically right off my bike), construction workers yell out, one group of road maintence crew actually broke out into applause. It was mortifying. And I'm no hottie either. I'm 42, way too curvy to be considered athletic/tight and I'm not exactly cruising along a la Lance Armstrong.

I hate it - sometimes it really ticks me off. I mean honestly - do these guys think scaring the piss out of me or yelling out the car window is a compliment?? I make a point now to dress super conservative on the bike - high neck jerseys to keep the girls well covered, no shorty shorts etc.

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[singletrackmind]

Thanks lizbids, you're right. Curvy, straight, big, small, short, tall, everything in between, you're right.


(but for me, this thread is fine without pics )

[missymaya]

Yeah, a lot of the women I ride with are at least 10-20 years older than myself and they make me look pathetic I look up to them because I don't want to end up like a lot of people that age, sitting around eating poorly and being overweight. And they get woohooed by young guys and can hang with the young guns Definately makes me look slow and pays homage to my bicycling elders

[SouthernBelle]

I also get tickled when some young guy whistles or evidences other tactful appreciation while I'm on my bike.
They don't know about the gray hair under the helmet.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Well, like I said in the Hot Male Riders thread:
People who cycle a lot have wonderful bodies that are a delight to gaze upon.

That's "people", as in either sex. Healthy fit bodies just plain look good!

[Jenn]

Thanks lizbids, you're right. Curvy, straight, big, small, short, tall, everything in between, you're right.


(but for me, this thread is fine without pics )

I agree with you but the girl a the top of the website, that is what I'm aiming for! I may not look exactly like it, but I'm on my way. I also pay homage to all those female riders out there they to look great! It's just.....the men are more fun to drool over!

[lizbids]

Yes, it is disheartening when certain kinds of men cat-call and try to reduce your self-worth by saying disgusting things as you go by But, what I was trying to say that there are plenty of guys out there who are liking the way you look but are polite enough to do what we do: get a nice glimpse and move on (though those guys seem few and far between!)

[lauraelmore1033]

When I hear a "whoah" as I pass by the construction site on the corner of my street, it is always said in the same tones of incredulity and wonder with which one might say: "look! Godzilla!". I don't think they mean it as a compliment. Bastards.

[Meg McKilty]

I hate it when people honk their horns. Just startling.

[chickwhorips]

i was honked at for the first time last week. i thought i was pretty cool too. ego booster. it was by someone in a very nice cadillac too. then again that someone in that caddy was my roommie and her sister, but i still felt special.

[Pax]

I hate it when people honk their horns. Just startling.

I have a wickedly overdeveloped startle reflex so getting honked at about flips me off the bike.

[GLC1968]

When I hear a "whoah" as I pass by the construction site on the corner of my street, it is always said in the same tones of incredulity and wonder with which one might say: "look! Godzilla!". I don't think they mean it as a compliment. Bastards.

I just snorted water onto my keyboard!

I know exactly what you mean, though. Last night the guys working on the railroad tracks all just stopped and stood there watching me ride by. I think they were probably wondering why in the world anyone would commute by bike...or "is that a woman? hard to tell without much chest"

[IFjane]

I just snorted water onto my keyboard!

I know exactly what you mean, though. Last night the guys working on the railroad tracks all just stopped and stood there watching me ride by. I think they were probably wondering why in the world anyone would commute by bike...or "is that a woman? hard to tell without much chest"

Oh GLC, I'll be happy to donate some chest to the.....uh.....chest if you'd like!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I agree with you but the girl a the top of the website, that is what I'm aiming for!...

I don't know, she looks kind of boy-like to me. I think I'll stick with my nice curvy girly hips and waist....