New Biker, Was recently shunned!

[Pyannyplayer]

PINK ROCKS! Don't let those snobs get to you! Geez! I didn't know Trek had a pink bike until AFTER I bought my blue one last year, soooooo......guess where my baby is going on Monday? To Trek to be painted PINK!!! Oh yeah! I want people to KNOW it's a girl passing them - PINK ROCKS! It's how all my friends know that I'm riding - all in pink from my helmet to my socks (even the accents on my bike shoes) and soon my bike!

I feel bad that these people said these things to you; all the cyclists I know are just so darn nice! My mom always said (and I'm sure ALL our moms said this) "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all". It's my rule to live by.

Kudos for ignoring them; just grin and wave when you pass them

Lorie

[Pyannyplayer]

I should mention that my favorite biking buddy, my DH, wears bright orange down to his shoes! We make quite the pair, but it's what we like. Sometimes someone might say something about my pink and his orange (we do clash a bit ), but we just tell them it's what we like. I don't like blue, but a gal that rides with me does......cool! I would never "bad mouth" her blue bike or her matching blue jersey (her tri outfit even matches her bike which I think is so neat!). Another friend likes bright yellow while another always rides a bike that's red; again, cool! Whatever makes a person happy. Just don't "bad mouth" someone else's choices!

BTW "Pinkzilla" is not only dang pretty, she has the NIFTIEST NAME!

Lorie

[elk]

I'm with Liza and Tyeger... WTF is wrong with ribbons anyway?????????
Do they think that the only way to be legit is to dress like men???

Phooey.

I started wearing lipstick when I was 20. It was becasue of this great scene in Hitchcock's Lifeboat. This cruise ship goes down . Next scene: Tallulah Bankhead is sitting in a lifeboat out in the middle of the ocean, all by herself and the first thing we see her do is put her lipstick on....

Now THAT is cool...

[KnottedYet]

Does anyone remember, 20 years ago or so, the Ladies Mountain Biking and Tea Society? One of the first bunches of women to really get out and ride with the men, and they always wore pearls and lace gloves and "girly" stuff so the guys knew they were being passed by women.

Folks who make rude comments about your pink bike (and hoping you'll hear it) are insecure and trying to make themselves feel better by putting you down.

I'm not a pink bike kind of gal, but I have a pink helmet and lavender bar tape and usually ride in a skort.

Ride on!

[Trek420]

Does anyone remember, 20 years ago or so, the Ladies Mountain Biking and Tea Society? One of the first bunches of women to really get out and ride with the men, and they always wore pearls and lace gloves and "girly" stuff so the guys knew they were being passed by women.

Wasn't that W.O.M.B.A.T.S?

Womens Mountain Bike and Tea Society? Think they still ride around here.

Cyclists are generally some of the friendliest folk around, these gals the exception to the rule. Don't let the idiots get you down. Ride on.

BTW; what were they riding? I bet your bike has nothing to be envious of.

[KnottedYet]

Yeah, baby, the WoMBATS, I knew you'd remember!

[Trek420]

Yeah, baby, the WoMBATS, I knew you'd remember!

Thank you! Yes, I am a veritable font of worthless trivia....and where are my keys?

[onimity]

Wow, that's seriously immature & I'm sorry you were treated so rudely. I've encountered bikesnobs of so many sorts & it's a shame to see people that have so little self confidence that they have to cut others down or think poorly of them because they have different preferences/budgets/whatever.

One guy that I see pretty often on my commute home was always friendly when I was on my road bike but would sneer and not return my hello when I was on my MTB. One day I was riding the MTB kept right behind him for 2 miles at 20 MPH after he passed me (sneering) and then blasted past him on a tough hill with my fully-loaded panniers and messenger bag. I looked right at him and smiled as I said 'on your left.' He is friendly anytime he sees me now. I shouldn't have let my ego get to me, but it was fun...

But the vast majority are friendly like the crowd you see here. And pink bikes rock! I always make a point of complimenting them because I am jealous. I got a great deal on my bike but I wish it weren't red. Every other piece of bike gear I have is pink.

Rock on & enjoy the new ride. Make sure you wear ribbons next year! And maybe decorate your bike with a kids horn and little flowered basket full of stones to throw at them as you pass! I'm kidding, but just barely!

Enjoy your beautiful new bike!

Anne

[Zen]

i don't care for pink...

but I do like baby blue

And pink & orange are a great combination!

[crazycanuck]

K...I might not like pink clothes, bikes, etc..BUT i'm not going to say to the person''s face that I don't like them.

If you want to ride a pink bike, please do.


C

[SouthernBelle]

Wish we could find out who it was, sneak over to her house, and spray paint her bike luminescent pink.

OK. Just ignore that bit of imaginary vandalism.

[elk]

Here's another nasty response I fantasized about:

"yeah, its pink: I ride in spport of women w/breast cancer...who do you ride for?"

[Zen]

You need some of these http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2007...sapproval.html

[Velobambina]

Were those girls still in High School? Obviously, they haven't evolved since that time in their lives. Sounds like you handled the situation well by not reacting to their comments. Dignity always wins out over meanness.

I think your bike is pretty. I have two pink Lunas, by the way.

[OakLeaf]

Good grief.

Ya know, in my kid days I had a snobby attitude myself, but I NEVER would have made a comment like that out loud.

You know what happened to my snobby attitude? FloJo.

I suppose the people who dissed you are too young to remember her. But watching FloJo tear up the Olympics on TV pretty much drilled into my head that having perfect hair and makeup and long fingernails does NOT mean you're not an athlete!!!! And if someone feels it's worth it to take the time with their apearance (self or gear) before drenching it with sweat and grime, well, fine. Good. I wish I had their energy. (Not that she had to put a helmet on over that perfect hair )

You rock. As for the ones who dissed you, I hope for their sake that they get over themselves, but if they don't, it's their loss.