where do you live?:Ft.Lauderdale,Fl

how would you classify your riding (commuting, leisure, competitive):Competetive with some commuting sprinkled in.

how long have you been riding a bike in the way that you do now? about a year, but have been riding consistantly for 2 and a half years(started for fitness, this is my first serious year racing, got interested in racing last year but was not training specifically to race)

did you pick it up again after years of not riding?:umm rode for fun when I was younger, broke my collarbone on a bike when I was 13(got hit while on vacation) and I swore I would never ride again!! Yet now I can't imagine not having a bike in my life.
what type of bike(s) do you have?: I have a Specialized Tarmac Expert road bike and am in the process of figuring out which track bike to buy once I get my tax money back:-)
do you notice more females on bikes in recent years than before?:Yes I do! I work at an LBS and have noticed a signifigant increase in women who are cycling for fitness, many have come from spinning classes. We also have a beginners group ride every week and the amount of women on it is slowly increasing.
do you notice more focus on females who bike in the media recently?:no

do you think there are female specific concerns in cycling? what would they be? (buying appropriate bike/equipment, stigma, safety):I feel that there isn't really, except for equality in racing as Andrea has already discussed.
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