You probably educated them that just cause they are guys doesn't mean that they can go out and not ride and beat ladies that ride a lot!
Hopefully, they won't be so obnoxious to ladies the next time!
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10-24-2006, 09:52 AM #1
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Great Job!
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10-24-2006, 10:16 AM #2
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what a great story! balm to my soul.
Good work, gals!
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10-24-2006, 10:28 AM #3
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Maybe some day, if they practice hard and are good little boys, they will be good enough to ride with the girls.
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10-24-2006, 10:28 AM #4
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ahhh yes.... way to go. now that story made my morning!
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10-24-2006, 10:46 AM #5
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I AM SO IMPRESSED! You just proved that men are so overrated!
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10-24-2006, 11:00 AM #6
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yes they are so why do they get all the attention. i mean the men get the bigger sponsors and get more spectators and people take them more serious and all that. i'm jealous/envious of how the men get all the good accolades and credit for cycling.
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10-24-2006, 11:22 AM #7
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Cali,
Your post made me a bit uncomfortable, the way you describe it. I'm not disagreeing that it happened that way, I just haven't come across too many men who still harbor those outdated, macho ideas. My cycling group includes crit racers, cyclo(psycho)cross riders, Ironmen, and guys who have completed Breathless Agony, Badwater and Death Ride. If anything, they have an utmost respect for women cyclists and have all been humbled (at one time or another) by some of the female pros in the area. Hard to make fun of "mere girls" when its Hillary Biscay http://www.bikesportmichigan.com/edi.../0000062.shtml blowing past you.
I hope it's just indicative of their relative youth, and something they will soon outgrow.
Congrats for the great ride!
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10-24-2006, 10:39 PM #8
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I don't exactly understand what you mean (about it making you uncomfortable). Originally Posted by Bluetree
Cali,
Your post made me a bit uncomfortable, the way you describe it. I'm not disagreeing that it happened that way, I just haven't come across too many men who still harbor those outdated, macho ideas. My cycling group includes crit racers, cyclo(psycho)cross riders, Ironmen, and guys who have completed Breathless Agony, Badwater and Death Ride. If anything, they have an utmost respect for women cyclists and have all been humbled (at one time or another) by some of the female pros in the area. Hard to make fun of "mere girls" when its Hillary Biscay http://www.bikesportmichigan.com/edi.../0000062.shtml blowing past you.
I hope it's just indicative of their relative youth, and something they will soon outgrow.
Congrats for the great ride!
P.S. PLease introduce yourself in Open Topic > Getting To Know You thread!
I do agree, it did sound a like cliche male "macho" stereotypes, and to clear the record, most men are not like this. The majority of men from my experience (98%) are not like the men I described.
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10-24-2006, 07:22 PM #9
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Maybe its their proffessional bibs and sporty helments. Originally Posted by Cali Sunshine
Maybe you've been hanging around the wrong places.i'm jealous/envious of how the men get all the good accolades and credit for cycling.
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