Not sure what I think of this ...

[lph]

This subject is always pretty interesting, because it's easy to get caught in a double standard. It seems it's more socially acceptable now for women to look at nude men than the opposite, it's seen as sort of gutsy and cool and "see, we can do just like you guys have been doing for years", while men gawping at nude women are still just slobs... Which is unfair, but it's how the pendulum swings.

But personally I don't like the sex kitten posing no matter who does it. It would look even weirder if someone like Lance Armstrong were doing it because it's such a super-feminine eek-look-don't-touch pose, and very passive. I guess the male equivalent is the oily Chippendale pose, which conveys more power and control, but I still don't like it much.

I guess the almost soft porn poses just feel a bit too private! Like I'm peeking into somebodys bedroom. Don't get me wrong, I like to look at hot nude bodies as much as anyone but I much prefer shots that focus on more than just sexiness, like humor, intelligence, passion, athleticism... Where the model is actually expressing some kind of emotion.

This is why they call women complicated

(DirtDiva, you're hilarious.)

[East Hill]

This was the perfect sexy athletic fabulous woman on a bike shot - hard to beat.

Sure, it's been done before, but it's so much cooler and sexier in my mind.

H&B
~T~

Yes, this is sexy and athletic.

For what it's worth, I've never looked at hot male bikers, because the only hot male biker I'm interested in is Mr. East Hill .

East Hill

[KSH]

Didn't read all the responses... here's my input:

What's wrong with a lady who takes care of her body showing it off in some hot photos?

Too many people think "woman athlete = butch". And let's face it, a lot of professional athletes can be a bit manly looking.

She is showing that just because you ride a bike, run, are a professional athlete... that doesn't mean that you can't be feminim and sexy.

Healthy, fit and in shape = sexy. Being a professional athlete with muscles = sexy. What a positive body image to spread around.

[KSH]

Sorry folks, but the minute I see someone posing with high heels who purports to be an 'athlete'--no.

She is an athlete. But she's not an athlete in those photos, she's just a female body posing with a bike. Please don't tell me that she's going to ride her bike in those boots, or those shoes.

Are WE going to hang that calendar up on the wall? No, I think it's the adolescent guys for the most part, or their dads who will put up that calendar.

East Hill

I'm an athlete. I wear short skirts and heels when I go out dancing. Does that take away from my athleticism? No.

I can be sexy and be an athlete, all at the same time.

I just seems sad that the two have to separate. It's like it's frowned upon for a woman athlete to be girly and sexy. They have to be hard, be an athlete, and show how manly they are.

Would I buy the calendar and put it? No. Not my thing.