New Biker, Was recently shunned!

[KnottedYet]

"Fat bottomed girls you make the rockin' world go 'round.... ....Get on your bikes and RIDE!" (Queen)

Dang, I wanna start a "Fat Bottomed Girls" ride! We could have so much fun! Extra points if your saddle has springs! (mine does )

I think I'll post one up for November, and see if anyone wants to join me!

[elk]

I would LOVE to come along...with my springs and my brick house bottom...;-)
but you're far....

e

[KnottedYet]

Not THAT far! A mere 3 1/2 hrs away!

[onimity]

Knotted, you ride fast!!!

I *so* wish I could join in the Fat bottomed girls ride! It would be great ride for my Queen Bicycle Race jersey! (when I wear it though, I am surprised by how many people have bike bells. )

I think it was one of the local RAAM racers that said that the thing he liked most about Boulder was how many people he saw every day on their bikes and the thing he liked least was how many gray-haired ladies passed him on mountain bikes loaded down with groceries.

Anne

[sundial]

Extra points if your saddle has springs! (mine does )

What about bicycle bells? Any extra points?

[KnottedYet]

Oh, yeah, bike bells are also extra points! (each of my bikes have springs and bells, so of course I'm gonna go for extra points!)

Still got reflectors in your spokes and on your platform pedals? More points! (I like to be seen in Seattle's gray low-light days, bring on the reflectors!)

I think I'll try to do up a Fat Bottomed Girls ride in November. It'll probably rain, but who cares!

[teigyr]

"Fat bottomed girls you make the rockin' world go 'round.... ....Get on your bikes and RIDE!" (Queen)

Dang, I wanna start a "Fat Bottomed Girls" ride! We could have so much fun! Extra points if your saddle has springs! (mine does )

I think I'll post one up for November, and see if anyone wants to join me!

ME ME ME!!! That would be fantastic. No springs, alas, but I match some of the other criteria

[bicyclulz]

To LadyinMotion/Pam: Wow, that was a very sheisty thing for those "ladies" to say and I applaud you for getting a comeback in! So jealous, wish i had a chance to shun them right back.

And to everyone else who has had similar experiences, I am so grateful to hear so much encouragement and similar stories. I know for me its made me a bit hesitant to meet up and go on a group ride because I don't want to not be able to keep up (I am a self-proclaimed slug). But I did go on my own little mini 14+ mile ride around this neighborhood while my daughter and BF were out on a mountain biking group ride:-)

So cheers to us ladies who keep riding:-)

xxoo Bicyclulz

[sundial]

Aw man, why do you guys have all the fun?

Guess I'll have to stick to my backroads solo rides.

[Running Mommy]

Coming in VERY later here, BUT I have to say.. I COVET pink bikes! Never been able to find one that fits me when I'm looking for a new steed, but I just LOVE them! I dream of pink, and your Fuji is GORGEOUS! When I saw that the company that makes my tri bike (QR) is now making a pink bike, I almost traded mine in on the spot!

And MOMELISA- a TE tri stud from here in the valley- rides the most beeeuuteefull pink tri bike! She proudly calls her malibu barbie, and boy howdy does she smoke the Ironman courses on her! In fact there are a few pro women who not only RIDE pink bikes, but wear all pink in the Ironman races.
Arrgghh
I wish we could all run into those dults at a ride. I think we all have something to say!

Sheesh, there is just no room in this sport for hate like that! Personally I'm not into vintage bikes, or some of the more classic looks the ladies are into here, but I don't think any less of them. I think all bikes are beautiful in their own way!

I dunno, I think some bike karma is going to come to those jerks! And it AINT gonna be pretty!

[elk]

I got bells
I got springs
I got reflectors all over the place including spokes and pedals AND
...get this...
I have an orange reflecting vest that has batteries so it LIGHTS UP!!!

[wannaduacentury]

I like pink and purple bikes although mine are silver and black. I like to wear pink & purple too. But I do have a question about the reflectors on the wheels. Is it taboo? I left mine on. Just wondering

[DirtDiva]

Not taboo, just a bit dorky. Personally, I'd leave 'em on a commuter bike and take 'em off anything else.

[Eden]

But I do have a question about the reflectors on the wheels. Is it taboo? I left mine on. Just wondering

Wheel reflectors actually do cause a subtle wobble, but seriously, unless you make a habit of flying down mountain sides at 45mph its not going to be noticable (it is a bit disoncerting if you do actually do this though....) The reflectors they put on these days are kind of junky though - I'd take them off just because I'm not so sure how secure they really are. I'd hate for one to break and lodge in the spokes - ouch!

Someone brought a bunch that attach old school style back from India and gave them to the bike shop down the street from me - too cool - peacocks, rabbits and other fancy shapes. My expensive wheels came with reflective stickers on the rims rather than spoke reflectors.