Yrs. on bike & what keeps you there

[7rider]

Maybe we have the time for it? I never had time to ride my bike when I was in college, then med school, then residency... That's about 12 years through my entire 20s and into my 30s that I just had no time.

I think it's just a function of the demographics of this discussion forum, and not necessarily representative of women cyclists as a whole.

I know lots of women cyclists in my area who are NOT on this board...in fact, who have never heard of Team Estrogen (and a few who have and bust a gut laughing at the name ). It's likely they wouldn't spend their time cruising such forums. So, yeah...I guess it's just a matter of priorities.

[shootingstar]

I think it's just a function of the demographics of this discussion forum, and not necessarily representative of women cyclists as a whole.

I know lots of women cyclists in my area who are NOT on this board...in fact, who have never heard of Team Estrogen (and a few who have and bust a gut laughing at the name ). It's likely they wouldn't spend their time cruising such forums. So, yeah...I guess it's just a matter of priorities.

Methinks this forum is just a snapshot of entire female cycling population. As for women who are raising children, in my face-to-face friendship circle, over 70% of the women are childless. There is some time for some fitness, even if it means just a short bike ride..between campus and home...which is what my niece did for a few years. She probably needed cheap, flexible transportation and wasn't even thinking of fitness.