where do you live?: Kentucky (between Louisville and Frankfort)

how would you classify your riding (commuting, leisure, competitive): commute, leisure, fitness, club rides

how long have you been riding a bike in the way that you do now? did you pick it up again after years of not riding?: four years; yes I returned to cycling after a 15 year absence

what type of bike(s) do you have?: Univega Grand Tursimo (a touring bike purchased in 1985) and a Lemond Buenos Aires WSD (road bike purchased in Nov. 2007)

do you notice more females on bikes in recent years than before?: no

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): equipment, clothing, acceptance into male dominated groups