Woman competing in Tour de France

[Pedal Wench]

Happy April Fool's Day! Your friends at Trek Travel.

You got me!

[OakLeaf]

Am I the only one who finds this offensive?

There are physiological reasons why women don't compete side-by-side with men in this type of event. But to make a joke of the idea just rubs me the wrong way.

[lunacycles]

I'm with Oak.

[roguedog]

i don't necessarily find it offensive but i do think it's in poor taste (and kinda stupid) coming from Trek who tout their WSD frames.

not funny (down thumb for trek.. not for thread)

[shootingstar]

i don't necessarily find it offensive but i do think it's in poor taste (and kinda stupid) coming from Trek who tout their WSD frames.

not funny (down thumb for trek.. not for thread)

I agree. If becca received the email as part of a customer email group, that's pretty pathetic.

Or someone was using Trek Travel's name indiscriminately, without their knowledge for this joke.

[jp4995]

I can see how they would think it's funny, but I don't really think it's funny. Glad I don't own a Trek bike, it's saving me from writing a strongly worded letter to them. I might just write the letter anyways.

[KnottedYet]

Certainly poor taste, and a bad move on Trek's part.

Look at the grumpy reaction Trek is getting from folks here. Someone in the mix should have thought a bit more before making an "official" April Fool's that might p.o. one of their major focus markets.

[ny biker]

I'm not offended by it because it's just another lame april fools attempt. Really I don't know why people feel the need to do this sort of thing.

[Jolt]

i don't necessarily find it offensive but i do think it's in poor taste (and kinda stupid) coming from Trek who tout their WSD frames.

not funny (down thumb for trek.. not for thread)

I agree. Lame. I wonder whose brain fart this was...

[MM_QFC!]

Am I the only one who finds this offensive?

There are physiological reasons why women don't compete side-by-side with men in this type of event. But to make a joke of the idea just rubs me the wrong way.

No, you're not; I'm in full agreement: it's offensive.
To me, it's consistent with the practice of using male-generated derogatory terms that are female-specific, like a military drill instructor shouting in a recruit's face that they're "such a girl" or worse as in the slang terms for female genitalia and such...how about the seemingly innocuous term of "man-up"?
I'm the mother of 2 sons and have felt all the way along that I'm pushing against this sexist tidal wave just to teach them awareness and sensitivity from the woman's perpective...whew!