In case you weren't already thankful for the TE forum...

[Koronin]

My husband actually found this forum for me. We both were looking for cyling forums this summer after getting our road bikes. (My husband has been riding mountain bikes his entire life. I finally this summer for the first time got both a road bike and mountain bike that actually fit me.) So we were looking for forums to learn at. He is the one that found this one for me to join. The other forum we both are members of and check on a regular basis is Road Bike Review. They have a forum as part of their page. They do have a women's board on their forum that is open to everyone.

[Irulan]

It is not whether there is a women's board or not, the discussion is having to prove you are female through a posting history, and women's boards that have idiot men dominating them.

[PamNY]

Some of the comments on that thread reminded me of this old SNL skit

Oh, that's hilarious. Thanks for the reminder.

[Trek420]

It is not whether there is a women's board or not, the discussion is having to prove you are female through a posting history, and women's boards that have idiot men dominating them.

I wish I could find it, probably buried somewhere on Thread Drift but somewhere we'd designed a multiple choice quiz that proves if you're a girl.

[tulip]

A while back--a couple of years, perhaps--Bikeforums made an effort to figure out how to make people new to BF and women more comfortable posting in the general forums (duh, like it was hard to figure out!). I was asked to participate in a subcommittee of sorts, since I have a long history on BF. I found the subcommittee to be almost as bad as the regular forums, so I let my thoughts be known and left. The admins there COULD do the right thing and simply ban all the bullshit (wow, it didn't get ****--sorry to offend anyone), but they choose not to. I think their motto must be Quantity over Quality.

I do like the Women's Forum on BF, however, and continue posting there. I used to post on a regional forum, on touring, and on 50+, all of which are better than, say, Road Riding. But the Admins refuse to do their job, so I quit posting in the other areas as well.

I find very little overlap between TE and BFWF. Some, but small.

Catrin, next time I check in to the Women's Forum, I will welcome you.

[oz rider]

The flavor of any board is determined ultimately by the admin and the guidelines given to the moderators.

Exactly. There's no problems from guys on BV forums, although they enjoy their photos on one thread. But Australian Cycling Forums made an awful mess of setting up its women's forum (and even a male friend mentioned last weekend they discuss their bits too much). I logged out after the women's forum debacle and won't be back. Just wish I could tell their sponsors I'll be avoiding them too. Who would have thought it's that hard?

[jobob]

The N. California regional forum on BF is quite good, with a generally helpful and supportive bunch. Just MHO.

[Catrin]

The Long Distance/Randoneeuring forum is pretty good as well. It is supportive and pretty helpful.

[uforgot]

Hi. I post on the Bike Forums women's forum regularly. I really like it. There are so many bozos on the regular Bike Forum that I don't even bother with them anymore. I've met some really wonderful people from the Bike Forum women's forums. It's much smaller than TE, and because of that, I've gotten to know and really appreciate the women there.

Seems to me like it might make a little bit of sense to think twice before dissing something that one has no idea about.

I didn't read beyond this post, but I also belong to this forum and totally agree with tulip. It's not strictly invitation, you can request to join, and it's pretty easy. I always thought that the point was to make it a safe place where you can ask anything and not put yourself out there for the guys snarky comments. Women have issues that men don't and some people aren't comfortable posting personal issues with saddles or even newbie questions on the wide open forums.

[Catrin]

I wish I could find it, probably buried somewhere on Thread Drift but somewhere we'd designed a multiple choice quiz that proves if you're a girl.

Oooo, this sounds like fun, maybe it can be found sometime?

[Susan Otcenas]

I tried to get access to post there several years ago. More than once. The admin never even bothered to reply to my request.

[Trek420]

Oooo, this sounds like fun, maybe it can be found sometime?

In 14,185 posts in TE TD? I don't think so. Easier to create a new one. Remember there is no truly right answer.

You're out on a long ride, you have a flat, replace the tube and ride on, another flat, you patch it .... another! Do you:

a) Call your SO.
b) Adjust the capris, show a little calf and hope a bike dude stops.
c) Call Better World, you have the bike coverage
d) Use that Luna bar wrapper to MacGyver a patch kit to get you home

[Chile Pepper]

In 14,185 posts in TE TD? I don't think so. Easier to create a new one. Remember there is no truly right answer.

You're out on a long ride, you have a flat, replace the tube and ride on, another flat, you patch it .... another! Do you:

a) Call your SO.
b) Adjust the capris, show a little calf and hope a bike dude stops.
c) Call Better World, you have the bike coverage
d) Use that Luna bar wrapper to MacGyver a patch kit to get you home

hee hee. I never would have made it to the third flat! I carry one tube and no patch kit. If I've changed one flat, I've proven all I need to prove for the day. Time to use the cell phone.

[Catrin]

In 14,185 posts in TE TD? I don't think so. Easier to create a new one. Remember there is no truly right answer.

You're out on a long ride, you have a flat, replace the tube and ride on, another flat, you patch it .... another! Do you:

a) Call your SO.
b) Adjust the capris, show a little calf and hope a bike dude stops.
c) Call Better World, you have the bike coverage
d) Use that Luna bar wrapper to MacGyver a patch kit to get you home

Hmmm, I don't have an SO at this time so that is out...
Don't have Better world coverage either...

Guess I would just have to start working that calf