Why a women's forum?

[Bethany1]

I happened to find this forum after doing a Google search. I am a member of Bike Forums and found it was a good site. They were helpful in my frustrations of being a new rider and I didn't feel like I was ignored because I was a woman. I just felt ignored due to lack of experience. I do like the aggressiveness of Bike Forum and always find a laugh with the banter or the crazy opinions, but unless you live and breathe cycling, most of the topics aren't in my league. The biggest help is the advocacy and safety one since I know I need the most help in that.

My expertise is in quilting not cycling so I'm constantly learning as I go through both forums. There aren't any women cyclists where I live so I'm on my own for everything and in my own personal acheivements.

I'm usually intimidated by women forums as in some of the quilting and/or the brand of sewing machine sites can get downright mean and ugly. I've found guys just are just harmlessly obnoxious in responses but women are out to stab you in the back if you don't fit the forum ideals. I haven't found this to be true in the few days I've been here and that's refreshing.

[PamNY]

I'm usually intimidated by women forums as in some of the quilting and/or the brand of sewing machine sites can get downright mean and ugly. I've found guys just are just harmlessly obnoxious in responses but women are out to stab you in the back if you don't fit the forum ideals. I haven't found this to be true in the few days I've been here and that's refreshing.

I've had experience with a vicious sewing forum -- it was truly comical that people could get so nasty over sewing.

I'm glad you found this group. It's a great place for information and support.

[Owlie]

I'm usually intimidated by women forums as in some of the quilting and/or the brand of sewing machine sites can get downright mean and ugly. I've found guys just are just harmlessly obnoxious in responses but women are out to stab you in the back if you don't fit the forum ideals. I haven't found this to be true in the few days I've been here and that's refreshing.

I feel this particular forum is less clique-y than the other one (predominantly women) I'm on. They're by-and-large nice people, but part of the reason I don't go there much anymore is that "the rules" didn't seem to apply to a particular group of people. For example, one relatively new member posted something about her pregnancy in a general forum. A member of The Group (and mod) replied that she wasn't allowed to post such things because "there are a number of people on this board who are dealing with infertility and they don't want to read about this." Members of The Group were allowed, however, to go on about their pregnancies and offspring at length in those same general forums.

[Biciclista]

Owlie, I would have trouble with a forum like that.
If I wanted to post about my custom bike they might say that was prohibited because a lot of people can't afford a custom bike and they don't want to read about it?

[Cataboo]

You make me & my poor shoddy bikes feel inadequate everytime you show off your beautiful orange bike with its chrome bling.

[Biciclista]

snort. you had better report me then. LOL

[Cataboo]

Oh, first you make me feel inadequate, and now you publicly mock me over it.

[Biciclista]

ROTFL!
the fact is, you have more bikes than I do and I'm jealous. Peope shouldn't be able to list more than 3 bikes so that other people don't get their hearts broken.