Why a women's forum?

[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.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

i think people shouldn't be allowed to list more than two bikes, so I don't feel inadequate.

[Catrin]

Well, certainly not more than two STEEL bikes so my bikes don't get jealous

[Owlie]

See, I don't think anyone should be allowed to list more than one entry-level bike because I might feel inadequate. So there.

[Catrin]

See, I don't think anyone should be allowed to list more than one entry-level bike because I might feel inadequate. So there.

heheheh

[Biciclista]

I'm glad we're not really like that.

[Antaresia]

I have only had good experiences with female oriented forms, so I immediately signed up when I found this one - I found it by accident when goggling something else.

Lets face it, we live in a world where 90% of laundry detergent commercials feature women, and 95% of sport-related commercials feature men. I don't think that men really relate to that kind of life experience, or even think about it. I don't think they understand that they get to be default gender, and we get to be represented as the "token chick" in most things. Or how men's sports/physical activities are held in much higher esteem. You might think that kind of thing dosen't matter when asking a question about internal hub shifters, but that attitude does come out in subtle ways.

In a form about physical activity, it's nice to have a like-minded, judgment-free group of people to talk to. I would much rather ask questions here than bikeforms, though I do do enjoy lurking there and reading back-post of interest.

I don't like to think of myself as either "girly-girl" or "practical" (as disturbing as it is to make those two options opposites); because I'm a quite a mix of both.

It's a really nice community here.

[channlluv]

Hey, Bethany, we can be harmlessly obnoxious, too. Just hang around a bit. And welcome.

As for listing bikes, I'm fighting the urge to go buy a new Cannondale just to impress you people. Sheesh.

Although I could use a new bike. I only have the '07 Ruby Comp and a 16-year-old steel-frame Palomar mtb. That thing weighs 37 lbs with my tool kit and water bottles!

Dang it. I do love the carbon, but I'm not crazy about the paint job.

Roxy

[Cataboo]

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.

We both still only have 1 butt.