One more "why women don't cycle" article

[PamNY]

And there are many women who just don't want to look sweaty /messy from cycling around on a beautiful summer day and then get off bike, to go shopping. Fussy, but probably many women fit this profile. (After all, same ladies wear full makeup, chic clothing just to go window shopping.)

Canada must be very different from the US in this regard.

[KnottedYet]

Sarah Chan's bike blog is one of my very favorite internet things http://www.girlsandbicycles.ca/ She loves bikes, and she loves clothes, and she loves activism. Through-out her blog posts, you can see that she gets a kick out of being creative with clothes. It's art, it's fun, and she shares her excitement about clothes just as well as she shares her excitement about her bikes.

Perhaps pleasure in clothing and make-up might look fussy, but so might any one us with our detailed concern about our bikes and our knowledge about bike parts and types. Is it fussy for us to choose the "right" bike from our stable for a jaunt to the coffee shop? Is it fussy to choose a different bike for a 50 mile ride-like-the-wind? How about choosing a folder for an evening at the symphony? How fussy is that? Oh, my goodness, and how fussy is it to worry about the color of one's bar tape or saddle?

We're all fussy to someone else.

Don't fret over others, don't search for a pecking order. That's fussy. And tedious.

Admire the artistry.

Ride lots.

[salsabike]

It's probably more to do with personal world-view.

Sometimes the world is more comfortable if one has a few large classes of persons to put down, in order to make oneself higher up.

On a happy note: Sarah Chan's bike blog is one of my very favorite internet things http://www.girlsandbicycles.ca/ She loves bikes, and she loves clothes, and she loves activism. Through-out her blog posts, you can see that she gets a kick out of being creative with clothes. It's art, it's fun, and she shares her excitement about clothes just as well as she shares her excitement about her bikes.

Perhaps pleasure in clothing and make-up might look fussy, but so might any one us with our detailed concern about our bikes and our knowledge about bike parts and types. Is it fussy for us to choose the "right" bike from our stable for a jaunt to the coffee shop? Is it fussy to choose a different bike for a 50 mile ride-like-the-wind? How about choosing a folder for an evening at the symphony? How fussy is that?

We're all fussy to someone else.

Don't fret over others, don't search for a pecking order.

Ride lots.

Yet another post where I need the "like" button.

[Owlie]

If we're talking commuting:

Workplace grooming/dressing standards, whether by company policy or social norm, tend to be higher for women than for men. (Judging by what I've seen, anyway.) I can imagine that it's a little daunting to figure out exactly how to make yourself look presentable (or bring clothes and shoes with you) and be not-stinky when you get to work, unless you work somewhere relatively casual or have access to showers, etc. I'm not afraid to sweat (I sweat like a pig), and I'm not terribly "fussy" about my appearance (I don't wear makeup, for example), but I don't want to go to the grocery store like that, let alone work!