Quote Originally Posted by bikeless in WI
And just to show how common this need to outperform women is, check what men report as their greatest biking embarrassments on this site:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...light=humbling

Every other one (well, I haven't counted, or even read to the end, but it seemed that way) is embarrassed that women, older men, or people with shoddier sports equipment left them in the dust. That and falling through failure to unclip -- when women are watching.
Bikeless, this was a hilarious thread. But I, too, was amazed at how many of them kept mentioning "fat chick" or "girl" as the MOST humiliating type of cyclist that could pass them. I mean, it's NOT a guy's forum, so I have to assume that 95 percent of them ARE men, and they just don't care how sexist they sound?

I mean, if I didn't enjoy the male energy and equipment so much, their MF attitude might send me switching teams. LOL!

Now I'm even MORE intimidated to try riding with guys. Jeez. I ride by myself 90 percent of the time, and I really have enjoyed the group rides with women, although they're sorta competitive, they're always supportive. I'm not the fastest one, but at least the ladies respect that I can keep my butt in the saddle for 10 hours...