From a "woman's persepctive" . . .

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Hey, I have an idea. You could start off writing something chock full of the cliches about female riders, stop, point out that it's nonsense, and switch over to the real woman's perspective. Which might be something about being expected to be a specific type of rider just because you're female. Or even something about the vast range of riders you'll find here on TE, representing every end of every spectrum.

I like that idea! Women riders vary as much as men do. We might have a few specific needs different from men like saddles and - in general - a shorter reach... but beyond that we aren't that different!