Quote Originally Posted by Rina View Post
This week is bike to work week. So at my job the bike commuter club I am in had a bike at lunch program to get more people involved. As always I am the only female in the group. I have taken classes with the same instructor and have rode with him before. This time was the worse ride ever, we rode the same route as in the past. I had to stop several times, and at one point I didnt go with the men, I turned around. So he of course came back to me and helped with my gears and going up hills, it was awful. Anyway once the ride ended, he said I was planning on going hard on you today, but I guess i pushed it. I was so mad at him. Push me for what? I told him I will never ride with them again, they are way to fast.

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Rina
What is wrong with riding the same route? I don't understand why that is a bad thing. I would think that for someone who doesn't have a lot of experience, riding a familiar route would be good: you know what to expect, know where any trouble spots are, and can adjust accordingly.

Also, why did you have to stop several times?

I'm with others: this doesn't sound like a gender issue. It seems there were different expectations as to what this lunchtime ride was for. Sounds as though the others were treating it as a fitness ride, that it wasn't -- or they weren't treating it as -- a "learn how to commute" ride.