Reply With QuoteI've been surveying what the different companies have on their sites that are especially geared towards women.
Here's my critical question: did anybody else's computer start making nature noises at that website??? And here I thought it was a Mac thing, 'cause it wouldn't turn off...
So far there isn't much up there (and I dunno "S- girls" makes me think of the whole Specialized Angel thing which is definitely oriented towards men... but let's just see what happens...) but I think it's cool that more sites are discovering us as a market...
(YES!!! That's the chirping site!!! Okay, I forgive you, Steve Jobs....)
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03-22-2008, 07:21 AM #1
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New Specialized Website
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Not sure if anyone has seen it (or mentioned it here), but specialized has a new women's website.
There are a couple of How To videos that are good for newbies.
http://www.d4wgear.com/Last edited by chickwhorips; 03-22-2008 at 07:24 AM.
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03-23-2008, 06:41 PM #2
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03-23-2008, 06:49 PM #3
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I just can't help myself, I watched the rider on the opening page for nearly a full minute...
Look at the angle of her sacrum compared to the angles of her thorax and lumbar spine.
The guy in my fit class who had taken the Specialized fit course (very cool guy to work with, he was on my fitting "team") would never have let that happen.
Then I watched the mtb'ers iliac crests as she sawed herself across that saddle.
I worry about the pink-haired kiddo's elbows.
I can't stop myself. It's a sick obsession. Think I'll have another beer. (and finish investigating the site!)Last edited by KnottedYet; 03-23-2008 at 07:00 PM.
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03-23-2008, 06:54 PM #4
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Laymen's terms?
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
ETA: I wish Specialized didn't think it had to make the websites so fancy. I don't like their sites...slowish. Too much sizzle and not enough steak."The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it." ~ Doug Bradbury
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03-23-2008, 07:07 PM #5
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Her pelvis is pointing at the sky, her thorax is more nearly horizontal, meaning her low back has to go into this exaggerated flexion to connect to the two. That shoves her abdominal contents up into her diaphragm and cuts down on her breathing efficiency and sets up her lumbar spine for some nice disc distortion and paraspinal muscle strain.
Either her core isn't strong enough to hold the rest of her lined up with her thorax (so she is tilting her pelvis up in an effort to control weight distribution and balance) or she isn't flexible enough (mostly hamstrings) to ride with the saddle/bar relationship on that bike.
Or maybe that saddle is so uncomfortable she just can't sit right...
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03-23-2008, 07:08 PM #6
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OK, maybe I'm being lazy...what is the thorax? Originally Posted by KnottedYet
Her pelvis is pointing at the sky, her thorax is more nearly horizontal, meaning her low back has to go into this exaggerated flexion to connect to the two. That shoves her abdominal contents up into her diaphragm and cuts down on her breathing efficiency and sets up her lumbar spine for some nice disc distortion and paraspinal muscle strain.
Either her core isn't strong enough to hold the rest of her lined up with her thorax (so she is tilting her pelvis up in an effort to control weight distribution and balance) or she isn't flexible enough (mostly hamstrings) to ride with the saddle/bar relationship on that bike.
Or maybe that saddle is so uncomfortable she just can't sit right..."The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it." ~ Doug Bradbury
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03-23-2008, 07:11 PM #7
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hmmmm... you can "change riders"... the other two have hips that rock wildly from side to side with each pedal stroke -- it doesn't look so much like the seats are way too high, more just awkward pedaling (if anything seats look on the low side, judging by leg extension... but I know nothing about mountain bikes). strange choice of models?
ETA: both of the mtbr's have sooo much upper body movement, look at the waist-ribcage swaying between hips and shoulders. it looks really tiring. and the second one -- again, I know nothing about mtbs so I could be totally off here -- but the bike looks too small. if she didn't lock her elbows, and got a little lower, she'd have to round out her back.Last edited by VeloVT; 03-23-2008 at 07:31 PM.
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03-23-2008, 07:15 PM #8
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Thorax is the rib-cage. I am looking at the angle of the ribcage/spine, like if you balanced a stick along her spine in her ribcage.
Yeah, that first MTB'er is seriously rocking! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!
I noticed the second one looked like she had locked elbows, now I gotta go check out her rocking, too.
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03-23-2008, 07:17 PM #9
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Thank you! Originally Posted by KnottedYet
"The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it." ~ Doug Bradbury
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03-23-2008, 09:04 PM #10
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Seems to be a trend...
Giant has had a womens site for awhile now...
Personally I'm not a fan of Specialized. Their bikes are fine. In fact as a family we own a few from way back when. But as an LBS owner their business ethics leave something to be desired.
Sad that they can't (or choose not to) play nice with others...
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03-24-2008, 02:29 AM #11
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Out of curiosity, what's the issue? Originally Posted by Running Mommy
"How about if we all just try to follow these very simple rules of the road? Drive like the person ahead on the bike is your son/daughter. Ride like the cars are ambulances carrying your loved ones to the emergency room. This should cover everything, unless you are a complete sociopath."
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03-24-2008, 06:19 AM #12
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Yes, I admit I was curious, too. Originally Posted by Kalidurga
"The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it." ~ Doug Bradbury
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03-24-2008, 06:21 AM #13
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I don't wanna know the issue - I ride a Specialized - ignorance is BLISS Originally Posted by Running Mommy
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03-24-2008, 07:02 AM #14
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...and are so contagious. Y'all have taught me so much, I am now looking for fit problems everywhere. The other day I was watching the Spinervals Aero Base that was filled with 100+ riders from Fort Wayne, Indiana. I started checking out fit. What was most frightening, was that the bulk of the riders that seemed to have bad fit were women. Only one guy didn't fit, but he had really long legs and no upper body. Originally Posted by KnottedYet
Oh, and I really think that Georgina Terry's videos are much better. I like the low key approach. She seems to be adding one every week or so.Last edited by Thorn; 03-24-2008 at 07:04 AM.
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03-24-2008, 07:24 AM #15
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All this talk about fit makes me wonder if I'm not right on my new road bike.
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