We had an all paved ride in San Diego in August, but didn't fare any better in terms of gender balance. Maybe we just need a different way of promoting these things?
What's not to like about a bunch of guys wearing sweaty wool? Dustin > From: Aaron Thomas <aaron.a.tho...@gmail.com> > Reply-To: <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:58:35 -0700 (PDT) > To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > Subject: [RBW] Re: Dearth of female riders in SoCal was: The myth of the > all-rounder. > > > For what it's worth, I invited two women friends out for Sunday's > ride . One, who doesn't have an off-road appropriate bike (or even a > BOBish bike), said she'd be up for riding, but could naturally only do > paved rides on her modern, tight clearance rig. The other, who has a > cross bike, was basically down for it, but had other commitments. > > I wouldn't want to rule out off-road routes for future SoCal Riv > Rides, but perhaps throwing some all-paved rides into the mix would > attract women (and others) who don't have off-road capable road bikes > or who may feel unsure about their off-roading skill set on technical > mountain runs. > > A > > On Sep 8, 5:36 pm, David Estes <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Speaking of women riders, what's the deal with the SoCal Rivendell >> Appreciation Society Sausage-fest? I see LOTS of women riding bikes >> everywhere, but lugged steel on dirt roads does not seem to attract them. >> >> One woman for 1/3 of one ride does not satisfy Title IX. >> >> DE >> >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 5:31 PM, David Estes <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Uhmmm, Lesli, now is the time to chime in... >> >>> On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Dave Craig <dcr...@prescott.edu> wrote: >> >>>> I wonder what we'd find if this question were answered by women. None >>>> have responded thusfar to this thread. ARE there any female members of >>>> this group?? >> >>>> <cut> >> >>>> As I consider my female bicycling buddies, students and acquaintences, >>>> I realize that none of them have more than two bikes and that most >>>> have just one. >> >>>> Do women think the all-rounder is a myth? I have to wonder whether >>>> they even care. >> >>>> DC >>>> -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> David >> Redlands, CA >> >> "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something >> wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, >> scientist guy > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
