A while back on one of these lists someone asked about "how to get more chicks into cycling?" The best response was "stop calling them chicks!" I started paying attention and it seems around here, Albuquerque, NM, road cyclists seem to follow the Brian Wilson Distribution (two girls for every boy). I'm just taking about solo riders or small groups. I encounter more women than men on most rides. For organized events, it's reversed, far more males than females. On the other hand, I often hear about women-only group rides, but don't recall every hearing about a men-only ride. Maybe most women ride to get away from men? ;-) Personally I don't give a hoot, all cyclists are OK by me.
Ryan On Sep 9, 2009, at 13:17, Dustin Sharp <dsh...@runbox.com> wrote: > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
