Pass the Immac....
In reply to the OP's post, I think the same probably goes for MTB mad blokes trying to make small talk with blokes whose idea of exercise is pulling the ring pull off a can of lager after walking to the fridge. If your'e not obsessed with a bunch of overpaid mincers kicking a ball about for 90 mins, and not interested in discussing the finer points of telesales middle management theres not much to say.
*waves at Auntie C_G*
That's the badger Druidh... look at the guy sat down trying his hardest not to look at your sporran!
DirtyG... I'm just gutted that the naked ride never happened... having said that... it was so bloody cold I think there'd have been very little to see 😯
I don't get people who actively dislike pink, or any other colour for that matter - it's a colour! unless you've been forced to wear a particularly horrible wooly pink jumper since the year dot and you now have associations of trauma with this there's no reason to 'hate' pink, surely..?
I just don't like it. It hurts my eyeballs.
In an era of self denial and warped ego's we are all wired up differently as far as I'm concerned.
Do you have any idea how the couchies see us ❓ going outside is bad enough, going outside in all weather conditions and coming home covered in all sort of stuff, with twigs and leaves sticking out of here there and everywere or who knows what crawling about inside your clothing.
I think it is fair to say that we are wired up differently to the average person, thankfully more and more people are becoming riders and are wired up like us!
Normal in a **** ed up world ❓
Not for me thanks ❗
I've finished my buscuits, sorry I didn't pass them around.
So some girls feel different to other girls eh..
I'm shocked.
Sex and Singletrack 🙂
Yeti, I can organise AS 32 for next year to coincide with the naked ride if you like? 😀 PS, i still hurt from climbing on sunday *winces everytime i move* - oh, and my tattoo and i are going to be in the times 🙂
Tsk Tsk.
"My tattoo and I" 🙄
Edit: AS32? I have a funeral that day.
druidh - love the kilt but don't the SNP arrest folk if they're not correctly attired? 🙂
Waves to TSY. 😀
'The Times' the newspaper? Why?
What is the real plan for AS32 are you still going to do it? Is Druidh going to die attempting it? Find out next time on Sex on the Singltrack.
c_g - Don't be silly.
We have a "trouser tax" instead.
😀 😆 😯
Yeti, I'm still wanting to do AS31 before this year is out! I think Autumn will be better weather - but mustard and I need to sort out our touring dates first *hard life* 🙂 Aye, the times newspaper - an article all about trends and all things cycling related.
Well I managed to open a very large can of worms 😆
Sums up STW 🙄
hahaha... are you 'on trend' then at the moment? If they need a picture of the latest lines in exclusive DeathRowVelo lycra just let me know!
Once we get into 2012 you've got to do 32 laps... it's the law!
Come on guys (and gals) I don't think we're wired that differently, it's just riding a bike not base jumping
Heh, of course i'm on trend - anything i do is trendy 😀
I'll run out of friends to ride with if i keep suggesting crazy ideas! I'm aiming to complete AS31, and I know (hope!) that Mustard and Sandy will be there. You and idave need to come up again - i've a much bigger flat now to crash in! I'll come up with something betterer for 2012.
200 miles C2C Wales is what it's all about for 2012!
tazzymtb - Memberas an old goth I discovered I know a lot more about wearing make up than most ladies, so it all balances out in the great scheme of things
you chose to look like a goth, i dont thin we can trust this statement whatsoever!
two types of girls ride mountain bikes...
Normal ones, the Majority
Weird social outcasts, the OP
WTF is that comment above about ? Overly personal flaming which does you no credit
What kind of mad fool would do that on hot summers day 😯200 miles C2C Wales is what it's all about for 2012!
What kind of mad fool would do that on hot summers day
Hopefully You!
🙂
It was internet bluffing 😉
I will e-mail you tonight - to firm up plans not back track
Road or off road 😯
If off road you can go **** yerself
On road!
Junkyard - Member
WTF is that comment above about
Just an observation
Might I take this moment to plug a girlie biker blog where the author explores this sort of topic? http://www.loulouk.co.uk/As you were.
At least one person understood the question. I wasn't really talking about the 'pink', or 'men vs women on bikes', just do MTB women belong to particular mindset? Perhaps other male dominated sports suffer from similar narrow-mindedness, such as women's football etc? Though in it's defense the industry has really moved on in those aspects - how many 'pink' high end women's bikes are currently on the market?
If women weren't different there wouldn't be sites like WOMBAT, Dirt Diva's and so forth ... there is quite obviously a growing market for women riders!
http://www.mountain-bike-buzz.com/women-mountain-biking.html
http://www.girlmtnbiker.com/about/contributors/
http://www.dirtdivas.co.uk
BTW - All MTB gals rock ... and all MTB gals are special!!!
Yeti, i'm in - i'll round up some scottish folk to join us too. Do you have any more firm dates yet? Question is, will it be pink lyrca or not?
DirtyG... you know what I'm like with planning... it'll be next year! I still don't know what I'm doing this weekend!
I'm prepared to wear black shorts on that particular day... although Pink might mean I don't have to take the lead 🙂
All you pink haters, are you sure I can't change your minds ?
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My stumpjumper has pink bits even though rrp was £1500. The men's version was much prettier, but my love of a bargain overruled my dislike of the pink.
My hatred of pink and baby blue are due to the fact that pastels don't suit me and they're really impractical colours for outdoor stuff rather than hatred of the colours themselves.
From one post you can tell she is a "weird social outcast". I think it painted more of a picture of you than the OP - ie you are a small minded pitiful excuse for a human - no need to reply as after all its just an observation and it is not me being harsh or a bit off with you obviously.Just an observation
Junkyard - Member
From one post you can tell she is a "weird social outcast". I think it painted more of a picture of you than the OP - ie you are a small minded pitiful excuse for a human - no need to reply as after all its just an observation and it is not me being harsh or a bit off with you obviously.
haha, who kicked your kennel? your quite funny though!
The initial post was weird, many seem to indicate they agree, social outcast, an outragious presumption... maybe. big deal?, not really!
TSY one summers day in Edinburgh:
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Edit: AS32? I have a funeral that day.
and I'm washing my hair! 🙂
Don't think I'm particularly weird, I've some friends that climb, ride, sail, do all sorts. My cycling gear is mostly cheap running gear from sports direct! Don't care if it's pink, as long as it's cheap! Lol.
Graham...
WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING OF! 😯
Oh not again...
Some of the comments on here are really annoying guys...
I'm currently in a conference in London about some open source web software, where we had a bit of a get-together of some of the girl developers. The whole question came up about how we are treated within the community (undesirable comments etc) and I actually used this thread as an example of how some guys (not all) are capable of making inappropriate remarks etc in all walks of life, not just I.T.
Just have a read through some of the things on here about following girls up the hill etc and put yourself in the position of a new-girl-biker. Would you appreciate that type of thing??
Rachel
hairy
It's very nice that you have an opinion on this allthegear, and I'm quite sure somebody will be along shortly to agree with you, now wouldn't it be better if you just ran along and let the big boys continue talking about the serious stuff and you can find something that's more suitable and important for you, sweetheart.
Nice rack, btw. 😉
MTG - that's a brave, brave smile.
lol
double post
Would you appreciate that type of thing?
I can see your point. The issue can also be that purely text based communication looses all the body language that can make a what in conversation could be perceived as a cheeky comment come across as rampant misogyny.
just out of interest should I hunt down the poor, deluded and obviously mental dog walking lady who made comments about my nice lycra clad bum and slap her upside the head for objectifying me? 😯
I'd absolutely love it if someone (male/female I'm not fussy) wanted to admit to enjoy following me up a hill.
looses all the body language that can make a what in conversation could be perceived as a cheeky comment
I'm dry humping the monitor if it's any help.
I do understand tazzy, but we also have lots of people complaining about the lack of women who ride. It's just that it's not that much of a surprise sometimes.
(or maybe it's because I'm stuck in a room of geeky blokes all week!)
Rachel
I'm dry humping the monitor if it's any help.
You don't think you could turn off the video camera before you start next time, do you?
The words [i]not[/i] and [i]pretty[/i] spring to mind.
Nice image yeti 😀
I cant say i find the thread offensive, I work in engineering so a completely male dominated industry, often mistaken for being a secretary, no im your mechanical engineer actually......
The following up hills comments i took as no more than banter, it was when back door comments used to flood this place that i took a step back from contributing.
Most blokes I've met have been ok. Couple of times I've been on the end of comments but GF gives as good as we get. Had to pull her away once. LOL
From 2m 10secs...
Yummy those buscuits were nice..
Ohh look another packet..
Don't these type of threads just end up in the "not all blokes"/"not all women"/"not all humans" are the same lecherous nonces who belittle each others gender..
My my we've still some way to go us humans.
The following up hills comments i took as no more than banter, it was when back door comments used to flood this place that i took a step back from contributing.
Can I assume that this type of behaviour isn't limited to the cycling world? There are always going to be juvenile blokes with no self confidence who blurt this kind of thing out to try and mask their insecurities.
The main difference with the forum is that the comments linger until a complaint is made, and then you risk being bullied for being a snitch.
My lovely wife to fellow hill walker on an overnight stay in a bothy in the wild(ish) bit of Scotland
HIM " what's the lady's experience of this like "
HER " unless i need a piss probably the same as yours"
It's Health and Safety gawn mad!