[Closed] What makes a MTB gal different from other women?

My chick is faster than me at fireroad climbs, and I well like oggling at her bottom.

I found that as I got more into mountainbiking that I have actually grown to love the colour pink. I think it's something to do with wanting to still look like a girl even when a bit bruised and muddy.

On the nail polish front... I find that Rimmel 'lasting finish' stuff survives pretty well even when changing tyres/fixing stuff.

im exactly the same Lizzz, hated pink for many years, now im a total convert. its the same whether im walking my big manly german shepherd, on my motorbike or on my mtb. My road bike is a pretty red, so girly enough 🙂

I'm indifferent about pink but I do find it frustrating that most women's MTB clothing is pink, baby blue or white! I mean WTF who thought white for MTB clothing was a good idea. My really nice Mavic MTB shoes are more a dusty grey most of the time. I do love my Harlot camo shorts though 😉

Something strangely alluring about girls in body armour and on a big bike

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and tanned calfs climbing

sorry if this is patronising to women but my heterosexual side is showing

My favourite biking kit is pink 🙂 but I definitely rather be eating cake than mud.

What makes a MTB gal different from other women?

1) they demand you keep the bikes inside the house nice and dry and warm and snuggly, none of this "get that dirty thing out my house!" malarky

2) they understand when you spend daunting amounts of money on bike stuff and they dont complain as half of it will end up theirs

3) they demand you get out on the bikes the moment the sun pokes out from behind a cloud.

4) they're fitter and healthier than their friends who's idea of exercise is parking further away from the carpark ticket machine on a shopping trip.

5) ladies on bikes look awesome, especially when blasting along with a massive grin on their faces.

on the subject of it being a turn-off if the lady is faster/fitter or generally better than you on a bike.... only an insecure beast of a man would find that a turn off surely? i like mrsconsequence to enjoy whatever she's doing and the more she improves the more fun she has = awesome.

See, Phil, reading that makes me wonder whether I should trade in my current partner for an mtbing one...

On the one hand it's great to have seperate hobbies, but on the other hand it'd be nice to share one of the things I love the most...

tyredbiker - Member
Turn on/off if the MTB gal is better than you? Had this discussion recently and most said they would feel emasculated ....

I'd suggest that they're mostly sad, insecure types then... I love that Mrs Clubber is a far more naturally talented athlete than me.

Sporty women are fantastic.

why not save the hassle and cost of such a move yeti... just get her into riding 😀

i forgot the other good thing about ladies who like to ride teh bikells, ladies if you're reading this please dont be angry with me as its the equivalent of you lot perving at our lycra undershort wrapped packages.... ladies riding over bumps* bounce in the booby area

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*this is why mtb is better than road riding. medical FACT.

I hate pink and I hate that loads of womens cycling clothing is pink, or lilac, or baby blue.
Ergh its like barbie vomit.

+1

It's very annoying.

+1 what Phil said.

Phil as a counter to that... much the same as with blokes... roadie women are on average fitter than mtb women.

they demand you keep the bikes inside the house nice and dry and warm and snuggly, none of this "get that dirty thing out my house!" malarky

What, you mean like this?? (much laying wooden flooring detritus on the floor in the picture....)

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Rachel

was going to say similar yeti... bigger dedication to total body fitness?

as long as they're enjoying themselves on a bike then the worlds a happier place 🙂 if i was a roadie then i'd probably be chatting about how road riding ladies are much better than mtb.

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C'est tout!

Fin.

The Southern Yeti - Member
See, Phil, reading that makes me wonder whether I should trade in my current partner for an mtbing one...
On the one hand it's great to have seperate hobbies, but on the other hand it'd be nice to share one of the things I love the most...

careful with the photos now children!

men posting pics of female riders risks the kinda comments that will get the thread closed, as will rachel posting pictures that evidence her being a riding minx and DIY god.

you're all perverts i tells ya!

D_S you could've found a pic without the engagement ring in it!

On my travels I've noticed that there is a higher percentage of female mtbers the further north I go... I don't think this is just in my mind.
Has anyone else noticed this?

LOL @ Druidh... what picture of you should I show her?

evidence her being a riding minx and DIY god

can't claim that - my dad helped a lot!!!

Rachel

I’m intrigued… how do you get that top bike down?

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ha - ive experianced the trail phenomenon of men who just wont let women past when im riding with the mrs. unforntuantly for them mrs isnt really slower than me till we get to the technical stuff. she is very determined - but not in a winny races type of way just a "i want to be the best i can be" way.

Soz TSY - I was drawn completely to the quad/hamstring/lycra combo. didn't notice the engagement ring.

MTBing females are great because they are typically fit and fun loving and it shows they are game for getting wet and dirty and falling off and not giving a nob-chop about it.

only really been aware of the male passing (or not) thing once during a charity cycle, so there were a 100 cyclists from work, doing 300miles over 3 days.

we had really put the work in training wise so hill climbs were a doddle for me and my female pal, this large bloke obviously took offence at us chatting on our way past him. He started bombing past us on the downhill and when we attempted to overtake him again on the next up, he would check behind and move out to stop us. Made passing him even more fun!

i have to say he was a one off, most blokes ive met are very supportive.

TSY - I'd let you suggest a photo. I don't want to post up something on here and get the ladies all excited.

I don't understand why you wouldn't let a lycra clad bum be waved in front of you up the climbs? Just seems daft.

MTB women are great, anyone who doesn't mind coming home from a day of riding with a face like a plasterer's radio gets the thumbs up from me.

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..?

miaowing_kat... druidh objected to my pink shorts when they started going see through! I still want a pic of him in a kilt though.

leathery undercarriage

druidh - Member

TSY - I'd let you suggest a photo. I don't want to post up something on here and get the ladies all excited.

Go on druidh, you know you want to! You know, that classic one by the loch. Make my day. 😉

Sorry c_g, I've no idea which one you mean

TSY - I know you'd normally chase anything in a skirt, so I'm taking a chance here....
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druidh objected to my pink shorts when they started going see through!

nothing worse than sitting behind someone and being able to see a bit too much

Well, that kind of depends... just saying, like...

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. 😀