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I think it's more about conventional gender roles, the gender pay gap, the fact that many women are scared to do things outside alone, than anything specificall

I think it's more about conventional gender roles, the gender pay gap, the fact that many women are scared to do things outside alone, than anything specifically manly about it.

ehnto 7y ago
Funnily enough I see lots of women on mountain bikes. I think mountain biking has a really clear delineation between fun and competition. Most mountain bikers have pretty relaxed attitudes, and very few compete. The goal is usually fun foremost. Compared to road cycling where it is more common to lean toward competition, personal performance and comparing to peers. That said, I see it happening there too. Once bike prices started skyrocketing and it became quite a bit more popular, you can occasionally come across a bad personality on the trails. Still fairly rare though.
- ehnto 7y ago
  Reading this back it might seem like I don't think women compete, on the contrary, women's MTB series seem to be just as popular and competitive as the men's series and they seem to get just as much television time. I remember being impressed by the coverage the first time I watched the Enduro World Series coverage online. My main point was just that MTB as a whole is much less competitive and more welcoming overall than other cycling disciplines.
  - justinator 7y ago
    I think it may be more that road cycling has a rep on exclusion for anything different than the status quo - they made a book about it, poking fun of it: https://www.velominati.com/ https://www.velominati.com/ Plenty of women around here bike commute, mtb, etc. Women are very vocal in these part on cycling rights and livable cities in general. There's a women-owned bike shop that caters specifically to people who want to find car replacements in their lives. I'm very proud of them, so I have to share: https://bikeshopgirl.com/ https://bikeshopgirl.com/

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I think it's more about conventional gender roles, the gender pay gap, the fact that many women are scared to do things outside alone, than anything specificall

by justinator 7y ago

I think it's more about conventional gender roles, the gender pay gap, the fact that many women are scared to do things outside alone, than anything specifically manly about it.

ehnto 7y ago
Funnily enough I see lots of women on mountain bikes. I think mountain biking has a really clear delineation between fun and competition. Most mountain bikers have pretty relaxed attitudes, and very few compete. The goal is usually fun foremost. Compared to road cycling where it is more common to lean toward competition, personal performance and comparing to peers. That said, I see it happening there too. Once bike prices started skyrocketing and it became quite a bit more popular, you can occasionally come across a bad personality on the trails. Still fairly rare though.
- ehnto 7y ago
  Reading this back it might seem like I don't think women compete, on the contrary, women's MTB series seem to be just as popular and competitive as the men's series and they seem to get just as much television time. I remember being impressed by the coverage the first time I watched the Enduro World Series coverage online. My main point was just that MTB as a whole is much less competitive and more welcoming overall than other cycling disciplines.
  - justinator 7y ago
    I think it may be more that road cycling has a rep on exclusion for anything different than the status quo - they made a book about it, poking fun of it: https://www.velominati.com/ https://www.velominati.com/ Plenty of women around here bike commute, mtb, etc. Women are very vocal in these part on cycling rights and livable cities in general. There's a women-owned bike shop that caters specifically to people who want to find car replacements in their lives. I'm very proud of them, so I have to share: https://bikeshopgirl.com/ https://bikeshopgirl.com/