How many women here are car free?
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Some BF posters are unable to tell the difference. See A&S for further details and posts about cyclists "blowing red lights" without even looking. Miraculously these "scofflaws" seem blessed and never seem to get even a scratch, let alone "pulverized from this alleged reckless red light behavior.
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Some BF posters are unable to tell the difference. See A&S for further details and posts about cyclists "blowing red lights" without even looking. Miraculously these "scofflaws" seem blessed and never seem to get even a scratch, let alone "pulverized from this alleged reckless red light behavior.
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Because nationally men outnumber women 4 or 5 to 1 when it comes to cycling. No reason to think these forums would buck the trend.
https://grist.org/biking/2011-06-20-b...conomy-stupid/
In some cities it might be better, Portland and even New York, but nationally things haven't changed much in 30 or 40 years.
https://grist.org/biking/2011-06-20-b...conomy-stupid/
In some cities it might be better, Portland and even New York, but nationally things haven't changed much in 30 or 40 years.
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Because nationally men outnumber women 4 or 5 to 1 when it comes to cycling. No reason to think these forums would buck the trend.
https://grist.org/biking/2011-06-20-b...conomy-stupid/
In some cities it might be better, Portland and even New York, but nationally things haven't changed much in 30 or 40 years.
https://grist.org/biking/2011-06-20-b...conomy-stupid/
In some cities it might be better, Portland and even New York, but nationally things haven't changed much in 30 or 40 years.
What we do need is the same that that men need — roads that are good places for bikes, and lots of other people out there bicycling and making them even safer.
We need bikes we can use to carry kids and cargo, and we need men to go ahead and use them too.
We need bikes we can use to carry kids and cargo, and we need men to go ahead and use them too.
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And in fact Bicycling Life had a guest Blogger, a woman, that has complained about the same things. She indicated that there has to be a change in focus to get more women cycling. I believe it was from her blog I got the notion that it has been this way, about 20 percent for 30 years. She contended that cycling really hasn't made in monitary strides in that time either. Not sure about that but figures from NBDA seem to point in that direction.
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You can flip-flop those stats if you change "bikes" to "horses". Women equestrians of all disciplines far outnumber male equestrians on average - as much as 72% in the UK.
So, this is where all those earstwhile female cyclists are ...sitting on fine leather enjoying the view from atop a self-propelled mount that is always happy to exchange a warm loving nuzzle - and a yummy carrot or two - at the beginning and end of a ride.
Love my bike...but it's a cold, hard machine. The important life-to-life feedback just doesn't exist.
Food for thought...
So, this is where all those earstwhile female cyclists are ...sitting on fine leather enjoying the view from atop a self-propelled mount that is always happy to exchange a warm loving nuzzle - and a yummy carrot or two - at the beginning and end of a ride.
Love my bike...but it's a cold, hard machine. The important life-to-life feedback just doesn't exist.
Food for thought...
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I was thinking the other day on the bus about this thread. The reason you don't see many carfree women on bikes is because they are on the BUS!!! I am out numbered 3 to 1 on the bus when it comes to women. I wonder if there's a carfree forum for public transit users?
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I met a rare species in Vegas...
She was 20 way too young and loved the car free idea, but she was relocating to Idaho and was asking me about bikes, I said for one studded snow tires could help where you are going.She was a very rare find.
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I'm a female and I post from time to time.
I think this site is dominated by males for a variety of reasons. Here are some reasons that I think this is so, others may disagree.
1) On average, more car free cyclists are male. (Not all, of course, but most.)
2) This forum often has posts from people who are very fit cyclists...(ie they cycle long distances each day, they cycle throughout the year.) I think that these types of posts describe activities that appeal more to men than to women. Women might find it more of a challenge to cycle long distances on a daily basis, for example.
3) A lot of the back and forth bantering between posts is adversarial. I'm not saying this is right or wrong, I'm saying that men take more of a liking to this type of banter than women.
Having said all that, I have come to enjoy reading and posting on this forum. I hope more and more women become interested in posting from time to time.
I think this site is dominated by males for a variety of reasons. Here are some reasons that I think this is so, others may disagree.
1) On average, more car free cyclists are male. (Not all, of course, but most.)
2) This forum often has posts from people who are very fit cyclists...(ie they cycle long distances each day, they cycle throughout the year.) I think that these types of posts describe activities that appeal more to men than to women. Women might find it more of a challenge to cycle long distances on a daily basis, for example.
3) A lot of the back and forth bantering between posts is adversarial. I'm not saying this is right or wrong, I'm saying that men take more of a liking to this type of banter than women.
Having said all that, I have come to enjoy reading and posting on this forum. I hope more and more women become interested in posting from time to time.
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I was thinking the other day on the bus about this thread. The reason you don't see many carfree women on bikes is because they are on the BUS!!! I am out numbered 3 to 1 on the bus when it comes to women. I wonder if there's a carfree forum for public transit users?
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I was thinking the other day on the bus about this thread. The reason you don't see many carfree women on bikes is because they are on the BUS!!! I am out numbered 3 to 1 on the bus when it comes to women. I wonder if there's a carfree forum for public transit users?
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My wife and, at home, daughter (23) are car free. However, neither of them post here.
My wife relies entirely on public transportation. Here parents are adamantly anti-bicycle. They see them as, possibly, being a step above skateboards; but, still a toy used almost exclusively by scofflaws. They definitely convinced her that she can not ride a bicycle, safely, on streets. She does not read, or post on, this forum.
My daughter returned home after college and uses a bicycle about 85%-90% of the time. The rest of the time she uses the various forms of public transportation. She has an account on this forum and sometimes reads it but almost never posts. I will add that she is turned off by the presence of the womens-only sub-forum. To her it feels like getoization rather than recognition that women are the mainstream.
My wife relies entirely on public transportation. Here parents are adamantly anti-bicycle. They see them as, possibly, being a step above skateboards; but, still a toy used almost exclusively by scofflaws. They definitely convinced her that she can not ride a bicycle, safely, on streets. She does not read, or post on, this forum.
My daughter returned home after college and uses a bicycle about 85%-90% of the time. The rest of the time she uses the various forms of public transportation. She has an account on this forum and sometimes reads it but almost never posts. I will add that she is turned off by the presence of the womens-only sub-forum. To her it feels like getoization rather than recognition that women are the mainstream.
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They see them as, possibly, being a step above skateboards; but, still a toy used almost exclusively by scofflaws.
But first, I must make haste if I'm to arrive at the job interview on time! I must indeed go cyclocross style.
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I think you are redefining the concept of "cross" cycling here.... but as long as the bike is steel... who cares?
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I'm a female cyclist. I have been car free for the majority of my life. The only reason I commute daily by bike is because buses tend to be unreliable where I live. They never seem to follow schedule.
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New Orleans, within a couple of miles of the Mississippi River and probably ten miles along the river, has an outstanding number of female cyclists many (if not most) of whom are car free. Not sure what the ratio of men to women might be, but there are LOTS of female cyclists relying on bicycles. Tulane, Loyola, and Dillard universities draw plenty cyclists as does the service industry and restaurant industry (nobody wants to drive or park a car anywhere NEAR the French Quarter). During my commute downtown, and during the day and night I see women of all ages 17-70 mostly going about their business on bikes, all dressed like normal people (no one in NOLA wears a kit to bike to work).
So I know there are numbers of female cyclists who are car free, especially the students. Service workers might have a jalopy parked somewhere for hurricane evacuations or heavy lifting at Home Depot but many probably do not keep a car.
Just an observation.
BTW...today (Jan 13th) it was 78*F. Terrain is pancake flat. Never ice on the road. Perfect place to live car free except the really hot months.
So I know there are numbers of female cyclists who are car free, especially the students. Service workers might have a jalopy parked somewhere for hurricane evacuations or heavy lifting at Home Depot but many probably do not keep a car.
Just an observation.
BTW...today (Jan 13th) it was 78*F. Terrain is pancake flat. Never ice on the road. Perfect place to live car free except the really hot months.
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