Good Answer to the Dumb Pinnarello Ad

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Originally Posted by AngryScientist

i think people are being too hard on pinarello.

it was a marketing ad designed to get people's attention and give them an idea of who might be the target audience.

the counter point is that a quick browsing of pinarello's website shows plenty of women whos performance speaks for itself. this points to the company as not being sexist, women and men seem to get equal press on their website...

+1. Much ado about nothing. I know quite a few female cyclists and none of them waste their time on the internet whining about ads that some men and a maybe a few women find offensive. Methinks the perpetually offended need to stop whining and ride more.