women / girls on bikes getting sore

[HenryA]

Originally Posted by Dino Suegiù

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To so dismissively and haughtily claim that women-specific saddles are
"Smells and looks like marketing to me.
>>>>>>>>>ITS MARKETING<<<<<<<<<<
Everyone has parts that might get mashed, its not some special women's problem."
is truly absurd, given the incredible amount of marketing revolving around men's perineal zones for the last two decades at least.

You missed the point while climbing onto your soapbox to spout at us.

The vids are about a Specialized saddle for women. A product is rolled out in faux viral video campaign. Women's saddles have been a “thing” for decades. The Mimic is the newest, I suppose.

My comments were first about a product promotion, then that everyone has their own special parts to avoid smashing on a bike saddle. How you find that to be dismissive of anyone’s saddle problem is beyond me.

But the important thing is that you got to scold someone.

[joosttx]

Originally Posted by bward1028

Sorry, i can't post it publicly because it'll get the thread closed. if you really need it explained, shoot me a pm.

I highly encourage you to speak your mind in a post as It will kill two birds with one stone.

[bshell]

Unfortunately the web is a fertile ground for know-it-alls and white knights looking to rack up wins and find villains where there isn't one --as if there is a cosmic tote board or something.

No one is putting up barriers to exclude women from riding a bike (or "cycling"). People are generally good. If you can't find those people, ride solo. And try out a bunch of saddles and shorts and tilt and fore/aft like everyone else does. If you can't find what you want and it's important, make your own.

The forum is not 'icky'. But there is a weird guilt and ickiness in the thread with the mixed signals, misinterpretations, and misplaced blame (masquerading as the 'positive' comments, apparently).

For example, "guys it's not about you" -but also it's men's fault for not making a saddle that women weren't talking about because "it is an uncomfortable subject for (wait for it) men" W.T.F.??? We should have known!

For the love of Sterculius, don't attack someone for something that wasn't posted. Or mind read on behalf of womankind.

[buddybikes]

Please moderators change the title, every time I see "girls" I hit the roof (as my wife working her a** off tonight next to me (CPA) but isn't a partner because she doesn't have junk.

[bward1028]

Originally Posted by bshell

No one is putting up barriers to exclude women from riding a bike (or "cycling"). .

If you aren’t helping you are hurting. Status quo is not a lot of women cyclists. Our attitudes have to change to foster inclusion. This thread should be stickies as an example of why there are basically no women on this forum.

https://www.evanscycles.com/coffeest...women-cyclists

https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/c...xt=trec_briefs

https://www.bikepgh.org/2018/03/19/a...or-in-cycling/

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/235...ef0ac93529.pdf

[bshell]

"If you aren't helping you're hurting". Presumption and illogic.

[gasman]

I think the discussion is no longer productive.

We need more women in the sport , on this board and riding just in general.

I’ll leave it at that.