Originally Posted by
tjspiel
I think there's a general reluctance on the part of women to post their pics online for a whole host of reasons.
College age women have less disposable income than old men and probably don't want to spend what little they have on roadie stuff.
There are lots of young women riding around here and they're serious cyclists but they aren't the spandex wearing type that's going to spend $2k on a road bike and accessories. They'll spend $200 on a SS/fixed gear instead and ride in "regular" clothes depending on how you define that.
If you want to see some like-minded, spandex clad young women on road bikes, find some triathlon training club ride or better yet, get into racing. It's still going to be mostly men though.
Just one thing to add, I see more women at casual group rides than performance oriented ones. The ones that DO come to our faster Thursday ride are the ones that have been convinced to come by a friend/boyfriend and tend to compete, did compete, or are interested in competing, even if at a casual level.