Originally Posted by Reynolds

The other day I passed a girl going about 10 kph against a strong headwind on her big ring/small sprocket - her cadence must have been about 20 rpm. I was about to tell her something about gears, but then I thought it might be misinterpreted and rode away.

Originally Posted by 009jim

I think this can often be attributed to deraillers that don't work anymore and said female just wants to get from A to B, no intention of doing anything remotely like maintenance.