Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
It's because of the bias built into women's bodies. It's harder for a woman to be comfortable cycling while bent over. It's not because of genitalia. It's because upper body mass is lower, making it harder to support oneself. I learned this attending a talk given by Georgena Terry, who has studied deeply women's cycling physiology.
There are obvious exceptions, but that is the trend.