I don't like the bike's brand name, "Merida". It's too similar to the word "poop" in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, etc. (A well-placed splash of mud over the letter "i" would make it obvious.) Call it shallow, but for me the name of the bike would not have me consider it as a purchase. Aside from the bike's name, the color and styling look good to me, and the bike does not appear to be overly gender-specific.