Okay, seems a bit odd to me. But, FWIW: as a female, sometimes it's harder to be taken seriously about things. It may be she feels that unless she's kitted up, people-- especially men-- aren't going to see her as a "real" bike rider, but more like someone toodling along wobbly-like on her pink Barbie Dream Beach Cruiser at 3 mph with the saddle too low for half a mile and then calling it quits for the year. I would love to tell you I'm making this up, and it's hard to explain to someone who's not experienced it, but as a person who's regularly underestimated in (insert activity here; there are many) for absolutely no reason... I can feel her if that's why. So, therefore, she may feel that if *she's* kitted up, she doesn't want to be dressed up by herself. (Mind you, she's probably more likely to be taken seriously simply by virtue of being with a man-- or, at least, people are less likely to comment on it)


Just wait until you get home and she's got a Batman costume and she wants you to dress up as Catwoman...