long time lurking, first time posting. And of all the posts...

I found this thread while looking for an actual reason or difference between "men" and "women"'s bikes, all thanks to a cheap step through I found at the local thrift store that seemed like a great candidate for a spare bike.

But I digress...

So basically the biggest difference, besides a pretty strong gender bias, is simply, to paraphrase an earlier analogy, different tools for different jobs.

Huh.

I think I'm stopping buy tomorrow and rescuing the "girls" bike. And painting it black. With pink pinstripes. And gold tassles.