Womens bike for a male?
02-18-19, 01:58 PM
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isn't there a study that showed that men riding women's frames even once had less free testosterone in their bloodstreams, and that repeated used would cause diminished growth of facial hair? and extended us would cause the development of enlarged mammaries?
(Hey, they tried that to get kids to quit smoking pot in the '70s ... and people seem to be more gullible nowadays ... when checking on facts in 10000x easier.)
(Hey, they tried that to get kids to quit smoking pot in the '70s ... and people seem to be more gullible nowadays ... when checking on facts in 10000x easier.)
02-18-19, 10:42 PM
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I use a Donna "womens" saddle on my MTB. It fits my wide sit bones.
The first time some goofball gives me a hard time about it I'll put on pink handlebar tape too!
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The first time some goofball gives me a hard time about it I'll put on pink handlebar tape too!
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02-20-19, 09:41 AM
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Some frames are made for longer legs and shorter torso, and are therefore called "women's". If the geometry is such that it fits you better, forget about the label.
Canyon has rather odd sizing, and a medium is similar to a "large" for many other manufacturers, so be cautious.
Canyon has rather odd sizing, and a medium is similar to a "large" for many other manufacturers, so be cautious.
02-20-19, 10:40 AM
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It's 2019 folks, you can do and be anything you want. I have 2 Strava accounts, and if I feel like identifying as a female before a ride, then that's how I roll. I have racked up a lot of QOM's that rival KOM's time wise.
02-20-19, 10:46 AM
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Deepakvaro,
I can't help but think that by asking this question the idea of riding a women's bike is, ultimately, not alright with you. For me, I can foresee several instances where, being parked with other riders, I would feel just a little foolish to claim the women's bike. I humbly advise against this purchase.
Please forgive my obviously chauvinistic point-of-view.
I can't help but think that by asking this question the idea of riding a women's bike is, ultimately, not alright with you. For me, I can foresee several instances where, being parked with other riders, I would feel just a little foolish to claim the women's bike. I humbly advise against this purchase.
Please forgive my obviously chauvinistic point-of-view.
02-20-19, 11:00 AM
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If the bike fits, it's all good. The main differences I've noticed between bikes marketed to women as opposed to men are narrower bars (relative to frame size) and women-specific saddles. There's a good chance you'll hate the stock saddle anyway, and bars are easy to change if they feel twitchy.
With a lot of compact geometry on the market and a lot of matte black frames, it's often difficult to tell the intended gender of bikes at this point.
With a lot of compact geometry on the market and a lot of matte black frames, it's often difficult to tell the intended gender of bikes at this point.
02-20-19, 04:20 PM
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Fit. If it fits it works.
I sold a bike frame to a guy at a swap meet. It fit him perfectly. He was super short but longer legs and a short torso. Bike was a Trek "women's" geometry bike.
He comes back with his friends giving me all sorts of crap. "How you gonna sell me a woman's bike! I'm a man!" "Because it fit."
My mountain bike has flowers on it. Fits perfectly.
I sold a bike frame to a guy at a swap meet. It fit him perfectly. He was super short but longer legs and a short torso. Bike was a Trek "women's" geometry bike.
He comes back with his friends giving me all sorts of crap. "How you gonna sell me a woman's bike! I'm a man!" "Because it fit."
My mountain bike has flowers on it. Fits perfectly.
+1000
If it fits, ride it. Half the bikes I test rode during a Trek Demo Day were women's bikes. My Gardin has a B17S (ladies) saddle. Who can tell? Who cares?
Men can ride mixte frames, too.
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Same brand. Looking at a Canyon Endurance Di2.
The womens has the best stack/reach, the 50/34 and the stam and bar width that are ideal for me. At the risk of sounding foolish, is there anything that identifies it as a womens? My wife had a Bianchi long ago that had 'Dama' written on the downtube.
The womens has the best stack/reach, the 50/34 and the stam and bar width that are ideal for me. At the risk of sounding foolish, is there anything that identifies it as a womens? My wife had a Bianchi long ago that had 'Dama' written on the downtube.
02-22-19, 01:37 PM
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I always check the bottom bracket first but little known fact - there are like 50 known and identified BB types or "genders" as we would call them. It's all super complicated to people that are old and grew up with all threaded BB's and there way only the question of whether it was English or Italian. Occasionally you'd run into some sort of "college experimenting" French BB's
Now there's no limit to options and most people are just confused but the same thing holds true: give it a ride and if you like it you like it. Why do we have to get caught up in labels?
Now there's no limit to options and most people are just confused but the same thing holds true: give it a ride and if you like it you like it. Why do we have to get caught up in labels?
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02-22-19, 02:03 PM
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I always check the bottom bracket first but little known fact - there are like 50 known and identified BB types or "genders" as we would call them. It's all super complicated to people that are old and grew up with all threaded BB's and there way only the question of whether it was English or Italian. Occasionally you'd run into some sort of "college experimenting" French BB's
There was no internet and no Sheldon Brown site back then ... and some folks paid dearly.
It was a grim time.
Now, every BB wants its own bathroom, I would guess.
