Would you ride a women's bike?
11-30-20, 12:15 PM
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The short answer is yes. I don't ride one now, At some point in my future, if I have trouble swinging a leg over the seat of a bike, I will have a choice. Ride a step through frame or don't ride any more. I will ride a step through frame. I believe Grant Peterson said something similar. I am not a Grant follower, but on this point I agree.
Also, having used bike share bikes and riding my wife's Raleigh aluminum frame Venture step thru, these frames are plenty sturdy enough for men. I'll even admit that when I test ride the Raleigh, I like it.
Also, having used bike share bikes and riding my wife's Raleigh aluminum frame Venture step thru, these frames are plenty sturdy enough for men. I'll even admit that when I test ride the Raleigh, I like it.
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11-30-20, 03:24 PM
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only when i wear high heels.....
11-30-20, 06:11 PM
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I haven't the slightest bit of patience for the endless Grant Peterson malarkey out there, but I the Blouson is fantastic. You lucky fellow.
I might have rebuilt it.
-Kurt
I might have rebuilt it.
-Kurt
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11-30-20, 06:27 PM
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12-01-20, 07:58 PM
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I have been toying with the idea of getting a step through frame for toddler carrying duties. Currently it is on a 1990-ish Diamond Back MTB with almost horizontal seat tube. My partner and I can both get on it but it's not dignified, particularly as I have very short legs for my height, proportionally. I don't think it being a women's bike would stop me any more than my partner (who is a woman) doesn't want to get on what is essentially a teenage boy's bike.
Forgetting that the kid seat is there altogether and kicking the poor guy in the head as I go to swing my leg over is a separate matter.
Forgetting that the kid seat is there altogether and kicking the poor guy in the head as I go to swing my leg over is a separate matter.
