tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7996794592690059217.post135463449841903322..comments2023-10-20T15:28:46.332+01:00Comments on Swimsuit Issue: Enough hatin'London Feminist/Queer/DIY http://www.blogger.com/profile/06141273020381949967noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7996794592690059217.post-5210479355962475052010-06-11T16:02:18.584+01:002010-06-11T16:02:18.584+01:00Wow, that is just hilarious. What a gang of insecu...Wow, that is just hilarious. What a gang of insecure, sad, women. I love my bike - it is an Electra Petro Zillia. It is covered in rainbows and has pom poms and I guard it with my life. I regularly get snide comments from men on mountain bikes in downtown Liverpool, sneering at the "unsuitability" of an internally geared coaster breaking city bike, in, eer, the city, against their machine invented to ride the Alps. The one place I wouldn't expect that kind of petty stupidity is from women, but I've noticed this whole fixie trend is full of people who're all about being part of a scene and don't really care for cycling.<br /><br />Today, I had an amazing conversation with a girl on the train. We only started chatting because we both had bikes. Down with bike bullying!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10872858068009437982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7996794592690059217.post-28721283938941880612010-05-20T16:23:57.645+01:002010-05-20T16:23:57.645+01:00can we start a bike girl gang? my friend nati said...can we start a bike girl gang? my friend nati said she's like to come riding with us!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261043464896893927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7996794592690059217.post-69505069370751108312010-05-20T14:14:16.971+01:002010-05-20T14:14:16.971+01:00This is pretty rotten.
START YOUR OWN RIDE, LYDIA...This is pretty rotten. <br />START YOUR OWN RIDE, LYDIA. I'm in!!! xxAlice Malseedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466860456093008552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7996794592690059217.post-72229729240222736972010-05-20T11:02:11.339+01:002010-05-20T11:02:11.339+01:00As someone who hasn't been on a bike since she...As someone who hasn't been on a bike since she was 12 I find it hard to believe that grown adults would actually make fun of someone for having a different bike. <br /><br />I don't know much about the subject but surely spending £1000+ on a bike doesn't show your love of cycling it just shows you have that kind of money to waste on it.<br /><br />It's quite disheartening to know there are people like this especially since I was planning to start cycling and I wouldn't have got the cool bike.<br /><br />I think you and Laura should make your own girl biking gang with one rule: No Girl Hate.Chenilla-Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13448713549760446923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7996794592690059217.post-68796535773441271662010-05-20T10:41:26.524+01:002010-05-20T10:41:26.524+01:00THANK YOU for this post.
I am sad to see women ar...THANK YOU for this post. <br />I am sad to see women are awful to each other in all sorts of areas, but I am glad to read this post.<br /><br />xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123398800846632530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7996794592690059217.post-26102644743865227702010-05-20T10:15:46.252+01:002010-05-20T10:15:46.252+01:00that's what we were hoping too. they all seeme...that's what we were hoping too. they all seemed so encouraging and supportive on the forum.<br /><br />laura did 'defend' her bike, but it's hard in a group of people who you've never met, but who all seem to know each other.<br /><br />lots of the bikes were £1000+ affairs. lots were custom. it was the fact that it was a langster that they were objecting to. heaven forbid somebody ride an affordable but good quality bike that you can just jump on and ride. she's been customising it, and is going on a bike mechanics course this summer. laura LOVES bikes. <br /><br />we've both been put off, we'll not ride with them again. more interested in organising rides with supportive folk (like yourself!)London Feminist/Queer/DIY https://www.blogger.com/profile/06141273020381949967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7996794592690059217.post-31483369418884386632010-05-20T08:01:29.780+01:002010-05-20T08:01:29.780+01:00gee! glad i didn't end up going! i thought i m...gee! glad i didn't end up going! i thought i missed out on it..mind you i also thought the girls would have been sweet - i got some very encouraging messages to join (from a girl on the LFGSS forum), but couldn't go cos of other plans... Sounds horrible, and really find it hard that people would put others down cos of their bicycle! Did L tell them anything-if anyone says anything about my bike then i 'll sure defend it like a best friend! (did all the girls have custom made bikes? maybe they don't like big companies and mass made bikes? dunno - more info?) Anyway, hope L is not put off...:-( xiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774681802736029307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7996794592690059217.post-57731333364143475852010-05-20T06:42:18.914+01:002010-05-20T06:42:18.914+01:00I love this post! It's a shame you had such an...I love this post! It's a shame you had such an unpleasant experience though.Hannah Mudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06367085612049349757noreply@blogger.com