nellymtb

I'm female and I've been a mountain biker for quite a few years. There are lots more women riding now - so much so that we no longer get ignored when we go into mountain bike shops (although some male members of staff still struggle to look you in the eye). A few thoughts: As a woman, no matter how fit and experienced you are, if you are riding with men who are equally as fit and experienced you will be at the back most of the time, playing catch up. That's why its good to ride with other women. We all want to get to top of the hill/bottom of the trail first sometimes! Also, when it comes to technical riding, I think women tend to like to know what they are doing and don't take uncalculated risks like men will - but that doesn't mean we're scared off. A lot of the women I know who mtbike also ride horses. Now that's a dangerous sport! PS Most of my mtbiking friends are over 40 years of age. Are we represented in the mtbiking media? Need you ask?