romperroom

I'd like to see you come ride with all of the bad ass ladies that I shred with. "Let's face it more men are willing to take chances on a mountain bike than women," is a pretty damn sexist generalization.

I'm sure that all of the people on this thread were saying the same thing when brands and organizations started a concerted outreach to women. Now, after years of actually marketing to women, and building quality bikes and gear for women, there are now significantly more women in enjoying the sport, and taking leadership rolls in the community (at least in my neck of the woods). Its been an absolute blast to watch riders like Micayla Gatto, and Casey Brown and Rachel Atherton absolutely slay. While there is still a ways to go, it just goes to show that when you reach out to a community, that community feels welcome and embraces the sport. As a still in the closet transwoman, daily rider, trail advocate and builder, Mountain Biking's inherent bro-brah culture is pretty intimidating as I look to come out. Recently, A local trail organization in my area posted a ladies group ride and said "all who Identify as she/her are welcome." Seeing that was pretty life changing. It signaled that I am welcome in this community that I have come to love and made the concept of coming out a little less scary. So while this puts up a big welcome sign for somebody like me and literally does nothing to impact your daily riding experience, why get so upset about this?