Girls

Besides... SS/FG bikes aren't exactly cheap, especially after you factor in the cost of accessories like bags and locks. Can't blame her for wanting some reassurance before taking the financial plunge.

what are you on about? Singlespeed bikes have much less bits on them , so are inherently cheaper both to buy and maintain.

I grew up riding various forms of singlespeed bikes, mainly BMX. Never really got on with gears, couldnt understand why you would need them if you werent somwhere mountainous.

It might be the female mind, but is it not also obvious that a geared bike can stay in one gear? I already suggested it too. If one enjoys shifting up and down gears, pedalling slowly to go fast/pedalling fast to go slow, and all that shenanigans then stick to the geared bike. where you always have the option of staying in one gear.
Its not a very complicated concept, and definetely not a boyish thing.

I dont know any women who know how to use gears on a bike. I had to get hold of a sturmey 3 speed for my 31 yearold sister, she kind of got the gist. But she still doesnt use them she just leaves it in the lowest one so she can get up hills. But she walks up anyway.

And again, toned thighs are *good. *