Girls

@Julio, Minh Ai, a girl is asking for some simple advice and you have been attacking her on a pointless issue instead of sharing your views. You could have told her how much you enjoy riding fixed and how you went about getting your bikes etc...

I have no interest in building bikes, getting the shiniest parts etc... I have a limited knowledge on how bikes work, I'm learning bit by bit but not that really interested. I don't drool on cogs, chains and pedals but I'm glad some people do so they can help me if I have a question.

@CG5154, your post was excellent.

OK got to go as I need to knit some merino for winter.

^storm><teacup

Errr, at the risk of being sexist, racist, and everything elsist including being an uncaring male bastard. tombola's comment about 'was it just a boy-thing' struck me as fairly typical of very English (sexless) self-deprecating humour...

yes, i could have been more positive and i would have been if i responded to her original quote but i was responding to the language she used in her second quote and how i interpreted it (VanUden - if trambolize's comment was meant to be humorous then this did not translate to me). it's not a pointless issue and i'm not attacking anyone. much like your response to my comment, i'm merely expressing my astonishment and opinion about something i'd read and i'm not writing for the sake of being bitchy but rather to question her stereotypical views because i believed it needed to be addressed. if opinions aren't expressed then questions would never be raised and views would never be changed and we would just carry on in our own narrow minded little bubbles (a generalisation - not an attack on trambolize!).

trambolize - i didn't mean to cause offense and i hope you get a bike and ride tall and proud and not give a fuck what anyone else thinks because it's the most fun you'll have getting from A to B and thats worth more than any embarrassment you might feel about being involved in a 'boys' activity. plus i know nothing about bikes either - as with most things, you leave it up to the pro's (but if you want to learn, you can).