Is it time to start calling out bad cyclists?

my girlfriend has been riding now for about 8 months, and I have just built her up quite a nice new bike. She has received comments from cyclists about her bike every day since she has been riding it, including a 'nice bag' comment when using my bagaboo. I have NEVER been spoken to by another cyclist in my 2 years of riding in london. I am beginning to develop a sever and deep inferiority complex leading to an expensive habit of buying nicer and nicer bikes in the hope I may be noticed one day. If i don't it will lead to a sex change...

but yes, girls do get more hassle/attention than men, even when riding with their boyfriend.

It could be that people assume girls appreciate comments about how they (or their bike) looks and that guys maybe don't often compliment each other's looks or bikes. Bet there will be plenty of people admiring your bike (and bag) though.

Occasionally I have flowers stuck in various ways to my bicycle (although I don't have a basket anymore having replaced it with a front porteur rack) but I've had times when groups of drunk guys outside pubs have shouted "Oi, nice basket..." at me - I could live without that...

One pleasant older guy stopped me at the lights and told me he loved my bicycle and it reminded me of how bicycles 'used to look'. It's a Gazelle Tour Populair so looks quite Dutch but guess he thought it looked 'old'.