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Some of us are also female

(32 posts)
  • Started 10 years ago by SRD
  • Latest reply from Ed1
  • poll: Are you?
    male : (26 votes)
    47 %
    female : (16 votes)
    29 %
    trans : (2 votes)
    4 %
    would rather not say : (1 votes)
    2 %
    it doesn't matter : (10 votes)
    18 %

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  1. SRD
    Moderator

    Does it matter?

    (Previously here: http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10246#post-111542)

    Posted 10 years ago #
  2. chdot
    Admin

    "Does it matter?"

    Probably.

    I'm sure that the % of female bike users in Edinburgh is higher than the % of women who happen to be CCE members.

    Then again, CCE has never claimed to be representative.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  3. SRD
    Moderator

    For the first time in US history, 60 percent of bicycle owners between the ages of 18-27 are women.

    http://momentummag.com/articles/women-lead-the-way-for-future-growth-of-cycling-in-north-america/

    Posted 10 years ago #
  4. Instography
    Member

    If you want some benchmark, SHS says cyclists are 65% male and sex ratio is pretty similar across age groups. Best balance is among 35-44 year olds where it's 60:40.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  5. Darkerside
    Member

    The statistician in me raises a gnarled claw to suggest that the options are not mutually exclusive. I am/identify as male, and yet would also say it doesn't matter.

    Whilst we're on the subject, the xkcd blog had rather a nice article on sex and gender in surveys:

    http://blog.xkcd.com/2010/05/06/sex-and-gender/

    I like data gathering :D

    Posted 10 years ago #
  6. chdot
    Admin

    As the person known as Darkerdide has indicated, they normally reside on the west side of Scotland. 'We' don't discriminate.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  7. SRD
    Moderator

    @darkerside I believe I left open the option of multiple selections for exactly that reason (well, actually, because I knew someone would gripe if I didn't)

    Posted 10 years ago #
  8. sallyhinch
    Member

    It's possible that this is one of the (few) areas where it *does* matter because there does seem to be consistent evidence that as cycling conditions improve, a higher proportion of cycling trips are done by women - for instance in the Netherlands 55% of cycling trips are done by women, not necessarily because more women cycle than men, but because women make more trips than men. Although how many of them want to then go onto a cycling forum online to talk about it, I don't know.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  9. friskiffla
    Member

    I've only ever (knowingly) met one person on this forum. The fun thing for me is that each persons user name gives me a certain image of that person, which will inevitably turn out to be completely wrong. Especially the people with an animal in their name...

    Posted 10 years ago #
  10. lionfish
    Member

    What sally said: I started writing something like that but deleted it :)

    @friskiffla - oh great, I should have just used my real name, rather than being thought of as a cold-blooded sea creature with poisonous fin rays...

    Posted 10 years ago #
  11. Darkerside
    Member

    I stand corrected SRD :P

    Posted 10 years ago #
  12. fimm
    Member

    @lionfish at least friskiffla doesn't think you have horns and go "moo"...

    Posted 10 years ago #
  13. Darkerside
    Member

    @lionfish - if you're not orange and stripey I will be immensely upset.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  14. moo

    Posted 10 years ago #
  15. chdot
    Admin

    Almost 60% of the posters on this thread are female.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  16. MeepMeep
    Member

    I love how this thread has derailled massively from a discussion on forum gender composition to stating animal sounds. You can always rely on CCE digressing.

    For me, when I first signed up I typically (and ashamedly) assumed that it was a predominantly bloke's forum. I was pleasantly surprised to learn otherwise.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  17. chdot
    Admin

    No shame in predicting the probable - and statistically actual.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  18. MeepMeep
    Member

    There is if it's based solely on the stereotype that women couldn't possibly want to discuss the mechanics of bikes! Which, of course, I appreciate is completely incorrect.

    Besides, there aren't a huge proportion of mechanical threads (the current rear wheel topic at http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10261 not withstanding) that crop up here: the greater proportion of threads seem to be news or chatter-related... Good ol' conversation.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  19. chdot
    Admin

    So you're saying not-females gossip too...

    Posted 10 years ago #
  20. MeepMeep
    Member

    Now, now - I never mentioned the "g" word! ;o)

    Posted 10 years ago #
  21. chdot
    Admin

    True.

    That tends to be an attempted male slur to implying that their chats are more worthy.

    Which obviously...

    Posted 10 years ago #
  22. chdot
    Admin

    "
    Welcome to the Regency Riders, we cater for all abilities from the beginner not yet confident to ride on the open road to the more advanced cyclist who is training for their next challenge!

    "
    "Cycling club created for women by women"

    http://www.regencyriders.co.uk

    Posted 10 years ago #
  23. fimm
    Member

    Doesn't appear to be Edinburgh based? Unlike
    http://www.hervelo.co.uk/
    who are!

    Posted 10 years ago #
  24. chdot
    Admin

    "Doesn't appear to be Edinburgh based?"

    I know, just liked their rationale.

    Think HV is more fullon racing)?)

    Posted 10 years ago #
  25. fimm
    Member

    I think Hervelo is quite a small club, and there's a good proportion who race - however they do advertise other kinds of riding as well, and I know they have run easy rides out to South Queensferry via Dalmeny in the past.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  26. amir
    Member

    There's a magazine on sale called Women's Cycling. Not sure about apostrophe position.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  27. Tulyar
    Member

    Animal associations Neigh Chance

    Posted 10 years ago #
  28. Instography
    Member

    That apostrophe is fine. The cycling of women.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  29. MeepMeep
    Member

    Re: Hervelo, I've been out with the "skinnies" group a few times and round Arthur's Seat for some hilly laps on the odd occasion so far this year. There's not much emphasis put on racing by those I've cycled with so far but I can't speak for the rest of the club and the other individual disciplines covered.

    They're a great bunch. Really friendly and welcoming.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  30. PS
    Member

    Re: Hervelo

    Racing isn't particularly high up their agenda. Some race MTB, a few raced the Peebles Sprint, but the majority wouldn't put the competitive thing as why they ride bikes. They are more about just having fun on bikes and encouraging more people of the female persuasion to do the same, which is why they do "rustles" rides for folks who haven't ridden for a while or are new to it all.

    Posted 10 years ago #

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