men on womens bikes, is it ok? (BMC PURE PRO2)

[John the Monkey]

'tis a womans bike. I’ll wager its paint has ne’er felt the lash of a cat, been rubbed with salt, and then flayed off by a pirate chief to make fine stockings for his best cabin boy.

 

[jefmcg]

The most important thing a man should do before getting on a woman's bike, is to make doubly sure she doesn't mind you borrowing it.

 

[Tin Pot]

The most important thing a man should do before getting on a woman's bike, is to make doubly sure she doesn't mind you borrowing it.

...and leave the seat as you find it.

 

[jefmcg]

...and leave the seat as you find it.

Dammit. That's a much better joke.

 

[ufkacbln]

White bikes are fastest !

Only if you exclude black and red ones

 

[stephec]

...and leave the seat as you find it.

Are you allowed to stand up on it, or do you have to sit down?

 

[Oldfentiger]

If there's a seat cover on it, make sure you leave it down when not in use.

 

[jefmcg]

Dammit. That's a much better joke.

These, however are beating your good joke to death

Are you allowed to stand up on it, or do you have to sit down?

If there's a seat cover on it, make sure you leave it down when not in use.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Just picked up a bmc pure pro2 shimano 105 version for the miniscule sum of £120, saw it on shpock and after a little bit of googling decided it was a bmc streetracer painted different.
Does anyone know if this is true?
Its a cracking bike but looks a bit girly!! do I embrace the whiteness or opt for a re-colour?? (probably powdercoat)

This is the colour scheme View attachment 349274

I just love that colour scheme, maybe manufacturers are starting to remember how paint works again (Did I say people who produce matt black frames should be lined up against the wall and shot?).

As others have said, if it fits it's perfect. There are no such things as men's or women's bikes, only in the minds of patronising PR departments and the many idiots who class themselves as magazine road testers.

 

[srw]

Australians, NZers, Canadians too.

See also zucchini.

In Indian English (a billion potential speakers, of whom more are reasonably proficient than in US, Aus, NZ and Canada put together) it's a Brinjal.

 

[jefmcg]

In Indian English (a billion potential speakers, of whom more are reasonably proficient than in US, Aus, NZ and Canada put together) it's a Brinjal.

Yes, I know that - I share my love of the purple fruit with a friend from Kerala. I seriously considered including it, but had no knowledge of whether they used it as a colour.

Eggplant is definitely on colour charts.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

And possibly in the world, as most English speakers call it eggplant.

Only the ones not from the UK

See also zucchini.

Italian!

 

[Deleted member 41544]

Dusted damsen. I'll get a photo in good daylight tomorrow. Its not eggplant!

 

[GrumpyGregry]

How very dare you!

And anyway, it is a bike designed to the female physical characteristics - like it or not. Which is a good thing imo.

what specifically female physical characteristics is it designed to, I wonder.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

"born out of a study of biometric proportions between the bust and arm/leg length from Ansur data."
A tough job but someone had to do it.

I see. Marketing bs then.