Ive been asked why "my bike looks like a Barbie Car" and if im "riding my wife's bike" or if it is a "girls bike"… Not about the frame size but the colors. Most of them are just trash talk and not actually serious, but still. I don't have much to say back because I guess it does kinda look like…well…
Thoughts? Thanks!
by Tomahawk-BaGawk
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You’re just ken
“It’s not a woman’s bike, I just like pink and blue.”
“Because your wife/mom was busy”
Honestly, who cares what they say. But to make your bike look a little more serious, I’d probably start by taking off the reflectors and dork disc.
Just hit them with your purse when they say that.
This color combination hurts my eyes. Anybody else experience this?
I’d just go with a
>Kinda cringe but you do you, I guess.
I hear a lot about my piercings and tattoos from old codgers and it’s more fun to not hit back with insults and to make them feel a little embarrassed.
“It’s my wife’s”
As a Yeti owner I see no issue with this color.
I used to hang out with people who made fun of my taste. Key words being “used to”
This depends on so many things- the context, who you’re talking to, how confrontational you are, how much you know these people, etc etc. I find that a lot of folks who make casually sexist comments don’t like direct follow up questions that point out said sexism.
“Are you saying that riding a bike with bright colors is girly, and makes me less of a man? Why do you think that women are, by default, lesser than men?”
There’s a lot of folks who like to make some of those casual sexist (and often also homophobic) but don’t want to be confronted about the bigotry of their statement. It’s a great way to get folks to back down about saying small shitty things, and/or you realize that these are outwardly bigoted folks that you can cut from your life!
“The colours remind me of your Mom’s favourite lingerie” is always a good one.
Why do you care what I ride?
I think it’s her and I love those colors and that color combo! I’m an 80s child so hot pink and blues are my jam! Who cares what people think and if it is a girls bike and you kick ass on it and so be it. It’s all about having fun and getting outside. Boys, bike girls, bike, red bike, blue bike, yellow bike, pink bike, borrowed bike, used bike, stolen bike, bike bike any bike just get on a bike. LOL!😂 peace out Homie have fun!
I think it’s important to make them feel awkward so I would say it was my friends that died and I promised them I would ride it. These where there favorite colors.
Real men ride pink?
[I am very partial to this color scheme myself.](https://www.reddit.com/r/mountainbiking/s/i7F3FbJx4s)
Because im fucking gay.is that an issue?
If they’re talking trash about “girl colors” and not the reflectors and dork disc, it means your friends don’t know shit.
Does it fit? That’s all I want in a bike, a good fit and trails to ride on
“why are you so insecure in your masculinity that you think certain colors are assigned to certain genders?”
Chicks dig it, who you trying to attract. You claim not to have fragile masculinity, yet your straightness won’t survive certain wavelengths. Manliness shouldn’t be so precarious.
Tell them to eat your dust and go enjoy yourself.
Colours don’t make a bike gendered
Tell them it’s **their** girlfriend’s bike. If they say, I don’t have a gf, tell them it’s probably due to not having a Barbie car bike and being comfortable in their sexuality.
One of the fast guys I know rides a bright pink bike. Train your ass off and drop their asses.
“So twats will self identify and I know who is not worth my time”
Your mom keeps leaving it at my place.
“Fragile men are afraid of girly colors. Real men ride what they like.”
Or
“For a guy who cares about manliness, you certainly care a lot about color schemes.”
I’d go with “your mom / wife couldn’t take it anymore and I still was down to ride.”
Cannondale used to make Dirt bikes and wheelchairs. The revamped the engine and it costed them too much R&D that it bankrupt them in the early 2000s. Nowadays mountain bikes are their bread and butter
I’d borrow from the movie Role Models and say something like; “oh ya this is your mom’s bike. She let me keep it after I fucked her last night” part of my philosophy of making awkward situations even more awkward for the instigator.
i started mtbing on this same bike (different colour) during covid when i graduated from high school, it took me a year to realize i was riding a women’s bike lol. 5 years later i have a downhiller and i ride double blacks in bikeparks 💅🏻
My road bike is a satin hot pink. Lots of people talk shit on it at the local club rides. They tend to be insecure and shut up once they get dropped on the first climb. Your color scheme is awesome and if the bike fits that’s all that matters. You sound younger, my life advice for you is ignore what other people think about the things that make you happy. Go ride your bike and get stronger!
Classic fragile masculinity. Fuck em. It’s such a good colour combo.
I’m 35 and my bike is blue and pink, it helps me find out who I don’t want to ride with. It’s really only happened once or twice, and when it did I just laughed at the guy and went about my business. Less is more, don’t let it bother you and they will always look like an idiot.
My son wears pink and when the boy in his kindergarten class say his clothes are for girls he responds “I can do what I like to do.” And doesn’t tink twice about it because he is secure.
Be brave and love yourself, that is where confidence comes from, nobody else’s approval will make up for your lack of self love.
Why does it matter to you?
“Your Mom wasn’t using it”
I bought this before I transitioned 🏳️⚧️
“Oh I just like the colors”
Sometimes when people lightly make fun, just sort of taking it honest and being like, “yeah it’s what I wanted” takes the wind out of their sails if it’s not the expected response.
I use to have a Miata and one fun response to someone calling it a girly car in a negative way was to say “you mean to say I’m driving a fun sporty car that girls think is cool, and that’s supposed to be a bad thing?” Not sure that works quite the same with the bike but it might work with the right “insult” setup from them