Lady KBers - do you think you are more blokey in traits if you ride?

**Chickadee** · 19th April 2007, 21:57

Just wondering if us ladies that ride have more crossover with the traits that makes men - well men - more spacially aware, competitive, good at navagating etc?

Been watching TV3's Inside NZ: Sex Wars, quite interesting stuff. I think even though I'm straight I've got a lot of the male crossover traits. Quite competitive, can parallel park, enjoy going fast, not too bad at navagating (I used to suck at reading maps but I'm getting better with practise).

Whaddya wreckon ladies of two wheels, are we just girly girls that enjoy riding, or do you think we have a bit of a blokey side chucked in for good measure too.

And blokes that know ladies that ride/don't ride, whaddya reckon?

**gijoe1313** · 19th April 2007, 22:02

I think any lass that can ride two wheels is equipped with more blokey traits, after all, no place to store a handbag - ability to find way around on two wheels and in fact .. thinking about it, the multi-tasking ability is handy for you lot as well!

More independent, able to think fast on your feet, solve problems regarding ride ... yeah! Now ... what sheila traits do guys get if you ride?

**Chickadee** · 19th April 2007, 22:04

If you choose a bike by colour preference, that's your girly side coming out.

I think blinging up a bike is also nesting girly behaviour too (not that there's anything wrong with that).

**gijoe1313** · 19th April 2007, 22:09

Originally Posted by Chickadee

If you choose a bike by colour preference, that's your girly side coming out.

I think blinging up a bike is also nesting girly behaviour too (not that there's anything wrong with that).

And colour co-ordinating your riding gear? Gah! Dooom!

... I've also noticed I've beened salivating over the bike accessories pages in biking mags also!

**MyGSXF:Me** · 19th April 2007, 22:13

Originally Posted by Chickadee

Whaddya wreckon ladies of two wheels, are we just girly girls that enjoy riding, or do you think we have a bit of a blokey side chucked in for good measure too.

I'm about as girly girl as a squashed hedgehog Chick!!!

definately have a tad tooo much testosterone in MY system!!!

My LEFT thumb was on TOP!!! Very competitive (especially when I can beat the BOYS!!).. excellent at parallel parking.. the faster the better.. backing a trailer-piece of piss!! can't navigate for shit though...

Was drawn to bikes like a duck to water.. if I had to give up biking, I might as well cut my arms & legs off.. as that's the impact it would have on me!

Don't knit, sew or cross stitch... but love riding fast, working on my bike & wouldn't mind doing a bike mechanic apprentiship!!!

Jen

ps: as for wearing 'pink' or 'frilly things'...

**Chickadee** · 19th April 2007, 22:16

I'm quite practical too. A good one for working out how things work, taking them apart - fixing stuff. I considered whether to do a trade but didn't (should of - probably would have been a good choice of career & money!). DOH

**Lucy** · 19th April 2007, 22:49

I didnt watch the doco, but don't get the whole parallel parking thing. All the girls I know are much better at that than boys. As for the rest, there are a lot of girls who could not tolerate helmet hair. I reckon bikie chicks are just more secure in themselves, and not scared to show that they are independent, and smart, and cool. So rather than having 'blokey traits' it's more a case of not being scared to be themselves. If that makes sense. Some chicks 'hide their lights under bushels' so as not to make their 'men' feel unmanly. I feel sorry for those chicks.

**cowpoos** · 19th April 2007, 23:09

do you know what I think is funni...here's a chick based thread....and its been up for an hour and disco dan hasn't posted/found it yet!!!!

**MyGSXF:Me** · 19th April 2007, 23:21

Originally Posted by Lucy

I reckon bikie chicks are just more secure in themselves, and not scared to show that they are independent, and smart, and cool. it's more a case of not being scared to be themselves.

Ya damn right there sister!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

& if someone don't like that about us.. tough ferkin tits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jen

**Ms Piggy** · 19th April 2007, 23:58

Well for my part I'm not sure to be honest. I was a real tom boy as a kid and my 1st job after finishing school I worked on a road gang for around 2 + years but, as I've gotten older I've become much more girly (if that's the label you wanna put on it), I like looking nice, smelling nice & I even like to colour pink sometimes! I'm not a competitive person, I'm really good at multi tasking but I can also parallel park.

I only started riding in Dec 2003...hmmmm, I remember ages ago doing 1 of those surveys in a book that compared men & women and I had more masculine traits than my b/f at the time. I dunno if it's the tom boy or the fact that my 1st job was in a male dominated work place, so I got to know how guys think and maybe learnt to think like them.

**zeocen** · 20th April 2007, 00:47

If anything biking has made me aware of just how girly I am.

"What's this?"
"It's a ratchet"
"it's not turning"
*everyone just looks at me stunned*

I never used to window shop, now I'm always looking at clothing and scouring trademe even though I don't have funds or a full licence for a bigger bike.

When I do get oil or grease on my arms/hand/face I leave it there just to show everyone I did something manly for a change!

Roar!

**-df-** · 20th April 2007, 07:23

Originally Posted by Lucy

Some chicks 'hide their lights under bushels' ... I feel sorry for those chicks.

Yeah, shaven is so much better

**LilSel** · 20th April 2007, 08:18

Originally Posted by Chickadee

competitive, good at navagating etc?

Quite competitive, can parallel park, enjoy going fast, not too bad at navagating

Whaddya wreckon ladies of two wheels, are we just girly girls that enjoy riding, or do you think we have a bit of a blokey side chucked in for good measure too.

hehe... im good at all those things too

...

Im by far not a girly girl... infact... prob more blokey than most blokes.
Lady looks like a duuuuude!! But really

I ride cuz I love the freedom, not to be more 'blokey'... or anything like that. Im sure if I felt comfortable doing it, I could wear heels n a skirt n all that 'girly' jazz.

I think your right tho Chickadee... cuz a real 'girly girl'... wouldnt want to ruin her hair in a helmet haha

Thread title... 'do you think you are more blokey in traits if you ride? '...
Personally... No... I was blokey before I got my bike lol

**magicfairy** · 20th April 2007, 08:25

Originally Posted by MyGSXF

My LEFT thumb was on TOP!!!
Don't knit, sew or cross stitch...

Yeah, my left thumb was on top too!! Got some funny looks from the other half, at least his left thumb was also on top !

Got told by my sewing teacher at age 12

"if you ever plan to make your living sewing - YOU WILL STARVE"

right in front of the whole class. Manage to product a nightgown with armholes the size of gingernuts.

**Joni** · 20th April 2007, 08:35

Im a girly girl... In fact I love being a woman. I love dressing like a woman, smelling like a woman blah blah blah...

I dont see the fact that I chose to ride as being a "blokey" trait either... more an independance/stubborn thing, people said I would not be able to do it... so I did it.

However with being a girly girl, I dont really spend much time with women, in fact I cant stand women all talking at once, it drives me mad, chat chat, laugh laugh, gossip gossip... not my thing at all.... so maybe I am a little more blokey that I care to admit.