Quote:
Originally Posted by letsgetsandy
How many people have built this bike for there "girl" or "woman"? Ive seen like 10 or so different people claim this build on different forums and blog/websites. is it a production bike? I think it's demeaning to women no wonder they all say the misses won't ride it.
|
I can assure you that I am the original builder* of this bike**. I post on several forums (always using this screen name) but I'd be curious if you have links to other people claiming it is their bike/build.
*I didn't build the frame, just assembled the bike as you see it in those pictures.
**The reason it's called the TaCoCycle is because my wifes first and last name begin with 'Ta' and 'Co' so I call her TaCo as a pet name.
I didn't build the frame, it began life as a late 70's Bridgestone Kabuki 10 speed. It belonged to a freind who was going to trash it when she was moving from an apartment. The bike was in pretty bad shape from a cosmetic perspective and the components were all pretty beat up.
I stripped the frame in my garage, added a couple coats of pepto bismol pink and started adding components. IRO Cranks, Shimano BB, cheapo eBay wheels, Cheapo northroad handlebars, and I tweaked the front reflector mount to hold the bottle cage.
I don't think I've ever referred to my wife as 'girl' or 'woman' usually I refer to her on the interwebs as Mrs. Handsomeryan.
Knowing that TaCo is her pet name makes the bike a lot less "demeaning to women" it's supposed to be a joke that people who know my wife (or what I call her) would understand. She didn't refuse to ride it because it was offensive, she refused to ride it because she isn't into cycling. She doesn't ride the very nice Scott hybrid I bought her either. Right now the only biking she does is stoking our tandem.
Linear Mode
