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Cycling is Still Bro

March 16, 2017 by Bernhard

Throughout high school, I played competitive basketball at the top level in Ontario. While basketball players are not at the very top of the jock-scale, there was still enough trash-talking, inflated egos, and shitty masculinity (which I regretfully participated in at times) to turn me off of the sport by the time I got to university, at which point I almost stopped playing altogether. In comparison, road cycling has to rank pretty close to the bottom of the jock-scale. This […]

Categories: Bicycles, Ethics • Tags: bikes, competition, cycling, gender, masculinity, sexism, sports

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Why do People Make Fun of Spandex Bike Clothes?

March 16, 2016 by Bernhard

Steven Herrick at the Guardian wonders: Why do people make fun of spandex bike clothing? It is a peculiar phenomenon for cyclists. When people find out that I’m “a cyclist” (which is often how I get introduced in social settings by friends), I routinely get asked, “You’re not one of those people who wears tight bike shorts, are you?” When I reply in the affirmative, I get variations on perplexed or even disgusted looks. I’ll answer the question with a […]

Categories: Bicycles, Ethics • Tags: gender, homophobia, masculinity, sexism

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