Modestly clothed women

[RedheadDane]

Here are some Pictures of modestly clothed women on bikes.

 

[Scott SoCal]

Re:

Just a note: I posted a note in the mod forum asking for an explanation why the BoB thread was removed. I only know so far that recently new ownership took over the site. I do not know their rationale, or thinking. I do know a few things though:

This was without question the most popular thread on the entire forum. That equals traffic, which equals advertising, which equals money.

There was nothing offensive in the thread. In the past photos were included of women from the backside with no under garments, we deleted and banned those.

Nearly every photo was professionally shot. Many of the photos were of women wearing regular cycling clothing, many of them professional cyclists or amateur racers. Some were nostalgic looking. Some were of famous people.

The vast majority of the photos were no more offensive, or of women no more or less scantily clad, than what you would see in any woman's magazine today, aimed at female readers (Cosmo, Allure, etc). I would even make the argument that nearly every one of those photos are photoshopped, and thus present a dangerous view of what a women should look like, while photos of healthy women on bicycles is a positive thing for women to aspire to.

I spend less time than I did in the past as a mod. If this thread is removed permanently, like many of you, I'll spend even less time here without question.

Post of the year.

Removing the thread is a solution to a non-existent problem. PC run amok. Again.

 

[Amsterhammer]

Re: Re:

Just a note: I posted a note in the mod forum asking for an explanation why the BoB thread was removed. I only know so far that recently new ownership took over the site. I do not know their rationale, or thinking. I do know a few things though:

This was without question the most popular thread on the entire forum. That equals traffic, which equals advertising, which equals money.

There was nothing offensive in the thread. In the past photos were included of women from the backside with no under garments, we deleted and banned those.

Nearly every photo was professionally shot. Many of the photos were of women wearing regular cycling clothing, many of them professional cyclists or amateur racers. Some were nostalgic looking. Some were of famous people.

The vast majority of the photos were no more offensive, or of women no more or less scantily clad, than what you would see in any woman's magazine today, aimed at female readers (Cosmo, Allure, etc). I would even make the argument that nearly every one of those photos are photoshopped, and thus present a dangerous view of what a women should look like, while photos of healthy women on bicycles is a positive thing for women to aspire to.

I spend less time than I did in the past as a mod. If this thread is removed permanently, like many of you, I'll spend even less time here without question.

Post of the year.

Removing the thread is a solution to a non-existent problem. PC run amok. Again.

Could not possibly agree more with both Alpe's and Scott's comments. It could, at worst, even have been locked. Deleting such a unique topic was a crying shame, and utterly unnecessary. I would hold this opinion even if I didn't happen to be the birth 'mother' of something unique that outgrew all expectations.

 

[aphronesis]

Some live in cities with women on bicycles. Interaction and mutual appreciation encouraged.

But I guess for the television/nuclear age.

 

[jsem94]

That was the greatest thread in the history of forums though...

 

[hrotha]

Re:

Just a note: I posted a note in the mod forum asking for an explanation why the BoB thread was removed. I only know so far that recently new ownership took over the site. I do not know their rationale, or thinking. I do know a few things though:

This was without question the most popular thread on the entire forum. That equals traffic, which equals advertising, which equals money.

There was nothing offensive in the thread. In the past photos were included of women from the backside with no under garments, we deleted and banned those.

Nearly every photo was professionally shot. Many of the photos were of women wearing regular cycling clothing, many of them professional cyclists or amateur racers. Some were nostalgic looking. Some were of famous people.

The vast majority of the photos were no more offensive, or of women no more or less scantily clad, than what you would see in any woman's magazine today, aimed at female readers (Cosmo, Allure, etc). I would even make the argument that nearly every one of those photos are photoshopped, and thus present a dangerous view of what a women should look like, while photos of healthy women on bicycles is a positive thing for women to aspire to.

I spend less time than I did in the past as a mod. If this thread is removed permanently, like many of you, I'll spend even less time here without question.

All this talk about how respectful and healthy the thread was, while ignoring that it was called Babes on Bikes. Delicious whitewashing.

 

[Starstruck]

There are even nude bicycle rides in some cities. It's even legal for females to go topless in some countries.
http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/dumb-cops-who-dont-know-the-law-are-causing-trouble-for-topless-women-across-canada-vgtrn

 

[jsem94]

Yeah, but this is an internet forum.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Re: Re:

All this talk about how respectful and healthy the thread was, while ignoring that it was called Babes on Bikes. Delicious whitewashing.

On the contrary, if you do a similar Google search, you can find plenty of women's groups, lead by women, who go by that, or similar names.

So, is it derogatory if men use the phrase, or just term 'babe" out of admiration, but okay if women use it?

 

[Scott SoCal]

Re: Re:

All this talk about how respectful and healthy the thread was, while ignoring that it was called Babes on Bikes. Delicious whitewashing.

On the contrary, if you do a similar Google search, you can find plenty of women's groups, lead by women, who go by that, or similar names.

So, is it derogatory if men use the phrase, or just term 'babe" out of admiration, but okay if women use it?

I'd guess no one ever bothered to ask the ladies. Just a bunch of uptight dudes worried about their own shadow.

Maybe I'm wrong.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

http://www.babesonbikes.org/

 

[Cannibal72]

Re: Re:

All this talk about how respectful and healthy the thread was, while ignoring that it was called Babes on Bikes. Delicious whitewashing.

On the contrary, if you do a similar Google search, you can find plenty of women's groups, lead by women, who go by that, or similar names.

So, is it derogatory if men use the phrase, or just term 'babe" out of admiration, but okay if women use it?

Pejorative terms have different meanings depending on the context; often oppressed groups will aim to reclaim demeaning terms. It's the unequal power relationships that make it oppressive to start with, and the casual sexism of that thread proves nicely the unequal power relationships of this world. In short: yes.

(By the way, 'admiration' is going on my list of 'disgusting synonyms for base lechery'. Why not just say 'use the term "babe" out of sexual appreciation for her physical qualities?' It would be much more honest.)

 

[python]

Re: Re:

All this talk about how respectful and healthy the thread was, while ignoring that it was called Babes on Bikes. Delicious whitewashing.

On the contrary, if you do a similar Google search, you can find plenty of women's groups, lead by women, who go by that, or similar names.

So, is it derogatory if men use the phrase, or just term 'babe" out of admiration, but okay if women use it?

I'd guess no one ever bothered to ask the ladies. Just a bunch of uptight dudes worried about their own shadow.

Maybe I'm wrong.

you are not wrong. imo, it's a typical result of differences in our tastes, views, definitions...

that said, i never cared for the bob thread. cant recall posting there and only occasionally clicking. still, while the thread deemed mildly sexist (though nothing, as alpe said, we dont find in mass media) i can understand that some, women included, would celebrate the beauty of human body.

it is also true that the owners are completely within their right to regulate the content. however, i seriously doubt that banning a thread can in any way contribute tangibly to the stated noble goal of improving the image of female cycling.

i agree with one scott comment- it was a solution to an in-existing problem. if it was a porn, yea i can see the move, but it wasn't b/c watchful mods excized it timely.

 

[Hugh Januss]

Re: Re:

All this talk about how respectful and healthy the thread was, while ignoring that it was called Babes on Bikes. Delicious whitewashing.

On the contrary, if you do a similar Google search, you can find plenty of women's groups, lead by women, who go by that, or similar names.

So, is it derogatory if men use the phrase, or just term 'babe" out of admiration, but okay if women use it?

I'd guess no one ever bothered to ask the ladies. Just a bunch of uptight dudes worried about their own shadow.

Maybe I'm wrong.

you are not wrong. imo, it's a typical result of differences in our tastes, views, definitions...

that said, i never cared for the bob thread. cant recall posting there and only occasionally clicking. still, while the thread deemed mildly sexist (though nothing, as alpe said, we dont find in mass media) i can understand that some, women included, would celebrate the beauty of human body.

it is also true that the owners are completely within their right to regulate the content. however, i seriously doubt that banning a thread can in any way contribute tangibly to the stated noble goal of improving the image of female cycling.

i agree with one scott comment- it was a solution to an in-existing problem. if it was a porn, yea i can see the move, but it wasn't b/c watchful mods excized it timely.

What kind of a world is it when I completely agree with python.
Let alone scott.

 

[blutto]

Re: Re:

All this talk about how respectful and healthy the thread was, while ignoring that it was called Babes on Bikes. Delicious whitewashing.

On the contrary, if you do a similar Google search, you can find plenty of women's groups, lead by women, who go by that, or similar names.

So, is it derogatory if men use the phrase, or just term 'babe" out of admiration, but okay if women use it?

I'd guess no one ever bothered to ask the ladies. Just a bunch of uptight dudes worried about their own shadow.

Maybe I'm wrong.

you are not wrong. imo, it's a typical result of differences in our tastes, views, definitions...

that said, i never cared for the bob thread. cant recall posting there and only occasionally clicking. still, while the thread deemed mildly sexist (though nothing, as alpe said, we dont find in mass media) i can understand that some, women included, would celebrate the beauty of human body.

it is also true that the owners are completely within their right to regulate the content. however, i seriously doubt that banning a thread can in any way contribute tangibly to the stated noble goal of improving the image of female cycling.

i agree with one scott comment- it was a solution to an in-existing problem. if it was a porn, yea i can see the move, but it wasn't b/c watchful mods excized it timely.

What kind of a world is it when I completely agree with python.
Let alone scott.

...I inexplicably find myself in the same position...maybe its a bug or something....or strange times...

Cheers

 

[Irondan]

This all started because of one uptight person sending an email to the website main office, maybe some emails by the other side would give them some perspective? Idk....

 

[blutto]

Re:

This all started because of one uptight person sending an email to the website main office, maybe some emails by the other side would give them some perspective? Idk....

....many thanks for that useful bit of info....

Cheers

 

[Semper Fidelis]

Re: Re:

This all started because of one uptight person sending an email to the website main office, maybe some emails by the other side would give them some perspective? Idk....

....many thanks for that useful bit of info....

Cheers

Well well Well.

Must have been our friend of the forum.

 

[Irondan]

Re: Re:

This all started because of one uptight person sending an email to the website main office, maybe some emails by the other side would give them some perspective? Idk....

....many thanks for that useful bit of info....

Cheers

Well well Well.

Must have been our friend of the forum.

I wasn't told if it was or wasn't, but I'm assuming it was.

 

[Semper Fidelis]

Re: Re:

This all started because of one uptight person sending an email to the website main office, maybe some emails by the other side would give them some perspective? Idk....

....many thanks for that useful bit of info....

Cheers

Well well Well.

Must have been our friend of the forum.

I wasn't told if it was or wasn't, but I'm assuming it was.

Same here. I realize you were not told and I would be surprised anyone would be told. I just was guessing.

 

[Starstruck]

The last post on the thread laid it out. I never went on that thread but the name of the last person to post there piqued my interest as it had a female inference. Something about misogyny. Oh well, the internets are full.

 

[nowhereman]

Re: Re:

Just a note: I posted a note in the mod forum asking for an explanation why the BoB thread was removed. I only know so far that recently new ownership took over the site. I do not know their rationale, or thinking. I do know a few things though:

This was without question the most popular thread on the entire forum. That equals traffic, which equals advertising, which equals money.

There was nothing offensive in the thread. In the past photos were included of women from the backside with no under garments, we deleted and banned those.

Nearly every photo was professionally shot. Many of the photos were of women wearing regular cycling clothing, many of them professional cyclists or amateur racers. Some were nostalgic looking. Some were of famous people.

The vast majority of the photos were no more offensive, or of women no more or less scantily clad, than what you would see in any woman's magazine today, aimed at female readers (Cosmo, Allure, etc). I would even make the argument that nearly every one of those photos are photoshopped, and thus present a dangerous view of what a women should look like, while photos of healthy women on bicycles is a positive thing for women to aspire to.

I spend less time than I did in the past as a mod. If this thread is removed permanently, like many of you, I'll spend even less time here without question.

Post of the year.

Removing the thread is a solution to a non-existent problem. PC run amok. Again.

Scott, Alpe, thanks for the memories. I certainly will be spending a whole lot less time here. At times it's been a rocky road, but all in all, it was a bunch of fun. Ciao!

 

[krebs303]

Re: Re:

Just a note: I posted a note in the mod forum asking for an explanation why the BoB thread was removed. I only know so far that recently new ownership took over the site. I do not know their rationale, or thinking. I do know a few things though:

This was without question the most popular thread on the entire forum. That equals traffic, which equals advertising, which equals money.

There was nothing offensive in the thread. In the past photos were included of women from the backside with no under garments, we deleted and banned those.

Nearly every photo was professionally shot. Many of the photos were of women wearing regular cycling clothing, many of them professional cyclists or amateur racers. Some were nostalgic looking. Some were of famous people.

The vast majority of the photos were no more offensive, or of women no more or less scantily clad, than what you would see in any woman's magazine today, aimed at female readers (Cosmo, Allure, etc). I would even make the argument that nearly every one of those photos are photoshopped, and thus present a dangerous view of what a women should look like, while photos of healthy women on bicycles is a positive thing for women to aspire to.

I spend less time than I did in the past as a mod. If this thread is removed permanently, like many of you, I'll spend even less time here without question.

Post of the year.

Removing the thread is a solution to a non-existent problem. PC run amok. Again.

Scott, Alpe, thanks for the memories. I certainly will be spending a whole lot less time here. At times it's been a rocky road, but all in all, it was a bunch of fun. Ciao!

everytime a new owner takes over the website suffers.
thanks scott and nowhereman for all the hours you have devoted finding quality content. I know the amount of dedication it takes
I hope that the site has great luck in promoting social justice.

 

[Semper Fidelis]

Re: Re:

Scott, Alpe, thanks for the memories. I certainly will be spending a whole lot less time here. At times it's been a rocky road, but all in all, it was a bunch of fun. Ciao!

everytime a new owner takes over the website suffers.
thanks scott and nowhereman for all the hours you have devoted finding quality content. I know the amount of dedication it takes
I hope that the site has great luck in promoting social justice.

Agree with you all. I think the forums will go on but it will not without notice that you all are not participating.

Political correctness and social justice gone wild here.

 

[Amsterhammer]

Re: Re:

Just a note: I posted a note in the mod forum asking for an explanation why the BoB thread was removed. I only know so far that recently new ownership took over the site. I do not know their rationale, or thinking. I do know a few things though:

This was without question the most popular thread on the entire forum. That equals traffic, which equals advertising, which equals money.

There was nothing offensive in the thread. In the past photos were included of women from the backside with no under garments, we deleted and banned those.

Nearly every photo was professionally shot. Many of the photos were of women wearing regular cycling clothing, many of them professional cyclists or amateur racers. Some were nostalgic looking. Some were of famous people.

The vast majority of the photos were no more offensive, or of women no more or less scantily clad, than what you would see in any woman's magazine today, aimed at female readers (Cosmo, Allure, etc). I would even make the argument that nearly every one of those photos are photoshopped, and thus present a dangerous view of what a women should look like, while photos of healthy women on bicycles is a positive thing for women to aspire to.

I spend less time than I did in the past as a mod. If this thread is removed permanently, like many of you, I'll spend even less time here without question.

Post of the year.

Removing the thread is a solution to a non-existent problem. PC run amok. Again.

Scott, Alpe, thanks for the memories. I certainly will be spending a whole lot less time here. At times it's been a rocky road, but all in all, it was a bunch of fun. Ciao!

Big thanks to you dude, for taking BoB under your wing once I dropped out (around the 3m mark, I think). Just so you know, there is life outside BoB, though you will always feel an attachment to something that was unique. You know that $hit must be farked up when Alpe, Scott, Krebby and I are all on the same page.