Mens Mountain Bike – Is There Actually A Necessity For A Women’s Version?
So I was recently reading a question about what the difference is between a mens mountain bike and a women’s mountain bike. Several people answered the question about this thing being a little different and that thing being a little bit different, etc. You know things like the handlebars, parts on the frame, grips, brake levers, etc. But one answer made a lot of sense. It said that most women would ride a mens mountain bike since the differences are subtle and there are a lot more choices and a wider choice of mens mountain bike versus women’s mountain bikes.
This totally made sense to me. Maybe at one time it might have made sense to make a more ‘girly’ bike for women, but even if these types of bikes currently exist, they don’t truly need to anymore. Women now days are every bit as competitive as most men and their physical agility, strength and dimensions are close to and match men in many regards. So why the necessity for two different types of bikes?
Sure, there are some women who are smaller than men, but in the same vein, there are a lot of men who are smaller than many women. In those cases, each of these people who are smaller in general will need to look for a bike that fits their individual size. The same for those that are bigger.
So it seems to me, that making bikes in different sizes to match the size of their rider is more important than trying to separate out the sexes. It’s time in our society and in our current environment to drop that separation. I think it would be much smarter for the mountain bike manufactures to focus on making bikes that are designed for different sized people, large, small, light, heavy, etc. That way you can have many different models in many different dimensions that will meet the needs of all people, no matter their sex.
