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Overcoming barriers for female cyclists: A cross-national bikesharing study

4 pointsby elahiehabout 1 year ago

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082349872349872about 1 year ago
Darkness is a social problem, and inclement weather a textile problem, but hilliness might be a problem lessened by getting them on a bike while they&#x27;re still small enough to bounce? <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=rVFu2OgWQBU&amp;t=120s" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=rVFu2OgWQBU&amp;t=120s</a><p>Fish may not need bicycles, but these humans are throwing tricks I&#x27;d never attempt: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=D424_41uh3E&amp;t=2422s" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=D424_41uh3E&amp;t=2422s</a><p>I never even managed a bootlegger reverse (although attempting to learn did teach me how to turn flying over handlebars into graceful dismounts), yet these women are getting over a meter of air: I&#x27;d call that enough to be chasing the clouds away.<p>(unlike netball, which is a female-dominated sport with the recent addition of mixed [and even male-only] teams, it looks like cycle ball started out mixed[1] but these days, from what I can find on YouTube, is played segregated[2]:<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Cycle_ball#&#x2F;media&#x2F;File:Liebig_bike_polo.jpg" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Cycle_ball#&#x2F;media&#x2F;File:Liebig_...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=ib0DhW1qGrU" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=ib0DhW1qGrU</a> )