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Touring as one gets older.. men do it .. birds do it.. but :::
women don't do it.
I love touring. Whether it is a day trip and one night out, or across the country. The feeling of freedom, or actually doing something crazy, leaving the comfort of home, to ride off on a bicycle .. wowo. But the ladies I know, or meet, won't go. Seems the only females I meet on tour are young, or kinda young and with their man/husband. I asked one gal about this and she said "camping?, no f...ing way,, I hate sleeping in the woods, I want the Hilton". Ok,,, Is this a gender issue? I personally hate sleeping or staying at Hiltons, or that type of expensive place. I will do it, when necessary, but I much prefer to be in the mountains, with my pup tent, sitting by a fire, looking up at the stars. What you all say? |
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Touring as one gets older.. men do it .. birds do it.. but :::
On Sep 8, 12:10*pm, "Thomas, Spring Point Light"
wrote: women don't do it. I love touring. *Whether it is a day trip and one night out, or across the country. The feeling of freedom, or actually doing something crazy, leaving the comfort of home, to ride off on a bicycle .. wowo. But the ladies I know, or meet, won't go. *Seems the only females I meet on tour are young, or kinda young and with their man/husband. I asked one gal about this and she said "camping?, no f...ing way,, I hate sleeping in the woods, I want the Hilton". What'd you ask her? "Do you want to sleep alone in a tent with me?" If that was the question, I totally understand her reaction. However, if you just asked if she ever camps while touring, her strong reaction baffles me. I don't tour, but if I did, camping'd be the way I'd go. It's far more economical. Hell, I'd probably take a risk and throw my tent in a farmer's cornfield! Cullen |
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Touring as one gets older.. men do it .. birds do it.. but :::
wrote in message ... On Sep 8, 12:10 pm, "Thomas, Spring Point Light" wrote: women don't do it. I love touring. Whether it is a day trip and one night out, or across the country. The feeling of freedom, or actually doing something crazy, leaving the comfort of home, to ride off on a bicycle .. wowo. But the ladies I know, or meet, won't go. Seems the only females I meet on tour are young, or kinda young and with their man/husband. I asked one gal about this and she said "camping?, no f...ing way,, I hate sleeping in the woods, I want the Hilton". What'd you ask her? "Do you want to sleep alone in a tent with me?" If that was the question, I totally understand her reaction. However, if you just asked if she ever camps while touring, her strong reaction baffles me. I don't tour, but if I did, camping'd be the way I'd go. It's far more economical. Hell, I'd probably take a risk and throw my tent in a farmer's cornfield! Cullen =============== Cullen,, I don't think I wrote the posting correctly,, or at least my point ... Let me try again. I like to tour, and when I tour I camp out. Occasionally, I will do a night at a motel, but mostly I love to just camp, enjoy the woods, the mountains, etc In my day to day, I talk about touring such as "took my bicycle to the White Mountains last week, camped, had a great time". Sometimes there are women who hear this. The next thing I hear is "no way am I camping out in the woods, and I'm not about to ride my bicycle off to the mountains, I want the Hilton or a resort so I can lie by the pool". This has happened enough that I have reached the conclusion that women don't like roughing it. But when I do tour, I will meet ladies who are touring. And mostly they are young, college aged or young but with their boyfriend or husband. I never seem to meet adult, say from 40 up, women on the road, or in campgrounds. So, my point is:: I wonder if it is just a gender thing. That men like to get out and camp as they get older but women become less inclined to this activity. |
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Touring as one gets older.. men do it .. birds do it.. but :::
I've enjoyed "lite" touring over the years, although my tours always involve
hotels. While I've gotten my wife hooked on bicycling in recent times, she's not ready for more than 20-25 miles a day, and she definitely couldn't handle some of the hills on my old routes through New England. This raises an issue as I plow through my mid-forties and I want to get in a few more tours before I can't cut 'em anymore. I really enjoy riding with her, and it's become our weekend "thing." However, I'd also like to get out on my own and do some longer, more energetic rides a few weekends this fall. I'm torn. Anyway, traveling of any type is a bigger deal for women than for men. They've just got so much "stuff" to take with them. I'd imagine that gets even worse as they get older and ACCUMULATE more stuff that they just can't leave at home! |
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Touring as one gets older.. men do it .. birds do it.. but :::
"Papa Tom" wrote in message ... I've enjoyed "lite" touring over the years, although my tours always involve hotels. While I've gotten my wife hooked on bicycling in recent times, she's not ready for more than 20-25 miles a day, and she definitely couldn't handle some of the hills on my old routes through New England. This raises an issue as I plow through my mid-forties and I want to get in a few more tours before I can't cut 'em anymore. I really enjoy riding with her, and it's become our weekend "thing." However, I'd also like to get out on my own and do some longer, more energetic rides a few weekends this fall. I'm torn. Anyway, traveling of any type is a bigger deal for women than for men. They've just got so much "stuff" to take with them. I'd imagine that gets even worse as they get older and ACCUMULATE more stuff that they just can't leave at home! === Very well put.. bicycle touring can be whatever the tourist wants it to be. On one tour I did, down the west coast of Wash, Oregon, Calif, .. I met many different types of bicycle tourists. There were the "group" tours, where a wagon followed the cyclists. One couple I met had made reservations at very expensive Inns along their route. Each night they stayed at a different Inn, and had a five star meal. I met two high school kids from Alaska. They were riding over 100 miles every day! I couldn't believe it, but they had almost nothing with them. I like to tour with a pup tent, sleeping bag, the usual gear. Stay in campgrounds or sleep in the woods, gorilla camping. I just can't find anyone who will go along anymore. |
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Touring as one gets older.. men do it .. birds do it.. but :::
On Sep 8, 12:10*pm, "Thomas, Spring Point Light"
wrote: women don't do it. I love touring. *Whether it is a day trip and one night out, or across the country. The feeling of freedom, or actually doing something crazy, leaving the comfort of home, to ride off on a bicycle .. wowo. But the ladies I know, or meet, won't go. *Seems the only females I meet on tour are young, or kinda young and with their man/husband. I asked one gal about this and she said "camping?, no f...ing way,, I hate sleeping in the woods, I want the Hilton". Ok,,, Is this a gender issue? *I personally hate sleeping or staying at Hiltons, or that type of expensive place. *I will do it, when necessary, but I much prefer to be in the mountains, with my pup tent, sitting by a fire, looking up at the stars. What you all say? I think this is one area to consider our basic 'animal urge' as a motivating force. Non migratory female animals tend to stay in one general area and take care of the offspring. Non migratory males tend to roam more and explore a much wider area. Not to say that these urges control our actions, but might be the last percent or two that tip the balance. Give a woman a comfortable RV to travel in, and I bet you get a lot more travelers. |
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Touring as one gets older.. men do it .. birds do it.. but :::
wrote in message ... On Sep 8, 12:10 pm, "Thomas, Spring Point Light" wrote: " Give a woman a comfortable RV to travel in, and I bet you get a lot more travelers." Mike,, from my observations through the years .. You also get a much "larger" woman! As in Fat.. Big.. Huge .. Lazy.. A Tub.. Monster.. ...................... And what is it with the teddy bears on the dashboard? Probably hiding the five boxes of candy! |
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