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by SoNew
Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:25 pm
Forum: Beginning Bikers
Topic: best style for women beginners?
Replies: 26
Views: 11564

Thanks everyone....didn't mean to rile anyone up! Just want to make sure I put it out there that without a doubt women can and do ride any and all bikes...and have schooled quite a few men while at it! :wink:

I just definitely noticed even on my first day out sitting on bikes that they all had ...
by SoNew
Mon Nov 12, 2007 2:06 pm
Forum: Beginning Bikers
Topic: good helmet fit...should cheeks be squished??!! Also Snell..
Replies: 7
Views: 23811

Thanks to both of you...that answers my question! And the site was great! :D
by SoNew
Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:25 pm
Forum: Beginning Bikers
Topic: good helmet fit...should cheeks be squished??!! Also Snell..
Replies: 7
Views: 23811

good helmet fit...should cheeks be squished??!! Also Snell..

I went into my first shop and got what seemed to be a very informed sales pitch on the proper fit of the helmet (I think he was the owner, not a newbie). I was basically told that it should be VERY snug.. no sharp points of contact, but after that compression...way more than really seems comfortable ...
by SoNew
Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:01 pm
Forum: Beginning Bikers
Topic: best style for women beginners?
Replies: 26
Views: 11564

best style for women beginners?

I'll add another question...any opinion on what style bike works best with a woman's body/sense of gravity? As a beginner I want to have what feels most natural to start out with...


I want a standard, but all I am finding are more cruiser types. I was recently talking to a woman dealer and she ...
by SoNew
Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:36 am
Forum: Beginning Bikers
Topic: good beginner bike for highway drives- 250's, vulcan or S40?
Replies: 4
Views: 3467

good beginner bike for highway drives- 250's, vulcan or S40?

Hi, so I'm fresh out of the safety course, and getting all sorts of mixed advice about what is most important for safety for a beginner. I am currently very hesitant, but unfortunately I don't have the luxury of the back roads I learned to drive a car on...instead am in the middle of the city and ...