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[-] m3t00@lemmy.world -2 points 10 months ago

girls bike or small dick energy hmm

[-] paddytokey@sh.itjust.works 21 points 10 months ago

Lots of manufacturers stop calling that frame shape woman's bikes, but rather find terms like step through or low step and so on to be better suited. This frame design is a lot more accessible for people who aren't as mobile anymore (think old people, people with hip problems, heavy people) and are also much easier to handle with tall cargo on the back, typical example would be a child seat.

For the average person, this frame design is probably preferable as there are no benefits to the typical male frame shape.

My parents think it looks odd when a guy sits on one of these, but then my parents are in their sixties :>

[-] leross@lemmy.ml 12 points 10 months ago

Since I am a father and decided to bring my kid with me on bike rides, I needed that frame. It's just convenient to not have to Jean Claude Van Damme before each ride.

[-] StereoTrespasser@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I bought a step through because of the child seat too. Luckily before I dropped cash on a new bike I had already discovered that there is no way to swing your leg over the bike frame when a child seat is attached.

[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 9 points 10 months ago

I don't understand why there's even a difference? Seems like that frame design would work great for everyone?

[-] pyrflie@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

If you are over 200 lbs and not just street riding I would worry about the welds/supports, but for daily commuting there isn't one.

[-] TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.id 1 points 10 months ago

They were originally made so that a woman could ride a bicycle while wearing a dress or skirt.

[-] noobnarski@feddit.de 7 points 10 months ago

The disadvantage is higher weight for the same structural strength because the lower and upper tube are closer together (or combined into one tube) so the leverage is much less.

I dont mind the "mens" frame, but if other people want to use a low step frame I am not going to call them sissies or something stupid like that.

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