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Reasonable points. Certainly I'm talking about a couple wording choices here,
not solving world hunger.
I may be off-base about PB in the larger scheme of things, I don't know. I
wasn't aware of Batty's posts before. I'm a reader, not an insider of any
sort. All I can say is that I've been consistently impressed over the last few
months with PB's handling of stories involving women. Racer profiles that
treat them like athletes not eye-candy, women-focused stories and reviews that
don't trade on lazy stereotypes.
A couple that have struck me:
<http://www.pinkbike.com/news/rider-perspective-keeping-it-fresh-with-
catharine-pendrel-2015.html>
<http://www.pinkbike.com/news/rad-mother-bikers-2015.html>
<http://www.pinkbike.com/news/hannah-report-lourdes-world-cup-1-2015.html>
<http://www.pinkbike.com/u/briceshirbach/blog/east-bound-and-down-shannas-
endless-stoke.html>
<http://www.pinkbike.com/u/marymoncorge/blog/zimtstern-taila-shorts.html>
That was the basis for my comment.
May 29, 2015, 11:42 a.m. - OldManBike
#!markdown Reasonable points. Certainly I'm talking about a couple wording choices here, not solving world hunger. I may be off-base about PB in the larger scheme of things, I don't know. I wasn't aware of Batty's posts before. I'm a reader, not an insider of any sort. All I can say is that I've been consistently impressed over the last few months with PB's handling of stories involving women. Racer profiles that treat them like athletes not eye-candy, women-focused stories and reviews that don't trade on lazy stereotypes. A couple that have struck me: <http://www.pinkbike.com/news/rider-perspective-keeping-it-fresh-with- catharine-pendrel-2015.html> <http://www.pinkbike.com/news/rad-mother-bikers-2015.html> <http://www.pinkbike.com/news/hannah-report-lourdes-world-cup-1-2015.html> <http://www.pinkbike.com/u/briceshirbach/blog/east-bound-and-down-shannas- endless-stoke.html> <http://www.pinkbike.com/u/marymoncorge/blog/zimtstern-taila-shorts.html> That was the basis for my comment.