Female Cyclists Deserve Respect—and Safety on the Road
Real Stories from the Road: This blog isn’t written by a brand or influencer — it’s written by a real cyclist who's been riding for 50+ years. What you're about to read is personal, honest, and might just stay with you the next time you see someone riding alone. See more true cycling stories → Female Cyclists Deserve Respect—and Safety By Bruce | The Old Guy Bicycle Blog There’s a certain freedom that comes with riding a bicycle. The wind, the rhythm, the open road. But for many female cyclists, that freedom comes with a layer of fear and tension most men never feel — and I wouldn’t fully understand it myself if it weren’t for my daughter. She’s an ultra-distance runner. She’s been on the bike plenty too. And almost every time we talk about her rides or runs, she shares something new — catcalls, honking, dangerous passes, cars swerving too close, people yelling out windows. Rude. Classless. Unsafe. And it’s not just one bad moment. It’s constant. I can say, hones...
