I always thought no. But apparently downhill is the new glam poser sport to get chicks.
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Do chicks dig downhillers?
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Nope!!! I had to give up DHing to get my wife!!!! Not really, but was not riding at the time I met her and then when we got married I got back on the bike. Ha, I tricked her!!! Sometimes I think she hates my bicycling... But she knows how much I love it and will never ask me to give it up.
I really don't think too many US girls care about it, you know It’s not like hooking up with a NASCAR racer or anything like that. Now I bet over seas and places like Brazil chicks would dig a DHer racer.
I really don't think too many US girls care about it, you know It’s not like hooking up with a NASCAR racer or anything like that. Now I bet over seas and places like Brazil chicks would dig a DHer racer.
I think a more accurate statement would be that chicks *tolerate* downhillers. Kidding...sorta.
Mine is certainly supportive, but I also think she has recognized that when I don't ride, I'm unpleasant to be around, so it is in her own best interest that I ride and that she not be an obstacle to this...I think she is also wise enough to know that women that force men to make a choice between their friends and hobbies and them frequently lose out.
Mine is certainly supportive, but I also think she has recognized that when I don't ride, I'm unpleasant to be around, so it is in her own best interest that I ride and that she not be an obstacle to this...I think she is also wise enough to know that women that force men to make a choice between their friends and hobbies and them frequently lose out.
works for me. 
My girl thinks it's cool (atleast she tells me that)...And always comments how good it is that i have strong interests like that...
She sometimes gets a little turned off when i ditch her for weekends at a time to go to snowshoe/diablo/moab...But it always ends up well...women will always be women eh?
She sometimes gets a little turned off when i ditch her for weekends at a time to go to snowshoe/diablo/moab...But it always ends up well...women will always be women eh?
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I just thought it was funny that a guy wants to trade a boat.. which he claims chicks love "to get naked on", is interested in trading it for a downhill bike.
That, combined with mtb stuff being featured in tv commercials, magazine ads, etc. I am sorta wondering if somehow it's becoming a "sexy" sport.
I've hear road cycling is the new golf. Is mountain biking the new _____?
That, combined with mtb stuff being featured in tv commercials, magazine ads, etc. I am sorta wondering if somehow it's becoming a "sexy" sport.
I've hear road cycling is the new golf. Is mountain biking the new _____?
Nope. Chicks dig dirt jumpers...
i tell all my gf's that my bike(v10) comes first and then it s her...and then my hardtail. luckily my current gf rides does the horse jumping over sticks thingy...so it s her hrose first then me....and i will literally kill anyone that misinterpretates the last sentence!
Nope, Chicks dig rap artists. Case closed.
Ha yeah, Im in the same boat as you.
What if you are a rapper and a downhiller?
Pssh, show me a rapper that doesn't get violent when getting dirt on his white kicks?
Girls have a tendancy to dislike anything that takes attention away from them. PERIOD!
Date a rap artist get attention, date a superstar get attention, date a nobody who DH's and suddenly your single, shes not getting the attention from you and your not a superstar so its not coming from somewhere else. Pow! your single.
Oh yeah, my wife doesn't like the DH thing either. 8 years and shes stuck with me so I have a little grace.
I can't rap so I ride.
Date a rap artist get attention, date a superstar get attention, date a nobody who DH's and suddenly your single, shes not getting the attention from you and your not a superstar so its not coming from somewhere else. Pow! your single.
Oh yeah, my wife doesn't like the DH thing either. 8 years and shes stuck with me so I have a little grace.
I can't rap so I ride.
it all depends on the girl. i don't think there's really an trends among girls that are worthwhile to date. The girl I'm seeing now expressed interest in coming to the skate park where I ride BMX last week. I took her so she could check it out and she had fun just hanging out watching people ride. I showed her the trailer for Earthed 4, and she loved it. She's already expressed interest in coming out to watch DH races. She's also into riding motorcycles and dirtbikes (doesn't own any, but loves to ride 'em when the opportunity arises). She's also into snowboarding, camping, hiking, etc. So for me it works out great. Last girl I dated couldn't tell a road bike from a mountain bike (yet alone a DH bike), she knew I loved to ride and left it at that, and got over the fact that I frequently would spend weekends away from her to ride. Take 'em as they come and enjoy the ride. Just my $.02
Marry that woman.
Answer:NO
Have you ever seen a group of 5+ single girls at a DH race looking for dudes? No.
Go to a MX race and you will understand why teenage boys are so into it. You have speed, air, excitement and loads of single girls. Any girl at a DH race is with a guy or already in the scene and racing. Now if DH was on TV and the racers were making $100,000+, who knows.
Have you ever seen a group of 5+ single girls at a DH race looking for dudes? No.
Go to a MX race and you will understand why teenage boys are so into it. You have speed, air, excitement and loads of single girls. Any girl at a DH race is with a guy or already in the scene and racing. Now if DH was on TV and the racers were making $100,000+, who knows.
what ck said, but i have had extremely (and i mean fn excellent luck) picking up girls at downhill races that work the mtn, are on vacation, or live in the town. I would have to say chicks do dig street riders much more due to the simple fact that they can see you do the stuff everyday on campus, around town, or in the park. in missoula a **** ton of girls hang out at our indoor and outdoor park. easy catches
this takes me back to my fifteen years as a hardcore skydiver.
any girlfriends and eventually my wife were told, "see those rigs and that gear ?
they were here before you and they'll be here long after you're gone."
and the next one that comes along will get the same speech.
"see those bikes.........."
and yes, i'm happily divorced.
any girlfriends and eventually my wife were told, "see those rigs and that gear ?
they were here before you and they'll be here long after you're gone."
and the next one that comes along will get the same speech.
"see those bikes.........."
and yes, i'm happily divorced.
I dig downhilling, but I guess I'm not an "average" girl.
It seems to me that like some others here said, most girls will tolerate it for awhile, but eventually want you to give it up if the relationship gets serious. Girls that are into it or 100% supportive of their BF or husband downhilling are rare, and usually into some type of sport themselves and can relate. So if you have one of those girls that is supportive you are lucky lucky lucky (so you should go buy her a present).
Girls who don't ride, and don't want their partner to ride are dumb. Girls who don't ride, but support their partner's riding are not dumb.
It seems to me that like some others here said, most girls will tolerate it for awhile, but eventually want you to give it up if the relationship gets serious. Girls that are into it or 100% supportive of their BF or husband downhilling are rare, and usually into some type of sport themselves and can relate. So if you have one of those girls that is supportive you are lucky lucky lucky (so you should go buy her a present).
Girls who don't ride, and don't want their partner to ride are dumb. Girls who don't ride, but support their partner's riding are not dumb.
the girl i'm seeing now has made it clear to me that when she has kids they are going to be riding dirtbikes and doing stuff like that by the time they're 10. If that doesn't scream "keeper" I don't know what does.
this just about sums it up.DH Diva said:
who cares if chicks dig it, if you are in it for the chicks, you should probably go back to the pub anyway...
I think my off-shore racing boat and helicopter definetly help too.
Pretty much anything you can get into deeply will be appreciated by chicks... just bonus points if it's something manly.
(for me, biking, rugby, and Jiu Jitsu, each appeals to the ladies)
Even if they don't really 'get it,' it'll get em interested.
but like Moto said, that's not why you should be doing it.
(for me, biking, rugby, and Jiu Jitsu, each appeals to the ladies)
Even if they don't really 'get it,' it'll get em interested.
but like Moto said, that's not why you should be doing it.
Guys you're just workin it from the wrong angle-
It's just like being a rockstar musician or artist,
it works for hookups! short relationships that you
can say I'm a badass, show off some scars etc.
When they get to know how much time you are gone
traveling or practicing or just riding, they see that you
don't have the time or money for them.
I used to be that guy, I'm married with child now, and
in the same boat as most. My wife tollerates it!
wouldn't say she loves that I do it!
Just like the boat though unless you got a swinger for a wife how well will she like a boat full of naked chicks!
It's just like being a rockstar musician or artist,
it works for hookups! short relationships that you
can say I'm a badass, show off some scars etc.
When they get to know how much time you are gone
traveling or practicing or just riding, they see that you
don't have the time or money for them.
I used to be that guy, I'm married with child now, and
in the same boat as most. My wife tollerates it!
wouldn't say she loves that I do it!
Just like the boat though unless you got a swinger for a wife how well will she like a boat full of naked chicks!
Negative.
Proud member of the DDC (divorced downhillers club).
Proud member of the DDC (divorced downhillers club).
Im the closest thing.
Huh, I get more ass than Wilk Chamberlain ever did...I'm telling you guys, XC Cannondales and hot pants are where it's at...
And yeah, DDC for me as well...More money for bikes tho!
And yeah, DDC for me as well...More money for bikes tho!
Looks like that guys is choking his own chicken to me.... hah, hah ah
Huh, I get more ass than Wilk Chamberlain ever did...I'm telling you guys, XC Cannondales and hot pants are where it's at...
And yeah, DDC for me as well...More money for bikes tho!
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All I know is that I've been having WAY more sex with dudes since I started riding dh.
Snowboarding. That's where girlz are.
Snowboarding. That's where girlz are.
why do you think pharrell bought brooklyn machine works....duh!!
my girl loves it. but then again she does rodeo and rides dirtbikes so she understands it. she says im crazy for riding bikes. i say shes crazy for riding horses. it all works out in the end. plus she loves coming around and watching and taking pictures
I know a girl who left her husband for a downhiller. Then started downhilling. You've got to understand the female mind boyzzz. In their twenties, there ain't nothin there. It's all about Prince Charming or the Bad Boy that is gonna drive their parents nuts. They criticize. They cling. They don't know better than to try and control their man. Then, when they finally reach the big 3-0, and Prince Charming is boring as all f*** and the Bad Boys have taken all their money, they change! They go through the mid-life crisis and they don't want the responsibilty of trying to control their man. He's too damn dense and they know it. They just want the sex. They want a knight in shining body armor who charges down a dirty trail and jumps off of stuff. Is he dangerous? Slightly. Boyish? Yes. Immature? Of course. Stupid? Certainly. But he's a damn sexy brute that knows how to ride for hours. Best of all, he disappears for a while, so they can get waxed or have a margarita party with the girls, or watch "Nell". He's a kept man that all her friends think is too young for her, but he knows stuff about gears and his fingers, slick with oil, are certainly nimble when handling those tires. He's a badass He's technical, but radical, with padded pecs that make him look like Russel Crowe in their favorite costume flick. Jesus, if you guys knew what you were worth to those 30 year old career women, you wouldn't need sponsors.
HAHAHA!!! I'll be on the look out for 30+ chicks this year then! Thanks DR. Dirty Phil!
Girls dig it.
Sho thang. In biking areas, you can find those lovely ladies standing next to annoying metrosexual cross country "men" in sharper image bike helmets. They usually look bored. Easy pickins.
