The very first email (of many thousands up to date) i wrote to the then-not-yet-girl-of-my-life almost 10 years ago started something like this:
"Hello ...., i don't know if you recall my name, we exchanged a couple of words at the group ride last week - remember me? The guy with the bright orange bike...?" So while i flatter myself believing it wasn't my bike, but my charm and wit that made her accept my invitation, its unusual colour certainly helped. Imagine same conversation today: "I was the guy on the brand new red-black-white bike" - "oh yeah? Which one of the twenty??" (she later assured me the description helped her put a face to my name; apparently i wasn't the only fellow in that particular ride who thought she looked good on a bike)
Cheers, Martin Appel Munich, Germany
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:51:58 +0000 (UTC) From: Aolk@comcast.net Subject: Re: [CR] Attracting women with bicycles, or not To: Michael Shiffer <dennisflange@gmail.com> Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Message-ID:
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I firmly believe that the only way to attract MOST women with a bike is to sell it and use the money on something practical and/or a vacation. I settle for my wife tolerating my bikes and feigning interest in their evolution. I have found that certain colors are more likely to engender tolerance on her part; brown is not one of those colors and green isn't either. I've gotten the best results with red and orange.
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