What is the differerence between a mens and womens bicycle?

Question

Im wondering about that bar going from the seat to the handlebars. Shouldnt the mens bar be slanted and the females straight across?

Answer 1

In some cases the seat may be different, but not very often. The main, and only real noticeable difference everytime is the bar between the legs, that attaches to the front. On a mens bike, it is a straight bar that comes from right beneath the seat. A womans bike has the bar slightly lowered. Oringinally it was an issue of personal proetection, then they used it as distinguisher between the bike sexes.
The lowering of that bar makes it slanted. It is still needed for support but is lowered so a woman can put her leg over it to get on the bike. Not being stereotypical but the manufacturers were, because females genetically are commonly shorter. This allows the same size bike to be ridden by male and femaile.

Answer 2

I've wondered that myself for a long time. I think it's slanted for women because they are generally shorter (legs aren't as long) so it helps when dismounting. You'll find a lot of the time now that women's bikes look exactly like men's. (they got rid of the difference in bars in the higher quality road/mountain bikes.) Now it's just a difference of frame height. Men are still generally taller so they need bigger frames.

Answer 3

mens' bikes have the bar up high (resembling a motorcycle), so that if the guy slides forward off the seat or his foot slips off a pedal while he's standing, he gets nutted

womens' bikes have the bar down low (resembling a scooter), ostensibly to allow women to wear dresses while riding bicycles. think of it as a "pass through" design.

because accidents aren't a matter of "if" (but instead are a matter of "when"), imho, womens' bicycles are safer.

Answer 4

The reason the women did not have a bar was because women used to always wear skirts and dresses, it is also more comfortable because of the height of women. The bar wouldn't allow us to stand with the bike very comfortably.

Answer 5

Female Bike is Slanted, Guy bikes are straight across

Answer 6

No. The slanted bar on the women's is to allow space for the woman's skirt. There's no reason for it to be slanted on the men's.

Answer 7

Mens bikes are normally straight. Womens bikes are slanted because they tend to be shorter and it helps them swing their leg over the bike. Especially helpful if they are wearing skirts or a dress.

Answer 8

The womens should be slanted and the mens should be straight across, i don't know why though

Answer 9

hell yes! in fact, they should both be slanted. the slant was originally to prevent lasses with long skirts from showing their precious ankles, or some such, and the straight bar for greater structuaral integrity. i would give a bit of structural integrity - have you noticed women's bikes falling apart, willy nilly? - to not land on that ******* bar. ouch.

Answer 10

I think originally the bar was curved so that a woman wearing a skirt could ride without bunching up her skirt and risking her modesty. Now that women wear pants, that is not an issue.