On February 14, we asked our readers in a 听补苍诲 what they wish gear companies would do better for women. Turns out, there are a lot of complaints.聽From tiny pockets to 50 shades of pink, female athletes are still聽fed up with the gear that鈥檚 made for them and the way gear companies sell it to them.
This is nothing new. As executive editor Axie Navas and contributor Meaghen Brown wrote back in 2015, 鈥淭reat us with the same respect afforded us in the field, and give us the gear that lets us tackle any line or trail we want.鈥
Three years later, it seems like a lot of gear companies still haven鈥檛 received the message, so let us be clear:聽enough with the聽pastels, poor fits, and only marketing beginner gear to women.聽We can climb, run, ski, and ride just as hard as the men who buy your products鈥攁nd we don't want to wear clothes that make us feel like toddlers or smaller versions of men while we do it.
The bottom line:聽gear companies, you still have a long way to go, and our readers have a few tips on where you can start.
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