transvestites and bikes

i live in SF. there are TONS of transgender/transvestite/transexuals around. tons. fine by me, i have no problem with that. a small(ish) percentage of said trannys ride bikes, so naturally they come to shops like ours, who will treat them like any other customer.

from my experience, i find it interesting which choices will be made when it comes to selecting gender-specific components, like saddles. saddles are made to fit different anatomical parts, like sit-bones. one time i offered a tranny the choice between the mens and women's version of the same saddle- he/she chose the female version. he/she had a man's body, hips, butt, everything. i thought it was funny.

today, a tranny came in to shop for a new bike. he/she was looking for something preferably in pink and black. we didn't have anything like that, so i showed him/her what we did have. he/she wanted a step-through frame because he/she often wears skirts. unfortunately, that style of frame has been phased out because it is heavier, weaker, and bikes are more unisex nowadays.

he/she asked about the bikes with women-specific geometry, and i answered all questions diligently and concisely, and he/she was on his/her way.

here's the thing:
1. cheaper "women specific" bikes are usually identical to their mens models, but with a stupid paint job and maybe a white saddle and bar tape. its all marketing.

2. higher end bikes with "women specific geometry" will have a shorter toptube than a mens version of the same bike. why? because women generally have longer legs than a man of the same height, but not a longer torso. this is a generalization, so it does not apply to all women. therefore, not all women need women specific frames. you can make a unisex bike fit with adjustments to, or swapping stems and/or seatposts.

in this case, the tranny was 6'2", and looked like a dude with a wig on. he/she did not need women specific anything. why bother making the search for a bike more complicated??

i guess its just part of identifying with the gender, which i will never understand. . .