Safari Scam: A Warning to Women

I'm still fuming about my recent ATV adventure in the desert. I'd been wanting to try it for ages, and I finally got the chance. The staff gave us a briefing and assigned us our ATVs. At first, I was given a bike that kept dying on me - it wouldn't stay upright unless I was pressing the gas pedal. My partner didn't have any issues. The instructor made me feel like a total newbie, saying I was doing everything wrong and that I needed to keep the gas pedal pressed at all times. Just when I thought I was getting the hang of it, they swapped me to a bigger, clunkier bike that was hard to maneuver. I got blown off course a few times, and the instructor came rushing over, saying I was doing it all wrong and that I should ride with my partner or him instead. I laughed it off, but I refused to give in. He tried to persuade me, saying I was wasting my money, but I told him I'd paid to ride and I was happy with my bike. The gas pedal was super stiff, and halfway through the ride, my finger started cramping up from pressing it so hard. The instructor told me to either speed up or switch to my partner's bike. It was humiliating.

But I wasn't the only one. I found out that two other women had been swapped to their friends' bikes. It was a clear scam to save fuel. The ride was ruined, and I'll never be back to this safari center.