tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post1599732629175015292..comments2024-03-28T11:13:48.581+00:00Comments on i b i k e l o n d o n: Girls on film, and who hates bike chic?ibikelondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978714126105951294noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-35178629359380758302009-11-26T09:16:30.862+00:002009-11-26T09:16:30.862+00:00Which is all great, Skippo, if you are out sports ...Which is all great, Skippo, if you are out sports cycling. But if you are making one of the 80% of road journeys in the UK which are less than 2 miles in length you don't need a change of clothes so long as you don't cycle like a bat out of hell - I agree though that if you have a long (or uphill!) commute then of course it's always nice to be fresh by the time you get to your desk - it's a question of wearing the appropriate kit for the appropriate journey. But I do think we've been somewhat conditioned into perceiving cycling as being something 'other' that you have to dress up especially for and buy special equipment for, as I discussed here: http://ibikelondon.blogspot.com/2009/10/public-face-of-cycling.html<br /><br />But each to their own of course!ibikelondonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06978714126105951294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-40541285371266963402009-11-26T09:05:45.353+00:002009-11-26T09:05:45.353+00:00I'm not sure, you cant get away from the fact ...I'm not sure, you cant get away from the fact that 'sports' cycling gear wicks away sweat and cycling jackets are at the least windproof, often waterproof and high vis. <br /><br />Personally I wouldnt fancy cycling in my work shirt, it would be ruined by the time I got there! Similarly cycling in a t-shirt is very uncomfortable compared to something that breathes.Skippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01353535586889135327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-46287854515934165952009-11-16T21:05:14.997+00:002009-11-16T21:05:14.997+00:00I'm struck by the fact that it's legally i...I'm struck by the fact that it's legally impossible to take Bike chic photos in Australia. I mean, that with compulsory helmets, and what they do to a cyclist's look, it can't be done.<br /><br />No wonder, in issue after issue of our top cycling mags, there are no images of women just looking relaxed and beautiful on bikes. It's all about gearing up in lycra and the message of speed.<br /><br />This realization of what we don't see, came to me in making a film about Sue Abbott and her fight against those compulsory helmets.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLoPA_I6SL8Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510514405099510918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-71889225923775707682009-11-16T14:46:47.380+00:002009-11-16T14:46:47.380+00:00I think that whatever people wear on bikes, as lon...I think that whatever people wear on bikes, as long as they are comfortable and not a danger to others it should be fine - I just don't want cycling to ever be only the reserve of sports cyclists.<br /><br />Thanks for your comments guys, always nice to hear feedback and opinions!ibikelondonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06978714126105951294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-54653601310472341712009-11-14T19:36:48.829+00:002009-11-14T19:36:48.829+00:00Hmm... I'm of two minds. I wonder how much pre...Hmm... I'm of two minds. I wonder how much pressure a woman feels to look 'sexy'. Of course being a guy I won't ever know. <br /><br />On the other hand 'libby' suggests later in the comments that normal clothes are okay: she feels women in skirt and heels are being exploited, but jeans and sneakers -ie, normal clothes- are fine, transport cycling is fine. Unfortunately that didn't come over in the original post.Andy in Germanyhttp://www.workbike.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-3192929048622860942009-11-14T14:45:04.750+00:002009-11-14T14:45:04.750+00:00Cycling in high heels is just the same as in any o...Cycling in high heels is just the same as in any other shoes, it only really depends on the shoe sole how dangerous (if at all) it is. I have a hard time walking in high heels very far, but I can cycle in them for hours. So why not? :-)annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14989947994626570874noreply@blogger.com