tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post2951458313889324076..comments2024-01-18T09:29:42.707-05:00Comments on Biking in Heels: Notes from Bike WeekCyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-66994372751194335942013-11-06T11:02:57.478-05:002013-11-06T11:02:57.478-05:00Re keeping your skirt down - you do know that'...Re keeping your skirt down - you do know that's why all those drivers are "courteous"? They're actually slowing down to look at your legs. ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05794138929247127586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-57269928403411971682012-06-04T13:41:47.505-04:002012-06-04T13:41:47.505-04:00I wanted to chime in that people were looking at m...I wanted to chime in that people were looking at me incredulously as well (going off of John from NH's post above) - I was in a dress and high boots. Never wear lycra biking, but always wear heels and dresses! Ride onJen from the Villehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17011952205530783618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-54406676434466764932012-05-23T12:59:27.964-04:002012-05-23T12:59:27.964-04:00Hi Quincyclist, nope, not me- I've been sick ...Hi Quincyclist, nope, not me- I've been sick and actually took the T to work today, no wellies either!<br />I'll get your card from where I left it at home tonight and contact you about a good time to meet up!cyclerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331461189944538729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-36196925324638213072012-05-23T12:07:38.744-04:002012-05-23T12:07:38.744-04:00Hey Cycler:
Did I see you at Fort Point Channel a...Hey Cycler:<br /><br />Did I see you at Fort Point Channel a little after 9:30 this morning? I was doing my crossword with my DL-24 parked and I glanced up to see a full gearcase black bike whiz by being pedaled by green wellies. Does Biking in Heels also do some Biking in Wellies?<br /><br />PS: Think I gave you my card a couple of weeks ago near South Station. Wd you be willing to contact me off-blog about meeting for coffee so I can pick your brain on advocacy? I may be getting involved in a local committee to advocate biking infrastructure in my benighted city.Quincyclistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-50087007399225848442012-05-21T12:34:15.964-04:002012-05-21T12:34:15.964-04:00"I'm sorry but this is only for people wh..."I'm sorry but this is only for people who rode their bikes" <br /><br />Ooh, that would piss me off, too. How annoying. I don't know how John above could say they were not judging, when whoever said that obviously was.Dottiehttp://letsgorideabike.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-27351482820931175822012-05-18T20:39:05.820-04:002012-05-18T20:39:05.820-04:00OTOH, carrying a 20lb bike up a flight of stairs i...OTOH, carrying a 20lb bike up a flight of stairs is a LOT of fun. If you instead keep running up and down the stairs, people will suspect you are practicing for cyclocross.<br /><br />Speaking of which, my oldest daughter has a book entitled "How to Walk in High Heels." I'm afraid to open the cover on that book. Cycling in high heels seems a lot simpler than walking in them. Particularly if stairs are involved...Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-89514694493540050312012-05-18T11:52:12.698-04:002012-05-18T11:52:12.698-04:00I like the skirt garter idea ...but have you tried...I like the skirt garter idea ...but have you tried this- I ride wearing a kilt sometimes and I find the sporran is usually enough to prevent unwanted exposure. Something like that may work for you,and give you a place to keep your keys and wallet as well.Matt Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768019889366103025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-86769165538585092152012-05-18T10:17:00.414-04:002012-05-18T10:17:00.414-04:00With those shoes and that pedicure, I'd invite...With those shoes and that pedicure, I'd invite you into my peloton any day.MT cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451590809473759574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-66776805606797220712012-05-18T06:43:40.565-04:002012-05-18T06:43:40.565-04:00The "how did you bike in those heels" th...The "how did you bike in those heels" thing always kills me. But I don't mind, because apparently it's an easy way to impress people.aem2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09695937897474643363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-31076790271792180692012-05-17T23:05:31.397-04:002012-05-17T23:05:31.397-04:00Oh, whoops--I wanted to share a shoe post I wrote ...Oh, whoops--I wanted to share a shoe post I wrote a while back--forgot to include in my last comment. http://bikestylespokane.com/2011/05/28/sure-footing-the-blog-spedition-goes-shoe-shopping/Barb Chamberlain, Bike Style Spokanehttp://www.bikestylespokane.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-35484553790113051822012-05-17T23:05:00.717-04:002012-05-17T23:05:00.717-04:00Love this! I commonly encounter the statement, &qu...Love this! I commonly encounter the statement, "You didn't ride in those shoes." It's not even stated as a question because they're so sure they're right. And they're wrong, whether "those shoes" are black patent-leather stilettos with crisscross straps and 3" heels, slip-on open-toed sandals, or kitten-heel pumps.<br /><br />My pedals are platform on one side, SPD on the other for weekend recreational rides, because I use my road bike as a commuter. <br /><br />The treatment I get using either side is pretty much 180-degrees difference, just like rotating my pedals. When I'm dressed up in a skirt and heels drivers are pretty courteous. Kitted out and clipped in? Not necessarily as friendly sometimes. So I find it pays to look girly much of the time. (Haven't had to fight for a croissant yet, though!)Barb Chamberlain, Bike Style Spokanehttp://www.bikestylespokane.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-78368400568375570132012-05-17T13:15:46.178-04:002012-05-17T13:15:46.178-04:00Lovely shoes, lovely toes! I get those comments to...Lovely shoes, lovely toes! I get those comments too, but generally from friends ("you rode your bike? In THAT?") but not from bikers. Keep it up!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05544085626784199782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-49495422581025387272012-05-17T01:06:17.918-04:002012-05-17T01:06:17.918-04:00Nano consequences for the truck driver??!!! Good g...Nano consequences for the truck driver??!!! Good god you live in a backward country :( poor kid. <br /><br />Lovely shoes btw!Clairenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-26007932685036134532012-05-16T23:22:39.593-04:002012-05-16T23:22:39.593-04:00Hey us Cambridge officials weren't judging! I...Hey us Cambridge officials weren't judging! In the top photo the women to the far right in a red skirt (our new sustainability planner Jen) biked in carrying all the give-aways and I was busy unloading some more materials in the second picture (biked in with the tablecloth plus extras) (again far right, I apparently was moving quickly!) all without lycra or "proper shoes". We are firm believers in wearing whatever the heck you want to even if it is all black (so long as you have lights + reflectors. Black at night with nothing blinking is sometimes tricky for me to see and I don't have a windshield blocking my vision).<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and sorry for the reception from the commuter choice folks. It was a very tricky spot to be.<br /><br />Ps love the yakkay helmet! I am fairly certain I saw you as I remember seeing one of those...John in NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124328678630889953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-80353477565682375122012-05-16T16:25:00.159-04:002012-05-16T16:25:00.159-04:00I was thinking about stopping at the Harvard event...I was thinking about stopping at the Harvard event, as it is more or less on the way to work, but I was running late this morning, and with the rain and all it didn't seem worth stopping for an ABP croissant. <br /><br />I don't know why Stereotypical Guy was so surprised by your shoes, since the overwhelming majority of the commuters I see on my way to work across Cambridge are wearing normal shoes without any toe clips. I know my bike is the only one on the rack at my office with clipless pedals.Moopheusnoreply@blogger.com