tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post3349036495228461191..comments2024-01-18T09:29:42.707-05:00Comments on Biking in Heels: No stupid questionsCyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-35865983336079046552010-08-21T11:36:14.641-04:002010-08-21T11:36:14.641-04:00I get that question all the time too and give the ...I get that question all the time too and give the same answer "Biking is heels is much easier than walking in them." And then I ride off, demonstrating the truth of my statement.She Rides a Bikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269615938898501712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-7915878874825285322010-08-14T01:08:59.887-04:002010-08-14T01:08:59.887-04:00I think there is no one answer to these things, be...I think there is no one answer to these things, because everyone is different. Although I can technically do it, I generally don't like cycling in heels. Others tell me they feel safe, and I believe them (and admire them!). But somehow my feet slip because of the way the soles of high heeled shoes tend to slope, and so to me ultimately it feels unstable. Same with skirts and diamond frames: I can do it if I am very careful, but my skirt tends to snag on different parts of the bike as I bring my leg over and I feel that my stability is compromised. So personally, I much prefer a step through frame, and sturdy shoes... But again, this does not mean that I question other's ability to do it their own way.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-62395907385008780632010-08-13T15:52:00.412-04:002010-08-13T15:52:00.412-04:00NT Yes, I'm a dansko girl when I'm walkin...NT Yes, I'm a dansko girl when I'm walking, and a 3" heel girl when biking. Your story is interesting, and it sounds like the owner missed a good teachable moment.. Although I will say that even I who rides in a skirt all the time, sometimes want to wear something more concealing when I try a bike I'm not familiar with- just one less thing to deal with.cyclerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331461189944538729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-17207300046892274742010-08-13T15:42:40.132-04:002010-08-13T15:42:40.132-04:00I wear my really killer heels much more now that I...I wear my really killer heels much more now that I cycle and don't walk as much. They often have a more delicate sole than other shoes which actually makes them quite easy to cycle in.<br /><br />I was recently picking something up at a shop here that specializes entirely in city bikes -- they carry nothing but bicycles for transport. A nice woman in her late forties or early fifties, dressed in a knee length a-line skirt suit and kitten heels, was asking me about my bike etc. and the bikes in the shop while the salesperson finished up with someone else. She asked a ton of questions and then the store owner offered her the opportunity, of course, to test a lot of bicycles and she said she'd return in her exercise clothes. It was pretty interesting to me that this woman had found her way to a fairly niche shop specializing in just the kind of bikes that require no specialized athletic clothing and she STILL automatically wanted to return wearing that clothing. People are very slow to adjust to the fact that you can wear your normal clothes. I would consider what she had on easier to ride in than just about anything!neighbourteasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17571138655370581828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-91676946322590850772010-08-13T14:31:05.706-04:002010-08-13T14:31:05.706-04:00Needless to say, walking in heels would be somethi...Needless to say, walking in heels would be something I would be unable to do. Crawling maybe, but functionally it would seem to be much easier that walking(I won't tell you the story of how I know, something about Imelda).davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-86838745089666368542010-08-13T11:39:31.258-04:002010-08-13T11:39:31.258-04:00I find it easier to understand how women can ride ...I find it easier to understand how women can ride in heels than how you can walk in them. But then, I order my own shoes from uniform suppliers for postal workers because the shoes I find in the shoe stores are all garbage.Moopheusnoreply@blogger.com