| Copenhagen Girls on Bikes Gone Wild! |
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| Written by Joshua Liberles | |||||||
| Saturday, 22 December 2007 | |||||||
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Ok, well perhaps not “wild.” The Copenhagen Cycle Chic blogsite is a celebration of women astride their trusty steeds. The site’s tagline: Bike advocacy in high heels, from the world’s cycling capital. The content ranges from cycling information with fashion style to poetry.
From Copenhagen Cycle Chic:
In the morning backlightaciousness, she coasted casually towards the red light. Timing it perfectly, for when the light turned green, she casually sped up again without having to stop. The best part, of course, is the beautiful images and the truth that lies behind them. Cycling in Copenhagen, and in most of the world, is a practical transportation solution that most people participate in without a second thought. It’s not an elitist activity reserved for spandex-clad racer-types – it’s something you do to get to work, pick up some flowers, or go grocery shopping. A woman fashionably dressed-to-impress aboard a bicycle reveals just how practical riding a bike can be.
 From Copenhagen Cycle Chic:
On a global scale, obesity now causes more deaths than famine, but Danish women are keeping slim. See also: Bikes Rule in Amsterdam
Comments (3)
Bryan
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More people need to bike in this world, Easier on the Earth then Vehicles which spew poison, Unfortunately, Most Adults who Bike in the USA are considered, Elitists types. blah |
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that elitism isn't unfounded. i used to ride in my city's critical mass. it wasn't very large, in fact the first time it seemed to have gotten large police teams aggresivley broke it up. when it still met the next month they gave out mass amounts of tickets for worthless agendas. a fear tactic to keep riders from riding en masse. it worked too, the following month there were depressingly low numbers. i felt what needed to happen was a change of attitude (most agreed and more rules of the road were followed, i.e. stopping at lights) and a change of look. a group of rag-tag anarchists; teenage punks now adult hipsters, is something of an elitist group. this only proved itself a year later when the (albeit still small) numbers were back up. but this time there were moms with kids, an older gentleman who rode a penny-farthing. the group grew more diverse. and the riders who used to lead the mass decided to stay in the starting park and drink pbr instead of riding with a very different group. but that's one slice of bikers in my town. so you have your messenger boy bike jocks. you also have your spandex wearing weekend-warriors. then there's a group of cruiser riders, my favorite, who have a certain style of their own. now let's compare this to the elitism of a car driver. they are in a vehicle that is shielded from the elements; if it's cold the windows are up and the heat is on, if it's hot the windows are up and the AC is on. there are car drivers who blast music at obnoxious levels, suffering your ears with the pumping bass that seems to shake more than just their car. let's not forget the sheer lack of respect for the planet most car drivers have. consuming vast quantities of oil just to get from point A to point B (and presumably back again). elitism can be found whenever and where ever you want to find it. scrutinize anything enough and you will be able to paint it how you like. as for the article: any blog with girls on bikes is a fine blog indeed. i wish more women rode bikes in my town. seems i see three males for every one female on a bike as i ride about. and obesity is truly a problem. i saw an article the other day about how over eating vitamins is bad for you. um... last i checked the endocrine system just flushes out excess vitamins. odd that i don't see a similar article damning partially hydrogenated -insert-whatever-is-cheapest- oil, or high fructose corn-syrup. these items are man-made, extracted in unnatural ways, and our bodies do not know how to process these abominations. why doesn't reader's digest write up an article on that? |
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I've always found on a bike an oppurtunity to TALK to others. Can one do that in a car? Or is that why one is in a car to begin with? Has man lost our humanity by acquiring hulking machines? Have we associated growing up with setting aside such simple pleasures? |
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