tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467641373635679660.post3173650533031046625..comments2023-08-11T11:50:18.236+01:00Comments on The Trusty Steed: Frames and Figures (or why women look like their bikes)girlandsteedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485973764304458710noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467641373635679660.post-72622399892471445532010-09-27T22:42:03.993+01:002010-09-27T22:42:03.993+01:00@Nobody Girl, you're right, totally about fash...@Nobody Girl, you're right, totally about fashion. Although doesn't seem to apply to the males...girlandsteedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485973764304458710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467641373635679660.post-26566191197290478782010-09-24T19:53:37.703+01:002010-09-24T19:53:37.703+01:00This post made me laugh out loud :) I ride a hybri...This post made me laugh out loud :) I ride a hybrid, even though in my head I'm riding a racing bike - and I've always wanted to get a fixie, but when I see girls on fixies they always look like they've just stepped out of the pages of i-D! I think fashion as well as body type totally dictates bikes - maybe its just girls but I've never seen an east london wannabe hipster on a bog standard hybrid, they're always on fixies, and you don't seem to vintagey girls on anything too racey? I think I overthink this!Nobody Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804811047322812362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467641373635679660.post-28773447092202748792010-09-22T21:53:12.658+01:002010-09-22T21:53:12.658+01:00Brilliant observation. There's a certain corre...Brilliant observation. There's a certain correlation, I think, between body size and bike size just by necessity. I'm almost six feet tall, and built on a large scale, and frankly, my Dutch Workcycles Omafiets was one of the few options available that would support my weight PLUS the weight of a whole grocery-shopping trip, without popping a spoke.<br /><br />I don't know how those big middle-aged guys do it on the skinny lightweight bikes, but I can only assume they're replacing spokes a lot.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13943854290539335426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467641373635679660.post-17085983268238996432010-09-22T18:30:01.233+01:002010-09-22T18:30:01.233+01:00What does a man of a certain age and figure ride? ...What does a man of a certain age and figure ride? I know that currently if you are entering mid-life crisis it needs to be a super expensive bike (MTB or Road/Sportive it doesn't seem to matter). This overpriced bit of kit is to be ridden excessively for 6 months with much red faced puffing and then consigned to storage.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11470932566024453265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467641373635679660.post-42673371618930117772010-09-22T18:10:25.719+01:002010-09-22T18:10:25.719+01:00I too love your blog, and i really think you'r...I too love your blog, and i really think you're on to something...i just got back from my cycle commute (Rudy blushed a deeper shade of red when i relayed your compliments to her) and you're right...the sleeker the girl, the sleeker the bike. Every now and then you see a man (and it's always a man) with an enormous gut wobbling around on a skinny fixie and it just looks all wrong.millayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373832728917773030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1467641373635679660.post-55063847903833579282010-09-22T15:26:41.156+01:002010-09-22T15:26:41.156+01:00Loving your blog Liz, your personality is totally ...Loving your blog Liz, your personality is totally coming through :-)drbexlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581212042221327770noreply@blogger.com