So I’ve wandered around the house all day wearing women’s clothes.
I find it reassuringly comfortable, and it makes me smile.
Want to make something of it?
Sugoi Mini Skulls Arm Warmers from that lovely girl at Minx.
Wearing Women’s Clothing
Tue, Apr 28, 2009 19:33
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Jo Burt has spent the majority of his life riding bikes, drawing bikes and writing about bikes. When he’s not scribbling pictures for the whole gamut of cycling media he writes words about them for road.cc and when he’s not doing either of those he’s pedaling. Then in whatever spare minutes there are in between he’s agonizing over getting his socks, cycling cap and bar-tape to coordinate just so. And is quietly disappointed that yours don’t He rides and races road bikes a bit, cyclo-cross bikes a lot and mountainbikes a fair bit too. Would rather be up a mountain.
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Rendel Harris 1 hour ago
I wasn't saying that nor talking about people who say that. I said it was silly to claim that wearing a helmet indicates acceptance of dangerous driving and poor infrastructure. I choose to wear a helmet; I also regularly report dangerous driving to the police and correspond with councils and road authorities about ways infrastructure could be improved for cyclists. I rather doubt I'm the only helmet wearer who does so.
Steve K 1 hour ago
@JamieT (a pedant writes) she's a London Assembly member, not an MP.
eburtthebike 4 hours ago
@Rendel Harris ".....but the claim that wearing one is somehow to be accepting dangerous driving and poor infrastructure is silly." Not that silly. Demanding that cyclists wear a helmet is seen by many people as 'the answer' to cycling safety, so there's no need to put in infrastructure. The difference between infrastructure and helmets is that infrastructure works. Helmets are a distraction from what really works, and the more time we spend talking about them, the less time we spend on things that do work. Helmets should be consigned to the dustbin of history as a failed experiment, and we should cease even mentioning them.
wtjs 4 hours ago
@Mr Blackbird Hats off to George Hall My hat's not coming off- despite this touch of cycleway-washing, Hall still bears the Mark of Cain, until he repudiates his party altogether
JamieT 5 hours ago
Perhaps an article showing a) what is available in the uk as cargo bikes and) comments from real life scenarios from those already using bikes or cargo bikes as one gentleman has done in the comments. Perhaps road.cc could follow up with this. Even the MP said not every business should use cargo bikes but suggested a more nuanced approach suitable for certain trades or companies....
Rendel Harris 5 hours ago
@mdavidford Clearly the end of the sentence got deleted by mistake and it's meant to finish "...devices in their pockets."
Rendel Harris 5 hours ago
@Terry Hutt I don't support mandatory helmets either, but I always think that's a daft analogy (I realise you're not quoting it approvingly): if people shooting in the streets was a regular problem, I'd campaign against it vociferously and expect the authorities to do something about it, but I'd still wear body armour unless and until the problem was sorted out. It's perfectly reasonable for people to question the efficacy of cycle helmets, but the claim that wearing one is somehow to be accepting dangerous driving and poor infrastructure is silly.
Terry Hutt 8 hours ago
“People who are wearing body armour get used to being shot at, when it’s the getting shot at that’s the problem.” People who are wearing body armour get used to being shot at because they survive. People not wearing it die the first time they are shot. So they don't really have much chance to get used to being shot at, do they? But seriously if you don't want to wear a helmet and you're an adult, no-one should have the right to make you wear one.
ktache 15 hours ago
@lawrence18uk Occasionally I see tradies travelling with some tools on the train, compact tool bags, rucksacks and wheelie luggage, often carrying long spirit levels separately, but on a couple of occasions collapsible ladders.
18 thoughts on “Wearing Women’s Clothing”
And the nails? Don’t tell me
And the nails? Don’t tell me you got them painted at Argos
It’s all a bit busy for my
It’s all a bit busy for my tastes – understated always floats my boat, what’s wrong with a little black dress, such a versatile garment… so I’m told.
The green t-shirt/pink nails combo makes you look like a set of Halo wheels made flesh
“The green t-shirt/pink nails
“[i]The green t-shirt/pink nails combo makes you look like a set of Halo wheels made flesh[/i]”
good point, i’ll go shoot myself right now
😉
Well I like it, although
Well I like it, although (technical point) do arm-warmers really count as women’s clothing?
“do arm-warmers really count
“[i]do arm-warmers really count as women’s clothing?[/i]”
well, like ‘womens’ or ‘mens’ hats, shirts, trousers, pants, jackets, socks, gloves etcetc it’s all about the style..
🙂
well they look (dread word)
well they look (dread word) unisex to me
Denzil Dexter wrote:well they
you are Danny La Rue and i claim my £10 and free kiss
😀
they are all a bit ‘fashion’
they are all a bit ‘fashion’ arent they, I mean you could find those in topshop (perhaps!?)…next thing you will be wearing wet look/fake leather arm warmers.
Have to add that the pirate element brings somthing to the table though 🙂
What women’s clothing have
What women’s clothing have you been wearing and why can’t we see it in the picture?
I think I have the same nail
I think I have the same nail polish.
And no sign of any orange?
And no sign of any orange? (to go with the pink nails) 😉
Interesting, but it’d be a
Interesting, but it’d be a whole lot edgier and more challenging to pre-conceived notions of gender-based cycling style if you were wearing one of these…
😉
oh, i’ve got one of those,
oh, i’ve got one of those, and raced in it too, several times, but not that colour because it would clash terribly
😐
Is it padded, and if so did
Is it padded, and if so did the shape of the insert make much difference? Might be on for one of those myself :O
it’s just a wrap-around
it’s just a wrap-around ‘skort’ so any padding is, er, natural, or whatever shorts you wear underneath, i’m not sure that “does a scotsman wear anything under his kilt” rules apply
Showing my ignorance, I
Showing my ignorance, I thought a skort was a combination of shorts and skirt – so shorts with an added wrap around bit for those who feel to exposed in just shorts.
I’m confused now though, what’s the difference between your skort and a normal wrap around skirt?
it’s a technical microfiber
it’s a technical microfiber fabric, with a rear stretch triangle so you can shimmy your hips in comfort through singletrack, and it has a little front pocket for puncture patches/condom/tampon (delete as applicable).
But aside from the condom it
But aside from the condom it sounds like it is giving you less protection than a pair of shorts?