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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Mr Anderson 8 minutes ago
@MaxiMinimalist Agreed. The big problem I see now is today's parents grew up being driven to their schools, and therefore, see private motor vehicles as the only viable form of transport. The vast majority of UK infant and primary schools have a catchment area that is within easy walking distance from home to school. Yet, the traffic caused by pupils being driven to/from school is astonishing. Banishing the "School Run" should be a priority for all schools.
MaxiMinimalist 34 minutes ago
When I was a kid (that was during the previous millenium when phones were connected to a plug in the wall), I rode my bicycle to school, music academy, sport grounds, parties even during the winter. The government didn't have to spend, correct that, didn't have to think of spending massive amounts of money to build cycling specific infrastructures. Over the past 3 or 4 decades, cars have grown bigger, taller, safer (for their drivers) and faster. Meanwhile, motorists have become abusive, aggressive, hypersensitive to people moving on two wheels, aka cyclists. Spending billions upon billions on new infrastructure won't address the crux of the matter. Sadly.
Paul J 39 minutes ago
Obree had some actual talent in his legs though, in addition to his bike/aero engineering talent.
Maruis Kalchev 46 minutes ago
Малко като опит за доказване е излязло... Никой няма нужда от толкова голям въртящ момент и мощност на шосеен велосипед с тънки гуми, които дори трудно ще предават тази мощност върху пътя. А ако има и ограничение от 25 км/час е още по-безмислено.
mdavidford 60 minutes ago
Not sure how informative that is. I imagine for all most of us know it could be Europe's only 'volumetric modular building'. 🤷♂️
chrisonabike 1 hour ago
Yes, but they're copying the adults of today...
chrisonabike 1 hour ago
Indeed - but alas I think this is an effective argument for very few folks indeed. As for push-back, what else could we expect *? I think there are ways of selling this but we're far more likely to see headlines about the problems, while the successes are relegated to footnotes, because at that point it just works and there's nothing to see... * Given that this time there aren't politicians being persuaded to overlook thousands of deaths and the demolition of property by the billions from the motoring trades (and the excitement of being able to drive out with the bright things for a party at a roadhouse). Nor are we as tolerant of "accidents". (And noting that publicity about the cases of a handful of people killed by cyclists continues to reach the media; deaths related to motor vehicles not so much).
mdavidford 1 hour ago
That rather ignores that the children of today are the adults of tomorrow.
fwhite181 1 hour ago
@belugabob Arguably it's easier this way - we don't actually need to do anything to the streets except stop drivers driving down every scrap of tarmac. Where I live, a few well-placed bollards would make walking/cycling/scooting the quicker option and safer, while maintaining 100% vehicular access - just not allowing through routes in every direction.
Ashok C 2 hours ago
Sweet dreams from Bike@bedtime! Thank you for featuring this classic beaut.
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?