Copenhagen Women on Bikes
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Cycle Chic: Copenhagen Girls on Bikes is a nice site in the bakfiets-en-meer spirit.
The authors desccribe their site as “Social documentary in high heels”. Like I write about the beauty and everyday-ness of cycling in Amsterdam, Mikael & Aaron do the same about Copenhagen, DK… through the medium of showing beautiful women on bikes in their city.
Before you start lambasting us all as sexist, misogynist, backward pigs I’ll explain a little further. Everybody, male or female, looks their best on a bicycle; They’re in motion, muscles tensed. They ride by slowly enough to catch a shape, a smile and a flutter of hair but too fast to see less endearing details. Cyclists in the city are enjoying themselves and a smile or relaxed concentration does everybody good. Women are generally not afraid to do it with more flair and style.
There are exceptions to the “everybody looks good on a bike” rule: Unathletic people dressed like bicycle racers, for example. The racer’s snug-fitting uniform is perfect on the body its intended for. It varies from unflattering to ridiculous on anything less.
September 7th, 2007 at 20:20
[…] here is what Henry, an American running a cargo bikes business in Holland had to […]
September 16th, 2007 at 20:48
This is the second time already I see a link to that blog in one week. I also read it as an annotation to my posting to the Halfbakery about Fluffy Bicycle Pedals. Did that website make it into the spotlights or something without me knowing it?
October 17th, 2007 at 15:59
[…] As was Henry, an American running a cargo bikes business in Holland. […]
May 23rd, 2008 at 16:10
[…] Good European bike culture advocates have to stick together. Thanks, Henry! Dank you vel! See Henry’s post here. See Henry’s blog here – Bakfiets en meer. Copenhagen loves you. And your bike. But mostly you […]