Beauty and the Bike

By on January 9, 2010 in cycling

An interesting video from this project supported by Darlington Media Group – Beauty and the Bike

It is a look at why girls stop cycling and what can be done to get them started.

For me, it is all a very different perspective on cycling. I have to say, wondering whether you can wear high heals when cycling has always been pretty low down on my list of priorities when cycling.


6 Responses to Beauty and the Bike

  1. Jeppe Nielsen February 12, 2010 at 2:04 am #

    I’m very surprised at how poor the cycling infrastructure is in England… but since I’m from Denmark that’s not surprising.

    This is how a bike city should be:
    Separate bike lanes
    Traffic signs for cyclist
    Blue lanes in intersections

    Want to see a city with these improvements? Visit Copenhagen or just Denmark…

    Here’s a little video from Copenhagen :
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXznapqmulE

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  2. Gareth January 10, 2010 at 3:20 pm #

    Great video – more people on bikes = safer for all of us

    Don’t forget women are an indicator species for cycling safety

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  3. The Nellster January 9, 2010 at 10:31 pm #

    I thought it was a superb film, and a superb idea and ethos. Germany, or at least Bremen, are doing a great job and we can learn a lot from them. Good luck to Darlington and I hope it gets adopted in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

    Personally, high heels wouldn’t be my choice but if it gets more people cycling then great!

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  4. Groover January 9, 2010 at 11:43 am #

    Alway look ‘Bella in Selle’ :-) But I can’t actually picture myself in high heels on the bike either, unless they have carbon soles. LOL

    I saw this video before. Interesting documentary.

    Thanks for stopping by my blog.

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