So I'm not cycling in ordinary street clothes/chic

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lph: So for promotional purposes - yeah, I'd make an effort to show that we don't all look like aliens, some of us even look like the normal people next door

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The only thing I would do is to wear a skort or walking shorts to attend a social function with people who themselves will dress casual nice or just casual but aren't cyclists. I don't go out of my way too much if it's too much effort for me to hunt around in my wardrobe beyond 5 min.

More about this Oak, on anti-helmet for cycling....'cause this interesting times..

For now, on our blog, I posted this for the owner (which is dearie):

http://thirdwavecyclingblog.wordpres...er-to-cycling/

Note: He is a conference director for Velo-city 2012 cycling conference in Vancouver.

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Originally Posted by shootingstar

For now, on our blog, I posted this for the owner (which is dearie):

http://thirdwavecyclingblog.wordpres...er-to-cycling/

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The guy doing his masters might want to have a look at this recent research (link at bottom of page, 7MB). It wasn't summarised very usefully imho, but it does bring together in one place some of the psych research (among other things). IIRC (don't have time to review right now), it made no difference to the focus groups whether cyclists were in Lycra or civvies; we are an out-group, with all the issues that flow from that. I hope he gets some useful research done on the subject; we really should be way past personal hypotheses and anecdotes by now.

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Originally Posted by oz rider

The guy doing his masters might want to have a look at this recent research (link at bottom of page, 7MB).

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Interesting article....this topic and the new one solely about helmets are engaging some really great discussions. I'm stuck on a topic for an english paper and I think one of these may lead to something....please continue the friendly and challenging dialogues! ;)

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Originally Posted by KnottedYet

"If only the helmet law was taken away, how many more people would..."
...have crushed upper orbital bones?
...sport amazing scarred and twisted eyebrows?
...be mistaken for men because of their deformed faces?

Oh, yeah, I'm all over that. C'mon, I want more people to suffer like me!!!

Been there, done that, wearing a helmet now. :cool:

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Knot, I'm callin' BS on this, you're gorgeous.
(glances around for Trek)
I mean that in the most innocuous, happilymarriedwoman way possible. :D ;) :D

Sure you do :p She is gorgeous :D And brilliant, did I mention that? Brilliant, I tell ya.

Wow I've never cared what other people think about what I wear.I try not to judge other people (if wearing the complete HTC Columbia kit makes you go faster more power to ya).though I do have a coworker who is a new rider& got the shoes Lance wears because they are so light he will go up hills better to which I said just shut up and ride. I like helmets cuz I like my brain and they have saved DH life at least 3 times.

"Knot, I'm callin' BS on this, you're gorgeous."

Make-up is my friend.

The first time someone at a make-up counter taught me how to fix my eye, I nearly cried. It was so amazing to see it be "normal!"

Over the years the bone has smoothed out a bit. It used to be much more prominent than the other eye. The nerve damage has eased off, too. It used to make me nauseous to touch it, and parts were numb and some of the muscles in the brow were paralyzed.

Yeah, I laid it on thick about my face. It's not really that bad anymore. But, LFMF.

Helmets all the time, every time (even on my Xootr). I don't want to do that again.

I, too, sense that people are "nicer" when I'm not in spandex, but usually that's when I'm riding my big ol' Xtracycle with the Flash Flag sticking out the side, too. I was in full Safety Regalia including a vest when I went by where Xtreme HOme Makeover was happening with a whole block cordoned off... but I'd have had to go down a nasty busy street to go around it... but the guy guarding the site let me right by and I realized I looked all kinds of "official."
Another time I was in my rain gear and a child referred to me as a police officer to his mom.

I never had any sense that I should worry about what people thought of me based on what I wore -- so I had to learn that stuff in some work and social settings, but I don't worry about it when it doesn't matter. It's more satisfying to demonstrate my riderly prowess in casual clothing anyway :P