I'd be happy if my hair was actually curly. But, to put it bluntly, I have ugly Jewish wavy, frizzy hair. It's OK for me to say that . I do have an excellent stylist. It takes her 45 minutes to cut my hair. But, unless I cut the top off again, which just looks too masculine for me, this is it. I had a perm for like 20 years, so I could deal with it, and then I just wanted to stop having to have a perm. My hair is fine, as long as I have time to let it dry naturally for awhile (30 minutes), quickly blow out the side bangs, and then run the flat iron over them. Once I sweat, it's over.
Naturally, this has not stopped me from riding at all. If I was commuting now, I guess I'd have to have a flat iron at work. But, it still amazes me that some people look as good as they do after riding. Shootingstar, your picture looks like my "before" picture.