cycle-wear models w/ink

[shootingstar]

I've been pondering getting one myself... and interesting a non-inked Barbie acquaint said, "yea, you bike people-babes usually seem to have some type of tat, vs. non-sports girly-girls".

Hmmm...

Non-inked Barbie acquaintance is making a rather broad generalization. I know alot of women who regularily cycle lots and don't have tats. They have said that they don't like tats for themselves.

For instance I don't have any tats and most likely will not get one. A more radical move for myself would be to colour my hair since I clearly up to now, don't want to go into this direction at all.

Yea, I'm dull.

[roadie gal]

I've heard that in Los Angeles it's hard to find models that DON'T have ink or other various body mods.

[Miranda]

Thanks for your thoughts so far. Yes... ink in general is a very personal thing.

The person that made the remark is very into the opinions of others on her looks. Like, wearing a bike helmet would look dumb and mess my hair up thinking. I think she sees them as "rough & tough" and cycling as a tough endurance sport. So... therefore are we rough & tough? Thus, we get tats in her eyes? I dunno lol.

In terms of vanity, I would choose my passion of cycling (and safety like my helmet) anyday.

I do agree too that I have seen tats on some other models lately too, besides the cycling ones. Maybe overall ink is become more mainstream, accepted... and that of showing ones individuality.

[shootingstar]

The person that made the remark is very into the opinions of others on her looks. Like, wearing a bike helmet would look dumb and mess my hair up thinking. I think she sees them as "rough & tough" and cycling as a tough endurance sport. So... therefore are we rough & tough? Thus, we get tats in her eyes? I dunno lol.

In terms of vanity, I would choose my passion of cycling (and safety like my helmet) anyday.

This is the lst time I've heard of someone thinking that wearing a bike helmet, is viewed as "tough" or that cycling is a "tough endurance sport".

But you know, there are huge sections of other countries, where women are physically invisible out in public..meaning they aren't there in big numbers at rock concerts, on the street ..think of the more strict religious societies. Yes, there any bike helmet would be viewed as tough. A woman cycling would be an abberation.

We forget that adult women just engaging in some form of regular exercise, outside of housework, is viewed as unusual in certain groups/societies.