Willow (she/her)Mastodon, you are a influence...
Since I joined I have ditched most subscription stuff like Spotify, Amazon and Netflix.
Made the swap to Linux.
Started painting.
Now I am considering whether or not I could be a Person Who Bikes Places.
brennen> Now I am considering whether or not I could be a Person Who Bikes Places.
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it's quite a bit of fun, really
@brennen It looks like it. The problem is I do not like The Weather.
Tina@MsHearthWitch
Then do what I do. Only cycle if the weather is to your liking. I don't mind a bit(!) of rain but if it's too much the bike stays home. Cold is not a real problem, biking warms you up. Snow and ice are no go for me. Heat depends a lot on humidity. It's not all or nothing.
And I don't own any special cycling gear, I hate the look of "outdoor clothing" and refuse to be seen in anything neon.
Sini Tuulia@spinni81 @MsHearthWitch This! I love to bike but I only do it if it won't deeply annoy me. My only allowance for biking clothes are a couple of pairs of trousers. I wish I had one of those tricycle bikes so I could wear long skirts and wouldn't have to worry about snow or ice? Or stopping in lights if my balance is wobbly or knees are angry that day. 😄 But being able to bike anywhere should I so choose? Wonderful and normal
@sinituulia I don't have balance problems (yet, my mom has them and I suppose at some point I will get there as well) but I do wear (long) skirts and dresses on my very normal bike. I don't even have a skirt guard on my bike, so far I haven't missed it.
@spinni81 My skirts and petticoats tend to be very very full (this one only has some 4-5 metres of hem at instep length, but the petticoat has 16 metres of hem ruffle) so even if they're not getting tangled into the bike gears or wheel, I need to gather them up in one hand when mounting or dismounting, so my actual legs don't get tangled in them when I do. 😄 This is fine, but not fun to do in stressful situations like when the light suddenly changes! If I was sitting on the three wheels, it would be much more pleasant probably.
My fairly ancient regular old bike looks much the same as that, except dinkier! There are skirt nets available for bikes but I never ever remember to get around to it, and it doesn't quite solve the dismount issue
@sinituulia Ok, I didn't picture a petticoat with that much ruffle. :D That's a challenge with any bike. I mean, when the safety bike became popular women started to wear trousers to ride them. So, you are in good company.
@spinni81 I've made a couple slightly less ruffly ones, but most of the ones I own are of the less practical for biking variety. 😆 I do have trousers, but I prefer skirts!
Did you see the recent J. Draper video about early bikes and feminism? With the penny farthing?
@sinituulia No,I haven't. I will check it out. Thanks.
@spinni81 You'll probably be able to find it without issue, but it's this one!
@sinituulia I found it on Nebula 😁
@spinni81 Even better!