Comments on: Cycle Style Gets in Gear: 4 Tips for Being Chic on 2 Wheels

By: Renee

Renee — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:35:48 +0000

Awesome! Those reel-lights sound like a great investment.

By: Karin

Karin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:03:27 +0000

I must also recommend Reel-lights. They are induction-powered bicycle lights without batteries, that you never need to charge, never need to switch on/off and that are never in the way.
You place a couple of little magnets in the wheel, and they induce power when they pass by the lights, you don’t even notice it, there’s no resistance. I love them, it’s the best thing I ever bought!
Read more here (with review): http://www.bikerumor.com/2008/12/18/bikerumor-review-reel-light-commuter-bike-lights/
And here: http://www.reelight.com
Oh, and I bicycle every day, in my ordinary clothes. I’d love a more stylish helmet than the one I’ve got, and some kind of shoe-protection… otherwise my normal clothes work just fine! Except for miniskirts and super-tight skinnies…

By: Renee

Renee — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:43:03 +0000

Hi,

I think it’s great that biking is being seen as a great form of transportation these days! I have one qualm with this article, however…
You say be safe while biking, but the feature picture shows a woman biking without a helmet. I cannot stress enough that people need to wear bike helmets. Living in Minneapolis, a large and crowded city, I see so many people riding dangerously: not wearing helmets, biking at night with no lights, cutting across traffic with no signals, etc…
Even I, while trying my best to obey traffic laws, have close encounters with cars that are not paying attention or want bikes out of the road every time I ride my bike.

So please, for your safety, wear a helmet! Give turn signals! Wear blinky lights when you bike at night! Cycle chic is great, but it’s even better when you are safe at the same time.

Thanks. That was a little long!

By: Climatarians | J. Hoogstrate

Climatarians | J. Hoogstrate — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:54:56 +0000

Going green in every aspect of your life is a really good idea. While things weren’t conducive for this sometime back, now things are looking up. There is much more support from main stream industry in the kind of products that come which help us pursue a green course for life. We at Climatarians, which is a global sustainability directory, focus on many of these current issues very comprehensively.

By: BareBeliever

BareBeliever — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:44:29 +0000

A few of my friends just got super cute cruisers to ride around town, do minor errands or take to the beach, and I am dying to get one myself! Not only are bikes incredibly environmental and eco-friendly, but they are a way to sneak in extra exercise without even noticing!

Health for you + health for the planet = awesome choice 🙂

By: Anna Brones

Anna Brones — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:47:57 +0000

Luanne – agreed on the biking shorts! But the great thing about cycling being such a popular thing nowadays is that you can incorporate it into your everyday lifestyle, and have a much more casual approach to it. It doesn’t have to be done for sport, but when you bike to the grocery store, the library, to school, etc. you’re getting exercise while doing regular errands. What’s better?

By: Luanne Bradley

Luanne Bradley — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:26:07 +0000

I agree with Susannah. I have never loved biking shorts (even the tiniest butt looks broad) but biking is so wonderful and great exercise. I love that my 10-year-old so into it. There may not be cars by the time she is ready to ride to work.

By: Susannah

Susannah — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:57:24 +0000

Two wheels makes a lot of sense now for some needs and your tips are very helpful. Half the world can’t be wrong. I mean it sure cuts down on the footprint. Also, you can now get bikes without chains, which removes the messiness.