Comments on: Featured Sites: Girls on Bikes

By: Steven Vance

Steven Vance — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:11:30 +0000

Hmm, in the 3 days since you wrote this, the number of subscribers on Copenhagenize has jumped by 111!

By: Steven Vance

Steven Vance — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:10:37 +0000

Christa, that map is really cool!

I touched on some of these same topics last November.
http://www.stevevance.net/planning/2009/11/making-cycling-normal-cycle-chic-movement/

Aaron, do you know Copenhagenize and CCC are run by the same person? When you pose the question, “It prompts a serious question: who is doing the better job of bicycle advocacy?”, it seems like you don’t… the answer is the same person is doing both jobs!

By: cdc guy

cdc guy — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:28:04 +0000

Paul, those ads are aimed at the likely competition for the smallest urban cars…the ones the carmakers need to sell to keep their CAFE numbers up. Suburban people generally don’t even have buses or bikes as a transport mode. They have crossovers, SUVs, and pickups.

By: Paul Souders

Paul Souders — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:00:38 +0000

I want to second what Wad said above. Ads like “Creeps and Weirdos” reflect a measure of desperation on the part of carmakers. A decade ago car makers competed with other car makers; now they compete with transit and bicycles. This might be cultural (“car-lite lifestyle”) or economic, but either way it spells bad news for carmakers.

By: The Urbanophile

The Urbanophile — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:46:35 +0000

Mikael, I did not know that. There are both super-high quality, that’s for sure. Thanks for the info.

By: Mikael

Mikael — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:38:32 +0000

Fortunately Cycle Chic and Copenhagenize are from the same author, so while Cycle Chic sells the product, Copenhagenize backs up the marketing with hows and whys.

By: The Urbanophile

The Urbanophile — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:32:40 +0000

Thanks, chessie. I continue to be astonished at how many of these sites there are.

By: chessie

chessie — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:26:23 +0000

My total favorite is RidingPretty - she has one of the very first girl/bicycle blogs ever - lots of photos of girls on bicycles,plus bicycle lifestyle, fashion, DIY tips.

By: John Morris

John Morris — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:00:31 +0000

Notice that the Cigarette is still a style element. Must admit that smoking can look cool.

How about a monacle or pocket watch?

By: Elaine

Elaine — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:27:34 +0000

I love the women of Let's Go Ride a Bike -- they have a great attitude and wonderful photos.