Comments on: Who are These European Bike-Commuting Hotties and How Do They Do It?

By: Mikael

Mikael — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:59:14 +0000

Being ‘slow’ is far safer than ‘racing across intersections’. Here in Copenhagen it’s Style Over Speed. We look good and we save lives with our average collective speed of 15.3 km/h – without even trying. :-)

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:28:30 +0000

Ah yes, the Euro bike riding hotties…. Fresh back from Italy I am.
We saw some ladies pedaling in stilleto heels, crusing over cobbles like it was nothing.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:09:41 +0000

Hey, glad to hear you finally got your Batavus!
As for chic, there’s a notable difference between the very cool photos and the typical commuters that I see. No ugly helmet! Helmets are preserving your smarts, but they don’t make you pretty.

By: snarkypants

snarkypants — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:31:58 +0000

Absolutely… Copenhagen Chic is the second link in the entry. It drove my frenzy to its final frothiness!

I agree about the challenge of Portlandia, but now I’m determined to make it work. Besides, hauling that thing up the 5 steps out of my basement and the 10 steps into my office building is a mini-upper body workout I should be thankful for!

By: jcalnan

jcalnan — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:25:43 +0000

I assume you have also visited Copenhagen Chic.

By: jcalnan

jcalnan — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:23:05 +0000

The Batavus (and similar bikes) are likely far more suited to the flat bikeways of Copenhagen than the less-segregated and more-challenging roadways of Portlandia. That said, your new bike is uber-cool. Can’t wait to see pics.

By: snarkypants

snarkypants — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:01:34 +0000

Ha ha ha.
Adria, that made me laugh out loud.
I tried to have my boyfriend get a shot, but he was being cranky yesterday :).
Next time I rock the Batavus I will be sure to provide photographic evidence for review.

By: Adria

Adria — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:57:52 +0000

This post is useless without a photo of the outfit.