Cycle Chic
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Re: Cycle Chic
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Re: Cycle Chic
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Re: Cycle Chic
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Re: Cycle Chic
Postby Thoglette » Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:28 pm
At least most are lycra-free, which for me is part of the essence of "chic". It's about using a bike while still being chic. Hard to do in lycra and a stackhat.outnabike wrote:It amazes me the lack of knowledge of the post title of "chic" and yet the presentation of mainly chicks in the pics.....
But I'll plead guilty to using a source that has waaay more XX than XY photo subjects.
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Postby Thoglette » Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:34 pm
Not as "chic" as I'd expect but it's NYC in summer. But the outfit works and the suit for work is on the rack.
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Re: Cycle Chic
Postby WyvernRH » Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:03 pm
Maybe cos (ahem) female persons tend to show more style, class and taste in dress than most of there male brethren?Thoglette wrote:At least most are lycra-free, which for me is part of the essence of "chic". It's about using a bike while still being chic. Hard to do in lycra and a stackhat.outnabike wrote:It amazes me the lack of knowledge of the post title of "chic" and yet the presentation of mainly chicks in the pics.....
But I'll plead guilty to using a source that has waaay more XX than XY photo subjects.
Which tends to be my experience... (as a male admittedly)
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Re: Cycle Chic
Postby RobertL » Thu Feb 15, 2018 11:56 am
Ross wrote:May need to be a Twittter user to see this
Is her name Daisy?
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Re: Cycle Chic
Postby Thoglette » Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:02 pm
A lovely pair. But I was just wondering how much this'd cost if you did that today on a footpath in Sydney, after dark.Arbuckle23 wrote:
In WA there's about a dozen "penalty units" in that photo. It's all for our own protection, you know.
Some bureaucratic gnome wrote: 212. Carrying people on bicycle
(1) A person shall not use a bicycle to carry, at any one time, more persons than the number for which it is designed and equipped.
Modified penalty: 1 PU
(3) A passenger on a bicycle that is moving, or is stationary but not parked, shall sit on a fitted seat designed for a passenger.
Modified penalty: 1 PU
(4) The rider of a bicycle shall not ride with a passenger unless the passenger complies with subregulation (3).
Modified penalty: 1 PU
222. Protective helmets to be worn
(2) Except as provided in this regulation, a person shall not ride a
bicycle on a road or any path unless —
(a) that person is wearing a protective helmet securely fastened on his or her head; and
(b) where any other person is being carried on that bicycle, that other person is wearing a protective helmet securely fastened on his or her head.
Modified penalty: 1 PU
223A. Passengers to wear protective helmets
(1) In this regulation — protective helmet has the meaning given in regulation 222(1).
(2) A person must wear a protective helmet securely fastened on his or her head when being carried as a passenger on a bicycle.
Modified penalty: 1 PU
224. Lights and other equipment on bicycles
(1) A person shall not ride a bicycle during the hours of darkness, or in hazardous weather conditions causing reduced visibility, unless the bicycle, or the rider, displays —
(a) a flashing or steady white light that is clearly visible for at least 200 m from the front of the bicycle; and
(b) a flashing or steady red light that is clearly visible for at least 200 m from the rear of the bicycle; and
(c) a red reflector that is clearly visible for at least 50 m from the rear of the bicycle when light is projected onto it by a vehicle’s headlight on low-beam.
Modified penalty: 2 PU
(2A) A person shall not ride a bicycle during the hours of darkness, or in hazardous weather conditions causing reduced visibility, unless the bicycle has affixed, to each wheel, 2 yellow side
reflectors complying with the requirements for reflectors in Australian Standard AS 1927-1998 (Pedal Bicycle-Safety Requirements) and Australian Standard AS 2142-1978 (Specification for Reflectors for Pedal Bicycles).
Modified penalty: 1 PU
(2B) A person shall not ride a bicycle during the hours of darkness, or in hazardous weather conditions causing reduced visibility, unless the bicycle has affixed, to both sides of each pedal,
yellow pedal reflectors complying with the requirements for reflectors in Australian Standard AS 2142-1978 (Specification for Reflectors for Pedal Bicycles).
Modified penalty: 1 PU
(2C) A person shall not ride a bicycle that has affixed a reflector capable of reflecting red light in the forward direction.
Modified penalty: 1 PU
225
(2) A person shall not ride a bicycle that does not have —
(a) at least one effective brake; and
(b) a bell, horn, or similar warning device, in working order.
Modified penalty: 2 PU
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Re: Cycle Chic
Postby dontazame » Sat Mar 24, 2018 7:43 pm
Nice. Guessed it was from late 60's mainly by the vehicles/houses, but end credits said 1971. Lot fewer cars (including parked) on the roads. And simpler times / no helmets (or seat belts).
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Re: Cycle Chic
Postby uart » Sat Mar 24, 2018 8:57 pm
Great video Scintilla. I was 11 y.o. in 1971, so very similar age group to those kids, and also rode my 3 speed "Speedwell" to school each day. Watching that was very nostalgic for me.dontazame wrote:credits said 1971. Lot fewer cars (including parked) on the roads. And simpler times / no helmets (or seat belts).
Yeah I loved those simpler times, lots of freedom, very little fear of "stranger danger" (or anything else for that matter), and almost every kid a healthy weight.
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Re: Cycle Chic
Postby longbody1 » Tue Mar 27, 2018 5:16 pm
The elegantly attired Che Guevara, in a former life as a bicycle tourist
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Re: Cycle Chic
Postby fishwop » Wed Mar 28, 2018 10:55 am
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Re: Cycle Chic
Postby fishwop » Wed Mar 28, 2018 11:11 am
Seat belts were mandatory in all vehicles sold new from 1965 on IIRC (in NSW).dontazame wrote:
Nice. Guessed it was from late 60's mainly by the vehicles/houses, but end credits said 1971. Lot fewer cars (including parked) on the roads. And simpler times / no helmets (or seat belts).
This film was made around Kingsgrove-Bexley North in Sydney. Seems to me a good deterrent to kids cycling, given the behaviour of some of the drivers.
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Re: Cycle Chic
Postby find_bruce » Wed Mar 28, 2018 1:53 pm
dontazame wrote:Nice. Guessed it was from late 60's mainly by the vehicles/houses, but end credits said 1971. Lot fewer cars (including parked) on the roads. And simpler times / no helmets (or seat belts).
Good memory, but not quite - front outboard mounting points were mandatory from 1965, but not seat belts themselves. There was no requirement to fit seat belts let alone wear them & while fitting front seat belts, even if it was just a lap belt, was common by 1971, wearing them wasn't. Wearing did not become mandatory until 1973.fishwop wrote:Seat belts were mandatory in all vehicles sold new from 1965 on IIRC (in NSW).
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Re: Cycle Chic
Postby duncanm » Wed Mar 28, 2018 9:28 pm
all the better to get to your next political roundup / torture / murder session as fast as possible.fishwop wrote:Clip-on engines for bicycles were very popular immediately post WW2, with motorcycle giants Ducati and Suzuki, among others, making their start this way. Seems somehow incongruous that someone like Che would ride such a thing though.
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Re: Cycle Chic
Postby mikesbytes » Thu Mar 29, 2018 10:59 am
Is that front seat laws, or did it also apply to the back seat?find_bruce wrote:dontazame wrote:Nice. Guessed it was from late 60's mainly by the vehicles/houses, but end credits said 1971. Lot fewer cars (including parked) on the roads. And simpler times / no helmets (or seat belts).Good memory, but not quite - front outboard mounting points were mandatory from 1965, but not seat belts themselves. There was no requirement to fit seat belts let alone wear them & while fitting front seat belts, even if it was just a lap belt, was common by 1971, wearing them wasn't. Wearing did not become mandatory until 1973.fishwop wrote:Seat belts were mandatory in all vehicles sold new from 1965 on IIRC (in NSW).
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Re: Cycle Chic
Postby fat and old » Thu Mar 29, 2018 11:20 am
Not at that stage of his life; although his experiences on that and other journeys formed his outlook on life.....which in early '50's South America was pretty sad for anyone other than the wealthy elite (of which Che was one in fact).duncanm wrote:all the better to get to your next political roundup / torture / murder session as fast as possible.fishwop wrote:Clip-on engines for bicycles were very popular immediately post WW2, with motorcycle giants Ducati and Suzuki, among others, making their start this way. Seems somehow incongruous that someone like Che would ride such a thing though.
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Re: Cycle Chic
Postby find_bruce » Thu Mar 29, 2018 1:03 pm
Jeez you're testing me here - I oversimplified things in the above as it changed fairly rapidly - front lap belts were replaced with lap-sash belts in 1969, outboard rear seatbelts were required to be fitted by 1971, but as I said, no requirement to wear them until 73. Not sure when inner seatbelts were required, think it was late 70s, but could be mistaken.mikesbytes wrote:Is that front seat laws, or did it also apply to the back seat?find_bruce wrote:dontazame wrote:Nice. Guessed it was from late 60's mainly by the vehicles/houses, but end credits said 1971. Lot fewer cars (including parked) on the roads. And simpler times / no helmets (or seat belts).Good memory, but not quite - front outboard mounting points were mandatory from 1965, but not seat belts themselves. There was no requirement to fit seat belts let alone wear them & while fitting front seat belts, even if it was just a lap belt, was common by 1971, wearing them wasn't. Wearing did not become mandatory until 1973.fishwop wrote:Seat belts were mandatory in all vehicles sold new from 1965 on IIRC (in NSW).
One of the most peculiar aspects was that the laws only required you to wear a seatbelt if available - ie if your car had 4 seatbelts, the first 4 people had to wear one, the next 6 (or more) didn't. This didn't change until the late 90s, about the time they outlawed riding in the back of a ute.
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Re: Cycle Chic
Postby duncanm » Thu Mar 29, 2018 1:35 pm
its called phasing things in. How can you insist everyone wear a seatbelt on day #1 if the car has none?find_bruce wrote: One of the most peculiar aspects was that the laws only required you to wear a seatbelt if available - ie if your car had 4 seatbelts, the first 4 people had to wear one, the next 6 (or more) didn't. This didn't change until the late 90s, about the time they outlawed riding in the back of a ute.
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Re: Cycle Chic
Postby find_bruce » Thu Mar 29, 2018 3:35 pm
I agree - plenty of pre 69 cars still don't have seatbelts & in many cases cannot safely be retrofitted with a lap/sash belt. The point I was trying to make, was that until the late 90s a car with 5 seats and 5 seat belts could lawfully carry 11 people, as long as 5 were wearing seatbelts - it didn't matter if the extras were sitting on laps or stuffed in the boot. Since then a car with 5 seats can only carry 5 people.duncanm wrote:its called phasing things in. How can you insist everyone wear a seatbelt on day #1 if the car has none?find_bruce wrote: One of the most peculiar aspects was that the laws only required you to wear a seatbelt if available - ie if your car had 4 seatbelts, the first 4 people had to wear one, the next 6 (or more) didn't. This didn't change until the late 90s, about the time they outlawed riding in the back of a ute.
Sorry for drifting away from the far more interesting topic of cycle chic. In an attempt to get it back on topic, here are 2 casually elegant people on a bike
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