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Biker chicks
Photographs: Beth LevendisCheryl Austin, 24
Master’s student at NYUHow do you hide the sweat?
It gets pretty humid, so I have a handkerchief.
That’s pretty old school.
Yeah, and it’s disposable, so it’s okay if it gets gross.
Do you ever worry you’re going to be pitched off your seat and onto someone’s windshield?
Sometimes, but the streets here are safer than in Seattle, where I used to live. Here, cars are more willing to swerve around you. In Seattle, they would awkwardly trail behind you and wait for you to move.
Orit Garbouarly, 27
Photographer/graduate studentWhere’d you get your bike?
Four months ago I bought it on eBay for $60. I spent $75 for shipping, $75 for the lock, $30 for the basket and then I had to put it together when it finally arrived. It’s called My Fair Lady.
It’s pretty!
It’s my baby. A lot of people have this bike, but not in pink.Do you ride in heels?
I’m always in heels and red lipstick. They know me around here as “the lipstick girl.”
You’re like the mailman, if mailmen wore bright-red lipstick and handed out good vibes instead of bills.
It’s all about love and rock & roll.
Tracy Alfajora, 29
Makeup artistDo you care if people see your underwear?
Nope, but I try to wear shorts when I remember.
Where are you headed?
Home. I just came from the gym.
What do you do if you get sweaty on your ride?
I wipe my face with my dress.
Do boys yell things at you?
There are hoots and hollers and I ignore them. It’s easy when I’m zooming by.
Ever been doored?
I got doored by an old man and he was kind of crazy. He got out of a cab, hit me and I fell over. It didn’t hurt that much, it was just shocking.
Sayra Player, 27
ActorWhat do you listen to when you ride?
This is on shuffle; right now I’m listening to Broken Social Scene.
Where are you headed?
I’m meeting my friend at a public pool—very New York.
Do you care if anyone sees up your skirt?
It’s just a booty. It’s not like I’m showing anyone my butt on purpose. And, hey, it might brighten someone’s day.
How do you deal with sweat?
It’s just part of the deal When I show up for work everyone’s tired, but I have endorphins and I’m like, “What’s up! I’m ready to go!”
Katie Kilby, 23
SingerHow do you manage to look cute on a bike?
I’m very dedicated to fashion.
No helmet?
No, much to my dad’s dismay. I’d rather die pretty than survive with helmet hair. But if my father’s reading this, then, yes, I have a helmet and I wear it every day.
Where do you like to ride?
Generally where the bike lanes are—and I won’t go above 14th Street.
So the world above 14th exists only in theory to you?
Yup, exactly. Drivers aren’t as nice, and this is where my favorite places are anyway.Plus
Rider’s manual: Fashion designer and year-round biker Lela Rose on cruising through town with style—and not crashing.
Time Out New York / Issue 676 : Sep 11–17, 2008
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Tom is right. The research shows that helmets only protect against very low impacts, such as won't hurt your head badly anyway.. Deaths and serious injuries happen in conflicts with motor vehicles - when the impacts are so heavy that a helmet won't save you. They are only any good for kids, who are likely to try doing stunts. They may then be falling off enough times, and heavily enough, that a helmet will give useful protection. Gorgeous girls though - when's the next flight to nyc?!
Here's an idea. - why don't drivers look where they are going and not drive into cyclists!!! Hmm far too radical an idea. A helmet is a wast of trime - do the research! The chicks are on bikes therefore they are smart - and about half the weight of the average American woman by the looks of it
everyone's so politically correct these days. let stupid people be stupid! how does this affect you life (aside from raising health care premiums) stupid!
Problem is, you don't look pretty when your head's cracked open.
would it be too difficult to find some intelligent women riders?
they shouldn't wear helmets, or panties. or helmet panties.
Interestingly, no girls in nyc who ride bikes have real jobs. Never would've guessed!
::Rolleyes:: Stop the moralizing, you whiners. Does everyone throw a fit every time someone is featured who smokes or eats red meat? They're just as socially irresponsible. Wear a helmet if you want to wear one, but don't cry about everyone else.
If you are riding a bicycle on the streets of NYC without a helmet and listening to an iPod you're stupid. Enjoy looking fashionable with your inevitable head trauma.
Cool Article, i agree about New York traffic, But The Chicks are Awesome... Orit Looks like a Great Fashion Shoot... Well Done... :")
WHERE ARE THE HELMETS!!!!!!! I'd rather look ALIVE after riding in NY traffic than look good while on the bike. Seriously. I hate wearing mine but do, and if it became a social norm and everyone wore one, it wouldn't be so bad. Come on, set the trend. This is a seriously irresponsible article for featuring people without helmets.
"I’d rather die pretty than survive with helmet hair." Wait, really? Did TONY go in search of the stupidest women available? I would bet that at least a few of the other 9,995 cyclists care more about protecting their brains than their tresses. It's sad that this article depicts NYC's women as morons.