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But they can wear their burqa-tini's to swim. Maybe there is a cyling company making burqatights for cycling.

Man, just thinking about cycling in the muslim world in tights makes me break out in a sweat!

Problem solved.

[Edited to add:]Note, person portrayed is not a Muslim female.

Thanks for the clarification, haha.

That picture made me guffaw. I love his style.

dan, is that so you can ride nekkid?

I've spent some time in muslim countries. Never have I seen anyone in a burqa-tini. We went to a water park in a fairly liberal city, where it was acceptable to wear a normal swimming suit and there were women going down the waterside in jeans, tennis shoes, a chador or cloak over that and a hijab. There were even some women with a full burqa.

It is going to be very difficult to convince some cleric at a madrasah preaching at the fringes of the religion that tights are acceptable for women to wear.

Sad as it is, women in these situations have much bigger problems than being forbidden from riding a bike.

Nekkid? It's been done, although going with the non-transparent fairing on the front is recommended in such cases.

I've never used a body sock like that, but I understand they are pretty sweet in winter...just watch for crosswinds.

Actually, I think riding barechested, but in parachute pants that match the sock, would really be the height of style.

This is tons different than Mennonites mandating

long pants for swimming, cycling, etc and skirts on women at all times including cycling.

I imagine that it is hard for hasidic women to ride

while wearing wigs, oh and grown men cant touch them

either.

I understand being upset by this, however I do

feel that there is an undue tension against

radical muslims, but not other radicals.

what about the black bloc? they must have their identity concealed at all times and also be protected from tear gas. that makes swimming difficult too.

Nekkid? It's been done, although going with the non-transparent fairing on the front is recommended in such cases.

Thanks for that.

black bloc?

black bloc:

I understand being upset by this, however I do

feel that there is an undue tension against

radical muslims, but not other radicals.

I think in the case of many other religious groups, there are restrictions on men as well (not saying they are equal, but they exist).

oh right, that. not quite the same.... when i was working at church brew during the G20 melee one of those "black bloc" people came into the place and when asked why he was covered head-to-toe in black screamed "i'm tired of people staring at me! don't judge me!" ok...

erok, it's hard to tell in the photo, but are those male, female or both? I'll confess my ignorance, but maybe that's their point? Someone enlighten me/us, please.

that photo is both ladies and gents although that group is usually dominated by dudes. lady in the bottom left

The guy in the first photo may not be a Muslim woman, but I do harbor the sneaking suspicion he's "Bernie" from "Weekend at Bernie's"...

Reddan, that looks like the bicycle equivalent of a child molester van.

@johnheffner: Agreed. If offered candy, I suggest fleeing, in order to preserve your virtue.

black bloc (n.): 1. a small, raucous minority in any large group of people used by authorities to justify violence and mass arrests

As for Muslim women, this bike thing is one of many bummers facing them. It's also the sort of thing that's hard to argue about without appearing bigoted against either women or Islam, depending on whom you're talking to. It's "women are really oppressed in that and other cultures and it's terrible" versus "you gotta respect that they come from an entirely different cultural context and let them do as they will."

Though I hold the former view, I'm never too sure how to proceed when somebody brings up the latter point, short of getting into why it seems ethical relativism is a dodgy doctrine, and that ends up being a different story altogether.

Ethical relativism debate, go!

black bloc (n.): 1. a small, raucous minority in any large group of people used by authorities to justify violence and mass arrests

That looks like one very objective and unbiased definition.

I'd take the candy.

Just sayin'.

My dad always said "bikefind, never take candy from a stranger. Unless, of course, he offers you a ride."