http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Faster cyclists are more attractive, study says en Mon, 18 May 2026 20:59:40 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12162#post-142029 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 23:27:20 +0000 Focus 142029@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@ <em>DaveC</em></p> <p>"<em>An other lady with her bike got on, ...</em>"</p> <p>Another lady? Something you're not telling us? :-o</p> <p>I sent a link to the article to my girlfriend, along with a self-deprecating comment that I cant be as fast as I think I am. And the ego-deflating reply I got?</p> <p>"<em>Obviously not. ;-p </em>"</p> <p>Boohoo! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12162#post-141968 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 14:00:15 +0000 Smudge 141968@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A few lady friends have observed "ugh, he looks anorexic" about TdF riders and "ewww his legs look deformed" about olympic sprinters. All in the eye of the beholder I guess, though I would venture that a reasonable (but not extreme) degree of fitness would make the most of whatever attractiveness an individual has. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12162#post-141828 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 11:18:18 +0000 DaveC 141828@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>hmm, I got on a train a couple of weeks ago after my chain snapped. An other lady with her bike got on, (tracksuit) BSO bike. She gave me a long look over and said, "You're fit, how do you get so thin?"</p> <p>I felt dirty, and wanted a shower to clean myself off.</p> <p>Depends on who finds you attractive, some attention os unwanted. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12162#post-141826 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 11:08:47 +0000 gibbo 141826@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Women rated facial attractiveness among riders in the 2012 Tour de France, won by Britain's Sir Bradley Wiggins.</p> <p>The top 10% of performers were rated on average as 25% better looking than the laggards.</p> <p>The scientists conclude that humans have evolved to recognise athletic performance in faces.</em></p> <p>As a conclusion, that really makes no sense at all. Every single rider in the TdF has supreme athletic talent.</p> <p>Maybe the conclusion is that women find the skinny climbers facially more attractive than the bulkier sprinters? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12162#post-141824 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 11:00:03 +0000 I were right about that saddle 141824@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Historically high-status males have been attractive to women, regardless of how handsome they might be, due to the perception that they can provide for children.</p> <p>I always figured that one of the barriers to popularising cycling for everyday journeys is its perception as a low-status form of transport suitable for students, the poor and oddballs. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12162#post-141821 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:49:31 +0000 stiltskin 141821@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hey ladies.. Check out my strava times ;-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12162#post-141813 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 09:39:12 +0000 amir 141813@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>More cycling = better looking </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12162#post-141811 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 09:35:43 +0000 EddieD 141811@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>No wonder I'm single </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12162#post-141807 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 09:10:12 +0000 amir 141807@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26034659" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26034659</a></p> <p>So:<br /> 1) hoping the reverse is true:<br /> "Motorists, if you're overtaking a handsome cyclists, make sure that you are not speeding."</p> <p>2) Are cyclists better looking than motorists? </p>