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[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 21 points 3 months ago (3 children)

How did those long dresses not get caught in the sprockets?

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 27 points 3 months ago

The chainguard was invented in 1885, that would probably do the job

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm more concerned with physical effort in that corset

[–] Faresh@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I thought that corsets didn't really constrain breathing and that idea was mostly from men deriding women's fashion?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Depends on the time period. Corset fashion had a period from the early-mid 19th century in which extremely constraining corsets were made of metal, whale bone, and like rigid materials. By the late 19th century, they were mostly fabric and as breathable as any other tight garment, but there was a period in which corsets were genuinely health hazards.

[–] rosamundi@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

The bike probably has a chain guard and wheel guard.

[–] dharmacurious 18 points 3 months ago

Truly a shame that these old skills have gone out of style

[–] Track_Shovel 16 points 3 months ago

Ah. Old school feminism at its finest

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

NGL that style of bike looks cool AF

[–] Bashnagdul@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

Looks like a Dutch style bike.

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Forget horse jousting, I'd like to see bicycle duelling!

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

lmao, when I was a kid, me and my friends used to bicycle joust on the road late at night with sticks.

It's a miracle any of us survived to adulthood.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Have you ever tried bike polo? Add some body armor and let people whack each other with the mallets...

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As a larp guy, my immediate thought was foam swords. But the armour is a fine idea.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Motocross armor would work fine

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Would work, though I wouldn't say I'd be too big of a fan of the aesthetic. If on the other hand the contestants would be in chain mail or plate mail, that'd be bloody neat.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Why isn't that in the Olympics instead of all the crap we've got nowadays?