Nessa and Demelza whip around the Cornish island on bikes and have the best time.

Bicycles give them freedom to go where they want, whenever they want.

I’m just jealous that Nessa and Demelza gain such treasures so easily.

Two girls zoom around on bicycles in a Knights And Bikes screenshot.

While grown-up cylists aren’t so much intoKellogg’s Corn Flakes reflectors, coolness is often still a consideration.

I’ve even seen a few Sinclair C5s pedalled around Edinburgh.

You do need these parts, so why not have a go at make them cool?

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Even upgrades like fancy disc wheels are often for looks as much as aerodynamics.

Yeah, I don’t get that one.

And speaking of the subjectivity of coolness…

A cool bicycle with a built-in computer, inspired by the Raleigh Vektar, in a Knights And Bikes screenshot.

The pro team EF Education-EasyPost are riding unusually striking bikes in this year’s race.

Even Nessa and Demelza might balk at that bike.

Palace X Rapha certainly provokes an aesthetic reaction.

Customising a bicycle with Spokey Dokeys in a Knights And Bikes screenshot.

And maybe the answer to “Why are EF riding such ugly bikes?”

will make enquirers more aware of the Tour Femmes, help it become a permanent fixture and grow.

That would be nice.

A photo of Ruben Guerreiro wearing his ugly Palace X Rapha cycling kit with his ugly Palace X Rapha bike.