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There are certainly more heels here too in winter than in summer - at least in my experience. Again, boots

In my county town, which we call a county seat here in the U.S., it seems like there are more heels in the winter than in the summer, which seems bass ackward to me. As noted above, it's all the block heeled boots that account for a lot of it. I never see Gen Z wearing heels of any note casually, but as least in our local, quite a few will wear them for dressy occasions.

It's happened before when I've worn some pretty tame heels to appointments: "Ya know that those kinds of shoes are really bad for you, right?" We have never had a real conversation about it, so I decided to pull out all the stops and wear pointy stiletto pumps to my appointment, as the opportunity presented itself. Not a word, and he even has to pull on my ankles as part of the normal adjustment. I wonder if he has any other patients who wear any sort of substantial heels?

The population of Exeter (Devon's county rown) is about half that of Plymouth, but both are fine cities in a fine county. (Only Bristol is bigger than Plymouth in the south west.)

Probably accurate as the further from London you go, the more heels you see. Exeter in Devonshire will be like Glasgow, where there’s enough women wearing heels on a day to day basis. Yes there’s lots of women in trainers and flats, however there’s a base of about 10% to 15%of women wearing them daily. I am seeing that more of the women in the Generation X women are going back to heels, especially the younger ones plus Millennials too. They may not be stilettos, chunky heels are more common. The thing is that there’s some of Gen Z that want to wear however feel pressured into wearing the uniform of running shoes or Chuck Taylor’s or Vans. They will eventually gravitate towards heels, Gen Z seemingly love the CL Miss Z heel, showing me that shoe manufacturers need to address the comfort issues in many of their products.

Your impression is probably accurate. I just passed through London today - Kings Cross Station and St Pancras - heaving with people and virtually nobody in heels.

I was in Exeter city centre the other day. (For left pondians, Exeter is the biggest city in Devon, a lovely county in the south west of England). There were quite a few women in heels, from 3" stilettos to various boots. The real stand out was a woman working in an art gallery. She was wearing burgundy OTK boots with a 3.5" (maybe 4") slim block heels. She would have made an impression in any gathering. I got the impression of more heel wearing than in central London, but that could easily be inaccurate.

These days with so much hypersensitivity around he was probably reluctant to open any conversation about your alternative footwear

I went to the chiropractor earlier this week wearing 4 1/2" stiletto heels, and he didn't say anything. I was kind of prepared for a discussion, but none ensued. It's not happened a lot, because I usually stop in on my way home from work, so it's a non-issue, but on several occasions when I've been in "civilian" clothing, I've changed my shoes to go up there because I didn't feel like talking about it. Maybe that has become unnecessary.

Yesterday, I went to my nail salon to get my Christmas mani. I got the usual clear/pink gel on my hands with designs on my little pinkies. On my left pinkie I got red and white stripes for a candy cane. My right pinkie a white base with a green Christmas tree with colored ornaments and a gold star on top. Incidentally I wore a green sweatshirt dress, with black tights and my red patent knee boots. My nail tech liked my ensemble I wore very much. Happy Heeling, bluejay

Sure hope you get to make this trip soon. And you guys are right, no problem pedaling in stiletto boots, but you must think about dismounting to avoid the heel stumbling on the pedal and having you end up falling over. And yes, I end up overthinking it because I am trying to avoid scratching up the heels/boots.

Cool, you been around a lot in that area. I also really like the Tauernradweg along the Salzach, very beautiful. It's in Austria, but close to Germany.

I rode both the German and the Austrian sections, and on one of those times continued nearly to Budapest before turning off and riding down to Trieste - although after Vienna the it really isn’t the same thing. The German and Austrian parts are brilliant. I love the Donau Radveg. I’ve toured all over the world and that is one of my all time favourite rides.

Yes, it is! Wow, the Donau Radweg twice is a really long distance! But you only did the German Donau Radweg, not the Austrian too?

Germany is such a great place to tour on a bicycle! I have ridden through the Black Forest and followed the whole length of the Donau Radveg (twice!) Not in heels though … 😊

I can imagine that flat palstic pedals will be very slippery. I don't have special pedals, but they're metal and offer good grip. I use them with normal shoes for bike tours and also with heels. They're fine for both 🙂 This will sure be fun!

Yes it very much depends on your pedals! I never got into the modern trend for clipless pedals and the pedals on my bicycles are all old-school quill pedals and my feet never slip on them. But a lot if cheaper bikes and rental bikes have these flat pedals with plastic platforms that can be very slippery when wet. I rodeo e once and being used to really nice bicycle, I was appalled. i think it will be fun to put in my stilettos and ride to a place where i can practice. Come spring I hope to be doing this!

Ah, now I see what you mean. Yes, that seems possible. But even with the most slippery soles I never had that issue. Sure also depends on the pedals you have. Right, cycling to such places is a good idea!

It’s unlikely, but if the ball of your foot slid outwardly on the pedals and you were wearing stilettos your heel could hit the front mech on the downstroke. Unlikely, but I think it’s possible. in any event it’s perfectly possible to cycle in heels, and something I am considering so I can get to places to practice in my 12cm stilettos

Cycling in heels is really no big deal, you're overthinking it 😉 As Shyheels said, the heel doesn't even touch the pedal, so it doesn't matter what type of heel you wear. Only platforms change the feeling of the pedals, but with low platforms this also doesn't change that much for me. I also never had a heel stuck in the front shifting mechanism and can't imagine how that could possibly happen.

There’s no way your heel should get stuck on the pedals. Your heel doesn’t touch the pedal, no matter what kind if footwear you’re wearing. It’s just the ball if your foot on the pedal. Dismounting might feel strange in heels, but that’s all. The biggest problem woukd be the risk of scuffing your nice heels on the chain if you don’t have a chain guard, or getting a long stiletto heel stuck in the front shifting mechanism. If you were careful and pedalling at a measured pace there should be no problem

Those new boots are beautiful, and fit your legs so nicely, would love to see some more close up shots of them I used to love driving my 5 speed car in heels, very exciting. I would "guess" that riding a bike in heels would be fine, but alot depends on the type/design/height of the heels. I'm thinking the best set up would be moderately sized block heeled boots that more or less lock themselves over the pedal. But, then again, dismounting might be tricky if the heel gets stuck on the pedal. Someone made a point that rings true for me. I am usually so concerned about scuffing the boots/heels while driving, which probably prevents me from relaxing and enjoying it.

Those boots look great and will pair well with many different outfits.

Absolutely! It would be very inconvenient to change shoes everytime when getting in and out of the car.

I had the same initial thought as Shyheels - the Netherlands are made for cycling! Slippery soles can be a bit tricky for riding a bicycle, but this can also get better if the soles are still new. Once they're worn in, they will also offer better grip. Glad you didn't have any damage 🙂