Tisha Eggleston is a special education teacher, bicyclist and mother of two boys. You might see her riding with friends around town on her custom bike, “Betty,” built by Saturday Cycles.
Special thanks to Saturday Cycles, who hosted this month’s SLUG Style.
Every month, SLUG Stylefeatures distinct and unique members of the community and asks them why they do what they do. Exploring more than just clothing, SLUG Style is an attempt to feature the people who give Salt Lake City flavor through personality and panache.
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“My husband and I had the opportunity to go to Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2011,” says Eggleston. “It was fascinating because everybody there rides a bike, and the culture there was just so different from what we do here in the U.S. Everybody’s pretty laid-back. Everybody takes time to just enjoy each other’s company, to go where they need to go. Even though people are probably in a hurry, they give the impression that they’re not.” Photo: @clancycoop
“Bettie Page is obviously a style icon of mine, but I don’t necessarily follow a complete Rockabilly look or a complete Bettie Page look because it’s not super practical,” says Eggleston. “It looks really cool, but I’m a special ed teacher, and dressing up in petticoats and fun Rockabilly stuff every day isn’t practical when you have to teach kids. I also think I have a little bit of a flare for 1940s film noir femme fatale.” Photo: @clancycoop
Eggleston has baskets on her bike and uses them often. “I love carrying around my little cans of Sofia [sparkling wine],” says Eggleston. “If you’re just going to do a small bike ride, you never know when you might have to stop off to the side of the trail and celebrate something, like friends who’ve gone 200 miles in a week, or just the fact that you’re hanging out with friends.” Photo: @clancycoop
“I like doing rides where you can go 20 to 30 miles and it doesn’t feel like maybe you’ve gone 20 to 30 miles,” says Eggleston. “My girlfriends and I have our Sunday. We call it Sunday [Rides], where we end up somewhere on the Jordan River Parkway or on Legacy.” Photo: @clancycoop
“I wear a lot of dresses because dresses are a lot easier to bike in than other clothes are, I think,” says Eggleston. “I like the freedom of biking in a dress. Lots of women in Copenhagen bike in dresses. I was amazed at how many women there actually bike in short skirts, long skirts, teeny tiny skirts, whatever kind of skirts.” Photo: @clancycoop
Tisha’s bike, Betty, was built to her specification by Saturday Cycles. It is adorned with many personal touches. Photo: @clancycoop
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![Eggleston has baskets on her bike and uses them often. "I love carrying around my little cans of Sofia [sparkling wine]," says Eggleston. "If you're just going to do a small bike ride, you never know when you might have to stop off to the side of the trail and celebrate something, like friends who've gone 200 miles in a week, or just the fact that you're hanging out with friends." Photo: @clancycoop](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Call-Tish-Eggleston-SLUG-Style-3.jpg)
!["I like doing rides where you can go 20 to 30 miles and it doesn't feel like maybe you've gone 20 to 30 miles," says Eggleston. "My girlfriends and I have our Sunday. We call it Sunday [Rides], where we end up somewhere on the Jordan River Parkway or on Legacy." Photo: @clancycoop](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Call-Tish-Eggleston-SLUG-Style-5.jpg)
