Send in your pics ya’ll!
Posted: June 29, 2009 Filed under: Events | Tags: CCC, Events, News, Seen around town Leave a comment »Getting around to this later than I would have liked but I am starting to gather all the great photos from Charleston Cycle Chic Ride #2. Thanks so much to everyone for showing up and supporting the biking lifestyle!! The best part about the ride was the meetup at Fuel afterward – it was so fun to talk to everyone in person. I feel like I met some greatness! Also, a shout out to the Holy City Bike Coop for being there in force. You guys are doing a wonderful thing.
So – if you have pictures, send me the photostream or feed or files what-have-you and I’ll round them up right here. chscyclechic@gmail.com. In the meantime, here’s a placeholder – perhaps the new official beverage of Charleston Cycle Chic.
Oh Fat Tire we love your bike!
Cheers!
Slow Bicycle Race – Amsterdam v. Copenhagen
Posted: June 23, 2009 Filed under: Events | Tags: EuroChic, Events, Race, Slow Bicycle Movement, Trends Leave a comment »I laughed so hard my stomach muscles hurt and I can’t see through my tears. I for one, think we MUST do this tomorrow after the Cycle Chic ride, after we’ve had a chance to refuel at Fuel. Anyone in??
Here are the official ‘Rules’ – which are also hilarious.
From all the way across the planet – New Zealand Rocks with Frocks on Bikes
Posted: June 18, 2009 Filed under: Community Organizations, Cycle Chic | Tags: Biking Lifestyle, Chic, Events, Healthy Community, Slow Bicycle Movement 1 Comment »All ya’ll have to check out this great organization in New Zealand – Frocks on Bikes. They’ve got it going ON! They are fabulous, gorgeous and most importantly, they are pedaling for change. They’ve got events popping up all over the place – from workshops to Film Fests to Carnivals and everything in between.
From their website…
Their Facebook Group
And the weirdest thing – I clicked one of their links about “6 Reasons The World Needs More Girls on Bikes“ which led me to Treehugger.com, the article written by a woman in Sweden and what do ya know – a picture of my red patent leather heels on my lime green bike came up. Flickr/Social Media blows my mind!! But really, after you marvel, read read read because what they have to say, has to do with you!
Best Quote of the Day – “Women…might find riding in high heels is easier than walking in them.” Amen sistah!
Charleston Cycle Chic Ride – June 24th @ 6PM. Get your heels on!
Posted: June 10, 2009 Filed under: Events | Tags: CCC, Charleston, Chic, Events, Seen around town, Slow Bicycle Movement 4 Comments »Ladies (and you chic gents), how about another Charleston Cycle Chic Ride? We had so much fun with the last one and met some great people, I thought what the hey – we should have another! This time we’re doing it after work with a post-ride social hour included so we can laugh and chat and while a beautiful Charleston evening away. Direct your eyes below for all the lovely details:
When: Wednesday, June 24th @6PM
Where: Meet at Marion Square (the corner of King and Calhoun). We’ll ride down King St, left on Market, right on East Bay, around the Battery and up Ashley Avenue to end at Fuel Caribbean Cantina at the corner of Rutledge and Cannon. Yes, the fine people of Fuel have kindly offered to take care of our bikes (and provide service with a flair) in their beautiful outdoor courtyard!
Why: Because we love to ride pretty. Because we all know it’s the best way to see our beautiful town. Because we definitely like to support local business. Because we are hip to the new biking culture of Charleston. And most importantly, because we want to have some fun!
RSVP: on Facebook or leave a comment below.
Where do we go?
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Haute Couture Bikes….I don’t know whether to laugh, cry or drool.
Posted: June 8, 2009 Filed under: Cycle Chic | Tags: Biking Lifestyle, Chic, Fashion, Trends 4 Comments »Really. I am drooling a bit because these bikes are GORGEOUS. While they go far beyond what a middle-of-the-road female like me can afford – it’s fun to look, and I am a big fan of anything that promotes bike love. Whether it’s completely over the top, or vintage ebay chic – I want ‘em all. Since you know…bikes are the new handbag.
This is a $3,420 Gucci honey. Look at all that red. It's smokin'!
A Fully-equipped Fendi for $9500. You get a fur pannier, leather encased lock and water bottle holder, a box and skirt guards. Whoa.
For a mere $4000 you can get an Hermes laquered stainless steel bike with signature orange leather
The Chanel starts at $12,000 and includes Chanel's signature quilted bag. Umm...
A $1200 Cynthia Rowley bike for a couple and their baby. I just love this one.
So ladies (and men they have male versions too) what do you think? Ridiculous?? Awe-inspiring? Tell me how you really feel.
If after careful internal examination, you decide you must have one of these luscious bikes to flaunt your outer fashionista, the Gucci Store in Charleston Place will probably order one up for you, or you can get a Cynthia Rowley bike at 341 King St. And I think some of them just went on sale for $299. Now THAT’S a price I can do.
The Copenhagen Cycle Culture – I’ve got envy!
Posted: June 8, 2009 Filed under: Cycle Chic | Tags: Bike-friendly, Biking Lifestyle, Chic, Copenhagen, EuroChic, Slow Bicycle Movement 1 Comment »Is envy wrong? Check out this super-cool video by Mikael, the gent who started it all across the pond. Look at the teems of bicyclists going about their daily lives, the parents and their kids, the high heels! Charleston – we are not so unlike Copenhagen. Sure they are a bit older than us (only by a few hundred years), but we are both flat, surrounded by water and bridges with fantastic architecture and an incredible mix of people. How about it? Is it in our blood?
Welcome Boulder, CO to Cycle Chic!
Posted: June 6, 2009 Filed under: 1 Leave a comment »I just read this funny article by Aimee Heckel of the Colorado Daily “Choosing style over speed and spandex“. Her bike’s name is Cerise and she likes to wear pink tights and stilettos. She says, “….the American cycling industry insists you cannot dress adorably and simultaneously sit on a bike. In fact, people are incapable of pedaling unless they are wearing flesh-sucking fabrics that end with an “x”….”
Click here for more of her greatness! Ride pretty, girl!
Cycle Chic Ladies – seen around town
Posted: June 6, 2009 Filed under: Cycle Chic | Tags: Bike-to-Work, Biking Lifestyle, Chic, Fashion, Healthy Community, Seen around town 1 Comment »As I go about my daily business, biking, walking or just cafe-sitting, I always have my trusty IPhone camera ready to whip out a moment’s notice because you never know when a beautiful woman on a great bike is going to roll by. Here are a few recent examples of Charleston Cycle Chic in action. Note the bikes, note the outfits, note the lifestyle and the happy glow of a woman who knows she’s having fun.
Here's a mystery woman catching some rays and literature at Colonial Lake. I am diggin' her all-white bike, and the crispness of the green grass against her blue blanket. What more do you need on a sunny Southern day?
Kristy on her way to brunch with the in-laws (aren't they lucky?). Love the bright white and the cute wedge shoes. And of course, a great straw bike basket with an easy-to-access cup/water bottle holder. Nice.
Susan is the epitome of the Charleston Lifestyle. I caught her on the way back from an outdoor concert at CofC, happy to be outside on the move while her friends were still dealing with parking. Susan rides to work at MUSC on this little red and white cruiser. So proud!
More delightfulness for our baskets! Betty Basket Liners
Posted: June 4, 2009 Filed under: Cycle Chic | Tags: CCC, Chic, Fashion, Trends 2 Comments »A friend passed these on to me, and I found out, lucky us, that Mike’s Bikes right 
here in Charleston is a proud purveyor of them! (They are also the ones who carry the fab handlebar flowers which they donated to our ride) Not only are these liners beautiful and made with different colorful fabrics, but they also have built in pockets and a key ring, and then presto-chango, they turn into a handbag! I love accessories that make our lives easier….
Go to Mike’s Bikes on Coleman Blvd or Folly Rd, or check out the Betty Basket Liner website. Get your liner on!!
I am loving Couture Cruiser’s bike basket liners
Posted: June 2, 2009 Filed under: Cycle Chic | Tags: Chic, Tips, Trends 2 Comments »Check these out – in such pretty colors and the best thing is, they turn into a tote bag! Perfect for the market, the beach or just cruisin’ chic around town. Now if only someone would come up with panniers in a great fabric.
Visit the Couture Cruiser site to see more.
