Want. This. Dress.
Posted: April 22, 2010 Filed under: Cycle Chic | Tags: Fashion 4 Comments »Salivating…who wants to make one? Maybe start a line of bicycle dresses made of vintage fabrics? Thanks Urban Weeds in Portland for catching this loveliness.
Courtesy of Urban Weeds
Mom and Daughter Cycle Chic – matching bikes!
Posted: April 18, 2010 Filed under: Cycle Chic | Tags: Bikes, Cycle Chic, Seen around town Leave a comment »I was lucky enough to catch this adorable twosome on a bike ride yesterday. Check out their matching bikes and baskets with Betty Basket Liners.
Win This Totally Chic Bike – Contest ends April 12
Posted: April 6, 2010 Filed under: Cycle Chic | Tags: Contest, Cycle Chic, Events, Photos Leave a comment »Yes, we are loving this hunny bunny. PUBLIC is a soon-to-launch urban bicycle and gear company, based in San Francisco’s SoMa district. They contacted us to let everyone know about a contest they have going on to win a bike – so why not give it a whirl!?? Entrants must answer the question, “In your own words, if we came to your hometown for a one-hour bike ride, where would you take us and what would we do?”
Check out these gorgeous town bikes and the contest here.
Why do you ride?
Posted: March 10, 2010 Filed under: Cycle Chic | Tags: Biking Lifestyle, Inspiration, Video 1 Comment »Thanks to @heidiswift on Twitter for calling my attention to this great video by People for Bikes. It reminds the writer of this post, how the other night around 6:30PM I rode my bicycle (basket and fenders and light – check!) through the streets of Downtown Charleston in the diminishing light. I caught the scent of a sizzling steak as I rode by South End Brewery, then the heady perfume of some incredible dish that the Barbados Room was cooking up, and then as I passed by 82 Queen, the aromas of shrimp and grits fled to my nose. Now some of you might not like those smells of the city humming, but I do. I love having every one of my senses alive and fulfilled when I am on a bike. That’s why I ride.
Why do you ride?
Map Your Biking Route with “Bike There” on Google Maps
Posted: March 10, 2010 Filed under: Infrastructure, News | Tags: Bike-friendly, Biking Lifestyle, News, Video Leave a comment »Way back in October, a little birdie told us that Google Maps was going to be launching Bike There directions on Google Maps. Well – it’s here!! At this weeks’ National Bike Summit, Google announced that it will be rolling out “Bike There” in 150 cities around the country. Users are able to enable the biking layer via the “More” button on Google Maps.
Here’s a more detailed article on Wired and check out the video below.
Yes, Utility and Creativity are in fact, Cycle Chic
Posted: February 3, 2010 Filed under: Cycle Chic | Tags: Healthy Community, Inspiration, Seen around town 1 Comment »I know that most of you out there thinking about Cycle Chic might assume that expensive bikes with expensive clothes makes Cycle Chic go round. But if you’ve been reading up, you know that this Cycle Chic-er loves all things that show a zest for life, so I had to include what you see below….
This picture was sent in to me by a reader, and let me tell you, I love it. It’s old school, new school and being-one-with-nature-school all in one. This is his ‘fishing bike’ and he and his 7-yr old daughter like to ride to the shore of the Wando river and try to catch anything they can.
Lowcountry Livin'
Ladies and Gents, you don’t have to buy a fancy basket to get things done. Get creative in the spur of the moment. Try a tomato box strapped to the back if you can’t hold on to all your organic farmer’s market supplies. Or rummage up an old Coke Bottle container like this gentleman did to hold your fresh caught dinner as you ride back home smiling with your kids and feel good about being alive.
Charleston makes the Cycle Chic Worldwide Map
Posted: February 1, 2010 Filed under: Community Organizations, Cycle Chic | Tags: Biking Lifestyle, Charleston, Cycle Chic, Healthy Community, News, Trends Leave a comment »This great google map was put together by our Cycle Chic cohorts at Bike by the Sea in Santa Barbara. Isn’t it neat to think that 10s of 1000s of us are Cycling Chic all over the world, and that our marvelous little town on the Atlantic is part of it?? Pretty amazing…
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Cycle Chic ladies, come meet your admirer, Jeff Mapes – Author of Pedaling Revolution on 2/4
Posted: February 1, 2010 Filed under: Events | Tags: Biking Lifestyle, Events, Inspiration, Slow Bicycle Movement Leave a comment »If you recall, way back in May, I wrote a post about Jeff Mapes book “Pedaling Revolution”, because he believes women will lead the way in changing the country’s attitude toward bicycling. Here’s an excerpt…
“As Mapes points out, when more women begin riding, that will signal a big change in attitude, which will prompt further changes in the direction of safety and elegance. I can ride till my legs are sore and it won’t make riding any cooler, but when attractive women are seen sitting upright going about their city business on bikes day and night, the crowds will surely follow…. ” Read the rest of this entry »
In 2009 – Charleston was all about the bike
Posted: January 21, 2010 Filed under: News | Tags: Bikes, Charleston, News, Trends Leave a comment »At least according to our great online news source – The Digitel. We agree. They did an Top 10 List for things and news in Charleston. Bikes, and yours truly made #5. We are thrilled! Hopefully together we’ve got the momentum going for some real changes in 2010.
So hop on over to the Digitel to read the full story and see the other numbers. And you can read an excerpt below.
“It’s probably safe to say that both sides aren’t happy where 2009 has left the state of bike accommodation and regulation in the Charleston area, but from the continued involvement of Charleston Moves, to the firm establishment of the Holy City Bike Co-op, to a ladies-only bike outing, we’ve seen that bikes have been placed in an an elevated social and political status.”
From Streetfilms – Copenhagen’s Bike-Friendly Streets
Posted: December 18, 2009 Filed under: Infrastructure | Tags: Bike-friendly, Biking Lifestyle, Cycle Chic, Inspiration, Video Leave a comment »I am a huge fan of Streetfilms so forgive me if I link to their videos all the time – but check out this recent one starring our very own Cycle Chic guru, Mikael Colville-Andersen. He talks about the Copenhagen bicycling infrastructure, which frankly, is mind-blowing to a budding bike town inhabitant like me.
