Ah Summer, spontaneous catch ups with friends on the street before riding on.
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11 January 2012
02 May 2011
Oh Kate Spade - How Delicious This Is!
What a wonderfully sunny way to start the week, this being Australian Fashion Week and all - fun, frivolous and flirty.
A lovely green Abici from Adeline Adeline in NYC, a cute leather Kate Spade satchel that clips to your handlebars, killer wedges and cupcakes.
We like. A lot!
26 January 2011
Bike Bag Bling
Ok so I'm pretty much a bike basket kind of girl. I like them, they don't need explaining, they just work.
I had no reason to look further but then THIS little item pops into my inbox and now I'm all a fluster.
What was I thinking? I mean I wouldn't wear the same pair of shoes with everything I own would I? No I would not.
I had no reason to look further but then THIS little item pops into my inbox and now I'm all a fluster.
What was I thinking? I mean I wouldn't wear the same pair of shoes with everything I own would I? No I would not.
Handmade in Brooklyn by Hillary Taymour from Collina Strada the Barrel Moto Bag is available online from Free People (yes they ship to Australia!) and from February via the Adeline Adeline Bike Shop in NYC (mecca for all things bike gorgeous, don't say I didn't warn you). Not cheap but very lovely.
Thanks to Design Milk for the heads up.
13 September 2010
Cycle Chic Sundays Sydney Does Surry Hills in Style!
Wow. I'm still coming down from Saturday's ride and it's now Monday!
The image of everyone smiling, ringing their bike bells cycling down Bourke Street in the spring sunshine is still very much with me and this really does feel like the start of something very exciting in Sydney. How wonderful to meet so many other like-minded riders who most definitely "get" what the cycle chic movement is all about. Bravo to everyone for getting into the spirit and joining us, it wouldn't have been a success without you!
Special thanks, of course, to City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore for showing her support and joining us at the start of the ride. Thanks to her vision, we are slowly getting the infrastructure we need to explore this "city of villages" - and explore we will, just try to stop us.
There's only one way forward from here - and that's straight ahead, on two wheels, slowly, stylishly and smiling.....
Here is a snapshot of the day from Tokyo Bike to the Beresford Hotel via the Bourke Street cycle way to Remy & Lees Cafe with lunch in a park and shopping at I Ran The Wrong Way. Rather a lot of socialising and less riding than perhaps we envisaged but so nice to just let the day unfold organically. This is after all, what Cycle Chic Sundays is all about - catching up with friends and meeting new ones while riding bikes and looking chic. Indeed.
Special thanks go to Mike Rubbo of Sit-up Cycle Blog for documenting the ride in his inimicable way. He's posted his colourful take on the day here.
And the completely delightful and inspirational Sue Abbott who also posted about the ride on her Freedom Cyclist blog here.
And the lovely Feather Brigade who posted here.
There are also a zillion more photographs in the Cycle Chic Sundays Sydney flickr group. Feel free to join and add your own pics of the ride to this group - we'd love to have you.
[apologies for not naming everyone here, I will attempt to do so in flickr]
PS: plans for the next ride are underway and will be posted here soon so please follow us or like our facebook page to keep upto date with everything!
The image of everyone smiling, ringing their bike bells cycling down Bourke Street in the spring sunshine is still very much with me and this really does feel like the start of something very exciting in Sydney. How wonderful to meet so many other like-minded riders who most definitely "get" what the cycle chic movement is all about. Bravo to everyone for getting into the spirit and joining us, it wouldn't have been a success without you!
Special thanks, of course, to City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore for showing her support and joining us at the start of the ride. Thanks to her vision, we are slowly getting the infrastructure we need to explore this "city of villages" - and explore we will, just try to stop us.
There's only one way forward from here - and that's straight ahead, on two wheels, slowly, stylishly and smiling.....
Here is a snapshot of the day from Tokyo Bike to the Beresford Hotel via the Bourke Street cycle way to Remy & Lees Cafe with lunch in a park and shopping at I Ran The Wrong Way. Rather a lot of socialising and less riding than perhaps we envisaged but so nice to just let the day unfold organically. This is after all, what Cycle Chic Sundays is all about - catching up with friends and meeting new ones while riding bikes and looking chic. Indeed.
Special thanks go to Mike Rubbo of Sit-up Cycle Blog for documenting the ride in his inimicable way. He's posted his colourful take on the day here.
And the completely delightful and inspirational Sue Abbott who also posted about the ride on her Freedom Cyclist blog here.
And the lovely Feather Brigade who posted here.
There are also a zillion more photographs in the Cycle Chic Sundays Sydney flickr group. Feel free to join and add your own pics of the ride to this group - we'd love to have you.
[apologies for not naming everyone here, I will attempt to do so in flickr]
PS: plans for the next ride are underway and will be posted here soon so please follow us or like our facebook page to keep upto date with everything!
29 August 2010
Cycle Chic Sundays Does Surry Hills!
Fast becoming my favorite 'hood, Surry Hills is home to a ridiculous amount of cafes, restaurants and bars. It's also home to two of my favorite bike hangouts - Tokyo Bike and Remy & Lees Cafe.
With the (slowly) emerging cycle way down Bourke Street it's becoming somewhat of a bicycle mecca so Cycle Chic Sundays feels the need to ride. It's time to show the anti-cycle ways brigade that we not only mean business but we are good for business, dammit! Please show your support and JOIN US.
We will be starting at Tokyo Bike who will be riding with us and also have their resident mechanic on site to give advice and simple maintenance. There will be plenty of time to take a test ride or get your tires pumped and if you're new to Tokyo Bike, have a look at their site - they totally rock Japanese cycle chic.
From there we will cruise slowly down to Remy & Lees for a coffee and cake pit stop and then do a nice leisurely loop around to Crown Street finishing up with beers at the Beresford Hotel.
This is not a long ride and we have one simple aim - to be slow, be stylish and be seen.
So frock UP, bring your friends and let the good times roll.
With the (slowly) emerging cycle way down Bourke Street it's becoming somewhat of a bicycle mecca so Cycle Chic Sundays feels the need to ride. It's time to show the anti-cycle ways brigade that we not only mean business but we are good for business, dammit! Please show your support and JOIN US.
We will be starting at Tokyo Bike who will be riding with us and also have their resident mechanic on site to give advice and simple maintenance. There will be plenty of time to take a test ride or get your tires pumped and if you're new to Tokyo Bike, have a look at their site - they totally rock Japanese cycle chic.
From there we will cruise slowly down to Remy & Lees for a coffee and cake pit stop and then do a nice leisurely loop around to Crown Street finishing up with beers at the Beresford Hotel.
This is not a long ride and we have one simple aim - to be slow, be stylish and be seen.
So frock UP, bring your friends and let the good times roll.
WHAT: A leisurely ride through Surry Hills with eating, drinking and shopping en route.
WHO: Anyone who favours style over speed.
WHERE: Meet at Tokyo Bike at 1 Mary's Place at 1pm, finishing at the Beresford Hotel
WHEN: Saturday September 11 from 1 to 3pm and on.......
Please RSVP your interest/attendance by leaving a message here or head to our Facebook page. Cheers
Please RSVP your interest/attendance by leaving a message here or head to our Facebook page. Cheers
13 August 2010
That Gorgeous Gorman Bicycle
Founder, designer and environmentalist Lisa Gorman rides her own bike everywhere and has said of the Gorman team that they are all "extremely fond of the bicycle, both as a mode of transport and as your most important fashion accessory".
In 2008 they even took up home in a recycled shipping container at Federation Square in Melbourne during the Bike Film Festival, designing the logo for the festival t-shirt and giving the BFF audience discount on their clothing range.
These beautiful red and white polkadot bikes are a remake of a vintage style and come complete with basket (but not Scotty dog...). They are currently available in all Melbourne stores and Paddington and Bondi stores in Sydney with plans for more colours if this initial run is a success.
Retailing at AUD$499 I'd say they are the perfect addition to any cycle chicas ensemble and a great way to head in to our summer months!
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