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Thursday 07.16.09
bicycle fever.
have y’all noticed the bicycle fever taking place these days? everywhere i look, there’s some really sweet new bike designs popping up! not to mention the always fabulous 2009 tour de france is on! it’s a pretty great thing – good for the environment, and good for our fitness and health. I fixed up an old, vintage motobecane bicycle and i just love it. i even added cherries to my basket (my friends and i like to call it ‘pimping your ride’). amsterdam is a wonderful example of a city that gets around by bike and i was lucky enough to spend 48 hours there a few years back. even on cobbled stone roads, mums ride around with groceries in their baskets, and one or two children in tow. I was so impressed! here’s a glimpse of some shots i took there, and some great new bikes i’ve been seeing around the web, including mrs. french’s lovely bicycle round-up here on sfgirlbybay. happy cycling!
my bike – i’ve “pimped my ride”!
the sweetpea bicycle. so sweet, indeed!
I love this city road bike from handsome cycles.
Simple City bike from gary fisher (via apartment therapy newsletter).
Friday 06.19.09
Bicycle Built for…three? four?
Check out the Blue Bucket! This bicycle is just too cool. I’d love one of these to ride to the farmer’s market (although the hills here in San Francisco could be a serious challenge!). The Blue Bucket from Madsen will carry your precious cargo and help you complete all your errands in style. The Bucket comes equipped with a removable seat and even two seat belts! I love the pretty blue shade, too (and it comes in black & yellow, too). Very vintage, very fun! Check out Madsen for more cool bikes, and biking accessories.
Thursday 06.11.09
Bespoken For.
That wonderful Mrs. French has gotten me all bicycle crazy, and now Jessica Hall Burns of Minneapolis-based design group Red Black Brown goes and taunts me with some more bike-love. It’s a poster commission she did for Handsome Cycles (whose bikes I also think you would love, very cycle chic). It’s a two-color limited edition screen print Jessica printed featuring the Twin Cities’ skyline, dotted with flower-like gears. It’s sort of an homage to the cities where we live and ride with a vintage modern feel. You can find this poster, and this other one I really love (below) also from Bill Burns of Red Black Brown, available at Handsome Cycles. Be warned, you make come away with a really cool bicycle, too!
Thursday 04.09.09
blissful inspiration.
Good morning! It’s me again, Mrs. French. I so look forward to my mornings here on sfgirlbybay…
I remember my very first bicycle, “the desert rose”…it was red with a white banana seat, and streamers from the handlebars. I loved that bike with all my heart. I have the same giddiness today…I went into my local bike shop and ordered a bicycle I have had my eye on for quite sometime. I feel like I am 6 years old all over again. I actually couldn’t sleep last night in anticipation of my new bike. I have been inspired by all these bicycle daydreams. This blissful inspiration post is long, I couldn’t help it, so many dreamy bicycle images out there…
