Public bikes has just produced a special, limited run of new bikes in some pretty fantastic colors! There’s Grapefruit, Blueberry, Lemon Drop, Salted Caramel, Pistachio — I’m talking wheels here people, not ice cream flavors, but they’re just as delicious! And, they’re giving sfgirlbybay readers who purchase any PUBLIC bike, a free PUBLIC basket at a $55 Value. This is on top of the 15% off sale on all other gear public is running.

To receive your free basket with public bike purchase:

• pick out and purchase a brand new public bike.

• add the PUBLIC Basket to your shopping cart and type SFGIRLBYBAY in the “Special Delivery Needs” text box during shipping option checkout.

• public will manually remove the $55 cost of the PUBLIC Basket and send you an updated receipt.

• offer valid till December 15, 2011 with the purchase of any public bike.

in the market for a new bike? how about a one-of-a-kind bike that supports some great causes? the folks at public bikes are auctioning nine ‘One of a Kind’ PUBLIC bikes. These nine bikes are one of a kind because they are the only PUBLIC bikes in the world with these colors. and, they’re donating 10% of the proceeds from this auction to support three worthwhile causes: San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, Sunday Streets, and Streetsblog SF.

the public bikes auction is live now and ends at 9 pm PST on Thursday, March 31, 2011. so get your bike bid in!

to help celebrate this May’s National Bike Month, the Poster Cabaret has a great bunch of bicycle-themed prints on sale! 16 Bicycle prints by 15 artists and all are just $25 each.  yeah for biking! yeah for great art on sale. check out the poster cabaret for loads of wonderful and affordable art by a really talented range of artists.

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).