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Photos by Russell Yip for The San Francisco Chronicle I know you're into bike fashion. But do you follow me on Instagram and Facebook? Melissa Davies, bicycle handbag designer, San Melissa Davies, 32, Handbag Designer Last week, I mentioned that the San Francisco Chronicle put out an open call for stylish San Francisco bike riders of all stripes. Of course I bunny-hopped at the chance...

A woman rides a bikes near a mural on San Francisco's Valencia Street Winter biking continues to fascinate me. Fortunately there is no shortage of fashionable ladies making it happen in snowy climes. I am in awe. Via Eleanor's As a dedicated vintage-picker, this is my dream weekend getaway. All the best stuff is in small towns, don't you know? Via The New York...

I don't like work out clothes. I don't like dressing down just because I'm going to get sweaty. But I'm no priss. I love hiking, camping, and of course riding my bike. Even when I was a little kid, I would wear poofy dresses party dresses to play in the snow. (My mom made sure that I wore jeans underneath. This was in the...

Enjoy this perfect dream of Summer cycling, featuring the lovely Soo Joo Park. “The idea came from watching my boyfriend skateboard at night under the Manhattan Bridge,” explains Kaiser. “It struck me how easily skateboarders glide through the night lights, just floating in the air.”  

A response to Shut up about biking in heels via Bike Musings from the West Coast. I'm not a regular reader of that blog and I have no opinion on Bike Musings in general. But the Shut up... post is chock full of my bike advocacy pet peeves. I found myself typing up the longest comment ever and decided that a post of my...

To truly embrace bike fashion with dignity, there's one thing you need to do first. You have to accept that your skirt will fly up. Of course there are ways to avoid it. You can go slowly and barely pedal. You can wear pants. You can stay inside on windy days. But that's boring. And you're not boring, are you? Try this instead: Think...