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Outfit Ideas: Pattern Mixing with Piper
Outfit Ideas: Pattern Mixing For The Win I met Piper last Saturday at the annual San Francisco to Maker Faire Bike Ride. She was eyeing The Bambeauty. I fell in love with her superior print mixing skills. Turns out Piper used to manage the (now closed) San Francisco Bamboo Bike Studio. She'd even been a technical advisor for my bike a year before we... -
Bike To Work Day Street Style
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Minneapolis Star Tribune Says "Ditch the spandex"
The Minneapolis Star Tribune is taking a hard-line stand on the Great Lycra Debate. No doubt, the populace is fed up with lumpy sausages whizzing by on $10,000 road bikes. Intrepid muckraker Aimee Blanchette is rallying the aesthetically-sensitive denizens of the Twin Cities with a cry of "Ditch the Spandex"! There's even a nice mention of Bike Pretty: -
Mailbag: Outfit Ideas & Cute Bike Helmets
Shelly, a Bike Pretty reader, e-mailed me a question: So, I just got a Trek Pure in pale mint green with a tan seat and natural Nantucket Basket. I live in DC and will tool around with my kids. I want to get a helmet that works with the vibe of my new ride and with my clothes - lots of black, navy, white... -
San Francisco Bike To Work Day
Today is Bike To Work Day in San Francisco Sure a lot of people bike to work regularly. But San Francisco's annual Bike To Work Day is like Bicycle Commuter Prom. Even though it's the same people you see every other day of the year, it's a special occasion to celebrate each other. And let's face it, most of the techies riding their adorable... -
Must Read Links: Cycle, Chic, and The City
Photo by Mikael Colville-Andersen Must Read Links: Exploring Cities And Chic On a bike, San Francisco's streets become your friends (Hi, Harrison), or frenemies (talking about you, Steiner), or that weirdo you avoid making eye contact with (Divisadero). But it's not all about avoiding traffic and hills, as this interactive map shows by revealing the history of San Francisco's place names. I like my celebrity gossip...