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With the time change last month, my evening commute is now done under the cover of night. If no one can see me while I'm on my bike, there's no point in looking pretty, is there? So I've been trying to step up my hi-viz steez. Fortunately Cole Haan has expanded their one-year-old Shine On line of perfectly classic reflective shoes. The coolest part is...

I do my makeup like I ride my bike: fast! As much as I’d love to have a pro apply my makeup every morning, I’m really happy with my current routine. I developed it over a few years of experimentation and now I can put my face on in about five minutes. 0) Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soap in Lavender 1) First Aid Beauty Ultra...

Here at BikePretty HQ, we take fashion safety seriously. Now that we’ve all quit Daylight Savings Time cold turkey, slapping on some hi-viz kit is a necessary evil great way to get the attention you deserve during your commute home. "What if I look like a huge dork?" you may be asking yourself. But don’t worry! Just take a page from the workbook of...

What's it like to live with a male model? It's effing awesome! I met Mike Thomas when I was living in a converted warehouse turned gallery turned Burning Man artistic abortion. I had moved back to California after living away for about ten years and I didn't really know anyone in town, so moving into a freaky party house seemed like a good idea...

On July 28th we grabbed our warm layers and suited up for the first official San Francisco Tweed Ride in nearly two years. It had been so long since the last Tweed ride that when the e-mail arrived, I had forgotten ever signing up for the blasted thing. No, Sir, I thought to myself, I want none of your muted woolens as I wear only...

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' new cd, The Heist, will be in stores October 9, 2012.  I've shopped at thrift stores for second-hand clothes ever since I was a tiny child and I've never stopped. As a teenager I used to take the train up to San Francisco to visit Clothes Contact on Valencia St.