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With love from: London

January 31, 2011 1 Comment

My cross-atlantic pal from London has sent me a series of his mobile photos from a recent event (London bike show) he attented.  

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(About the photo above) The t-shirt I bought from ibikelondon.com stand which caused me to find the ice sculptures on the unrelated: ibikelondon.blogspot.com

The bike in the t-shirt text is made of reflective paint btw 😉

**All photos+text below by Alastair, in London

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-This bike was really interesting – they don’t have metal chains, instead they are rubber belts. No grease, rust or the suchlike. Most have one gear, there was one with two, but almost double the price :0 Switching gears is weird – you have to kick the cranks to switch up and down.

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-Nice London Underground detail.
 
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-Interesting clothing stands – the woman makes the items herself. She has been doing it for about two years. The saddle bags are quite nice: http://www.cyclodelic.com/collections/cyclodelic
 
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-Bizarre auction/workshop stand.

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-These little rods flash on and off.


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-“Cleverest bike in the world”
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-The kask helmets do look snazzy – a lot of people driving vespas around london have similar ones. I like the idea of not having to remember to bring your sunglasses and just flapping down the visor. Very space age. 

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-The blue “Cycle Superhighways” – some bits are great, others just stop dead into a row of parked cars sans warning. 
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-For me it was nice to see some more stylish bikes and clothing at this show. Although there was a lot of lycra and regular bikes, having more flair makes people want to ride. Kind of like tweed versus mucky hi-visability yellow vests. If people see it as not such a niche they will ride more. Personally it would be ace to have everyone riding in style like Thomas Stevens  What an Englishman!
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Many thanks Alastair =)
Ride on!
xxo♥meli

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Suspect #1

January 17, 2011 2 Comments

After spending some time with Velcro, mi beloved beautiful cat, we came to terms.
She promised me not to give Frenchie the slashing-tires treatment, since I got new rubber. Deal.

2011-01-14 22.49.51

Last week I finally got both new tires, altogether. Many thanks for all your recommendations, I really appreciate it =)
As an extension of my persona, it is quite complicated keeping up with the Frenchie, with the exception that I am not French… at any rate, the ratio of the rear can get away with being 27 x1/4 so I got the Continental Gator and for the front it has to be a 27 x1/8 due to the complication of the spacing between the basket base, the front fender and the brake.Well anyways. We are once again Polk street-ready.
This time the nice young men at the Sports Basement (I’m a huge fan of their open-late hours) took good care of Frenchie. Photographed below is Thai-Son. Sup!

thai-san
nip tuk
Working on a purple Peugeot.

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The top photo was taken with my phone.

The two from the bike shop, taken with the Lumix LX5 — new camera I am just starting to figure out.

New year, new gadgets. I’m stoked =)

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Linktastic: new year, new bloggie peeps

January 7, 2011 6 Comments

New finds, fresh views and cool stuff. Your dose of linktastic! is here:
Each title links to the site.

♥ Bike it!
Bay Area/West Coast
Fellow butterlapper shows us rides and adventures in his tumblr.

♥ Rides a bike  (tumblr)
My bike pal A.M. from across the pond (UK) informed me of this cool site. “Movie stars and their self-propelled vehicles”. I’m a fan!
eew haaaa

♥ the Julie blog
New York
This gorgeous woman on wheels shows us how to roam in 30° weather in full-on fashion mode. Love her!

♥ Biking in Dallas
Dallas, Texas.
Always a pleasure to hear about my peeps in the bike blogging community in the Lone Star state.
“We’re  couple of long-time Dallasites (one north, one east) who intend, through this site, to promote the enjoyment of exploring the City of Dallas and its’ surroundings by bicycle.”

♥ Ladies Unite!
All bout the us awesomee women, women!:
“This blog celebrates the joy of women riding bikes. It strives to be as diverse as possible; to represent women of all ages, colors, sizes, abilities and identities.”

♥ Chicago Ding Ding Let’s Ride
Lots of bike parking/racks exposure around Chicago, mostly from a Pashley WorkCycles-Oma bike persepective.
“This blog is a little bit of bike activism,  a place to extol the virtues of city bike riding on upright or dutch bikes, and a place to promote bike riding for the entire family- especially those families with adaptive riders.”

♥ A few words too many
Sindeejoe keeps it real in her Bay Area roaming adventures. We are both not fans of Rainbow grocery. I like her.

♥ Purple Traveller
UK (Dorset)
Trevor rides long distances with his road bike, and all over the UK mountains.

♥ CHIRP
Seoul
A visually cool tumblr. Lots of bike love.

♥ Malaysia: LOVE PEACE + CYCLE
Malaysia bike blog =)

♥ San Francisco: treatzone
Cute and crafty San Francisco young couple. win win =)
“This website is where you can find out all about what we make and do, our adventures, and what inspires us.”

♥ San Francisco:  AshCan Magazine
With a great overview of fresh arts, articles and posts such as “As I would say: It’s like an acid trip you can read.”, “The handmade ho-down” and more. It sure covers some ground.

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Los events early edition: this Thursday in San José – Shorty Fatz

January 4, 2011 No Comments
Thursday: SHORTY FATZ in San José

This awesome event looks FIRME. If you are in the vicinity in SanJo this Thursday, check it out!

Photo via sjma
SAMMY RODRIGUEZ AND MATTHEW RODRIGUEZ OF SHORTY FATZ
Free with museum admission
SJMA calendar [link]

[Press release] Matthew Rodriguez and Samuel Rodriguez, creators of Shorty Fatz in San Jose, will discuss and demonstrate their custom-built bicycles at the San Jose Museum of Art on Thursday, January 6, at 5 p.m. The bike designers and artists appear as part of SJMA’s ongoing “Creative Minds” series. Admission to the talk and demonstration is free with museum admission of $8 ($5 for students and seniors, free for members.  The galleries will be open until 8 p.m. on January 6.
The Museum will display three Shorty Fatz bicycles in the lobby from December 28 through January 6.
Shorty Fatz is a design and custom bicycle center created by the two Rodriguezes (who are not related).  They design and manufacture custom, single-speed bicycles for enthusiasts interested in “cruisers” and fixed-gear bicycles. Shorty Fatz bikes are not mass-produced; each frame is made by hand to suit the individual’s unique features and needs. Shorty Fatz designs and fabricates all their products in San Jose. The duo has received several public art commissions, including installations for the Martin Luther King, Jr., Library and the Seven Trees Community Center and Branch Library in San Jose. Sammy Rodriguez was also one of eight California artists chosen to create an installation for a train station on the Los Angeles Metro’s Expo line. The Rodriguezes began building custom bikes in their East San Jose garage in 2007.

// The San Jose Museum of Art is a distinguished museum of modern and contemporary art and a lively center of arts activity in Silicon Valley. The Museum is located at 110 South Market Street in downtown San Jose, California.
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The future is here

November 16, 2010 No Comments
the future is here
Watch out Phil! | SF Bike Expo 2010 — More fotos soon
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Fall fell into Fell street.

October 21, 2010 9 Comments
sun sets street stripes.

Green paint. Repaved.
Packed traffic. Packed bike lane.
Gas station. New bike lane stripes. New mural.
Tickets for bikers riding past red lights. Honking.
Blocking lanes. Idling cars.
Fatalities. Flying cabs. Flying fixies.
Wiggle. This Fell street has it all. Lacks it all.
Chaos.

And sometimes is just nice to enjoy for once, this particular and rather strange quiet Fell street bike lane moment.

ding
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Little words.

October 16, 2010 9 Comments

Big meaning.

 well said.

I am super happy to be rocking my little new saddle. It is a honey-colored Brooks B67.
It was 7PM and it must have been around 80° —- here we are, the one and only Dallas and I at Citizen Chain. He has been a huge fan of the sexy steel blue bike aka Frenchie for years. =)

with Dallas. frenchie gets new saddle
+ok, back to riding all over the city 
broadwaylands
broadwaylands
who's that cat in the hat
who’s that cat in the hat? I like that stencil!!! -bien classy
mi beautiful Polk street
mi beautiful Polk street
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 Okay, pues. Have a great weekend!!
–besos ♥xxo.meli —
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