nbsp;Spotted in the 10ème, this bike amused me with its custom front and rear racks. I’m not certain how either of them are used, but there’s no doubt they’re custom made for SOMETHING!br /br /div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F0Ce_6AITSI/TyFXt1CJiBI/AAAAAAAAC-8/66IhnYeMt3c/s1600/DSC07032.JPG” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”240″ src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F0Ce_6AITSI/TyFXt1CJiBI/AAAAAAAAC-8/66IhnYeMt3c/s320/DSC07032.JPG” width=”320″ //a/divdiv class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”The general view of the bike/divdiv class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”br //divdiv class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bx0BHBMBiX8/TyFcclFlhlI/AAAAAAAAC_c/Uu6CyBuQTa8/s1600/DSC07034.JPG” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”240″ src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bx0BHBMBiX8/TyFcclFlhlI/AAAAAAAAC_c/Uu6CyBuQTa8/s320/DSC07034.JPG” width=”320″ //a/divdiv class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”Do the pushpins say ART.CASS?/divdiv class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”br //divdiv class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6vSprQ8RQSw/TyFcZhEaXUI/AAAAAAAAC_U/LPtmPeNTfus/s1600/DSC07033.JPG” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”320″ src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6vSprQ8RQSw/TyFcZhEaXUI/AAAAAAAAC_U/LPtmPeNTfus/s320/DSC07033.JPG” width=”240″ //a/divdiv style=”text-align: center;”nbsp;Here’s how the rear rack attaches to the seat stays. The blue bungies are just on one side./divdiv class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”/divbr /div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”/divbr /div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7924920310995639849-5017615455285013151?l=chiccyclist.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div

nbsp;Spotted in the 10ème, this bike amused me with its custom front and rear racks. I’m not certain how either of them are used, but there’s no doubt they’re custom made for SOMETHING!br /br /div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F0Ce_6AITSI/TyFXt1CJiBI/AAAAAAAAC-8/66IhnYeMt3c/s1600/DSC07032.JPG” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”240″ src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F0Ce_6AITSI/TyFXt1CJiBI/AAAAAAAAC-8/66IhnYeMt3c/s320/DSC07032.JPG” width=”320″ //a/divdiv class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”The general view of the bike/divdiv class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”br //divdiv class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bx0BHBMBiX8/TyFcclFlhlI/AAAAAAAAC_c/Uu6CyBuQTa8/s1600/DSC07034.JPG” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”240″ src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bx0BHBMBiX8/TyFcclFlhlI/AAAAAAAAC_c/Uu6CyBuQTa8/s320/DSC07034.JPG” width=”320″ //a/divdiv class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”Do the pushpins say ART.CASS?/divdiv class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”br //divdiv class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6vSprQ8RQSw/TyFcZhEaXUI/AAAAAAAAC_U/LPtmPeNTfus/s1600/DSC07033.JPG” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”320″ src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6vSprQ8RQSw/TyFcZhEaXUI/AAAAAAAAC_U/LPtmPeNTfus/s320/DSC07033.JPG” width=”240″ //a/divdiv style=”text-align: center;”nbsp;Here’s how the rear rack attaches to the seat stays. The blue bungies are just on one side./divdiv class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”/divbr /div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”/divbr /div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7924920310995639849-5017615455285013151?l=chiccyclist.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div

div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: left;”Here’s a funny bike we spotted in London. I think the steering wheel came off a child’s toy. I was staring at the bike and my father didn’t even notice the steering wheel, he was so impressed by the lock!/divdiv class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: left;”br //divdiv class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Nqm0KHg1X04/TxlWJ-dZPkI/AAAAAAAAC-M/BbZUrzf3DNo/s1600/DSC06997.JPG” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”320″ src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Nqm0KHg1X04/TxlWJ-dZPkI/AAAAAAAAC-M/BbZUrzf3DNo/s320/DSC06997.JPG” width=”240″ //a/divbr /div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”/divbr /div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NdNfAVh7wuA/TxlWYX3VQGI/AAAAAAAAC-c/e5dVx8Bu0Ac/s1600/DSC06999.JPG” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”240″ src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NdNfAVh7wuA/TxlWYX3VQGI/AAAAAAAAC-c/e5dVx8Bu0Ac/s320/DSC06999.JPG” width=”320″ //a/divbr /div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UtGb8zswF3A/TxlWfLYynbI/AAAAAAAAC-k/BTvEhu2ETsk/s1600/DSC07000.JPG” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”240″ src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UtGb8zswF3A/TxlWfLYynbI/AAAAAAAAC-k/BTvEhu2ETsk/s320/DSC07000.JPG” width=”320″ //a/divbr /table align=”center” cellpadding=”0″ cellspacing=”0″ class=”tr-caption-container” style=”margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;”tbodytrtd style=”text-align: center;”a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Aed9w0rgRjM/TxlWm8sUQbI/AAAAAAAAC-s/8pxP5uuYE4Q/s1600/DSC07001.JPG” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;”img border=”0″ height=”320″ src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Aed9w0rgRjM/TxlWm8sUQbI/AAAAAAAAC-s/8pxP5uuYE4Q/s320/DSC07001.JPG” width=”240″ //a/td/trtrtd class=”tr-caption” style=”text-align: center;”Do you think this person is from New York?/td/tr/tbody/tablebr /div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7924920310995639849-1019757788392159607?l=chiccyclist.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div

div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: left;”Here’s a funny bike we spotted in London. I think the steering wheel came off a child’s toy. I was staring at the bike and my father didn’t even notice the steering wheel, he was so impressed by the lock!/divdiv class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: left;”br //divdiv class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Nqm0KHg1X04/TxlWJ-dZPkI/AAAAAAAAC-M/BbZUrzf3DNo/s1600/DSC06997.JPG” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”320″ src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Nqm0KHg1X04/TxlWJ-dZPkI/AAAAAAAAC-M/BbZUrzf3DNo/s320/DSC06997.JPG” width=”240″ //a/divbr /div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”/divbr /div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NdNfAVh7wuA/TxlWYX3VQGI/AAAAAAAAC-c/e5dVx8Bu0Ac/s1600/DSC06999.JPG” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”240″ src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NdNfAVh7wuA/TxlWYX3VQGI/AAAAAAAAC-c/e5dVx8Bu0Ac/s320/DSC06999.JPG” width=”320″ //a/divbr /div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UtGb8zswF3A/TxlWfLYynbI/AAAAAAAAC-k/BTvEhu2ETsk/s1600/DSC07000.JPG” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”240″ src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UtGb8zswF3A/TxlWfLYynbI/AAAAAAAAC-k/BTvEhu2ETsk/s320/DSC07000.JPG” width=”320″ //a/divbr /table align=”center” cellpadding=”0″ cellspacing=”0″ class=”tr-caption-container” style=”margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;”tbodytrtd style=”text-align: center;”a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Aed9w0rgRjM/TxlWm8sUQbI/AAAAAAAAC-s/8pxP5uuYE4Q/s1600/DSC07001.JPG” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;”img border=”0″ height=”320″ src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Aed9w0rgRjM/TxlWm8sUQbI/AAAAAAAAC-s/8pxP5uuYE4Q/s320/DSC07001.JPG” width=”240″ //a/td/trtrtd class=”tr-caption” style=”text-align: center;”Do you think this person is from New York?/td/tr/tbody/tablebr /div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7924920310995639849-1019757788392159607?l=chiccyclist.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div

This isn’t remarkable, we have these in Boston. What struck me though was how ordinary it is. The one I know of, at Alewife, has a cage with a locked door and an application and instructions. Here you just throw the bike up there.

This isn’t remarkable, we have these in Boston. What struck me though was how ordinary it is. The one I know of, at Alewife, has a cage with a locked door and an application and instructions. Here you just throw the bike up there.

I have to apologize for being so out of touch. I confess I’ve hardly even been thinking about bikes even!

Let’s see, in the last month I’ve worked full-time while caring for a baby. That’s normal, but I did it without my husband, who had started his new job. I also did it while couch-surfing, because we gave up our apartment but I still needed to work. I coordinated a domestic move, putting our things in storage, and an international move. Then in the midst of all this my sister lost her little girl.

So I haven’t been missing without a good reason!

I owe you all a review of a Burley child trailer, which was wonderful and Burley has been beyond patient and understanding about all this. I also have to work out a direction for this blog. There is already a chic cycling blog in Paris… what would you all like to see here?

Missing you all….
-Charlotte

I have to apologize for being so out of touch. I confess I’ve hardly even been thinking about bikes even!

Let’s see, in the last month I’ve worked full-time while caring for a baby. That’s normal, but I did it without my husband, who had started his new job. I also did it while couch-surfing, because we gave up our apartment but I still needed to work. I coordinated a domestic move, putting our things in storage, and an international move. Then in the midst of all this my sister lost her little girl.

So I haven’t been missing without a good reason!

I owe you all a review of a Burley child trailer, which was wonderful and Burley has been beyond patient and understanding about all this. I also have to work out a direction for this blog. There is already a chic cycling blog in Paris… what would you all like to see here?

Missing you all….
-Charlotte

Dear Readers,

Take pity on my poor husband who has not been on a bike in over a month(!) as he recovers from a big shoulder re-construction surgery.

His armchair cycling has got him shopping for a waterproof laptop-carrying backpack. I am particularly concerned with sight lines as he looks back, and he with it being a backpack because he really does need to keep his shoulders aligned for some time to come. He doesn’t need a big bag, as he’s actually carrying a very small netbook. It is too bad it doesn’t have a solid-state drive.

He’s considering this Chrome and this Ortleib, but we’re somewhat overwhelmed with all the options out there. A few friends have weighed in with suggestions, PAC Designs looks actually really cool but I understand the messenger-style is a deal breaker in the context of his surgery. Readers, are there any others we should consider? Any comments for or against the two backpacks in contention?

Thank you ever so much!
-Charlotte