chiccyclist

Parked.

chiccyclist — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:42:26 +0000

I apologize for being out of touch, but this blog is parked while I focus on some personal matters. Rest assured I’m still riding every day and look forward to spring and time to blog about bikes!

In the meantime here’s a handsome parked bike spotted in the South End:

This bike helped me decide to go with the Mavic rim for my dynohub. I believe it will hold up fine, and the performance will be appreciated on longer brevets. The wheel is built, now to buy a light!

Early Winter Light

chiccyclist — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:31:21 +0000

Bundled up and still looking good as she rides her bike in Boston in February. The light is getting warmer though!

Pink Headscarf, Head Tube

chiccyclist — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:55:00 +0000

It’s as if she looked to her bike for fashion inspiration this morning!

Blue Pinstriped Bike

chiccyclist — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:09:00 +0000

This blue singlespeed with the enormous basket and matching rack was cute enough to get me to cross the street to check it out, but it was the blue pinstripe on the fenders that really won my heart. Small detail with a big impact.

Sparkles!

chiccyclist — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:59:00 +0000

It’s hard to see in this ‘on the fly’ photo, but this pretty lady has both sparkles in her coat and in the streamers on her bike. Add her cool boots and helmet, and I was smiling as I followed her over the Mass Ave bridge.

Have fun and be seen out there!

Heeled Boots and Cargo

chiccyclist — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:31:01 +0000

This chic cyclist, spotted in Cambridge, isn’t letting February get her down. It was a beautiful crisp morning for a ride.

A Symbol

chiccyclist — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:03:00 +0000

In the five days I just spent in Washington DC, this was the only bicycle that appeared to have moved anywhere in the snow. The experience of snow in DC was a terrible disappointment, and I will try to move the bitterness of my wasted time aside and just say that I think there should be some sort of metric that measures the number of bikes out in adverse conditions and awards power and responsibility to the people with the resourcefulness and initiative to use it.

Anyway, this is clearly a well-loved bike in the Jeep-aesthetic that I noticed last year in DC. The mountain bike is king there, despite very few big hills. This one is playful with the yellow polka dots and yellow fenders. I’m not sure what the water bottle is used for, but I’m 99% sure no person is drinking from it.

I wish I had more DC bikes to share this year.

Chic Geek

chiccyclist — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:29:00 +0000

There are many details to love on this bike. It’s clear that someone put a lot of thought into a personal and custom build and you all know that one of a kind’s my favorite kind of bike.

I admit to being charmed by the light mounted flush to the level of the rims, creating the appearance of an unbroken circle. The effect is more remarkable in the total bike photo, but here’s how it was done.

While I was reeled in by the light, my husband was admiring the segmented fork, an aesthetic nod to Fat City Cycles.

I took this photo for the pretty headbadge, but this bike is so shiny that if you look closely you can see me and my husband reflected in the headset (twice!).

Perfect for Boston, this bike has both internal gearing and internal braking. A bike-crush worthy bike!

Bikes and Flowers at Anthropologie

chiccyclist — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:00:00 +0000

Vintage bikes and a garden of recycled plastic flowers have transformed the windows at the Anthropologie on Boyleston Street. Anthropologie’s look is less sleek than that used by Jacob, or Club Monaco, in keeping with their fuzzy, crocheted, new-vintage vibe.

I admit the bikes and the bright flowers did cheer me up!

Winter Blues, Good News

chiccyclist — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:34:00 +0000

You can tell by the lack of posts here that I’ve got the winter blues. I’ve been riding, I just haven’t had anything fun to share.

We got news today that my employer will be providing tax-free reimbursement of certain bicycle commuting expenses to the full /month IRS limit. Yippeee! That’s 0 a year of work-sponsored bike upgrades!!! There’s nothing like finding money to put some spring back in your step/pedal stroke.