Tag Archives: cycle chic

Bumping Into Cronies

I try to spend an hour or two in the morning hanging out at the Mudhouse about twice per week. It’s a good spot to bump into my cronies, i.e. people I know around town –and good friends — who are willing to spend a few minutes (or one or two hours) chatting. Developing, and [...]

Proper Bicycling Attire

Here’s a test to determine if your short-trip utility bicycling attire is appropriate: Your attire should be equally comfortable and useful for the trip and the destination. Pictured below is what I believe to be the proper utility bicycling attire for a 1.5-mile ride to a friend’s house for dinner. Note the leather jackets that [...]

Good Sign (And Cycle Chic)

The picture below represents good news, IMO. I had an appointment downtown yesterday afternoon at a coffee shop heretofore untested called Heroes. On my way home at about 4:00 p.m. I ran into these four young women riding on Pickwick Ave. Casual, normal clothes. Check Cruiser bicycles. Check. Smiles. Check. Things are getting better in [...]

The Whole Cycle Chic Thing

I’m a big fan of the Cycle Chic movement, epitomized by Mikael’s work at Copenhagen Cycle Chic. He links to many other similar sites — a growing number of them in the U.S. I like it because the whole point is to highlight how normal bicycling is or can be. All those chic folks in [...]

Cycle Chic Growing in USA

Gotta be liking this… From a new blog called Charleston Cycle Chic, another spin-off of the hugely popular and influential Copenhagen Cycle Chic. Technorati Tags: bicycle advocacy, bicycle culture, cycle chic, cycling