Elegant Panniers ...Italian Style

(photo belongs to: Canditalia Doppio-G Collection Designer Bicycle Panniers and Seat Bag)

I fell hard for these classy panniers and seat bag. They will be available in mid July from Gruppo Bici.

You may also recognize the bicycle in the above photo. It's the Atala Citta bicycle included on my Dream Bicycle List and also read all about the Atala Citta bicycle in this post as well.

Samba Rock Acai Cafe

Enjoyed the best Acai Smoothie and Granola Bowl today over at the Samba Rock Acai Cafe. Thanks Vanessa and Ron for creating this stellar cafe! And Yes, you CAN bring your bicycle inside with you.

Another Fine Bicycle Day

Beyonce Rides her Bicycle in Dublin

(via itsuptoallofus)

So refreshingly breezy looking and oh so inspiring, Yeah it's Beyonce!!!... riding her bicycle around Dublin. What a great photo to get summer started just right. Ride On Beyonce.

Bohemia Bicycle Chic with Isabeli Fontana

(SuperModel: Isabeli Fontana- photocredit: unknown)

(Art Bicycle- on the streets of Santa Cruz via RidingPretty)

Isabeli Fontana, SuperModel!!...What I particularly love in this photo is all the elaborate cut out work of her jacket, then the same intricate cut out detail is replicated in the wrot iron. It also reminds of this amazing bicycle I've seen and photographed here in the streets of Santa Cruz.

Nomad in the Suburbs

Note: Hi From the Road...Sorry for the drop-off in posting! And email responses...

(photocredit: Thomas Prior )

Greetings from deep within the Suburbs. I've been away, 'on the road' and for the most part these photos evoke the look and feel of the environment I've been visiting.

Something about the wide, easy streets invites you to bicycle around. The problem is that anywhere you ride just gives you more of the same suburb. It takes quite a long time to get to a cafe or market and then it's usually located on a very busy street with lots of dense car traffic. I do notice that plenty of kids ride bikes, and a few Moms with pretty cruisers or Dads on hybrids accompany the kids sometimes. I don't notice any bike commuters to speak of. The only walkers seem to be people walking their dogs.

I never really paid much attention to any of this before... until I started wanting to ride a bike as a lifestyle. Now every place I go, I look at that place entirely differently. The car (it's rented) got me to this suburb and the car will get me out. No wonder.

(I really love these photos by the way)

Anyway...I will be returning to regular posting before long. Forgive me if I still haven't responded to your email(s).

Thrift Store Sale - Best Place to Be

Note: Hi From the Road...Sorry for the drop-off in posting! And email responses

Right outside my Favorite Thrift Store, I met up with another shopper. She'd just purchased the faux watermelon, really it's a humongous candle ($2 buck purchase) and it is nestled in her bicycle basket. We swapped quick stories on the amazing things found at thrift stores.

Her pixie hair cut, the thrown on mix of colors, her little ankle booties ....presto! here we have the coolest vintage, thrift store shoppin' girl around. Plus she gets everywhere on her bicycle!