We actually did it… me and The Boy broke our Christmas circle (basically staying indoors relaxing/eating/sleeping ad infinitum) and went out for a ride on Sunday. Although we left the house on Saturday for a very well planned visit to the sales, we didn’t ride to the West End (it was a bit too mad for that) and we were itching for a chilled post Christmas day cycle. Somewhat inspired by the spirit of festive colours, my cyclestyle for the day featured an Ivy wreath, incredibly red tights Santa would have been proud of and very metallic shoes… Jacket: Barbour Ear Muffs: UGG Scarf: Chloé Jumper: COS Necklace: Tatty Devine Tights: […]

No shame in saying this: I get very excited about Christmas every year. I’m like a big kid when it comes to the festivities and try to be as well prepared as possible… yet there are times when in all the fuss, I get a bit last minute with present shopping. So, if you’re a bit stumped on what to get for the cyclist in your life (or just for yourself – and why not?!) here’s the VCG quick guide to some cycling related gifts…   Women’s Button Down Oxford Shirt – £95 by Vulpine: Perhaps I’m a little biased, but this is my favourite garment from Vulpine’s A/W range. With […]

Mixing cycling with my favourite time of the year is guaranteed gold, so my Christmas radar was cranked up to 11 last weekend when Spin London rolled back into town for its second SpinXmas edition… something which I wasn’t going to miss. This year, the celebration of London’s urban cycling culture invited some like minded neighbours from across the Atlantic to join in the festivities. Detroit based Shinola and their bike designer Sky Yaeger, exhibited their city bikes and accessories at Spin for the first time, alongside Jason Hall, co-founder of Slow Roll Detroit. The two Motor City residents joined forces to host the very first #SlowRoll across London, with […]