It may not have been blazing hot, but finally the sunshine touched East London over the weekend. Me and The Boy took advantage of this & got on our bikes for a Cycle Saturday. It just so happened it was the weekend the Tweed Run registration packs were ready for collection, so cycling to Shoreditch to get them made perfect sense! As we were out so early, there was no way that we couldn’t do a bit of breakfast and food shopping… of course 😉 Taking a leisurely cycle via Tower Bridge, our first stop was Maltby Street in Bermondsey to buy the MOST delicious doughnuts (and Sourdough Bread) you will […]

Tomorrow will be the 1st anniversary of having my Pashley Princess :)I wanted to mark the occasion by getting a little something made especially by one of my favourite London based Jewellery Designers. I got a call on Wednesday telling me my order was ready, so yesterday me and The Boy went out on a special Cycle Saturday to Brick Lane (via Spitalfields) to collect my piece. First stop was St John Bread & Wine for breakfast – we’d set off early enough (breakfast is only served between 10 – 11am) to stop there for something to eat. On a cold March morning, the pots of Tea and quite possibly the best “door […]

I got a place on The Tweed Run 2011 🙂 Registration for it was an intense affair and the places went faster than I could have imagined. I knew that it was going to be busy – but I had no idea how fast it would go. I’d managed to register by 11:57… and then by 12:03… The Q&A Post on Registration that Tweed Run did earlier in the week said something about being on the page a “bit before noon” for registration. When I loaded up the site at about 9a.m (I had to be up early on Saturday morning for something else anyway) I saw a message saying it would be […]

Tweed Run 2011 is coming… and I want to be a part of it! The 3rd annual Tweed Run is happening in London on the 9th April 2011 and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that me and my Pashley will be there. The coverage & pictures of it last year (thanks to the Tweed Run site and bloggers such as ibikelondon) looked fantastic & convinced me that I’d take part in the next one.Registration is £5 and opens at midday on Saturday 26th Feb (this weekend) – and all proceeds go to bikes4Africa! I know that places go pretty fast… so that will be me glued to my MacBook in […]

I absolutely love Vivienne Westwood. Anyone who knows me is more than aware of this… so finding this picture of her on a Pashley really made me smile… so I had to share it 🙂

These new and very blue Brogues arrived today – and they were only £10 from the Office Outlet shop on eBay – bargain or what?! I ordered these knowing that at some point soon I would be riding in them. Now, some people may say that they are not very practical cycling shoes at all: the main material is Suede, the laces are made of Ribbon and they hardly have any grip on the soles (they’re rather polished underneath)… but I reckon that with these shoes, I’m adhering to Point 2 of the fantastic Cycle Chic Manifesto: “I embrace my responsibility to contribute visually to a more aesthetically pleasing urban landscape” […]

Spotted this beauty while out with The Boy shopping on Maltby Street this morning. No idea if it belonged to one of the traders or a customer, but it would have been good to see the owner of this Pashley Tube Rider… along with their outfit! Whoever you are, you have great taste in bikes 🙂

Even though we’re not out of Winter, I’m preparing for the change of season on Frankie. I’m getting bored of the darkness – you could say that I’m desperately craving sunshine and Spring. This craving is resulting in new additions to the wardrobe and plans to remix the old with the new for more Cycle Chic 🙂 The latest additions will arrive next week: First to come should be this Markus Lupfer T-shirt from The Outnet. I love the look of this: simplistic chic, and I reckon it will be comfortable to ride in too. Feeling very inspired to re-create the outfit it features in on its Outnet page, but I think […]

So this track has been out for a while but this is another music video with Bikes that really makes me smile… and is also mentally gearing me up for Summer in the city on Frankie. Roll on the hazy days, balmy evenings & free flowing clothing… I can’t wait! The Bike Song Uploaded by rockohoward. – Music videos, artist interviews, concerts and more.

I’m back on my bike! Boy does it feel good to be back on the Saddle – it has been way too long. The tail-end of last year was a bit messy for me… I had a major bout of illness that wiped me out! There were hospital stays, copious amounts of steroids and antibiotics to take and lots bed rest which equated to a very bored and unhealthy feeling girl. Unfortunately cycling was one of the last things that I could have done, so my Pashley remained inside the house for the longest stint ever. Now that most of that is behind me, I intend on getting back into both my cycling routine and back […]

Relaxed Sunday Cycle-Chic:  *Misfits T-shirt: Urban Outfitters *Skinny Jeans: Topshop *3D Glasses Necklace: Tatty Devine *Indian Slipper Shoes: Stratford Market Me and The Boy headed out on our bikes for the day – I took him (yes – I actually lead the way!) to Columbia Road to meet up with Tyla for lunch and shopping – which was a 1st as I’ve never carried more than my Handbag, Camera and Lock in Frankie’s basket! Although I still need to sort out Panniers for the bike, getting stuff home in the basket was fine – especially when you encounter thoughtful shop owners. I bought a new top and a pair of […]

Another music video that includes the essential combination: Girl on bike Chic-clothing Pretty bike It’s a few years old, but this never fails to raise a smile from me – It’s the carefree riding in that outfit that gets me everytime!

My excitement of finally being able to cycle to work again (back in my normal office after having to move out for a major refurb) is what probably caused me to neglect checking the weather report before leaving home this morning. This meant that I pulled the rookie-move of not being quite rain-proof on my Pashley! When I left it wasn’t raining – then the sky collapsed over East London at lunchtime, and I knew I was gonna be a bit screwed! Leaving the office there was not a drop of rain, so I gathered evidence in the Cycle-Shed of a dry, but unprepared Lady Vélo… Rookie-exhibit A: Lack of […]

This morning I cycled to Columbia Road Flower Market, to meet up with my good friend Tyla for a Photography shoot of the Market being set up. Nothing too unusual sounding about this – other than I left my house at 04:10a.m and completed my 1st cycle from Canning Town to another part of London and back… alone! Although I’ve cycled part of that route before, I’ve never done it solo – nor done anything like that on my Pashley before sunrise! It was fantastic & so peaceful. Seeing East London before it was “awake” from the Vélo-view was also an eye opener… from the odd Fox scuttling back home, […]

It’s Day 2 of the Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme, and I had the pleasure of interviewing one of the newly registered members of it! Meet Tyla: she lives & works in London and is an enthusiastic and rather chic cyclist, which is exactly what we like to see 🙂 Today was Tyla’s first time using the Scheme. She tells Vélo-City about her initial experience using the Cycle Hire Scheme in London… *What was the nature of your journey today? The nature of my journey was leisure & to commute back home. I hate changing at Green Park as it’s very crowded and stuffy and I nearly passed out the night […]

Today sees the official launch of the Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme in London. I’m not one of the people who registered for it, but I’m very keen to have a go when the casual scheme launches! Be great to see these bikes in action in London: it’s always fabulous to see more people cycling around the city. There has been talk of perhaps extending the scheme to allow Oyster PAYG customers to use their cards to pay for the hire – be interesting if that were an option, as I would certainly use it. As highlighted by Mark over on his wonderful i b i k e l o n […]

I love finding new things to wear to add to my Cycle-Chic wardrobe – and this T-shirt will be mine when it comes back into stock: This “Cycle-Cheek” comes from the very style focused Copenhagen Cycle Chic online shop. More designs can be found here and are certainly worth checking out. I’m sure this tee and the rest like it will turn some heads on the roads! 🙂

If you didn’t already know, the Barclays Cycle Superhighways are currently being rolled-out across London. I’ve had a ride along (bits of) the Highway from Cable Street onwards – and now its arrived in my part of East London: Work started on repainting the old Green Cycle Lane along this stretch of the A13 yesterday morning… …and by the afternoon, they’d moved along quite a bit. Slight battle between Cyclists and Pedestrians yesterday, as the only lane available was the walking path. Really, the fella on his bike should have dismounted as the sign asked – naughty! The original cycle-lane wasn’t in too poor a condition, but I don’t think […]

I adore this version of the song, and have done for some time. It takes on a whole new meaning when she sings it, which gets me. It’s also fantastic that the video is of Meghan looking beautiful while riding that wonderful red bike. Her style in this is simple elegance and it’s amazing. This always makes me want to throw on one of my Polkadot dresses, jump on Frankie just ride around, without a care in the world. Escapism on 2 wheels is a wonderful thing – something that I need to do a lot more of… if I can look this chic while doing it, that would be […]

I went on a “Cycle-Date” from East London to Richmond with the Boy and our friend Tyla on Saturday. I was pretty excited about this, as it would be my 1st ‘real’ riding experience in London (and beyond) on Frankie – something that was long overdue! The date-plan: meet Tyla at Richmond Station & then cycle along the River to Hampton Court Palace. The weather was kind enough to hold back on the rain that we’ve been having in London this week (huzzah!) – allowing me to wear my planned cycle-chic for the day 🙂 I raided my wardrobe and put this together: This was my 1st time cycling in […]