Warning: this is a total Friday post, with gratuitous cuteness and only a minimal connection to bikes. My next post will be all Batavus, so enjoy the break. 
I got to see one of my favorite babies on Sunday night. His mom, Ashley, is one of my best friends and put up with me for three whole years while we were in college, so it's always a treat to catch up with her and her family. Rowan was looking adorable as always, and I got a kick out of his little outfit -- Ash knew I'd appreciate it! Anyone have a g...
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Okay, I am having a heck of a time, Brownie, setting up all this Twitter crap. But I think I've succeeded. So. Trisha and I will be tweeting our way across London and St. Petersburg, Russia. Follow us because that's where all the cool kids will be. We promise many fascinating updates, such as "GOD SAVE THE QUEEN" and "VODKA!"
The name is: Trisha Dottie, @letsgorideabike. You may also want to follow editrish in case my set-up fails miserably.
Perhaps you are wondering why we are going to St. Petersburg. Pa...
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Lots o' peeps have blogged about today's Dutch bike / Style articles in the NY Times. (My friend Jeremy even sent me the link, which I'm sure he found through Bike Snob making fun of it.) I'm not crazy about the articles, a little too "Vogue." Don't you love how they refer to the bikes as having a "hefty pricetag" but when you look at their slideshow, it's the same damn price as their featured "Navy cotton jacket with contrast detail"? A-holes. But this is good press for cycling. I was most excited about the ...
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I owe a lot to an atrociously ugly (even, dare I say, fugly) beach cruiser. In the spring of 2007, I went on vacation in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. The whole place is basically a huge retirement community with some of the coolest older folks. They were up with the sunrise to play bridge by the pool and stayed up for the sunset to play dominoes by the pool - sign me up! Anyway, in this bucolic place a natural activity, after tennis and shuffleboard, was to rent a couple of beach cruisers and explore the nice bike ...
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...and that is why I love cake. No, not the band! This isn't the '90's. Here is Betty dutifully carrying Pho's Thai take-out and Dinkel's cake slices. No matter how I'm feeling, this combo never lets me down!
This is Lakeshore Drive where I cross to get from work to the bike path. If drivers could stop running the red light, that would be great, 'mkay.
Until then, thai food and cake never disappoint. They would never run red lights!
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You may have noticed my Batavus Day countdown ticker inching toward the finish line over there in the sidebar. Yes, folks, Let's Go Ride a Bike will be going international in just a few days as Dottie and I head for London and then St. Petersburg, Russia. Of course, we're planning some biking outings during our trip, and hope to be able to share them all with you.
In London, we'll be checking out the new Cycodelic product line at Topshop.
And of course, on Saturday, we'll be visiting Littlehampton Dutch Bike sh...
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I admit that if it had been raining at the time I left for work this morning, I would have taken the EL train. But since it was only dark and gray with a 100% chance of rain, I went for the bike. Of course, it started raining two minutes into my ride. I figured it would, though, and I'm glad that I took the bike. The rain was not a downpour, but the wind was quite nasty. No bother - still better than public transit.
What do jammies have to do with this?
Not feeling like tying pants legs to escape Betty's ...
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Bike on, chicks.
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I rode part of the Chief Ladiga Trail in Alabama today with my parents. Full post TK, but here's a quick photo of us, windswept but happy, after the ride (thank goodness for self-timers). Was especially proud of my mom for going 13 miles on her first long ride on her new bike, and especially grateful to my friend P for loaning me the Dahon yet again.
After the jump, a quick taste of small-town Alabama. (I kid because I love.)
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Today I cycled to the Shakespeare Theater at Navy Pier to see Twelfth Night, a 12-mile round trip. This is probably my favorite way to spend a Saturday. I do it quite often (see here and here). (This is amazing theater and younger folks in Chicago should know that they can get tickets for only $20 by using the code UNDER35 when purchasing online.)
If you look behind me, there's another great example of how not to lock your bike - only a u-locked back wheel left.
The show was hilarious - I laughed out loud mo...
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