Sir Raleigh and Betty Foy

Posted by Dottie at 18:39 Betty Foy, our bikes, random rides Add comments
Nov 222009

In celebration of the mild weather, Sir Raleigh and Betty Foy went for a date ride today – chaperoned by me and Mr. Dottie, of course. I think they are a perfect match. (Tip: you can now see a bigger version of each picture by clicking on it.)

I wore my new $15 vintage dress and deemed it very bike friendly.

I found nail polish yesterday that perfectly matches Betty. Last night someone I met asked, “What’s the story with the nail polish?” Um, it matches my bike? I fear that answer only made me stranger to her.

Now that Sir Raleigh is all done, except bar shellacking, I will have a full build description up soon. Also, the Betty Foy review I’ve been promising. Eventually.

Congrats to Michael at ecovelo on her new Betty! I look forward to reading all about their adventures and seeing their gorgeous photos.

Oh, and on our ride today we biked by Jeff of Uptown Biking Life on his awesome bike. Unexpectedly meeting people I know in this big city is so much fun.

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  • Jim

    Great job on the Raleigh, Greg. You’ve really made it your own with your modifications, updates and improvements. Looking forward to the full report.

    We are also enjoying unusually fabulous weather here in Western NY. Took a country ride this morning in rural Niagara County and stopped along the way for a wonderful spinach-feta omlet. Keep those wheels turning.

  • http://none grambev

    l love your photography and always check in to see what you’ll do next. ;)

  • http://whatwouldanerdwear.blogspot.com What Would a Nerd Wear

    Dottie, this is too adorable! I love the cuddling bikes, the matching nailpolish, and those sweet butterflies!
    What a lovely post.

  • http://letsgorideabike.wordpress.com Trisha

    Lovely dress, and I always like to catch a glimpse of the tights that brought London to its knees. Hope Betty was nice to them! Oh and the picture of your reflection in the bell is clever, I love. Also like how the nose-to-nose bike shot demonstrates the very subtle difference between 700cc and 650B wheels (Greg does have 700cc, right?).

  • http://www.mnbicyclecommuter.blogspot.com/ Doug

    Sir Raleigh and Betty Foy look like a perfect match, as does the nail polish.

    Does Sir Raleigh have roller brakes front and back? Looking forward to the build description.

    • http://letsgorideabike.wordpress.com dottie

      Yup, roller brakes. He built it up with winter riding in mind, so roller brakes and internal hub were essential.

  • Jeff

    The nail polish is wonderful! Sir Raleigh looks great, too, and I look forward to some details re. his components. BTW, it was most pleasant to see you today…

  • http://lululetty.blogspot.com maria

    Bicycle love!! Adore your dress, nails and butterflies.

  • http://bikinginheels-cycler.blogspot.com/ Cycler

    Love the butterfly tights, although for a second I thought they were tattoos!
    matching nail polish could come in handy if you ever need to do a tiny touchup!

  • http://mikespokes.blogspot.com Mike

    Dottie, what’s the shade of nail polish called? It really is a perfect match for Betty Foy.

    • http://letsgorideabike.wordpress.com dottie

      The shade is “Haze” by Anthropologie. Unfortunately, I couldn’t use it to touch up Betty because it’s made to peel off.

  • http://girlsandbicycles.blogspot.com miss sarah

    Slammin’ outfit.

    Hot tights. On me, the ones at the thigh would be WAY huger than the ones at my ankle. I like textured and coloured tights, but patterned and printed ones make me look fat. Well, so my mom has said so many times that I can’t get it out of my mind:)

    I’ll take pictures of Don’s bike + mine. You will find the symmetry that you and Greg have does not translate to us. We’re such a freak show.

    Happy riding! We were dry for a while but now it’s snowing again.

  • http://www.colagross.com Braxton

    You almost look elvish in this outfit. I imagine a little costume effort and you’d pair perfectly with your “Rivendell.”

    I’m really impressed with Greg’s final Raleigh product. Generated lights and internal gears? Five speed?

    • http://letsgorideabike.wordpress.com dottie

      It’s the ears :)

      Greg’s Raleigh: yes, yes and eight speed. A great bike.

  • http://clothedmuch.blogspot.com Elaine, clothed much

    These pictures are SO cute! And your dress…. I love. And those tights! I love.

  • http://abasketcase.wordpress.com cloudsofviolet

    was the light wiring on the raleigh tricky? also, how does it hold up, seeing as its external?

  • Peter Smith

    those pics remind me of the Emory bike video contest:

    http://googlemapsbikethere.org/2008/06/03/bike-emory-and-fuji-university/

    • http://letsgorideabike.wordpress.com dottie

      LOL. Good stuff.

    • http://proletarianmachines.wordpress.com dukiebiddle

      They had to go there with the kickstand, didn’t they? *shaking head*

  • http://lovelybike.blogspot.com Lovely Bicycle!

    The bikes look great together, and those are some nice photos! I am considering your camera when it comes time to get my replacement – perhaps for the holidays.

    That dress looks perfect with the stormy waters in the background.

    • http://letsgorideabike.wordpress.com dottie

      I highly recommend my camera, although I’m still figuring out how it works in the advanced settings.

  • http://www.chiccyclist.com Charlotte

    OMG – love the nailpolish to match your bike!

    Can’t wait for the Raleigh write-up too.

  • http://www.fullhandsx3.blogspot.com sara

    You in the bell! Great shot.
    Light blue nail polish on my toes in the summer= non-stop smile on my face

  • Scott

    Greg, is your front hub the SA dynamo/brake combo? I tried to order this at Roscoe Village Bikes this weekend and they said they can’t get it.

    • http://letsgorideabike.wordpress.com Mr. Dottie

      Scott, its a Sturmey-Archer X-FDD dynamo/brake combo. I found very large price differences when I was ordering parts; shop around for this one.

  • nuliajuk

    Good thing you chaperoned them. You don’t want to wake up some morning to find a litter of tricycles scampering around your living room.

  • T. J. Mora

    Greg, I think Raleigh owes Betty a duel kickstand. She’s worth it.

  • JazzBoy

    Great looking bikes. Sir Raleigh looks like it could benefit from a Hebie chainglider to protect its chain from the salted winter slush.

  • http://www.ibikelondon.blogspot.com MarkA

    Matching your nail polish to your bike? You’ve got it reallllly bad. I love it! I saw a bike in Paris recently and the rider had matched her bag to her bike (similar colour to your Betty) and i thought that was good going, but you’ve taken it to a whole other level!

  • http://beingtotallysweetinchicago.blogspot.com Ira

    The Raleigh looks fantastic, congrats. Which dyno hub is he using? Andrea just installed one on her commuter but we haven’t wired up a light yet.

  • http://lansingphoto.blogspot.com Erich

    This reminds my of my wife and I and our “date bikes” – she on her green Raleigh Mixte and I on my Bridgestone XO-1 with moustache bars. Well done.

  • http://www.bikegreece.com Steven @ Mountain bike holidays

    I find a lot of women like to have some aspect of themselves match the bike they ride, more so than cars. I think bikes are seated nearer to the heart than any other vehicle, looks fantastic!

  • http://www.check-speed.com William Scotts

    l liked the photographs and will often check in to see what you’ll do next. happy check-speed

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