Florence Welch from Florence and The Machine rides her machine of choice, a custom-made bike from Bobbin Bicycles.
Apparently Florence likes to ride her bicycle around London to get the creative juices flowing. “”It’s good for me, especially when I’m away on the road. I’m always on planes, in cars, in vans so it’s so nice having that. It also sets free your imagination.” Read more here.
A fantastic outfit of a cycling gentleman in London. Via Barcelona Cycle Chic
Check out the eye-catching trans-seasonal ensemble – a belted trench with faux fur collar/capelet, bare legs, black studded wedges and one candy-bright bike!
via Vanessa Jackman
So it’s not the most flattering photo of the Mayor of London. But what we wanted to show was that even a powerful politican who’s often in the public eye thinks it’s a good idea to ride a bike to work (or anywhere). He also gave his name to the popular Barclays Cycle Hire scheme in London – better known as the Boris Bikes.
British fashion label Red or Dead have collaborated with Raleigh UK to produce a classic Raleigh bike with iconic Red or Dead graphics on the frame and saddle.
Here’s a behind-the-scenes video of the fashion shoot in London.
Red or Dead Photoshoot 2011 from Joe Coales on Vimeo.
We are big fans of the cycling products from Brooks England but we have chosen not to stock them because they are quite easy to find at most local bike shops and frankly a bit out of our price range.
That doesn’t mean that we can’t drool over their products – in particular, their latest release of bike bags named after two of our favourite leafy London suburbs – Islington and Hampstead.
Spanish jewellery designer Patricia Nicolas gives her cycle chic tour of London at Vogue Espana‘s blog ‘Stylish Disorientation‘.
She writes ‘The best route through the city, to go safely and away from the all traffic, is to go by the Regents Canal. It starts on the Thames, near Saint Catherine’s Dock, meanders through the city and ends in Manchester! Along the canal, do not miss the London 2012 Olympic city. Go a little further along Victoria Park and if you continue north you will pass by Camden Lock, Regent’s Park and you can even get to Notting Hill.’ (PS This is one of our favourite London cycle routes as well.)
Shorts – Sisley
Socks – Gap
Blouse – Maje
Wool cardigan – Benny Room
Shoes – Juan Antonio López
Jewellery- Patricia Nicolás
Photos – Kirsty Stevens
Image from http://www.letsgorideabike.com
We hope that the first day of winter hasn’t discouraged you from cycling for the next three months.
Here are some winter cycling tips from Transport for London – they should know, winters in London aren’t exactly mild!
For more tips, click here.
Magnificent Revolution is a not-for-profit education project based in London.
The organisation has been running since the summer of 2007 when they first built a bicycle powered cinema at the Big Chill Festival. MR uses bicycle power generators as educational tools in schools, colleges and communities to help people understand their energy use, its links with power production and climate change.
One of their projects is Cycle-In Cinema. Magnificent Revolution build bike-powered cinemas, from the full Magnificent Cycle Cinema system which uses up to 8 bicycles / 16 legs to power 600W of audio visual equipment for public film screenings or projections to the Pop-up LED Cinema which just 2 bicycles. In 2011, they want to put together 3 free regular Cycle-In Cinemas all over London. A new 10-bike generator will be built as a resource to be lent out to small organisations, schools and charities.
For more information, click here.
Don’t pack your bike away just because it’s Autumn!
Here’s some lovely autumn-y bike inspiration for you – Autumn in London.
By Sergio Membrillas, via bisign
