Monday, August 1, 2011

Beautiful Bicycle Shop on Wheels

Street selling via a most beautiful and creative Bicycle Shop!


Bicycle Feather Jewelry Shop on the Street by RidingPretty


This bicycle vendor's shop consists of a DIY bicycle child trailer all redone in tapestry fabric. It converts into a table display for her wares. I especially love the touch of a vase of wild flowers on the table top.


Bicycle Feather Jewelry Shop on the Street by RidingPretty

Bicycle Feather Jewelry Shop on the Street by RidingPretty



Jewelry hangs off the handle bars -- Jewelry on the brooks saddle seat as well.



Bicycle Feather Jewelry Shop on the Street by RidingPretty



Two customers have decided which feathers and beads they’d like to have weaved into their hair.


Bicycle Feather Jewelry Shop on the Street by RidingPretty

Bicycle Feather Jewelry Shop on the Street by RidingPretty


RedWingBlackBird is the name this talented artisan goes by. You can find her on occasion downtown Santa Cruz. Her art and craft is making jewelery and feathered hair jewelry extensions. She pedals her portable shop downtown, sets up and is usually quickly surrounded by admirers of her work. Last year her feathered hair pieces were largely ignored by people passing by her bicycle shop, this year it's quite the opposite!


More street seller vendors setting up mobile shops with their bicycles (**hint renegade foodies twitter their locale) :

Bike Basket Pies (no longer in biz but very missed)
Magic Curry Kart
Holly Tamales
Biscuit Bike
Sabertooth Bakery (via Chic Cyclist)


Selling from a bicycle, doesn't always sit well with localities that have permits and license requirements in order to sell -- being mobile on your bicycle is one way to stay, well mobile...

Have you noticed any entrepreneurial bicycle vendors popping up in your neighborhood?



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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Girls On Bikes --


Thanks Mark for sharing the link to Philip Lim's video--(his Fall/Winter campaign--"Girls on Bikes") on my Facebook page. It is SO good I've decided to share it here as well for all my blog readers -- I know, not everyone joins me on Facebook, so just for you...


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Thursday, July 7, 2011

Streets of Santa Cruz -- Dina

Dina on her bicycle Santa Cruz by RidingPretty

I met Dina recently; she's living here (and riding her bike) in Santa Cruz now -- she performs with the Steve Taylor Band, and they will be playing in August at The Crepe Place.

I haven't been doing any street photography for awhile now. Then you meet someone like Dina and taking photos gets fun again!


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Friday, July 1, 2011

Friday, June 24, 2011

Vintagey Bicycle - Summer




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Sunday, June 19, 2011

Handsome Men of Tweed

Victoria Tweed Run shared by RidingPretty


Victoria Tweed Run shared by RidingPretty


Victoria Tweed Run shared by RidingPretty


Is it any wonder why handsome men in Tweed just take a Tweed girl's breathe away? Ewan Gregor aside…

Victoria BC sure knows how to do a Tweed Run!

As I always wholeheartedly suggest… you owe it to yourself to check out the many fine photos from this event by visiting the photographers linked below.

photo credits:
top photo - Frances Litman
2nd photo - Geoff Robson
3rd photo - Kevin King


p.s. Happy Father's Day!


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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

More of May -- Tweed Rides

Featured in newspaper print and so aptly named "Forever Tweed"

Tweed Rides Forever with Colin Fahiron shared by RidingPretty

... Colin Fahrion organized the first USA Tweed Ride he's the founder of SF Tweed

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Onto Boston's May Tweed Ride organized by the Boston's 3-Speed Club..

Boston 3-speed club tweed Ride  shared by RidingPretty


Boston 3-speed club tweed Ride  shared by RidingPretty

What I especially like is the ribbon momento for the ride. It was made from the original invitation, then made a keepsake with ribbon and worn as seen here on Devon Kurtz who came up with the idea.

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Lastly in this selection of May Rides is this one from Chicago's Country Tweed Ride...

Chicago Country Tweed Ride by Ron Wu shared by RidingPretty


There are still more May Rides to share. I will try to finish up by this week, (after all it is almost July)...
We still ALL the June Rides to look forward too!

photo credits:
top photo via SF Tweed
2nd photo and 3rd photo: Devon Kurtz
bottom photo: Ron Wu


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