You & I - for your viewing pleasure

I love stop motion animation.

I love that this stop motion animation film starts with a cute hipster couple taking a ride on a tandem bicycle.

I love that they end up in Paris and the guy's got the killer t-shirt to show for it.

I love the simple DIY nature of this film.

Sonia's Travels - Then We Take Berlin!

I love Sonia's bike travel videos. But when I watched this Berlin episode, this Leonard Cohen song kept going through my head... Maybe she'll add a new soundtrack. ;-)

Frenchies sure know how to have a good time...

on le bicycle!

ready... sexy... go!

ready...


sexy...

go!

good things come to those who wait

Vélorution - PARIS!

On my hunt for Space Invaders in Paris, I stumbled upon this bike pile not far from Hôtel de Ville.


At close range, some stickers looked familiar...


with a French twist!


At last - I found the Parisian bikey people!


The location is l'Atelier de Réparation Participatif - Vélorution, a cooperative bike repair workshop much like SF's very own Bike Kitchen.

Vélo en panne? Pas de soucis! They got the tools you need.


Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler! (Wait - wrong town! Hope you had a jolly Mardi Gras!)

Thank God for Hot Dudes on Bikes

Happy Friday, everyone!


Kristin Tieche - Paris




Two from Lovely Bicycle! - Boston


Claudio Olivares Medina - Bogotá


Adrienne Johnson - San Francisco


Velocipedinarian - Somewhere in Yorkshire


SebastianCorrea - This doesn't look like Brooklyn to me...

I took this photo when I was on my bike...

but it has nothing to do with bikes...

and everything to do with spring.

reflecting on bicycles

a cross post from wheelright, celebrating the rare occurrence of puddles in san francisco this winter.

life whizzing by

sometimes it feels that way

Paris vs. San Francisco

Inspired by the best-selling graphic book & blog Paris vs. New York...



I present Paris...


vs. San Francisco.


As lines are blurred, it's getting harder to tell the difference.



A good sign!

she likes bikes

I think it's a safe assumption.

Paris Roule!

Voici ma photo à la Tour Eiffel!


Paris is so hip, even its carousel horses ride bikes.




And if you don't want to pay the 3 euros for a ride on the carousel, you can hop on the stationary penny farthing or unicycle for free...


comme moi.

do not judge a man on a bike by his clothes

On my latest trip to France, I saw more people cycling in athletic-wear or comfort clothing than I did in the fashionable apparel that we typically imagine most Frenchies wear. It could be the winter season, when perhaps fashion-minded people in France decide to take public transportation. Who really knows, and really, who am I to judge?



Take this senior gentleman on a tricycle, for instance. Unique and amazing in his own right. How can I judge a man on a bike by his choice of clothes? Should it not be enough to applaud his efforts and live by his example?

Bravo for your bravery, sir. Ride on into the sunset!