It's Friday!

Put on some dressy shoes...


some bling...


Yeah your butt looks good on that saddle...


Can I get your number?

The Launch - step by step

One...


Two...


Three...

Weeeeeeeee!!!!

Sunday Best for Sunday Streets

The ladies were lookin' good at the most recent Sunday Streets in Bayview.

It's blue on blue for Caz of London Cycle Chic and Shelly of Riding Pretty.


Pushing the chic envelope forward while pushing her son's bike. And blonde is always chic.


Spring has brought skirts and dresses and bare legs, as well the new line of PUBLIC Bikes, the Orange Mixte seen here.


No need for helmets or hats when you're leisurely cruising in the sunshine. Just let your hair go free and ride on!

KT, Meli, Tut & The Golden Age of Cycle Chic

Though I've been known to parody my friends' self-portraits lately, this one just happened to be a happy accident.

The Golden Age et moi.


And now, Meli y Tut.

Great minds do think alike.

Be golden.
Be chic.
And bike.

here she comes

Here she comes...


... and there she goes!

Off to the first Sunday Streets of the year, I hope!

ladies' night

Hello my dear readers! Your good ol' KT is suffering a horrible, terrible, no-good, very bad week. I'm super low on sleep and energy. So, instead of writing much about these fine ladies of the night, I'll let you just gawk at their two-wheeled beauty.

Boots and skinny jeans in the Panhandle.


Black on black in the Castro.


Hot mama fixes rolled pant leg.


There, that's much more practical.

ode to vancouver

With the Winter Olympics in full swing in one of my favorite cities in the world, I find myself a bit nostalgic. So I went back into the archives to find a few more shots of our cool neighbors to the North. Here are the gold medal winners I found:


Hipster girl with hat cruising Commercial Drive on a BMX.


Locking her loved one to a sign post. Great pink helmet!


Taking her bike for a stroll on the sidewalk.


And this bike should win a medal for its vibrant custom color combination!


Vancouver is a cycle chic gold medal winner!

Red Boots + Red Bike = SF Style

When your soles match your ride, you have arrived.

new boots, new bike, new color

It's the Latte, a pretty folding bike with phat tires and phenders that I won at the SF Bike Coalition's Winterfest Auction!

KHS Latte Single Speed Folding Bike (Fun!)
Raincoat: Soia & Kyo
Patent Leather Boots: Paolo
Leggings: Loehmann's
Black mini-dress: Loehmann's

Here, I was about to meet the bike blog gals at Rye in the Tenderloin for une Bicyclette Jaune.

Ou deux. Ou trois...


Quatre Bicyclettes Jaunes plus tard, The Latte carries me home.

woh oh here she comes she's a man eater

Meli is stopping traffic as usual in a smoking hot yet comfortable to ride in ensemble featuring:
5733 Bike Girl T-shirt in gold
Nau Shroud of Purrin Skirt with a side slit and zipper which make for an easier and more modest mount and dismount.
Nau wool hooded jacket
Nau merino wool scarf
Super cute deco dot tights available at Sock Dreams
Fluevog ankle boots
Flashy gold glitter Nutcase helmet
Po Campo handle bar bag
Gorgeous Sycip cruiser bike

Photos by Richard Masoner/Cyclelicio.us

baby needs a new pair of shoes

Behold my new boots!

New honey-tone italian booties from Bulo, Hayes Valley.
Jeans: DKNY Soho
Mid-length Herringbone coat: Loehmann's

trouble in paradise

Although my friend Sarah sent me this link about the decline of Vélib', the ever-popular, transormative bike-share program of the City of Light, mon amie Audrey still seems to be fabulously enjoying the bikes.


Vive le Vélib'! Vive la République du Chic!

weekend double whammy

It was Halloween Critical Mass. And Mikael was in town. I took too many photos. I'm totally buried underneath Photoshop.

In the meantime, here's a woman in a pink tutu with shiny boots. (I'll give you one guess what event she was partaking in - hint: not the Ballet.)

glamour girls

Because I was too busy partying and getting ready for today's big Halloween ride and visit from the King, I decided to borrow pics of a couple of my favorite gals on two wheels.

Everybody loves Meli:

It's Saturday night & I'm going home.
Sleeping sounded appealing for once.

And introducing Úna, the lovely and intelligent daughter of Adrienne:

Úna decided to go girly today : ) You can't see the gold flowers printed on her helmet.


From our VV Flickr Photo Pool.

she makes it look so easy

When I tell out of towners that I bike all over town, this is the image that usually comes to mind. I'm sure you've all heard it before ("You bike SF? What about all the HILLS?")

Piece of cake! ;-)

riding coattails

With a coattails like these, I'd say this woman is forging her own fashion path to supermodeldom. [BTW - she's got the boots I've been coveting for about a year.]


Oh, and here's the rest of her fantabulous riding outfit!

San Francisco Autumn

The light is changing. The days are shorter. The layering has begun in earnest.


I really want a pair of boots that work well with jeans tucked in.

wiggle me this!

Here's an ode to one of the best strips of runway in SF:

Cyclists criss-cross streets
Cars and busses stop for us
Wiggle is the way

VV Profile: Kelly Murdock

Occupation: Massage therapist/drink slinger
Hometown: Chicago
SF neighborhood: Hayes Valley
Helmet or no helmet: No helmet
Type of bike: Norco from British Columbia
Describe what you like best about your bike: Vintage
Describe your cycling experience in SF: Windy, dewy, sometimes sunny, always unpredictable
Favorite time or place to ride: My favorite time to ride is when the day is not the day and the night is not the night... somewhere in between
Favorite color: Red
Artist most commonly played on iPod at the moment: Papa Wemba
Describe your personal style: Ethnic
Vélo Vogue tip of the day: "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain."

the shoe is part of the outfit!

The best thing about rolling up a pant leg and getting on your bike is that you get to show off your shoes.

And socks! (When was the last time someone noticed your cute argyle socks?)

F would be for Fluevog.

Whatever your footwear fancy, be sure to flaunt it!