Dog Days of Summer

No helmet. No leash. (I'm not advocating, just documenting.)


As Mikael puts it, Style Over Speed.


Hope you're all enjoying the hot weather!

we're gonna rock down to Electric Avenue

LA - the land of the eternal summer.


Orange on orange on Electric Avenue!


Sunny day! Bikey day! Doggie day! Happy day!


Heading to the beach in mid-Spring to start working on that base tan.


Running into friends eating brunch at the corner greasy spoon and having a stop and chat. That's what Sundays are for. :-)


Most photos taken by Branislav Gjorcevski with my Lumix.

Sacto Vogue

I spent the past weekend in our state capital, Sacramento, CA. Not only did I see beautiful people like this pretty blond in black, and this bmx-er with dog, but I saw bike lanes on both sides of one-way streets (imagine that on Fell or Oak or Folsom!), cute little bike racks installed on parking meters in the downtown area, and folks of all backgrounds riding around to all types of destinations - to bars, to markets, to parks, etc.

People--SF has a lot to learn from this agrarian Central Valley city!

pretty pedaling

Everyone loves a pretty girl on a bike!

And isn't she pretty in purple?

Showing off a little lace at the hemline. I love it when seasonal weather allows us to wear gauzy white cotton.

And to coin one of Mikael's favorite terms, here's an SF supermum-to-be in beige sundress on a pretty red beach cruiser.

abbey road

So they're not crossing a crosswalk in London, and even though they're three and not four, they're still fab, and their stride reminded me of that famous album cover from the Beatles.

another fine use for thighs

Lilia here. When I first got back from France last month, we were amid a heat wave that would put any European to shame. While Paris was cold and overcast, San Francisco (the-coldest-winter-you-ever-spent summer) was ablaze. So, shooting chycks in their summer dresses biking around became easy.

While I would love bike share at train stations, poor accomodation of bicycles on our transit systems irks me. This woman was forced to prop her bike between her thighs to keep it still during her BART ride. Yowza.

Here she is leaving the train:

next gen voguettes

My last installment of LA inspiration: my gorgeous nieces love to cycle be it on a big wheel or mini-cruiser. Cloey wears a pale yellow sundress and sandals, and Fiona, the redhead, a floral sundress and flip-flops. Don't you wish they all could be California girls?

(GDH) Bicycle Music Festival

I spotted this guy at the Bicycle Music Festival. If you're going to look the part, make sure the bike matches.


This is Eco from the The Ginger Ninjas (a band that get around the country by bicycle.) The Extracycle makes bringing the dog along a lot easier.


Collared shirt, sensible shorts and a nice leather shoulder bag. Presentable and practical.


Flops, nice shirt, matching trousers and a tall bike. What more can I say?


I saw this couple in the park when the father was putting the helmet on his daughter. The seat rigged into the basket makes for good dual purpose use. He rode that bike, his partner was just holding it for him.


She: Strappy shoes, red dress.
He: Comfortable shoes, shorts.
It was only after I took the photo that I noticed they had matching bike frames.


You shouldn't let a helmet get in the way of fashion. This guy was relaxing in the park in his weekend ensemble. But he didn't forget to bring along his hat for when he was done riding.


P.S. Lilia has more photos of this event forthcoming.

(GDH) Foreign Correspondent

I'm here in the South of France where finding VV candidates is, as Lilia pointed out, "like shooting fish in a barrel." In the space of about 2 hours I was able to spot the following :

Sensible shoes and dress pants


A nice leather pannier (and something about only old men and children can wear shorts in France)


It was 29 degrees, but that shouldn't stop you wearing heels


Nor getting the kids home from school


And yes, you can even ride in chunky heels.

Knee socks with short brown dress

I loved this woman's look with white knee socks, loafers, and short brown dress. Who knew that would look so good on a bike?

Purple dress

Summer Sundress

KT and I had just stepped out an event on Bike Sharing when all the fashionable cyclists decided to bike all around us. We got photos of a few of them. Here's one in her summer sundress.