vélo valentine

In honor of Valentine's Day, let us honor not only those couples who cycle together, like this hip tattooed pair scanning the roller disco scene on a recent Sunday in Golden Gate Park, but also all those who love cycling in the city, in the country, in normal street clothes, in fashionable clothes. Writing these posts make me love riding my bike more, and I hope that, in reading them, you do, too.

the art of waiting at a red light

Zackaliciousness often writes about the art of waiting at a red light in Copenhagen. So does Léah from Paris.

So now, we offer you San Francisco's twist on this art. I often see cyclists balancing on their tippy toes, their bottoms resting gently on their saddles, arms casually leaning on handlebars, not in any big hurry, deep in thought, while watching the cars whiz by.

Sometimes they do the one-foot balancing act.


And sometimes they aren't waiting for a light to change at all, but a Muni train to pass by.
By the way, I'll be travelling in Europe until the 15th of this month, but you can track me on twitter (I'm ktieche).

a look that stops traffic

Pink and black has always been one of my favorite looks, but this long flowing scarf really makes the outfit. She glided across the intersection in a way that made it look like all the cars stopped in their tracks to check her out! The wicker basket, and black Vans are also très chic.

super vogue

My pal JC and I were on a casual ride through the park to take advantage of Sunday's car-free zone. We were passing by the de Young when I saw this young man eating a hot dog while riding his bike. He was wearing a velvet blazer, pegged jeans, black Vans and purple argyle socks. His name was Andy. I asked if I could take a photo of him, and he proceeded to do this backwards trick for me.
Then he asked me if I had ever seen Superman.
And if you didn't believe me about the socks, well, here they are:
Not sure if Andy makes the case for the "normalization" of cycling in SF, but no one ever said that SF was normal. Thanks for stopping to talk to us, Andy!