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GEAR ➤ March 10, 2016

Kits For Women, By Women

Over the years of cycling, I have watched the slow growth of women’s specific products by major cycle industry providers, while women’s specific bike shops like Cycle Chic, VeloVixen, Pedal Chic, Cycling For Girls, Terry Bicycles, Team Estrogren, Liv Cycling, and Eleanor’s NYC have come...

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BOOKS ➤ February 7, 2016

Book Review: The Velocipede Races

Bicycles and books. Two of my favorite things. When Elly Blue linked a Kickstarter fund of a book covered with a large neon pink corset and Victorian silhouette holding a vintage racing bicycle, I had...

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GEAR ➤ November 6, 2015

Essential Fall Cycling Wear

Despite longer darker days, some drawbacks to cycling are the changing weather patterns. Dressing for cooler autumn days can be a little tricky when it comes to rain and a biting chill, especially when we’ve...

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ACCESSORIES ➤ October 21, 2015

Cute Commuter: Gear Up For Fall Cycling

As much as we all love fall, early sunsets make cyclists a vulnerable party in changing temperatures and road traffic. So it is particularly useful that she/he prepares for cooler climates and knows how  to...

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GEAR ➤ September 11, 2014

Cafe du Cycliste

I’m not opposed to cycle wear at all, as long as it fits my sense of taste. On a journey to find some tasteful cycle wear, I searched long and voila, I found Cafe du...

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GEAR ➤ June 24, 2014

Strava To Share Your Bike Adventures

I started using Strava recently when I started going on weekend adventures throughout and outside the city. The app’s function is to track your ride by gps and rank your best time on segments with...

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BOOKS ➤ May 7, 2014

Book Review: The Girl’s Bicycle Handbook

I’ve been long awaiting for this book to land onto my doorstep and when it did, I was ecstatic! Just over a year ago, writer and Cyclechic enterprenuer Caz Nicklin asked me if I would...

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GEAR ➤ May 5, 2014

New Iva Jean Collection On Kickstarter

Iva Jean started as a brand for the fearless and passionate city girl, the ladies that live in the moment, that are effortlessly sophisticated, the women whose lives demand functional style.  Iva Jean is almost...

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ACCESSORIES ➤ March 20, 2014

Cute Commuter: Spring Cycling Essentials

Spring is in the air and it’s time to pack winter up, along with those heavy boots, nubby mittens, and gargantuan scarves, and poise yourself for nothing short of a spring revival. This year, my sights are...

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GEAR ➤ February 7, 2014

Valentine’s Gifts for Lady Cyclists

If long-stemmed roses and five-course meals aren’t your girls’ thing or you simply prefer to keep the holiday celebrations around bicycle adventures, I rounded up a few gifts that’ll leave all of your bicycle enthusiast...

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Christina Torres, Blogger and Zinester


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