http://cyclechicny.net/blog Big city cycling Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:38:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So I am getting more and more with the program and have been utilising Twitter to get information about all kinds of things. One Tweeter I follow is Velo News, to be found on Twitter at twitter.com/velonews. They tweeted that the Felt cyclocross bike has been recalled!! My favorite brand ... http://cyclechicny.net/blog/2009/08/20/i-cant-believe-it/ Well lookie here what I found. A bike locked to a pole out here in Vegas. Which means someone rode it today. Now mind you, it's over one hundred degrees in this shot. I was surprised and, well, thrilled to have seen this. Even though it is a track bike, ... http://cyclechicny.net/blog/2009/07/27/life-on-mars/ Although I am an easy-going bike girl, like all people, I have my devilish side. Just a couple of days ago, I received a comment from a reader named Saxo who commented about bicycle helmets on this post I wrote earlier. He happens to be a proponent of not wearing ... http://cyclechicny.net/blog/2009/07/25/i-couldnt-resist/ Well kids, CycleChic is in Vegas for the week. In my personal opinion, the strip doesn't seem any different to me than Times Square. I almost feel bad for being a New Yorker sometimes because it seems that New York kind of spoils all other places for me in so ... http://cyclechicny.net/blog/2009/07/17/greetings-from-vegas/ Needless to say, it has not been the ideal summer that I like to think of: hot summer sun beating down on my skin, tanning my body with weird tan lines that other cyclists could understand, stopping every few miles to drink water, checking out the cute guy on the ... http://cyclechicny.net/blog/2009/07/11/even-more-random-notes/ Well kids, the mother of all city rides is slowly approaching--on Sunday 13 September 2009 that is. The New York City Century Bike Tour, the longest distance being 100 miles, which is all within the city. Kind of like the Tour de Bronx, Tour de Brooklyn, Tour de Queens and ... http://cyclechicny.net/blog/2009/06/19/new-york-city-century-2009/ Here is a great guide I found on this site called Performance Bicycle. Read on... How To Wash Your Bike In just 10 minutes you can have a clean bike. This quick wash is perfect after rainy road rides or muddy mountain bike rides. It won't pass a white glove ... http://cyclechicny.net/blog/2009/06/11/how-to-wash-your-bike-in-10-minutes/ I feel so bad. I got an email from a reader that asked what is happening with me!! I feel so loved!! So anyway, the deal is that I took a long hiatus from riding this winter and now I have gotten back up on the bike. However, now my ... http://cyclechicny.net/blog/2009/05/10/coming-down-the-west-side/ I got an email today stating that they are now taking early registration for (*squeals like little girl*) the Five Boro Bike Tour, happening this year on 3 May 2009!! If you go to active.com, you can sign up for receiving emails from Bike New York and all other kinds ... http://cyclechicny.net/blog/2009/01/22/guess-what-time-it-is/ http://cyclechicny.net/blog/2008/12/17/a-photo-of-cycle-chic/