Bike in Lights!

Summer in Sydney is sweltering... What good reason could there be to go for a bike ride in 33deg heat and 78% hummidity? To see your name in lights of course for the Sydney Festival or in our case our crocheted monkey Milky Joe's name!

To get there was a sweaty but enjoyable ride. S-boy practised his Tour de France waterbottle moves...

Whereas I just glistened...

We arrived and camped out in the 1 metre patch of shade we found. Phew!

While we waited for the big moment to arrive Milky happily posed for pictures.

And tried on new names that sounded cool...

Then it was time... Milky Joe SUPERSTAR!!

Then just for fun, our bike names came up...

(Florence miraculously appeared in spirit!)

Then ta da... The coolest bike gang in the world...

Oh the exhilaration, the overwhelming 15 seconds of glory. How can we ever top this? Oh thats how... by hitting the pool as soon as we got home. Good work Milky Joe!

P.S. I have to include a photo of this guy who we spotted on the way home. This is not the first time I've seen him but it is the first time I was quick enough with my camera to capture him. He rides around Darling harbour with the mask on, the mirrors and the flags creating a stir by tooting randomly at people. Nuisance or bike advocate? Hmmm...

Pish Tosh xx

Everyone loves bubbles!

Okay so the big moment has arrived... it arrived in the form of a parcel from Ebay (as do all great things). With an air of anticipation, batteries were inserted, okky strap attached, mixture poured in.
Add one bike and then...

It is time for the launch of the ultimate summer bike accessory:

A BUBBLE MACHINE ON THE BACK OF MY BIKE!!!

As we took it a spin around the park, every single person we passed smiled as soon as they saw the bubbles. Proving my theory EVERYONE LOVES BUBBLES!

Here is J-Bot and the S-Boy looking cool riding into the bubble stream...

Looking pretty damn chuffed with my "Ultimate Bike Accessory" (or "U.B.A").

Warning* - one may be overcome with an overdose of bubble happiness as seen here happening with J-bot and Milky Joe..

There will be more photos soon... and a possible cult following!

Pish tosh xx

Bike Valet Team is GO!

Oh, Sydney Festival, how I love how it transforms the city every summer. Parks become gig venues, streets host art installations, bands and artists from all over the world descend on the city so that every night something is happening. There is a really laid-back sense of pride that our city can be so beautiful and livable.

In the spirit of promoting a sustainable and livable etc. city, K-star and I decided to give a little back to the Syd Fest and volunteered for the fabulous free Bike Valet service that Bike Sydney arranges. (At the very least we thought we'd be able to get a bit of shameless self promotion done...) The bike valet corral is located behind the main stage at the Domain and central to most of the events and venues, you can roll along and drop your bike off and not have to worry about finding a pole/tree/bike park ring.

Yogi was our fearless leader and provided us with lollies, crackers, and ensured we had the skills to park bikes without hurting anyone/thing.

K-star and I soon got down to the serious job of parking bikes, with clipboards and surveys and all. We made sure to practice being efficient and professional.

Then we actually parked some bikes...

Meeting bike people is always fun and there was such a broad cross-section of the cycling community out and about on Saturday evening. If we parked your bike let us know! Did we do a sufficient job? Were we professional, efficient, and friendly? Were you a little freaked out about leaving your bike with some (strange) girls who had flowers and feathers stuck in their hair?

Were you slightly more relieved to see some more responsible looking people valet parking with us, like our previously mentioned supervisor extraordinaire Yogi, and our other valet volunteer Martin?

Martin (bemusedly) looking on as J-bot practices her clipboard/inter-personal skills

Once the lights went down and the music started up, we found we had plenty of time to entertain ourselves and others with some disco light action. Martin's superb photographic skills came into play when we decided we needed a photoshoot.

Our valet parking shift was over before we knew it. If you're thinking about volunteering I highly recommend it. Hang out for a few hours, make some friends, and if you're at all like-minded, dress up a bit! A great night out!

j.xoxo

Yes Please

Bike + Cider. Favourite things of summer...

j.xoxo

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Summer sunset rides:

Summer sunset rides around the harbour:

Summer sunset rides around the harbour and running into our friend N, the best dj ever:

Summer sunset rides around the harbour, running into our friend N, the best dj ever, and having a pit-stop for massive shoe sales:

$5 CLOGS! (we might have gone a little overboard, but they were $5, they needed a good home, and we managed to fit them all onto the bikes so it's A-Okay!)

j.xoxo

The Light Brigade!

The last day of holidays... Sigh. We were determined to make every minute count. And as you will see, we did!

J-Bot's hint for a good ride - pump your tyres regularly!

A lovely ride in. Cruisey and chilled.

First destination: The Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Then we headed down to Circular Quay. Had a lovely bicycle stack not captured on film. So here is a re-enactment...

Nothing major hurt. Ummm actually no my ego is quite bruised. Here is how I pictured I looked falling off. You will have to ask others if I looked nearly this elegant.

(picture courtesy of city girl rides)

What do you need after a bike stack? Duh pub lunch! Where we practiced looking 'Forlorn' just for the sake of it.

(S Practiced Beer Forlorness)

C-gee joined us to head to the Mirazozo. With not much to do while waiting in line we practiced being (you guessed it) 'Forlorn' while waiting in line. And took photos of the outside.

Check out my bag... Its a flamin' coconut!

Before heading in to the Mirazozo we were given a map.

Well we felt like we were in another world but believe me, it still didn't require a map.

For those of you not in the know about Mirazozo Luminarium let me fill you in. It is a sculpture inspired by nature, geometry and Islamic architecture created by the Architects of Air. The lights inside are created by the daylight shining through the coloured plastic. Take your camera in and play with all the fantastic things you can do with light. Remember to experiment with movement and angles. Be creative and adopt far out poses.

Or just chill out.

Then dance baby, dance!

Or start your own indie-electro pop band.

There are no photos of us heading home, because the rain was bucketing down. However we, the Feather Brigade, did discover the true meaning of the word 'Forlorn'...

Its just too bad we had such a good time regardless that we still couldn't help but smile!

Pish tosh xx