Back in the Day!

I love old childhood pics of people on bikes.  The two below are S-boy and his brothers riding.  So cute.  All four of them still ride when they can.  It can be a fun and frustrating experience to teach children to ride bikes but it really is just one of those life skills that just keeps on giving.  Like learning to swim.

 

This picture below is S-boys dad riding in Turkey (possibly Sinop).  He would probably be around 20 yrs old here (last guy on the right).  I love that there is a gang all dressed lovely ready for a ride.

So it might be time to revisit your old bike snaps... It will make you warm and fuzzy for bikes all the more!

Vivid Pic of the Night Prize!

Hope you are all looking forward to the Vivid Bike Light Spectacular (link here to our facebook event page).  We have 3 prizes available on the night.  

1. Best Bike Decoration

2. Best High Vis Use

3. People's Favourite

Prizes include: saddle bags, backpacks, high vis wear, movie tickets, lights and more!

And an additional prize for the most Creative photo from the night.  We will hold a facebook vote for this.  If you want to send your favourite pic in from the night, just email us at featherbrigade@gmail.com, with the subject "Creative Pic Comp".  We also welcome your pics from the night to share with everyone who attended via our blog.  If you are happy to share please send your pics to us via email as "Vivid Pics" (just so we don't get confused).  Here are our lovely prizes for the photo comp:


A copy of Cyclepedia, includes more than 200 pages of beautifully photographed bicycles!  Oooh la la (think bike porn).

And a print from our Feather Brigade Artist, Laura Carey. Laura is a print based artist from Ireland and a happy-go-lucky bikelist with an extraordinary ability to carry hat stands on her bike..  This gorgeous print is titled 'The Bird in the Grass'.  (you can  see more from Laura's etsy shop here).  

Happy snapping!