George Street Cycleway Eggstravaganza!

To celebrate the opening of the George Street Cycleway, come on a bicycle scavenger hunt with us (The Feather Brigade) on Good Friday! (18/4/2014)

Meet us at the corner of George Street and Cleveland street in Prince Alfred Park at 1.30pm for a 2pm kick off. We will be sending everyone off in small groups to find the hidden surprises, allowing you all to explore the cycleway at your own pace. City of Sydney is also kindly providing us with Easter Eggs to hand out to passersby!
After we will be meeting at the Woolpack Hotel(cnr of Chalmers Street and Redfern st) for prize giving, general chitchat and drinks.

**All participation is at own risk, riders are responsible for their own wellbeing and safety**

What you need to bring:

Bicycle and helmet
Digital camera or phone camera (scavenger hunt involves picture taking)
Friends
Money for a drink or two

Tell us you are coming on our Facebook event page here: 

https://www.facebook.com/events/478635155570881/?notif_t=plan_user_joined


More details to follow!

Roll with it...

Had a blast at the Frock N Roll bike ride this morning.  What a lovely group to ride with and a very mellow route that ended at the Sydney Rides Festival at Sydney Park.  Thank you to Victoria from the  Bicycle Garden for organising this!

Frocks are for everyone!

Loving Philippa's DIY crafty basket!

What an attractive crowd!

Looking lovely ladies!

Love the leafy ride under the trees of Surry Hills.

Ollie being a true bicycle garden star, carrying flowers that were sweetly given to all as a welcome.

S-boy made new friends.

 Then not long after the Cargo Bike ride joined us at the Sydney Rides Festival..

The deck chairs were a fabulous idea!

Loved the bike n blend too!

So our contribution to the festival this year?  Well we always like to make it different so this year it was a yarn bomb.  This perfectly mixes my two loves craft and bikes.  To make it even more fun, the granny squares I used were my 25 squares recieved from the Dellicious Granny Square Swap!  What am I going on about?

Well you make 25 squares (we did 6" ones).  These are mine.

Then you get 25 squares back from 25 different people.  

These are then yours to make whatever you like out of...

  

So I made a little something extra...

And so using the squares I spelled out the word "Roll!"

I thought it would be nice for the ladies involved in the swap to have their work noted in some way.

I hope they like it too!

Rain Rant!

Okay, I am tired of a few things Sydney... I'm tired of the rain lately but even more I am tired of the awful lengths that people go to on their bikes to stay dry.  I am all for riding in all types of weather but I still believe you can look good while riding in the rain.  By looking fairly normal while riding as opposed to looking like a plastic bag monster, will help you feel more in control in any type of weather and more importantly to the other traffic also occupying the road, they will know you are more competent about riding in the wet.  Its not hard but  what you do need is 3 things...

1. A decent rain coat or cape.  Go for a bright colour, with a hood and features that allow for riding.

Available at cyclestyle here.

 And its a good idea to get one that folds up small so you can keep it in your bag!

On ebay here.

On ebay here.

2. Waterproof bag or panniers.  Then you don't have to stop mid-ride to place plastic over everything.  And you can find pretty ones if you look around. The magic word is oilcloth!

Available at cyclestyle here.

Available at Monster Threads here.

Ebay here.

3. Rain-proof shoes.  There are a few options you can go for depending if the weather is hot or cold and your own personal style. Anything is better than those rain covers for shoes that look like you are about to go on a gardening adventure.

Available at Jellybeans here.

Ebay here.

For boots - pick an ankle pair as it will give you more freedom of movement.

Ebay here.

Ebay here.

Ebay here.

So many different ones, I could go on all day.  But I did find one more that could be all year shoes and match all outfits depending on your sock/tights colours- see below.

Ebay here.

Did we change your life? No? Well thats ok as long as we gave you a few ideas to make you look more competent while riding we are happy.  I've included a few more things below that while not essential could also help on those rainy riding days.

Available at cyclestyle here.

Available cyclestyle here.

And just so you know we are not paid to endorse anyone on this blog.  We just love bikelists and great bicycle products with a bit of style!