velojoy http://velojoy.com a fresh spin on city cycling Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:18:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Swimsuits That Show Bike Love at the Beach http://velojoy.com/2013/06/18/bicycle-pattern-swimsuits/ http://velojoy.com/2013/06/18/bicycle-pattern-swimsuits/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:18:17 +0000 Susi http://velojoy.com/?p=22386 What conjures carefree summer more enticingly than pedaling to the shore on a beach cruiser? Toss a fluffy towel, sunscreen and a hot novel in your basket, and you’re good to go. But why stop there? Extend the love with bicycle pattern swimsuits. For cruiser [...]

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What conjures carefree summer more enticingly than pedaling to the shore on a beach cruiser? Toss a fluffy towel, sunscreen and a hot novel in your basket, and you’re good to go. But why stop there? Extend the love with bicycle pattern swimsuits. For cruiser [...]
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Like most cyclists, I’m eager to get my helmet off after a long ride. Until recently, I’d hang it by the strap on a bar end or from the nose of my saddle while chatting with my fellow riders or cleaning up. The helmet would [...]
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Nina Beckhardt, 27, a branding specialist who, in swashbuckling style named her Ross bicycle Betsy, started riding in New York City two years ago, partly for the adventure of traveling city streets under her own power. What really got her hooked, though, was the convenience. [...]
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How strongly beats the heart of cycling in New York City? See for yourself by logging onto a real time visualization of Citi Bike share use (screen shot above) and pressing the “Animation” button on the control panel. Then watch the pulse of corpuscle-like [...]
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A women’s celebration last week of Citi Bike share’s launch in New York City was the gift that kept on giving.  I came away from a day of group riding with women who are similarly passionate about cycling thinking that we need to make more [...]
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Are you ready for some Citi Bike share first-week stats?After 5 days of previews, annual bike share members had clocked 40,524 trips covering 118,780 miles. Membership has surpassed the 25,000 mark. How’s that for early adopters? On Sunday, those who have been scratching their [...]
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As of Wednesday, just three days after launch, Citi Bike share had attracted 21,300 annual members. So far, the percentage of women tracks with general bike commuting statistics here. However, if other U.S. cities with bike share systems provide any indication, the numbers could [...]
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How sweet are the bicycle pillows that we spotted over the weekend at the home furnishings website Serena & Lily’s airy new shop on Route 27 in East Hampton?  The pillows, in kelly green (top) or bright strawberry (below), are hand-blocked, then hand-painted and finished [...]
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The Martone Cycling Co. launch in New York City was no ordinary party. Then again, Lorenzo Martone (above right, with fashion designer Marc Jacobs) doesn’t fit the mold of the typical cycling entrepreneur. Martone, whose background is in luxury-brand PR and advertising, and who [...]
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The day we’ve all been waiting for — NYC bike share launch — has finally arrived! Citi Bike rolls out today (Memorial Day 2013) for a week of preview rides for annual members and on June 2 to the public. With 6,000 bright-blue bikes [...]
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