velojoy
  • style
  • gear
  • how to
  • routes & rides
  • culture
  • city cycling 101
  • women in cycling
Serena & Lily Bicycle Pillow Green

Bright Bicycle Pillows for Children’s Rooms

Susi // design, gifts
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 [...]
[Continue Reading...]
SpinMontage

Faves From SPIN London Urban Cycle Show

Guest // gear, style
Earlier this month, I visited the SPIN London Urban Cycle Show – the world’s first urban-focused, consumer bicycle show and festival. With the event set at the Old Truman Brewery in  trendy Brick Lane, London’s answer to New York City’s East Village, my anticipation [...]
[Continue Reading...]
Thonet Wooden Bicycle

$70,000 Thonet Bike: Furniture on a Roll

Susi // bicycles, design
These days, everybody is getting in on the cycling boom. Recent years have seen introduction of bicycles with names from the luxury automobile industry and from the world of fashion. And, although bicycles often appear within the context of architecture and interior design, from hipster [...]
[Continue Reading...]
Beater-Step-Through-Bike

why settle for an old beater bike when you can own a new one?

Susi // bicycles
Dave Chant takes a pragmatic approach to encouraging more people to try two-wheeled transportation. “My advocacy is through ubiquitous bikes,” says the founder of Toronto-based Beater Bikes, a company that makes economical city rides pared down to their care-free essentials. His Mark Two models [...]
[Continue Reading...]
Jet Pilot Bicycle

a vintage cruiser bicycle joins the velojoy family

Susi // bicycles
Look what my husband parked under the Christmas tree! “Close your eyes,” he said, and when I opened them, there she was: A girl’s AMF Roadmaster Jet Pilot cruiser manufactured in the late ‘50s or early ‘60s.
[Continue Reading...]
Autumn Leaves - Westside Greenway NYC

autumn on two wheels: upcoming nyc events

Susi // advocacy, design
After its enfant terrible moment of early snow, autumn returned to its best behavior last week, offering some of the most sublime days of the season for riding a bicycle in New York City. Along the Hudson River Greenway at 72nd Street, the sunset touched [...]
[Continue Reading...]
Globe Roll SE 1 Bicycle

roll models: limited-edition fixies from globe

Susi // bicycles
Back in August, when Specialized Bicycle Components previewed its 2012 lines in New York City, prototypes of two limited-edition fixed-gear models from the company’s Globe urban line were real standouts. Now, the Roll SE 1 (above) with its paint drops theme — check the rims [...]
[Continue Reading...]
Lawrence Weiner Bicycle Princess Sovereign - velojoy.com

conceptual art travels ‘wheresoever’ by bicycle

Susi // art, bicycles
Contemporary art lovers are accustomed to viewing the works of Lawrence Weiner on the walls of galleries and museums. Now, the prolific artist’s words and graphics travel by bicycle, too. The New Museum in Manhattan offers a limited edition of hand-painted Pashley bicycles [...]
[Continue Reading...]
Broom Bike

the newest bicycle accessory? a flamethrower

Susi // art, design
We don’t need any more wickedness in the New York City bike lanes, what with the Bikelash and all.  And few of us would court comparisons with a certain dognapper-on-a-bike and green-faced witch in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. But wouldn’t it [...]
[Continue Reading...]
Public J7 Bicycle

12 days of holiday gifts for cyclists kick-off

Susi // bicycles
What fun it is to kick off my 12 days of holiday gifts for cyclists with the new Dutch-style J7 from Public.  Dreams of a white Christmas may just begin with this 7-speed vanilla beauty, which the company calls “the most female friendly frame [...]
[Continue Reading...]
  •  
    CYCLING IN NYC TODAY

    65.3°F
    Clear

    Today:
    77°F / 63°F

  • From our fitness partner

    • New Cycling-Yoga Combo Studio
    • Why so Many Women Wellness Entrepreneurs?
    • New Bike + App Will Revolutionize Spinning at Home

  • From our city partner

    • The Best Bike-Friendly Cafes in NYC

  • Get a weekly summary
    delivered to your inbox

    For even more joy

  • SPONSORS

  • ALLIES

    Register for Cyclofemme
  • world_bicycle_relief

ABOUT US

  • about velojoy
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • PRESS
  • Privacy & Disclosure
  • Send Us Tips

GET MORE

TWITTER
FACEBOOK
PINTEREST
INSTAGRAM
RSS
SUBSCRIBE

FIND MORE

STYLE
  • DESIGN
  • FASHION
  • GIFTS
GEAR
  • BICYCLES
  • ACCESSORIES
HOW TO
  • SEASONAL TIPS
  • FITNESS
ROUTES & RIDES
  • HAMPTONS
  • TRAVEL
CULTURE
  • ART
  • BOOKS
  • FILM
  • FOOD
CYCLING 101
  • BIKE SHARE
  • GETTING STARTED
  • SAFETY & SECURITY
WOMEN IN CYCLING
  • ADVOCACY
  • PROFILES
SEATPOST