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The Queens Kickshaw

8 favorite bicycle-friendly cafes and bars

Susi // food
So you’re a hearty bicyclist, undaunted, even invigorated, by cold weather. You’re not alone. For many New Yorkers, the joys of cycling — keeping fit, saving money and sailing past traffic jams – are an all-season proposition. Editor’s note: I originally produced this post for [...]
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How to Transport Fragile Items by Bicycle

Susi // how to, seasonal tips
Given my recent mishap with transporting a strawberry cake in my bike basket and with holiday baking and parties high on my agenda, I was happy to discover in Elly Blue’s excellent new book, Everyday Cycling: How to Ride a Bike for Transportation [...]
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riding with a cake, and eating it too

Susi // food
This little cycling story has a happy beginning and a happy ending. It’s the middle that was less than a cakewalk. Recently, I rode my bicycle to Veniero’s in Manhattan to pick up a strawberry cake — a family favorite — for a birthday [...]
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shopping by bike puts healthful eating on menu

Susi // travel
In a recent opinion piece in the New York Times, “The Dutch Way – Bicycles and Fresh Bread,” Russell Shorto, an American writer who has been living in Amsterdam for several years, contrasts car-centric culture in the U.S. with a European mindset that “hard [...]
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seatpost 7.28.11: nyc bicycling this week

Susi // advocacy, seatpost
Third Annual Brooklyn Waterfront Epic Ride on Saturday You’ll have earned your visit to Rockaway Taco after enjoying a 40-mile ride along Brooklyn’s entire waterfront and Jamaica Bay. The Third Annual Brooklyn Waterfront Epic Ride on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. begins [...]
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FishsEddy

bicycle mugs to help fuel your caffeine buzz

Susi // accessories, design
I can’t pass up a shop window with a bicycle in it — especially when its message encourages people to “Ride On!” So I pulled over yesterday at Fishs Eddy, the Manhattan purveyor of vintage-inspired crockery and glassware at 19th Street and Broadway, to check [...]
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london’s borough market, picnic for the senses

Susi // food, travel
To kick off the weekend, we headed to Borough Market, the renowned source of exceptional produce and haven for London foodies. A short walk from the London Bridge underground station led us to a bustling enclave of 130 food stalls selling vegetables, fruit, meat, [...]
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Roses Park Ave

roses on park, train spotting and swedish sweets

Susi // art, food
Today, I’m combining some favorite photos and finds from the past week of cycling in New York City into a single post: Petal-pushing on Park Avenue An Alice in Wonderland moment awaits whenever I pedal past artist Will Ryman’s installation of outsize pink and [...]
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Hot Chocolate - City Bakery NYC

sweet reward for riding a bike in new york city

Susi // food
Question: What could be more rewarding after your winter ride than the steamy-dreamy espresso hot chocolate with a homemade marshmallow (above) from City Bakery? Answer: How about a 15-percent discount just for being a cyclist in New York City? I learned about this sweet deal, [...]
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