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Joyride: Day Trip to the Beach in Southampton

Susi // hamptons, routes & rides
Southampton, with its stunning beaches, sweeping lawns and shingled summer “cottages,” is a high-ticket vacation spot. But with a bicycle, a Long Island Railroad ticket and a picnic in your basket, you can spend a day soaking up the pleasures of this exclusive resort town [...]
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bicycling and surfing blend at beach in montauk

Susi // bicycles, seasonal tips, travel
I’ve been spending some vacation time at the beach in these final days (sigh!) before Labor Day. One of my favorite cycling destinations and hang-outs is Montauk, where a surfer vibe flows from funky T-shirt shops on Main Street to hot new boutique hotels to [...]
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seatpost 8.25.11: nyc cycling culture this week

Susi // hamptons, seatpost
In this seatpost: - September Rides - Gran Fondo New York Registration - New Cycling Feature at HopStop.com - Bicycle Beauty on the Go - An Otherworldly Bicycle Helmet Bike Rides to Savor on September Weekends It’s looking as though Hurricane Irene may keep us [...]
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seatpost 8.4.11: nyc bicycling this week

Susi // seasonal tips, seatpost
Summer Streets and the Living is Easy Summer Streets returns for its fourth season this weekend, closing Park Avenue and connecting streets from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. for three consecutive Saturdays (Aug. 6, 13, 20). There’ll be [...]
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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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readers share tips on how to arrive looking fresh

Susi // fashion, seasonal tips
A recent post about coping with perspiration when riding a bicycle in the summer heat was my most-read ever. As scorching temperatures continued to grip the city, velojoy readers shared their own strategies for looking fresh at their destinations after riding to work or [...]
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seatpost 7.21.11: nyc bicycling this week

Susi // seatpost
Sweet Combo: Bakeries and Bike-Riding on Saturday What could be better than eating cookies while riding a bike? Kim Burgas’s Get Fancy Cookie Bike Ride Saturday from 4 – 7 p.m. includes stops at three Manhattan bakeries. Step off at 4 [...]
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8 tips to cope with summer sweat on a bicycle

Susi // seasonal tips
Can we talk perspiration? Or, as a friend of mine from the South used to call it “glow.” Sweating is often cited by women as a barrier to riding a bicycle for transportation. You may have seen the gender gap article in the New [...]
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bicycling in a romper is a summer breeze

Susi // fashion
The Style section of The New York Times recently highlighted the current popularity of rompers, those carefree, shirt-and-shorts-in-one pieces that are often cut in comfy cotton. I love the idea of rompers for bicycling in the heat of summer. They combine the airiness and femininity [...]
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