GREEN!

Lovely collection of greens here to reflect the late spring blooming of trees everywhere we look. The hats must heed a particular attention. Noticing this style more and more. Very nice!

Red Bike - Green Bell

Bamboo Bikes, Part 2

"Bamma" Bamboo Bikes

A Vintage Brompton Bike?

Bicycle Handlebar Art Project

LFW '10...The Tucked-in Trouser Leg, Erdem Show

At first glance it was this chap's yellow (no, not again!) pocket square that got my attention, then as he fully revealed himself from the throngs exiting the Erdem show did I notice the trousers tucked into his socks.

This is a common practice among cyclists but I've seen it once or twice (and in fact I have done it myself) without a pushbike in sight. So, my curiosity was justifiable when I inquired whether he'd worn it all through the shows as a declaration of style or had only done them up for his awaiting, er, aluminum steed. My relief and excitement was palpable when he made it known that it was very much a sartorial statement. I felt I found another soul brother...

I can imagine that some find this utterly ridiculous but to me this is sexy and yet another way to unchain men from the limited options available to covering one's lower body. Right on, my brother!

:-)

TokioBikes.com

...And then the backlash against fixed gear bikes begins. The truckie hat of the moment has started showing its first signs of exhaustion/oversaturation when even Notting Hill bankers begin turning up on them at Canary Wharf in their sharply cut-suits. And yet the former bike couriers' preferred form of transport refuses to go to its final resting place without a fight - it only transmogrifies into something equally sexy but, mon dieu, practical! The candy colours and unfussy design remain but gears make a most welcome return...

...As seen on these horny little numbers by TokyoBike in their summer pop-up store in London.

The accessories are just as eye-catching.

www.tokyobike.com

The Orange Velocipede

The original fixed-gear racing bike, circa 1940s. Observe the old-fashioned handlebar! Is it a Moustache or North Road? Whichever. It is a true beauty!

The Wartime Gents

Keep seeing these chaps on their jaunty velocipedes (Brooks saddles - naturellement!) always decked out in tweed or '40s workmans garb and brogues finished off with a flat cap. My guess is they're office managers at Staples, non?...