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Beautiful bicycle portraits…

Pedaler will be in tomorrows bike away from work fashion show in SF! Please go and support us and other cycling companies doing cool things!

So through blog searching and general dorking out, I found a really cool blog with a good message. The Sustainable Cyclist headed by the lovely Tim is a blog about cycling and the encouragement and advocacy  of creating a sustainable cycling world. Please do check out his blog. He is also set to open up a shop in Monterey, CA within the next year!

Yesterday was the last day and closing ceremony of the seven day 545 mile Aids Life Cycle Ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles. A friend of mine was on the ride, so we came to support her and the cause. Next year Pedaler Clothing will be participating in the ride and raising some $$$ for the cause (hopefully we’ll be able to sponsor something too). This year 10.5 million dollars was raised to “help the beneficiaries and continue to provide the critical services and education needed to meet the growing needs of our community.”  The closing ceremony was both touching and inspiring. Many thanks to all the riders and crew!  Here are a few pics.. enjoy…

i know many cities have interesting bike locking apparatus, but it makes me warm inside to know a city near me, is implementing at least some components of their bike master plan. i suppose this is my shout out to san diego. thanks san diego, for putting metal plates on your parking meters so cycling samaritans can both easily lean and easily lock their bikes up…

A reader sent me this video today…..  Police stops bicyclist WTF? and the whole time I was  watching it I was waiting for a severe beating to happen or at least a stray titty grab. WTF is right! Only in Denmark folks…. or maybe the mid west. Honestly I was expecting an outcome more like this……guy tasered on lawnmover.

and then have someone take a picture for me when you cycle away…

the walky dog

this is chris, pedaler clothing’s fit and catalog model. i was at chris’s future wife’s bridal shower (did you get that?) and chris cruised up on his pretty sky grey custom fixie. he rode from costa mesa to laguna a short 13 miles of intense coastal hills. anyway… when i saw him, i just wished he was wearing pedaler clothing. i know his ride would have been better and he would still be wearing what he likes wearing… here’s a pic of chris, just look at the face of the groom to be! ha!

pedaler clothing candidate

M(ountain)UNI(unicyclist), oh so clever… clearly i’m intrigued and have been thinking about researching the F out of this all day. through reading various things, people seems to know about these MUNI’s (forgive my ignorance). But I am still interested and maybe you are too. So… here’s a remotely recent article in the NYT as well as a youtube video. i think i’m gonna try this, but i should probably figure out how to ride a plain ole unicycle  on a plain ole street first.

i was on a hike in casper’s wilderness park, an 8,000 acre protected wilderness preserve in the western coastal Santa Ana Mountains (known as the ortegas). most every trail indicates that there is no mountain biking to be had, but i of course haven’t been on all the trails. its unbelievably beautiful there, with small winding trails and native coastal oaks trees. i highly suggest taking a hike or sneaking a bike if you can (although this can be complicated since there are many horses on the trails and usually, horses and bikes don’t mix) . anyway, towards the end of my hike, a mysterious shape emerged from the road and i couldn’t figure out what the hell it was. as he approached it became clearer… the dude was a unicyclist mountain biker. now, i already have loads of respect for mountain bikers in general, since that shit is both physically demanding and risky. i’m personally in fear of the idea of destroying my face on dirt and rocks, among other things.  i have the upmost respect for these cyclist. but being a unicyclist mountain biker takes it to the next level. i was in awe and had to ask for a picture.