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THERE BE DRAGONS

I like to ride my bicycle

She's crafty... (and shiny)

OK, so I've really been getting into this ride-around-all-over-the-place thing. For me, it makes London a much more liveable, and lovely city. It's just the best feeling of having control over my day. The downer is having nothing to wear. Well, there is - lots of sporty, flashy, flourescent, heath and safety road warrior wear. I just don't like it. I just want to be me, going about my day (or night), but with wheels. So I got crafty...

The first experiment came after my mum visited in July. We went for some nice rides and she observed (as any good mum should) that with my black backpack, dark helmet and dark shorts, that cars behind might not see me and I'd inevitably be squished etc. So to keep mum happy I made this

backpack cover (modelled here by a my most classy chair) using hot pink silk and reflective thread. The roses (one reflectly and one from an inner tube) I added a few weeks later.

The next project was to create something that would masquerade as regular accessories and then at night reveal themselves as fab cycle bling. And so some humble pedal reflectors became cutting edge cycle couture. And now that I can be me and be seen I can ride my bicycle happily ever after.

NOTE TO INSPIRAZZI PURISTS: The backpack cover is cheating because I made it months ago and then strategically chose a bike theme to fit around it. But I really truly only made the other stuff last week, so that's OK, right?

only a few clouds on the horizon

I like to ride my bicycle in the sun when i can laugh at anything and when i am completely myself.
When nothing phases me and when all pettiness is below me.

Thats a good time when i ride my bike my bike in the sun
Its just like wow. i love it.

But sometimes when i go for a ride in the rain and i get wet through it is not fun
when i fall off its really disheartening. all i can think about is how my socks are wet and how my mascara is probably running down my face. thats when it feels like everything is coming down on top of me. as hard as the rain.
Luckily i always wear a helmet so even when i fall off its not too difficult for me to get back on.
Usually its sunny with only a slight chance of rain anyways. :)