We’re in what the tourism industry calls a shoulder season. I think of it as “cover your shoulders” season when I’m getting dressed for the morning departure on my bike. Cover your legs, for that matter. Last Thursday the forecast…Continue Reading
Category: Blogspeditions
Round-ups of links to blog posts on topics related to women, biking, fashion and other things we have in common.
To round out Pants Week after laying out design specifications for stylish biking pants, shopping, shopping some more, and dealing with the pants I already own, the blogspedition ventured forth to see what other women bike bloggers (and a few…Continue Reading
Today’s post is in honor of Eldest Daughter (my baby!), who at the tender age of 20 years old gets married today to her “Love Bear.” In advance of dissolving in tears in my mother-of-the-bride dress (which I shopped for…Continue Reading
Speaking of bike gloves (which you’ll want if you happen to fall down or if your nose runs), get a pair. Fingerless (half-finger, really) work well for summer. If you’re riding into the fall you’ll want ones with full fingers. Once…Continue Reading
For some people, the first thing on the to-do list to enable bike commuting is “Buy a bike”! If that’s the case, go to a local bike shop (LBS, in the insider vernacular). This means a place where someone can…Continue Reading
New Year’s resolutions come at the wrong time of year. Who can start something new when snow blankets the ground, we start and end our days in darkness, and all we can think of is hot cocoa, snuggly blankets, and…Continue Reading
“Horses sweat. Men perspire. Women glow.” – Silly antiquated etiquette guideline for language usage Like hell we glow. Women sweat. Not necessarily at the level of people with hyperhidrosis, mind you, but put forth a little exertion to pedal up…Continue Reading
“You didn’t ride your bike in those.” They don’t even use the up-talk intonation at the end that would indicate a question. It’s a definitive statement. I could not possibly have ridden in my burgundy Bandolino T-strap stilettos. The bronze…Continue Reading
A “blogspedition” takes us on a journey through the many wonderful women’s bike blogs around the world in search of answers to burning questions, delightful inspiration, and the occasional gut-busting laugh. I’ll undertake a blogspedition on a specific topic every…Continue Reading