Showing posts with label bikes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bikes. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

April Showers


...bring May flowers! April showers are also currently drowning my tomato plants :(

My project and treat to myself for finishing up the semester is going to be revamping a bicycle that I rescued from an ignominious end at the dump. It needs a lot of work, and has a kind of heavy frame, but I stumbled upon it while taking out the recycling and it was love at first sight. Yellow is my favorite color by the way, I had been talking about trying to find a non-mountain bike to bring up to the city to ride to work. It even has a peeling old sticker on the frame that says "adopted". Tell me finding it wasn't fate!


Since I'm going to have to replace the tires, I might snag a pair of Beatrice Holiday's recycled tire earrings (we've got several styles at Young Blood) to keep with the spirit. They're super stylish and lightweight so they won't drag on your ears throughout the day like a lot of statement jewelry.

Keep dry all!

Stephanie

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Wowee wowee wow!!! Look at the video that Mark Tioxson made from this month's art show "Cycle Through", a biked-themed group show! SOPO organized a bike race that ended at Young Blood and made for good times!

Mark came out of the blue and generously offered to shoot the event for us. More of his pics are coming but he sent this teaser video today. Check out his website, LeahandMark.com, for gorgeous and heart-felt photography.






































Speaking of bikes, I miss riding mine. Her name is Pinkie, she's a 1984 Cannondale, and we have been through a lot together! I bought her at a yard sale in the late nineties and she has stuck by me through college at GSU, 6 years living in the West End, 2 years in Grant Park, 6 months in Hawaii, 4 years in Kirkwood, 1.5 in Cabbagetown, and now East Lake! I quit riding when I went full-time with YB since I am always hauling big crap to work. Annnd it's now a 5 mile ride. I know! I'm being a wuss! Especially since every single time I've grumbled about riding, as soon as I take off I couldn't be happier. Guess I need to start exploring my new hood! Who wants to go for a bike ride in East Lake?

xo,
Maggie