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CityGirl in Seattle: Meet Ashley

20th October 2011 by Jess View Comments

Something we’ve been meaning to do for a long time is to interview our readers and fellow CityGirls around town. And since we’ve always been fascinated by the Left Coast (is their coffee really better?), we thought it would be fun to start out with a friend of a friend of a friend –Ashley from [...]

Bicycle Chic Vol. 8: Body Meet Bike

18th October 2011 by Jess View Comments

Before I started this whole bike riding thing, best friend Stacey wisely pointed out the potential flaw in my bike commuting plan –the exercise bit. Seemingly unavoidable.

So now that I’ve been doing it for over a month, it’s a fair question —have I noticed any physical changes since I started riding?
According to MapMyRide, I logged [...]

Bicycle Chic Vol. 7: You’re In My Way

29th September 2011 by Jess View Comments

I mentioned that one of my favorite things about biking to work is being (nearly) unstoppable. And that’s true. It’s true. But I wanted to take some time today to describe the many new and bizarre things in my path that cause me to: swerve, ride over, stop in front of, collide with, kill, or [...]

Bicycle Chic Vol. 6: Why Bother to Bike?

23rd September 2011 by Jess View Comments

So last week I logged 72 miles on the bike. Whoooo am I?!
While discovering new muscles (aka cramps) in my legs and the real meaning of the term “saddle sore,” I’ve asked myself what in the world has motivated me to stick to this EXERCISE regime for nearly a month. I have a few answers. [...]

Bicycle Chic Vol.5: Damsel in Distress

16th September 2011 by admin View Comments

People often ask Christie and I where to meet good men. And since they don’t like it when we say “the internet” we’ve made up a few other answers.
And while I wasn’t speaking from experience, I’ve always mentioned bike/run trails (in Philly and well, anywhere) as ideal.  I mean have you driven past Boat House [...]