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Bicycle Chic Vol. 4: First Group Ride

12th September 2011 by Jess View Comments

Spent the weekend with a couple of girlfriends riding bikes and drinking beers. What a combination!
I did my first group bike ride, a 10 mile loop through Philadelphia for the BikePhilly ride. It was lots o fun to ride through the streets without a car in sight. Why can’t it be like that every day?

Obviously [...]

Bicycle Chic: Vol. 3: The Route

8th September 2011 by Jess View Comments

Although its week 3 since I got a bike and starting riding, Tuesday was supposed to be the official kick-off of one month commuting to work. I was thinking of it for weeks and then I was really inspired when I read this awesome post last week challenging new cyclists to 30 days of commuting.
Unfortunately, [...]

Bicycle Chic, Vol. 2: My Bike is Prettier Than Yours

2nd September 2011 by Jess View Comments

THE BIKE
About 2 weeks ago, my bicycle distributor (aka boyfriend) surprised me by breaking into my place of residence and leaving the bike at the foot of the stairs in the style of Santa Claus. Except that instead of waking up to see it beneath the tree, I arrived home thinking that the out-of-place curtains [...]

CGW Bicycle Chic, Vol. 1

1st September 2011 by Jess View Comments

This week, I will attempt to ride my bike to work.
I wouldn’t call it shocking, per se. But I mean, ok, I have a reputation for being rather unsporty. And sure, my family loves to tell the story about how I proclaimed at the ripe old age of 5 that I never wanted to do [...]

DC and Philly: Happy Hour Finders!

28th July 2011 by Jess View Comments

We all know that the happy hour is the mainstay of city life for girls like you. If you’re single, its a chance to catch the men in suits out after work (hint: these are the men with JOBs!) and if you’re already taken, it’s a great chance to get together with the girls, catch [...]