the Kry Fund - for a young Brooklyn cyclist/bike mechanic/artist

Joe Nocella, owner of 718 Cyclery, sent out the following message about their bike shop mechanic, Krys Blakemore:

On March 15th, Krys was hit by a car here in Brooklyn. After major surgery, she is unable to walk, work or ride her bike. Her rehab period will be extensive, but a full recovery is planned.

Krys was 718 Cyclery's first employee, and is the kind of person who would help others at a moment's notice. She is also the kind of person who would never dream of asking for help... I am not that kind of person...please donate what you can to help offset the costs of her not being able to work.

It is incredibly hard for me to hear when someone is hit by a car while biking. And of course, very sad to know that this young woman has a difficult rehabiliatiion ahead of her.

If you've ever visited 718 Cyclery you know what a wonderful and caring bike shop this is -- so naturally they have set up:
this DONATION PAGE where you can safely give any amount to go to Kry's relief fund.

I hope you can join me in helping out Krys during her recovery.

illustration by Krys from her website

The Cherry Walk's cherry blossoms

Having growing up in Washington DC, cherry blossoms hold a special place in my heart - but who doesn't love the sign of Spring to come with their delicate pale pink flowers whose pedals rain down?! Since I'm not likely to make it to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden in time to catch this year's (early) peek, there's the West Side Greenway!

Heading up the Greenway bike path, between 100th and 125th Street in Manhattan, you'll end up on The Cherry Walk -- a mile long stretch with numerous cherry blossom trees right along the Hudson River waterfront.

I snapped these on way home last Friday evening as the trees started coming to life...

map via NYC.GOV

day glo galore

Neon, acid, electric, day glo... LOVE it! It is no news that bright/high visibility apparel and accessories make sense out on the streets/bike paths -- particularity at dusk and dawn. But not long ago it was pretty freakin difficult to find screaming yellow aside from cycling jackets. I for one am thrilled that fashion has put it back on the map. With temps in the 70s this week in NYC and everyone shedding layers and out and about, its been quite evident that super high visibility IS in fashion!

above:
little neon dress from H&M

below:
Never Too Late watch / JCrew colorblock stripe tee / Loeffer Randell sandals in 'acid vachetta leather' / Marc by Marc Jacob belt

daylight savings, baby!

Kimberly of the NYC Bike Train commuting home north bound this week

THIS SUNDAY is Daylight Savings!!! (Yeah, have to pitch myself to believe it.) What a delight it will be to start putting dark evening commutes to rest!

In the meantime, I've recently found a network of fellow commuters (#nycbiketrain) who meet up to commute by bike together as far north as Inwood. This has been a great resource to me for the past couple weeks since I've been getting to know my new commute - which spans almost the entire length of the west side - and can't say I've always felt comfortable at night riding along some of the desolate and poorly lit northern portions of the Greenway alone + its been a super nice way to connect with other riders. Plans are in the works to spread the word about the NYC Bike Train... so stay tuned at the Get Biking! Facebook group.

Taken at 6:30PM yesterday looking westward -- can't wait for an even brighter evening skyline next week!

Hollywood Rides in NYC @ Adeline Adeline

This Wednesday Adeline Adeline, "a very nice bicycle shop" indeed!, is hosting the author Steven Rea with his first East Coast presentation about the book Hollywood Rides A Bike...

Wednesday, March 7th, 6-8pm
Adeline Adeline
147 Reade Street
(between Greenwich & Hudson)
Tribeca, NYC

Looks like we're in for lots of beautiful monochrome bike love featuring Bardot, Bogart, Hayworth, Novak, and many more ♥

image via Adeline Adeline