bikes of the jumble

a Joe Bike shipped from Portland by a local family with three little kids

Laura from Swagger Saddles who makes custom upholstered ultra-suede bike seats

the women who sell these vintage bikes can usually be found at the Brooklyn Flea

DARGELO with a selection of wearables including these beautifully minimal bandanas printed w/ reflective ink

New York Bike Jumble's 2nd annual Bicycle Flea Market last Sunday in Park Slope, Brooklyn was a fabulous outpouring of bike love... with great vendors / bicycles / used parts / crowd and the most perfect weather!

Bike Month treks on with the 6th Annual Bicycle Fetish Day from 12noon - 6pm on Saturday (May 22nd) in Williamsburg...

in DUMBO this weekend...

Design C.L.O.T. window display @ opening reception

If you are in/around Brooklyn this weekend (May 8-9), pop into DUMBO for...

BKLYN DESIGNS @ St. Ann Warehouse
exhibiting more than 40 Brooklyn-based contemporary furniture makers and decorative artists
+
Design C.L.O.T. (Collective League of Talent) @ powerHouse Arena
exhibiting 19 emerging industrial designers (displays on the ground floor, mezzanine and street level windows) -- which includes for the LOVE of bikes recent design projects (!)
>>> photos from the opening reception [here on Core77]

THIS SATURDAY: Bike Snob reading + Design C.L.O.T. opening in DUMBO

current window display at powerHouse in DUMBO, Brooklyn

powerHouse Arena & Bookstore this Saturday, May 1st...

indeed the - no longer anonymous - Bike Snob will be discussing and signing copies of his recently launched book in the flesh (from 2-4pm) PLUS stick around for the opening reception (from 6-8pm) of the fabulous design exhibition currently on view at powerHouse...

Design C.L.O.T. (Collective League of Talent) is an exhibition of bold new work from emerging designers. The show features work of Masters of Industrial Design graduates, a conglomeration of ideas and inspirations that are united by an intrepid drive to improve our material world through meaningful objects and ideas.

I am thrilled to be exhibiting my recent design projects alongside an amazing group of designers. for the LOVE of bikes' bicycle related designs are on display in the street level display (top image) and on the mezzanine level. In case you miss the opening, the show remains on view until May 9th.

powerHouse Arena & Bookstore
37 Main Street @ Water Street / DUMBO, Brooklyn
detailed directions [here]

a Brooklyn bike lane...

Williamsburg, Brooklyn is home to both droves of cycling hipsters and the world's largest ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish sect. New York Magazine's current issue includes a comprehensive article on how the Bedford Avenue bike lane (which cuts through both communities) has become a super heated topic. Spoiler: this video is one side of the story...

Dargelos launches w/ Lightning Vest

check out this super beautiful video of the vest in action...

I'm thrilled to be sharing the recent launch of Dargelos - a cycle fashion brand - "encouraging the integration of cycling into city life by creating flexible garments for the growing demographic of bicycle commuters". Brooklyn-based designer, Audrey Robinson (my lovely + uber-talented ♥ sister ♥) created Dargelos to bridge her longtime enthusiasm for urban cycling and sustainable practices by the fashion industry. The minimal and unique Lightening Vest is the first item - stocked / ready to ship...

The Lightning Vest is a hand-netted, highly visible safety vest made from 3M reflective ribbon that can be worn all year, day or night and layered over jackets or t-shirts. Neck opening is wide enough to pass over your helmet and netting is large enough for your hand to access pockets. The Lightning Vest is very strong, lightweight and compact enough to fit in your Belt Pouch or pocket without getting tangled.

Follow Dargelos on their blog / twitter / facebook to keep posted when new items are added!

early twentieth century throwbacks

Bowery Lane Bicycles are quite spiffy with their American steel frames handmade in NYC (forged in a factory that derives 30% of its power from solar panels), dual-spring saddles, cork grips, and handcrafted wood crates "perfectly sized for two six packs, shopping bag, or 25 LPs - up to 40lbs". Also note worthy... Bowery Lane Bicycles' factory is located within New York City limits, which means employees can commute via bicycle or public transport. As I am not a fan of coaster brakes -- here's hoping they'll expand their line?!

Those wooden crates reminded of a man (in a suit) I spotted last week riding over the Manhattan Bridge on a vintage cruiser frame equip with a vintage Pepsi wooden crate attached to the rear rack -- much like the above. While I adore wood accessories, Wald's 139-WW Font Basket is a nice (and lighter) compromise made from Ohio White Oak with nice/practical proportions (13" long, 18" wide, 6" deep)...

PAVé

Brooklyn's very own Sunday in Hell... "a friendly little ride not affiliated with any responsible entity” taking place on (some) cobblestone streets. Can't seem to find the meeting time... anyone?

début: 0 Kilometer / Mile 0
Old Stone House in JJ Bryne Park (Third Street @ Fifth Avenue)

fin: 50.2 Kilometer / Mile 31.2
Water Street Bar in DUMBO to watch the 108th Paris-Roubaix

old school (bike shop) marketing

Lit Fuse Cyclery, one of Brooklyn's newer bicycle shops, has embarked on a nice old school marketing campaign. Spotted this one locked up out front of Pratt Institute's gates for all art kids to admire. I did a pit stop at their space in a more industrial part of Clinton Hill last fall. The shop space itself has a nostalgic vibe - as do the great photos on their website...

hello BLAKE

How friendly. A weathered bicycle with a name tag on Greenpoint Avenue.

visiting Brooklyn anytime soon?!

Design*Sponge updated their Brooklyn Design Guide - my home turf! Enjoying the nice line drawing by Julia Rothman depicting this lovely borough.

fun bike friday

... Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass

via Gothamist

Bike Shorts... on the 21st

No, not that kind of bike shorts.

Bike Shorts is a semi-regular film screening of bike-related short films. We screen short films about bikes every two to three months in Brooklyn, New York. At the end of every show, our audience decides which was the best film of the night, and that filmmaker wins $100 cash on the spot! Admission to the show is only $5, and everyone who comes gets to watch an hour of great amateur filmmaking and enjoy an evening with fellow bicycle enthusiasts.

The next screening is this Sunday, February 21st, starting at 8pm at Public Assembly - 70 N. 6th b/w Kent & Wythe in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The deadline to submit for this Sunday's screening passed but you can join their mailing list to find out about future screenings/submissions!

hot pink snow

I could be accused of getting carried away with (hot) pink these days... but just loved coming across these pink accents with a bright white snow backdrop.

covered up

As the east coast digs out from a record-breaking snow fall this week - NYC FINALLY received a hefty amount of power yesterday. Shot these at just the beginning of the blizzard while in Greenpoint.

huddled together

snow bright

The lovely sight of a bike in the snow- particularly this black frame Dutch style amongst Hank De Ricco's 27 poles on campus photographed by Matthew Burger...

CityRack lock up

With commuter cycling in NYC up 66% in the past two years, just as the city's parking meters are becoming a bike lock up option of the past, NYCDOT is slowly but surely installing more (and new) racks. A few days ago, across from Bespoke Bicycles in Fort Greene, I spotted the winner from NYC's 2008 CityRacks Design Competition... my very first (winning) CityRack lock up!
You might recall this international competition to design a new NYC bike rack coordinated by the NYCDOT in collaboration with the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Google, and Transportation Alternatives.

Ian Mahaffy and Maarten De Greeve (Bettlelab), based in Copenhagen, developed the winning design (above). It is undeniably sleek, simple, utilitarian - while the crossbar makes it easy to lock up a little Dahon. It was interesting to find this one adhered directly to a subway vent rather then drilled into the sidewalk... it seems to leave your bike a little vulnerable but might just be easier for the DOT to install.

BikeHacks reported that 1,250 of the racks are planned to be installed around town. DOT, please hurry.

Two top photos via NYCityRacks.Wordpress
Bottom photo by for the LOVE of bikes