beautifully braided

by Studio Marisol

Aside from bicycles, I love braids. Including these. So I was pretty psyched to come across these braided strap leather handlebar grips by Portland-based Walnut Studiolo...

Moleskine in hand

Sketchbooks.

Wouldn't dare leave home without one.

Moleskines.

Their quality, look and feel always seems worth the price.

page from my watercolour Moleskine last summer

and came upon these...

pages from James Jean's for a NYC bicycle film festival poster

pages from Wil Freeborn's

page from Able Parris'

Unicycle Pierre Moleskine drawn by Erin Moniotte. She sells an assortment of pocket size Moleskine notebooks with her darling illustrations on the cover here.

Yarn + Yokoo

8 foot long SoopaScarf

The weather has been steadily bone-chilling these days... just want to drown in one of Yokoo Gibran's knits while riding around. Her super successful Etsy store recently landed her a feature in the NYTimes. All of Yokoo scarves and accessories are made by hand and can be ordered in one of 20 different coloured yarns.

one cool kooky craft queen!

mustache on the go

via SwissMiss

There is a lot of mustache love out there these day- and now your bike can sport one too. Hand crafted bike badges by jeweler Laura Crawford and sold on Etsy

So, it turns out Laura is making these while on an "open-ended bicycle tour of the US and beyond"....

The Path Less Pedaled is an exploration of what it means to live outside the lines. In March 2009, Laura Crawford (an art jewelry maker) and Russ Roca (a photographer, writer and product durability tester) made the decision to drop out of the status quo and find others around the world who have done the same. Paring down their lives to just what will fit on two bicycles, Laura and Russ are embarking on an extended bike tour throughout the US and beyond – with the goal of connecting with and collecting the stories of people who followed a calling to live their lives in unique ways.

You can follow their adventures (and people they meet along the way) at pathlesspedaled.com + they have a 'Gear of the Week' feature on the site (!)

(real) Wheel of Time

Made from actual recycled bike wheels. Condition and model may vary slightly, since they did live another life before they were discarded. Handmade in Charlottesville, VA and for sale here on Etsy

crafty

Ended up browsing Etsy after restocking my store and came across a few handmade cycling accessories I wanted to share...

From the top...

Revolve Messenger Bag by MartyMay (Sacramento) - every front flap has a unique design

TopTube VeloPocket by HamboneDesigns (San Francisco) - fits lots of little things including a small u-lock

Tool Roll by BikeCozy (Portland, OR) - comes with all tools needed for a flat or minor adjustments... minus the pump

Peata Pocket by UrchinBags (Duncan, BC) - made with used bike inner tube and scrap vinyl

and then, I just did not know what to make of this...

10 Speed Vinyl Graphic by HeckFire

tiny accessory

A messenger boy and bike the size of a few grains of rice! Handmade in Australia and available on Etsy.

Thanks, Scully.