Candy Cranks

Yikes! Came across these on ebay, not sure I’d be in any hurry to rush out and try some. I reckon you could probably do yourself some serious mischief.

And what’s even more disturbing is the guy in ad is without a bike!

You are bidding a Coolmax Bike Cycling Pants with Soft Pad,a ideal product for your indoor or outdoor cylcing, it was made according to the human body shape with COOLMAX+SANITIGED 3D pad, Asota“SANITIGED” fungi-proofing treatment permanently make your cycling more comfortable and health! sags and crests design easy for perspiration, it make cycling more cool and dry!

More here:

Portland’s Rapha has opened a pop-up shop in NYC at 352 Bowery for a few months.

I managed to squeeze in a visit during an action-packed one-week trip to the Big Apple. Though it’s definitely dude-centric, there was a (very) small selection of ladies cycling-wear to check out and lots of cycling eye candy. Rapha aims to build a community while they’re in NYC, and even though daily live screenings of the Tour de France are over, there are rides, movie nights and a cafe to help foster the Rapha love.

Small, but excellent women’s cycling-wear collection

Portland transplants can get their caffeine fix at Rapha’s coffee bar that serves up Stumptown coffee.

Uber-cool indoor bike parking

All Tour de France, all the time

Menswear - nice jerseys!

Vintage Tour de France van used for picking up stragglers

Reality Studio recently skipped the traditional catwalk and opted instead to show their latest collection on the streets of Berlin - on bikes! Models donned pieces from the label’s fall/winter collection and cycled around the city center proving that you can be stylish and comfortable on two wheels. The girls toured Berlin on Electra Townie bikes, don’t they look great?

I love everything about this clothing label. So often people bring out cycling gear and get it all so very wrong. However Spoke and Spool have the design, the ethics and the function all in order.

Spoke + Spool’s unique garments are handmade from recycled second-hand clothing. Designed with a focus on functionality and purpose, this is a range for the inner-city commuter who chooses to move on two wheels.

A really stupid thing happened to me!

My chain jumped off the cog when i tried to stop, there was a huge lorry passing on the road . i was going to stop at the junction but because  the chain jumped i ended up heading straight into this Articulated Lorry! There was nowhere to go because the truck was so long, I remember hoping it would speed up so that i could dive under after the last set of wheels  ..it didnt .. I flew into it at the rear wheel’s,,  managed to push my head and torso away but the last wheel went over my foot and ankle!

I thought  No way ! that truck is soo big  i’ll probably have to have my foot amputated or something . I was taken to hospital and x-rayed but nothing was broken ..  a bit squashed and tissue damage  so they gave me crutches and a cast which i had on for a week,  it was painful for another 2 weeks but i could use it an by the 3rd week i could ride my bike again which was amazing because i thought i was gonna be crippled all summer. I was very lucky!

I later realised that my shoe had saved my foot ,  there is a huge crack across the solid nylon/ plastic  sole which took the force instead of my bones , and the strong suede  material held my foot together so that it didnt get all twisted and mashed. I think that if i had been wearing regular trainers that day i wouldnt have much of a foot left.

Thanks to Specialized for making this  tough  shoe it was the Womens Riata Mtnbike shoe they are seriously good!

The Yellow line is where the crack is .

By the way ! the reason my chain jumped off my cog was because my wheel had been kicked in and was warped ,  I wouldnt advise riding a fixie with a bent rear wheel and no brakes , deadly combo!

I had some gorey pictures of my foot but lost the memory card : (

In an attempt to let the world know how committed they are to their footwear line, Chrome announced their Turds For Gold Shoe Exchange. For two days only, Chrome sent a new pair of shoes to anyone that sent them a worn-out pair of kicks.

“Our shoes are built to hold up under the toughest conditions and are designed 100% to address the needs of the everyday city cyclist. Not only did we want to build a shoe that was durable and functional, but we also paid close attention to overall fit and timeless style.” - Chrome marketing director

Luckily, I was alerted of this offer, sent in a junk pair of Vans that I had since high school, and received these cuties in the mail today!!!!

So excited to ride! Thanks Chrome!

Did anyone else score some free kicks??

These are the latest Candy Cranks t-shirts representing all of the cities our fabulous CC authors are from. (apart from Houston who only just joined us) I remember when we started out with only 6 cities and 6 authors and now we have 26 cities and 33 authors which is incredible, too many to fit on the one shirt! It’s great to see so many ladies out there doing there thing and showing us how their part of the world does it. Way to go girls!!

Thanks to Em and Jay for their superb modeling, you guys are so bloody cute!!

You can pick up a ‘Cities’ t-shirt here.

How cute is this Rocket Fuel baby cap! I just nabbed this one for a mates new bubba, I hope she doesn’t see this post

Hey Laydees, Pikey Bags, Headset Clothing, South Florida Fixed and Prolly is not Probably has a photo competition running with some smart prizes up for grabs.

“The give-away is for a Headset Girly Riding Hoodie and a Pikey bag, both pictured above. This contest is for the ladies ONLY. The rules are simple; submit photos of yourself working, or racing. No pretty in pink type shit. We are looking for ladies that actually ride their bikes. The more serious the better. Submit photos to the comments section and we’ll pick a winner. Working messengers, serious racers, or just awesome ladies that use their bikes as a main mode of transportation! Fixed, road, whatever. We want to see cyclists who love riding their bikes!
The hoodie is a size small and the messenger bag is a perfect-sized everyday bag.”

Submit your photos here.

Loving these fleecy lined cycling caps from Baroquemyworld. Made from wool and fleece they’ll be sure to keep your noggin’ nice and snug while out and about on those chilly days. I love the button on this one, gives it a lovely 1960’s vibe. More here.