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Conversation overheard between two NYC messengers this week:

“Hey dude, are you and your lady going to the Philly Bike Formal? And what the heck is this important ‘corsage’ thing I keep hearing about?”

“A corsage is basically an expensive bracelet made of flowers.”

“Wow, really? I thought it was some sort of wacky outdated bike part I’d never heard of before.”

Fancy flowers aside, the 7th annual PBMA Winter Bike Formal is coming up this weekend in Philadelphia and it promises to be a ton of fun!  It starts Saturday, February 19th at 7PM with a group ride (during which everyone should be adorned in their best formal wear) and ends in a giant party at the M-Room from 9pm-2am. According to the invite, you can expect “raffle prizes, drink specials, guest bartenders, midnight champagne toast, [prom] King and Queen, best dressed, and a special photo booth provided by DemonCats.com.”

If you’ll be around Philly this weekend but can’t make it to the formal on Saturday (or if you just want to burn off some calories before attempting to squeeze into your old prom dress), there will also be a pre-formal alley cat and goldsprints on Friday night.

Now go dust off those sparkly shoes and please be careful not to get any chiffon stuck in your chain!

Available from Bois Tois

Thanks so much for stealing my t-shirt design you losers. By the looks of your shop I’m not the only design you’ve ripped off. Get a clue and come up with your own stuff.

Check out the new Peonfx tees, get em here.

Hello Ladies!
At Candy Cranks we’re all about ladies, ladies on bikes and ladies creating super amazing cycle wear and accessories. To celebrate the general awesome-ness of ladies, we’re running a Ladies Bike Photo Comp with some unreal prizes up for grabs from Peonfx,, Headset Clothing, Blicksbags and Candy Cranks. Not only are the prizes coming from around the globe, they’re all made, designed or created by, yep, you guessed it….ladies. We have so many fab prizes we’re breaking it down to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners, here’s how to win.

COMPETITION DETAILS
To win all you need to do is send the most creative, beautifully shot, inspirational or artistic photo of yourself and your bike to hello@candycranks.com. You can enter any style of bike or cycling photo, as long as it’s YOU and YOUR bike in the photo. Whether you’re a road racer, mountain biker, gutter hucker, BMX trickster, fixie freestyler, beautiful godzilla, cute commuter or Pashley princess, we’d love to see how you get around on 2 wheels.

Please send us your photo, (no bigger than 1MB) your name, what city you ride in and (briefly) what you love about riding. Entries will be posted on Candy Cranks. Competition closes Friday 10th Dec 2010. Winners will be announced on Candy Cranks.

1st Prize
- Blicksbag Pica Bag
- Candy Cranks chainring (of your choice)

2nd Prize
- Headset hat
- Peonfx t-shirt
- Candy Cranks leather bracelet

3rd Prize
- Candy Cranks t-shirt
- Headset hat

BLICKSBAGS
Blicksbags are handmade in Cleveland using sustainable materials and methods. Products incorporate reclaimed material such as vinyl banners and are designed to meet the demands of the bicycle commuter. Blicksbags is dedicated to advocating a healthy lifestyle for both the local and global community.

HEADSET CLOTHING
Headset Clothing is a small company that makes cycling apparel for the everyday cyclist. the company uses reclaimed fabrics and salvaged clothing articles to make great quality, unique pieces. from hoodies to hats and soon t-shirts! all pieces are handmade with love!

Cuuuute! Gold pixie shoes from San Francisco designer Martha Davis, featuring a 2″ inch heel, distressed leather and tie up back, made in Italy. Yes please

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I’m loving Nona Varnado cycling apparel, designed and produced in NYC. Not only cute but well made and functional, finally some cycling gear that’s comfy and flattering!

Check out the full range at http://nonavarnado.bigcartel.com or browse the website. Keep an eye out for the new range of next seasons shorts and tool bags, I will be!

FIXED FEST 2010 present by ROCKET

TRICK CONTEST (Quickstop/Trackstand/Trick Battle).MASH RACE.BICYCLE ART EXHIBITION.BICYCLE FILMS.DJ’s and PARTY

Everybody was having a blast!, many people from out of town are coming to celebrate this  first Fixed Gear annual event present by Rocket, in Jakarta, Indonesia. So many prizes, nice people, good food, and the most burnin’ is the trick battle contest, I must say that Bandung riders have many great potential to be the king of trick contest cuz their showin’ their hot stuff to the surface with full of soul and very entertaining, yeah! they really got their got attitude.. salute!. Yogyakarta got their own special hardcore tricks, rough and tough. And special from Jakarta you got a very promising young star, 18 years old Bari Sony Wicksono and 19 years old Herry Patriawan. That’s it for today folks, can’t wait for the next fixed gear events. Cheers!

Saturday, 24 July 2010
@ ROCKET Concept Store, Basement Bengkel Night Park (SCBD), Jakarta, Indonesia.

Supported by : San Mig Light/ID-Fixed/Cixie/FxFw/FuFuFu/Sumvelo/SSS/Woof/Cyclonesia/Arafix/WFG/Cyclo/SouthBeachQueen/Tremorz/Velodome/TLab/SatcaSash/SoberDen

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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?

Video of Thom Browne’s Moncler Gamme Bleu Spring 2011 show at Milan’s Velodromo Vigorelli football stadium.

Via GQ