Cool is dam right. These boxers, specifically designed for women are padded so you can wear your normal shorts or jeans while still getting the comfort of your normal cycling get-up. Perfect for if you are doing a lot of city riding and don’t perhaps want to embrace the lycra look. If you do a decent length commute and don’t want to annihilate your nether region but still want to look ‘normal’ then these are definitely for you.
On 11th September 2011 Team Sportsister will be gearing up alongside other high calibre cyclists (including Victoria Pendleton) to take part in Cycletta South, a 40km closed road ride starting and finishing at Whipsnade Zoo (about 20 minutes north or London).
“Ride with Care, Pedal with Flare!” is what Red or Dead say. They’re not wrong. Their new range of bikes, created in association with raleigh certainly do have ‘flare’ by the bucketload.
I recently discovered Leigh Marshall’s website - filles a velo. Leigh set up the site to enhance the community of women cyclists in Scotland. Featuring blogs, events info, reviews and interviews this is a great site for any female cyclist, you don’t even have to be Scottish.
I had half written this blog before I’d even tried adidas’ new evil eye halfrim pro sunglasses. The post went something along the lines of ‘you look like a tool in these types of glasses – how can they possibly have won a design award?’
Bobbin Bicycles, the quirky vintage-style bicycle boutique, has joined forces with contemporary brand Globe Bikes in a brand new store in Islington, London. Sportsister went along to the opening last night and I’m pleased to report it’s a triumph! For two brands with quite different aesthetics it may not seem like an obvious pairing, but [...]
My Mercier took a shine to this brand spanking new design which I happened upon at the Hackney Makers and Designers market. This magic shelf has room for all your cycling paraphenalia as well. For more details contact Matteo Baldarelli.
My absolute favourite line from Rob Penn’s brilliant book ‘It’s all about the Bike’ is his opening line “The bicycle saves my life every day”. Never has a truer word been said.
In the dead of the night on the 11th June fellow sportsister Clarissa Goodwin and I will be meeting at Alexandra Palace to take our places in London Nightrider.
