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• Thanksgiving - Warm Beach Day - Thanks!

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  Warm, beach weather this Thanksgiving Day in Santa Cruz. This photo was taken after today's breakfast. Fun, already a good game of volley ball was in play.
  
  
  
  
  Now I'm back [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 3:15pm EST
  by RidingPretty

• Three Tweed Riders - LA Tweed Ride

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  (Photocredit: kinamari )
  
  This LA Tweed Ride photo was just too good! I knew I just had to share it with my readers. So I hunted it down. Lo and behold it was shot by kinamari aka Caryl... Caryl [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 10:50am EST
  by RidingPretty

• A Romantic Homage - Girl on the Bicycle

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  (via shinelikechrome)
  
  A photo that speaks to me on all sorts of levels.
  If you look closely you will see pretty 'antique' dolls in her bicycle basket. I love her heart patterned leggings, the little fur shrug and of course the black [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 11:33am EST
  by RidingPretty

• DC Tweed Ride ..... a Charming Video

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  (Video by Piso Mojado)
  
  This is a little memento gem to savour... kindly sharing a most nostalgic look at the recent Tweed Ride in Washington D.C.
  Please enjoy!
  "Presented by Dandies and Quaintrelles, the Washington DC First Semi-Annual Tweed Ride was held on November" [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 10:27pm EST
  by RidingPretty

• Vintage Bicycle Pedicab - Dream Stuff

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  (photo: RidingPretty.com)
  
  
  (photo: RidingPretty.com)
  
  Oh, If I could just have one more bicycle!... dear 'bicycle goddess'...please let it be this vintage pedicab! I promise I would take my non bicycle [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 12:12pm EST
  by RidingPretty

• D.C. Tweed Ride! - Plus NPR Gets Sweet on Tweeders

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  (photocredit:Matt Dunn Flickr)
  
  Very Excellent Tweed Ride in Washington D.C. garnered a good number of riders, some great photos, sweet coverage on NPR - and according to NPR Michelle Obama came out to greet and shake [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:12am EST
  by RidingPretty

• Vintage Bicycle Photo Inspiration- Strange Story Photo?

  Number of comments: 7
  
  (vintage photo circa 1900)
  In keeping 'mood wise' and complimenting my most recent post with its beautiful tintype photo, I decided to share this old vintage photo today.
  
  I melt over the little girls bicycle...ah, ha now I know [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 1:24pm EST
  by RidingPretty

• NY Times - Dapper Gents and Tweed Bicycle Rides are Stylishly IN!!

  Number of comments: 12
  
  (photocredit: NYTimes
  Tintype photographs by David Sokosh for The New York Times)
  
  Just in the New York Times in the Style section ---wonderful images of quite dapper gents. My favorite (of course) is the above image. Also reported [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 11:20am EST
  by RidingPretty

• London Cycle Chic Visits San Francisco!

  Number of comments: 8
  London Cycle Chic...So Lovely!
  (Caz I don't think I remembered to tell you just how lovely your beautiful red dress looked on you!, so if you reading this now ♥.... Caz is seated at the window table at Tartine )' [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 11:24pm EST
  by RidingPretty

• Dolls on Bicycles - Lose The Limo

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  (photocredit: NYTimes)
  
  Celebs on a Bike Alert!!! Dolls are Riding Bikes. You can forget the Limo!
  
  Marketers, Product Developers, Ad Campaign people do their research. It is no mere coincidence that MoxieGirls are riding cool bicycles [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 2:17pm EST
  by RidingPretty

• URGENT TO ALL TWEEDERS: Tweed Rides Across the USA - Open Invitation to ABC - CBS - NBC - CNN - PBS

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  Sacramento Tweed Ride November 6th
  
  Cincinnati Tweed Ride November 7th
  
  Philadelphia Tweed Ride November 7th
  
  Chicago Tweed Ride November 7th
  
  Washington D.C. Tweed Ride November 15th
  
  LA Tweed Ride November 21st
  
  

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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:21pm EST
  by RidingPretty

• Marketing the Simple Bicycle Lifestyle...Correction: Living the Simple Bicycle Lifestyle

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  Marketing the Simple Bicycle Lifestyle...Correction: Living the Simple Bicycle Lifestyle
  
  IMHO and in a nutshell... Just Go Live It.
  ***Translation For You My Dear Readers: I will refrain from an over wrought, and perhaps boring 'to and fro' discussion of how to best INCREASE RIDERSHIP here in the USA.
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:22pm EST
  by RidingPretty

• Bespoke - Marie Claire Fall Isssue - Bicycle Fashion

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  (photocredit: Marie Claire Magazine)
  
  This charmingly stylish bicycle fashion photo from Marie Claire, the October issue.
  Bespoke indeed.
  
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 7:05pm EST
  by RidingPretty

• EcoVelo - Endless Summer Photo Contest

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  (photo by RidngPretty)
  
  
  See the photo details over at EcoVelo's Endless Summer Photo Contest !
  Say....why not enter the contest too!
  
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 12:16pm EST
  by RidingPretty

• Old Wicked Witch, Scary Bandit Girl Riding Bicycles - More Halloween Fun!

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  (via sirswipesalot)
  
  
  Old Scary vs New Eerie. Wicked Witch of the West still has 'Scare Power' left over and emmanting from my [...]
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  Posted: October 31, 2009, 4:00am EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Alien on a Bicycle - Steam Punk Robot

  Number of comments: 2
  
  (photocredit: Stephane Halleux)
  
  More Halloween fun...this one is very creepy. A Steam Punk Robot looking very 'Alien' and insect like to me. I hope to never cross paths with such a spooky creature on a bicycle this Halloween! Yeeeee!
  
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 6:00pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Dita VonTeese - Bicycle - Vampirish Vamp

  Number of comments: 5
  
  (photo credit: Russian Harpers Bazaar)
  
  Dita Von Teese posing in the pages of Harper's Bazaar -Russia. So lovely wicked and certainly inspirational for any aspiring Vampire Vixens on bicycles. I love Halloween.
  
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 2:19pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Rhianna - BMX Bicycle

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  (photographer: Steven Klein for Italia Vogue)
  
  Rhianna posing for Italia Vogue on a BMX bicycle.
  If you don't have a "look" yet figured out yet for Halloween, perhaps Rhianna can help you channel a Grace Jones / Michael Jackson edginess' [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 12:07pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Milano Girl on a Lovely Bicycle - Thanks to The Sartorialist

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  (photo credit: The Sartorialist)
  
  Thanks to The Sartorialist we have yet another fine photo of a chic rider on her altogether too perfect bicycle. Please note the wicker basket front and rear, the [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 10:02pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Fall l Leaves - Red Dress Red Bicycle

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  (photo credit: Unaobseion)
  
  Just Lovely!
  
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 8:00pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Eva Mendez with Bicycle --- Fashion and the Bicycle Live ON!

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  (via iiiiiiii)
  
  My, Eva Mendez looks AMAZING! This photo is so dreamy. A few days ago.... Indian Summer and all the girls downtown were wearing flitty little dresses like Eva's. Today the wind was blowing 60 miles per hour' [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 4:02pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Green Clean Your Bicycle

  Number of comments: 7
  
  [Dr. Bronner's Soap, aluminum foil, a lemon, cream of tartar, old socks, toothbrushes]
  
  All of the above items are things I have around my house. I chose them because I didn’t have to go and buy any' [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 11:00am EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Chicago Charity Calendar - Miss February Bicycle Girl

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  Remember last year when I posted this pic by Michelle Nolan?
  Well the fine folks at TyK contacted me and wanted me to let you readers know that a calendar is available [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2009, 11:00am EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Raleigh DL 1 - Posing for a Photo

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  I haven't shared any photos of my Raleigh DL 1 bicycle in ages. My PrettyBritty is well and fine! This is in response to that someone who wondered why there were no more new, current photos or' [...]
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  Posted: October 25, 2009, 2:28pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Fall Bicycle Ride

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  (image copyrighted by Bella Pilar)
  This illustration gets me in the best mood for a Fall Bicycle Ride. I love to go forage for overflowing flowers to cut for my home. Did you know you are [...]
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  Posted: October 24, 2009, 7:32pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Unite Bike - San Francisco this Sunday!!

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  Sunday October 25th, in San Francisco. 5PM -Let's unite, make history and be a part of the photograph for SF!-also pass the word my powertweets: @unitebike
  Visit Bikes and the City for more Details.
  
  UNITE BIKE - San' [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 1:55pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Tweed Ride SF - October Sunday Picnic in the Park

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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 2:18pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• RE: loving the blog!

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  Hi XXXX,
  
  Thanks for writing, and sorry for my delay in responding to you, it’s been a busy week for me. You sound so very interesting, and so much your own person to take up riding a cruiser bicycle when no one else is like you at all!
  
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  Posted: October 16, 2009, 11:30am EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Charlie's Girl - London Missy on a Bicycle

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  (photocredit: Charlie)
  
  Last summer Charlie took an extended vacation in Europe. He casually left a me comment last spring. He'd promise to send in photos of chic cyclists. I held him to it. Voila his' [...]
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  Posted: October 15, 2009, 2:08pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Bicycle Meme

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  Bicycle ideas bounce. No sooner is something posted (so kindly authored by someone, anyone) it's then 'suddenly' amplified elsewhere, a variation, a fresh re-treatment now being borne and having a second life all it's own! It's the nature of the interwebs 2.0.
  
  I sincerely believe there is a' [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2009, 1:59pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Grocery Shopping by Bicycle - HOT Orange Reflective Bike Vest - Nice Panniers !

  Number of comments: 6
  
  (photo by RidingPretty)
  
  Just a few days ago I couldn't help but stop in my tracks! Wow! That HOT orange bike vest is worn to the best effect...you see, I am altogether NOT a huge fan of bike reflective' [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2009, 1:21pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Buster Keaton on a Bicycle

  Number of comments: 4
  
  (photo via O-Archives)
  
  Buster Keaton with a movie 'sweetie' rides a bicycle, .....a picture in time, silver screen , silent films. I love watching old silent film classics on a rainy Sunday afternoon.
  
  I also like [...]
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  Posted: October 11, 2009, 5:41pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Your Fall Bicycle Chic Dressing - Trends, Tips, How-to, DIY Guide...Whew!!

  Number of comments: 8
  
  (photocredit: Mark Seliger Photosource: Italia Vogue via phantmogria)
  
  Want some DIY- Chic Bicycle Dressing Tips and Fall Fashion Trends you can use NOW, as in your very next Bicycle Ride? To start- I say shop your closet first! What [...]
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  Posted: October 08, 2009, 11:00am EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Bicycle Fashion Show- Momentum - Interbike Urban Legends 2009 Video

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  Follow the big bold link to Cyclelicious....You'll a find the video of Momentum Magazine- Urban Legends Art and Fashion show that happened at Interbike 2009 which is posted there. Thanks and a tip of the bicycle helmet to Cyclelicious who posted this video first...
  
  Momentum Magazine posted video' [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 10:47pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Bohemian Bicycle Muse - Chic INSPIRATION!!!

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  (photo credit: Bill Cunningham)
  (photo credit: Bill Cunningham)
  
  (photocredit: casacara)
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 1:10pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Boston Tweed Ride - Bicycle Lovelies! - circa 2009

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  (Photocredit: tinyhonkhas / Photosource: Boston Tweed Ride Flickr
  
  
  Look Again? ...surely this photo is vintage and has to be from years ago, right?
  
  Ah HA! Yesterday was the Boston Tweed Ride!
  
  This photo [...]
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  Posted: October 05, 2009, 12:27pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Meow! Bicycle Fashion Models - Leopard!

  Number of comments: 3
  
  (via the Sartorialist)
  
  NYC, Models, and the latest leopard spotting ....as seen through the eyes of the Sartorialist.
  
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  Posted: October 03, 2009, 12:33pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Bicyle Short Shorts - (Big!) Bicycle Wicker Basket

  Number of comments: 4
  
  (via fairphantom)
  
  More bicycle short shorts, seems to be a theme going with me this week. What I love about this photo as well is the BIG wicker basket on her bicycle. The cuffed socks worn with her sandal heels are too cute.
  
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  Posted: October 02, 2009, 1:39pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Cruiser Bicycle- White Wedding - Short Shorts

  Number of comments: 4
  
  (via presa su qualche blogspot)
  
  Not exactly Fall Inspiration I know...but I am always fall for pink cruisers and matching shoes. And who can resist a 80's vibe, white wedding lacey look. It's actually warm enough here to wear this look today, if you want to [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 3:02pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Heavy Metal, High Fashion - BMX Bike

  Number of comments: 4
  
  (photo via LITTER)
  
  Of course this photo is strictly runway. Now For some real BMX girls and what they are actually wearing on a typical date night Friday, check out this post.
  
  I admit I have my own heavy metal fixation...it comes [...]
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  Posted: September 28, 2009, 2:49pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Going to Interbike.....

  Number of comments: 13
  Going to Interbike....Only Maybe
  
  Well I've got my media pass to attend the upcoming Interbike which is pretty exiting. I also have a spot in this year's Momentum Urban Legend Show (at Interbike) for my RidingPretty designs.
  
  What I'm not certain of is if [...]
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  Posted: September 20, 2009, 6:29pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• NYC, a Girl, a Bike .... Part I

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  Maybe it's because I was reading Bicycle Diaries and had NYC and bikes seared into my brainscape....That along with following NYC Fashion Week all this week, now NYC cycle style fashion is seared on my brainscape as well...
  
  
  (photocredit: Scott Jason)
  
  Then it hits' [...]
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  Posted: September 18, 2009, 11:37am EDT
  by RidingPretty

• NYC, a Girl, a Bike .... Part II

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  Maybe it's because I was reading Bicycle Diaries and had NYC and bikes seared into my brainscape....
  
  
  
  
  
  Then this happens soon after.... I hear from Jessica Delfino, a (LES no less) NYC Girl epitomized!
  
  
  (photocredit: Alex Todd)
  
  Jessica [...]
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  Posted: September 18, 2009, 11:02am EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Cycle Style - Plaid Jackets

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  (top photo via facehunter, bottom photo via Love Magazine)
  
  You say Cycle Style, I say Bicycle Style... You say 'tomato', I say 'tomahto'...
  Either way 'Boyfriend' Plaid Jackets are on my 'must have' list for Fall. I will wear it with the sleeves [...]
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  Posted: September 17, 2009, 11:57pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Dad with 3 Very Stylish Daughters on Bicycles

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  (photo: RidingPretty)
  
  Indian Summer. Dad brings his 3 very stylish daughters to the beach on a gorgeous day. What a great dad bringing up his daughters living a bicycle lifestyle. Please note all 3 girls and Dad wear their helmets.
  
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  Posted: September 17, 2009, 7:57pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• THERE ARE OVER 1500 BLOGS THAT FEATURE PICTURES OF GIRLS ON BIKES

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  This is an interesting factoid I picked up somewhere recently on the interwebs:
  
  THERE ARE OVER 1500 BLOGS THAT FEATURE PICTURES OF GIRLS ON BIKES.
  
  From what I can tell a lot guys come cruising by my blog hoping to see a brand new fresh picture of a [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 5:17pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Art Crank and Janet Bicycle Girl....Plus Bikes for Rawanda - Bikes for the World

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  by Janet Bike Girl
  © All rights reserved

  
  ( poster is for: [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 5:46am EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Princely Musings - Bicycle

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  This via SydneyBodyArtRide
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 11:43pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Book Review: David Byrne's Bicycle Diaries

  Number of comments: 5
  Do you want to get your self all ‘bikey love’ inspired for your next travel to a city destination? Then pack a bike and take it with you, or rent one when you get there! This is exactly what David Byrne does. He sees the world with 'bicycle eyes'...and what [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 5:16pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Harris Tweed!! Proper Bicycle Attire... Jackie Phelan

  Number of comments: 3
  
  
  Okay, continuing with the Tweed Theme....
  Why wear Harris Tweed? The answer is contained within this charming and funny video via Jacquie Phelan. Watch and listen as Jacquie tells you all about her Harris Tweed Jacket and What to Wear on the Road.
  
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  Posted: September 14, 2009, 3:37pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Fall 2009 Inspiration-Tall Bike...PLUS SF Tweed Ride

  Number of comments: 3
  
  (via piubici / photocredit: wolkenlein)
  Yes it's a Tall Bike, can a Tall Bike be a chic bike to ride? Why yes, when you're dressed as stylishly as this (very) posed high fashion model is.
  
  In real life there is a local SF fashion designer who' [...]
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  Posted: September 13, 2009, 4:15pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Bicycle Diaries - David Bryne's Book Tour Dates

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  NYC -Barnes&Noble, Union Square /7pm Tuesday, Sept 22
  
  Austin, TX Paramount Theater /7 pm Sunday Sept 27
  
  Seattle, WA Town Hall /7:30 Monday, Sept 28
  
  San Francisco, CA Herbst Theater /8pm Tuesday Sept 29
  
  Portland, OR Bagdad Theater /7pm Wednesday, Sept 30
  
  Los Angeles, CA [...]
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  Posted: September 12, 2009, 6:04pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Ginger Rodgers --- on her Bicycle

  Number of comments: 4
  
  From time to time I post vintage photos of 'Celebrities on Bicycles' from a collection of photos I've been amassing. Here we have the lovely Ginger Rodgers!
  
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  Posted: September 12, 2009, 12:33pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Book Oh,Yeah! ...Review Soon - David Byrne --- "Bicycle Diaries"

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  (my poppy summer dress and reading "Bicycle Diaries" by David Byrne)
  
  
  (Reading "Bicycle Diaries" by David Bryne at Caffe Pergolesi)
  
  Here sits an advance copy of David Byrne's book "Bicycle Diaries" as seen here gracing my table at Caffe Pergolesi (more on [...]
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  Posted: September 08, 2009, 8:12pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• GONE -- On Vacation!

  Number of comments: 5
  
  
  
  GONE -- On Vacation!
  Yes, I'm on vacation...I won't be posting while I'm gone. See you here when I return.
  Have a happy and safe Labor Day Weekend one and all.
  
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  Posted: September 02, 2009, 10:38am EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Metallic Stripes Dress - Vintage Raleigh Bicycle with Wine Basket

  Number of comments: 5
  
  (photos by RidingPretty)
  
  Straight away I noticed the Raleigh bicycle with that back wicker basket ideal for transporting two bottles of wine with an extra compartment for food and flowers. I couldn't help but wonder who the rider might be?
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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 2:01pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Checkered Dress -- Red Diamond Frame Bicycle

  Number of comments: 4
  
  (photos by RidingPretty)
  
  
  (photos by RidingPretty)
  
  She rides a diamond frame bike in a dress ( really cute checkered dress BTW) with no problem! I know some out there wonder if this is an easy thing or not?...meaning how do you get [...]
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  Posted: August 31, 2009, 1:35pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Pencil Skirt Sarong on a Bicycle

  Number of comments: 4
  
  (photo by RidingPretty)
  
  The skirt she has on is like a pencil style skirt. It was in a lovely, batikish print, very sarong like. The skirt fell to her ankles but once she was on her bicycle she gracefully maneuvered it so that the back split [...]
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  Posted: August 30, 2009, 7:06pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Vintage Dress - Hawaiian Motif...Downtown Santa Cruz

  Number of comments: 1
  
  (all photos by RidingPretty)
  
  What a start to the weekend... within less than an hour I was able to spot & photo 4 stylish ladies on their bicycles. This all happened yesterday (Friday) whilst on my way to catch a big sale at one of [...]
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  Posted: August 29, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Hello! Red Cruiser Bicycle....

  Number of comments: 2
  
  (photocredit: RidingPretty)
  Intersection Pacific Avenue @ Beach Street, Santa Cruz.
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  Posted: August 28, 2009, 11:33am EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Bicycle Sexy

  Number of comments: 3
  
  
  (via phantamagoita photocredit: Mert & Marcus)
  
  Bicycles and High Fashion - Fall 2009. Featured Models are Lara Stone and Guinevere van Seenus. That incredible dress in the top photo is Balenciaga.
  
  From time to time I do Bicycle Pin-ups for [...]
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  Posted: August 26, 2009, 12:14pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• iPhone app for Virtual Ergo Bike Fit ...PLUS The Deadly Night Shades Invite YOU

  Number of comments: 2
  
  (via f**K f**k yeah yeah and the photo credit: wildlab.com)
  
  The best way to get a virtual and yet totally ergonomic fit to make sure your bicycle is optimized for the best ride is available as an iPhone app.
  
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  Posted: August 25, 2009, 11:37pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• The Top Chic, Most Stylish Bicycles from Fashion Designers & Retailers

  Number of comments: 23
  
  ( sampling of bikes lft to rt: Paul Frank, Hermes, Anthropologie x3 , Chanel, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Club Monaco, Gucci, Cynthia Rowley)
  
  Any chance that perhaps like me, you've wondered just how many Fashion Designers and/or Retailers out there' [...]
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  Posted: August 25, 2009, 2:11pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• NY Times - Bill Cunningham says Bicycles are Stylishly IN!!

  Number of comments: 15
  
  (photo by Bill Cunningham via NY Times.com
  my fav photo from the slide show..)
  
  Just returned from a leisurely Sunday brunch and sat down with the New York Times...
  Woo Hoo!
  
  Bill Cunningham's piece in the Style section of the New York Times [...]
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  Posted: August 23, 2009, 4:18pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Bike Skirt

  Number of comments: 6
  
  
  
  I tried this Bike Skirt on in the dressing room, as you can probably guess from the photos. I decided not to buy it. At any rate it was way too cute not to at least share the photos with you.
  Should I [...]
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  Posted: August 22, 2009, 4:50pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Summer Bicycle Odds & End-- Plus Shamelessly Excited!

  Number of comments: 3
  Some more 'Where I Live' photos ---The Boardwalk Bicycle Parking lot....
  
  
  
  Cruisers are everywhere....
  
  
  
  
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  The biggest wicker basket I've seen ever. This is on a trike...
  
  
  (all photos by RidingPretty)[...]
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  Posted: August 21, 2009, 1:57pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Summer Flower Dress -- Downtown Santa Cruz

  Number of comments: 3
  
  (photo by RidingPretty)
  There is nothing quite like a big graphic, eye popping! black & white flower print dress -
  No small, little liberty print flowers here!
  
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  Posted: August 19, 2009, 2:07pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Sir Paul McCartney -- Bicycle Dad

  Number of comments: 0
  
  
  (images via Curitiba Cycle Chic)
  
  What a lovely sight to see Sir Paul McCartney taking Daughter Beatrice for a bicycle ride! According to Curitiba Cycle Chic these photos were taken just last weekend in the Hamptons.
  
  [...]
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  Posted: August 19, 2009, 1:18pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• End of Summer Bicycle Inspiration

  Number of comments: 13
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  (top to bottom: via cassandrathegreat, via transmogrify, photo by stephaniewilliams, unknown, via sierracore, illustration by kevin cyr brooklyn ny)
  
  As the end of summer is [...]
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  Posted: August 18, 2009, 7:22pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Top Models Still Ride Bicycles -- NYC - Hana on a Vintage Bike

  Number of comments: 13
  
  (photo via bloglovin via citzencouture)
  
  This is Hana, a Top fashion Model on her vintage bicycle in NYC. This is a candid shot and not something posed for a fashion shoot. Actual life. Real, everyday clothes the model wears in her normal everyday life.
  
  [...]
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  Posted: August 17, 2009, 3:57pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Thank You TOPSHOP & CHICTOPIA for the Bicycle!

  Number of comments: 11
  
  Am I being just too improperly immodest?... WOW, I want to let out that I won! I just can't stand it any longer.
  
  A big package was delivered to my door step last Friday night. It was the TopShop Bicycle from Chictopia & TopShop's Bicycle Club Contest!' [...]
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  Posted: August 17, 2009, 3:16pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Flower Girl with Bicycle

  Number of comments: 2
  
  (photo by RidingPretty)
  
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  Posted: August 16, 2009, 2:08pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• BMX Bike Teen Crew -- Friday Night

  Number of comments: 0
  
  (photo by ridingpretty)
  
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  Posted: August 15, 2009, 4:33pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Surfer Mom & Beach Mom on Bicycles -- Plus...MomCafe & Bicycles

  Number of comments: 3
  
  
  
  
  
  (All Photos by RidingPretty)
  
  Awhile back I peeped in on MomCafe. They featured a Summer Survival Guide. Part of it included a Bicycle Giveaway along with other Bicycle Related prizes. For instance to win the bicycle the [...]
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  Posted: August 14, 2009, 12:05pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Farmer's Markets, Foodie Bicycle Tours

  Number of comments: 4
  
  .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana } (photo by Cycle Style Show in Salt Lake City)
  Rachel with her basket of produce and flowers -- the farmer's market downtown Salt Lake City
  
  Tara over at Cycle Style Show sent this [...]
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  Posted: August 13, 2009, 1:42pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Farmers Market Day...Impressive Market Bicycle!

  Number of comments: 5
  I love your bike! You have such great style. Let me take a photo or two....
  
  
  (photo by RidingPretty)
  
  Loaded up with farm fresh goodness from the Farmer's Market.
  
  
  (photo by RidingPretty)
  
  I admired her carry bike trailer. She [...]
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  Posted: August 12, 2009, 1:23pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Diane Kruger on a Bicycle -- ELLE France

  Number of comments: 10
  
  (Photo via ELLE France)
  
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  Posted: August 10, 2009, 8:41pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Delmarr and his Skittles Bike

  Number of comments: 7
  
  (photo by RidingPretty)
  
  
  (photo by RidingPretty)
  
  Delmarr started building this bike when he lived in Hawaii way back in '96. He took his time making it super' [...]
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  Posted: August 09, 2009, 3:11pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Plaid Dress, Vans, Hot Bike

  Number of comments: 3
  The close up shot so you can see all the details...
  
  
  (photo by RidingPretty)
  
  
  Now for the full on, and full view...
  
  (photo by RidingPretty)
  
  Sometimes one shot just won't do it. It won't give you the entire story. So [...]
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  Posted: August 07, 2009, 7:40pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Bicycles -Typical Thursday @ 6:00 pm Santa Cruz

  Number of comments: 2
  
  
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  Posted: August 07, 2009, 12:23am EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Beautiful Smile, Bicycle, Sunny Day... and those Panniers!

  Number of comments: 4
  
  (photo by RidingPretty)
  
  If you've been following this blog for a while you may notice this photo seems familiar!
  I just love the synchronicity... what amazing luck to capture one more photo of this super' [...]
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  Posted: August 06, 2009, 12:59am EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Santa Cruz, Save $200 on a Folding Bike...A Response to 'Cash for Clunkers'

  Number of comments: 9
  The $4500 for Cash for Clunkers trade-in incentive is red hot for cars buyers and dealerships/manufactures right now. To me Santa Cruz's Ecology Action folding bike incentive is a good start in that direction and I wish there were more of this sort of thing for bicyclists in [...]
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  Posted: August 04, 2009, 10:07pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Jessica's Bike Date

  Number of comments: 2
  
  (photo: whatIwore)
  
  A while back I discovered Jessica's What I Wore blog. I am quite charmed with Jessica's vintage bicycle 'Nellie', which she rides all around NYC.
  
  Go on over to her blog and after a little looking you will find more [...]
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  Posted: August 04, 2009, 12:47pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• The Boardwalk, Bicycles, More Teens

  Number of comments: 5
  
  
  
  (photos by RidingPretty)
  
  This is the bike path that goes along the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. I spotted the first teen. Soon she was joined. Looks little brother was included in the outing. So many times I let my younger brothers tag along [...]
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  Posted: August 03, 2009, 1:50pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Bicycle Nostalgia with Rita Hayworth

  Number of comments: 6
  
  (Photographer: Peter Stackpole via ILoveRetroThings)
  
  Actress Rita Hayworth leaving her house with friends from Pasadena (L-R) Minerva Griswold, Jane Hopkins and Virginia Hovey to embark on 10-mi. bicycle ride and picnic in the canyons behind Westwood, CA.
  
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  Posted: August 02, 2009, 3:01pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Teens Downtown on Bicycles

  Number of comments: 3
  (photo by RidingPretty)
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  Posted: August 01, 2009, 4:33pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Teens on Bicycles... Santa Cruz Style

  Number of comments: 0
  
  (photo by ridingpretty)
  
  Here we have three teens on an average summer day in Santa Cruz. This is a dedicated bicycle and pedestrian path that goes along beautiful West Cliff. People here are so wonderfully laid back. It's so California and it's why Santa Cruz has [...]
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  Posted: July 31, 2009, 1:19pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Summer Dresses and the Bicycle

  Number of comments: 8
  Pretty Summer Dresses...
  
  (photo: RidngPretty)
  
  This photo is one I took just a few days ago. Huge ocean swells coming ashore created quite the spectacle at Steamer's Lane as surfers took advantage of the best surfing in weeks and weeks. That's why all those people are [...]
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  Posted: July 28, 2009, 1:53pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Garance Doré Named her Bicycle Chuck Bass!

  Number of comments: 7
  This is a very recent photo Garance Doré took of a lovely Amsterdam girl and her bicycle.
  
  Garance Doré is one of my all time favorite sources for fashion inspiration. I love her photography, illustrations, and the superb writing she does in [...]
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  Posted: July 26, 2009, 12:39am EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Foraging with my Bicycle

  Number of comments: 11
  
  (asiya wadud via sanfranciscomag)
  
  Meet Asiya Wadud, that’s her in the photo above. She’s my current favorite lifestyle heroine on a bicycle. She has brought LOTS of attention to urban foraging and she does it all via her bicycle. She wants to win $10,000. [...]
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  Posted: July 23, 2009, 3:22pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Sun Protection for 'Girly' Bicycle Riders

  Number of comments: 11
  
  
  Bicyclists are on the high risk list for sun damage and skin cancer. Talk to a Dermatologist and they will concur that it is essential to make sun protection a critical part of your daily skin care regime. Most ladies I've seen bicycling this summer aren’t' [...]
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  Posted: July 21, 2009, 1:26pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Vivienne Westwood .... Pashley Bicycle

  Number of comments: 5
  
  (photo via glamourmagazine.co.uk)
  
  I loved coming across this little interview with Vivienne Westwood. It answers a reader's question in a prior post with Vivienne as to what bicycle she rides. It's a Pashley.
  
  "How far do you cycle?
  
  Every day from" [...]
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  Posted: July 17, 2009, 5:29pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Win A Pashley Poppy

  Number of comments: 4
  I just have to share with you a contest I've discover!! It started June 15th. I have no idea how long submissions are being accepted. I believe you may need to be a resident of the UK as well?
  "To win a brand new Pashley Poppy bicycle... simply send us'" [...]
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  Posted: July 15, 2009, 12:50pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• London Cyclistas

  Number of comments: 5
  
  
  
  
  (via warehouse.co / photo by Sveinung Skaalnes)
  
  Incredible 'bikey love' inspiration coming from these amazing London Ladies! What I like is the diverse style these ladies all exhibit. What an eye and what luck the photographer has [...]
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  Posted: July 15, 2009, 12:31pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• 1905 vs 2009 Art Bikes

  Number of comments: 3
  
  (photo by RidingPretty)
  
  
  
  (via powerhouse museum collection/bikehugger)
  
  The top photo is one I took awhile back and posted in a series on kinetic art bikes. Out [...]
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  Posted: July 14, 2009, 3:10pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Wild Berries... Going by Bicycle -Topshop Chictopia Bicycle Contest

  Number of comments: 3
  
  
  
  
  Sharing with you some photos from a couple of days ago. I'm off to go pick wild blackberries... which is one of my all time favorite summer time things to do! I'm eating delcious apricots from the farmers market until [...]
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  Posted: July 09, 2009, 6:31pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Bicycle Summer Inspiration

  Number of comments: 5
  
  
  
  
  (via sungelly87, thewayittalk,babshouse,cherryblossomgirl)
  
  The artist side of my nature just wants to post pretty and visually inspiring pictures and the like ...Because What I Really Want, is to be off [...]
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  Posted: July 08, 2009, 4:03pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Hermes Bicycle...Lots of Sea Shells

  Number of comments: 3
  (via Urban Browser)
  
  ****update
  
  ....another Hermes Sea Shell bicycle
  
  
  (via reader submission and Brooke/love, brooklyn cruz)
  
  The first photo is Hermes Bond Street, London and the second photo is Hermes Hamburg, Germany. A LOT of [...]
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  Posted: July 07, 2009, 3:00pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Fanciful Fourth of July... Bicycyle Frippery

  Number of comments: 7
  
  (photocredit via A Fanciful Twist)
  
  Frippery is not a word I get around to using very often, so how delighted I was on all sorts of levels to share with you this photo. Just a beautiful image don't you think and full of frippery! Notice' [...]
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  Posted: July 03, 2009, 5:11pm EDT
  by RidingPretty

• Bridget Bardot on a Bicycle

  Number of comments: 1
  
  Loving this amazing, lovely pic of Bridget Bardot riding a bicycle...
  
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  Posted: July 01, 2009, 5:35pm EDT
  by RidingPretty