i like the bike

wedding weekend on sapelo island, georgia. iconic south: live oaks / spanish moss / reynold’s mansion / biking to swim in warm atlantic water.

portland, MAINE! bike + coffee. reunited with friends, and also with microbrews, baked goods as i know them, tacos, salted caramel ice cream, and trampolines.

first post of the first bike series (and following the schwinn sequence). a schwinn black phantom. send me photos of your first bike!

the schwinndy city! i have been in chicago the past few days and there are very cool bikes, particularly schwinn bikes, *everywhere*. while helping my sister gather life bits for a new apartment, i have kept myself very entertained snapping shots of my bike’s brethren. no sportabout sightings, but i did note a traveler, a varsity, a racer, a super le tour, a prelude, and a sprint.

schwinn has a long history in the u.s.a., with a start in chicago in 1895.

picnic perfect. really, could anything look better?

stunning! i can hardly stand how amazing this bike is. i definitely cannot stand how amazing the person riding it around is. lucky seattle! photos courtesy of: http://boxerbicycles.com/ (thank you)

friends respond with bike pics! first up: mysteriously safe. don’t let the dark & grainy photo deceive you, i have seen the true amount of reflective tape on this bike (which would make any bike commuter swoon).

one, two, three, tagged! so far there has been major lack of cruisers in this log of noted bikes. crazy, because i really like cruisers. all colors. all cruisers that made me smile this week are represented, but on this sunny afternoon the last one was particularly smile-worthy and ended up with a tag.

in this busy area, i wonder what to do if caught tagging (literally: tying a homemade tag) on the noticed bike… awkward interaction vs. meeting nice person? after curbside gelato, encouraging friends and i found this blue beauty also enjoying the sun — nice color, nice lines.

simple. and lovely. ring, ding, ding! found on a sidestreet while exploring a new neighborhood.

concept launch: gold. red. ghost! first day of tagging bikes makes for a good afternoon with visiting friends (very supportive visiting friends).