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Circa 2008 -- "RIDINGPRETTY BLOG HAS BEEN DEDICATED SINCE 2007 TO ALL THE GIRLS IN THE WORLD WHO WANT TO RIDE PRETTY ON A BICYCLE. HERE'S TO LIVING A BICYCLE LIFESTYLE! HERE AT RIDINGPRETTY IT'S ALL ABOUT LIFESTYLE, EVERY DAY SOMEONE SOMEWHERE IS BEING...SO ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE AND INSPIRING!"


Circa 2012 -- AS THIS BLOG HAS EVOLVED, TWEED RIDES HAVE BECOME EVER LARGER A TOPIC FOCUS HERE ON RIDINGPRETTY!
FEATURES: THE TWEED RIDE REPORT
FEATURES: TWEED RIDES, RUNS, RIDES & RELATED
FEATURES: DIY

IN ESSENCE RIDINGPRETTY IS A PERSONAL BLOG. I BLOG ABOUT VARYING TOPICS: USUALLY BICYCLE, LIFESTYLE, PHOTOGRAPHY, FASHION RELATED. WHATEVER TICKLES MY FANCY! The opinions expressed at or on this blog are personally all my own!

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NEW IN 2012!


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Miley on her Bicycle... in Teen Vogue

photocredit/source: magazine issue of Teen Vogue

Miley's bicycle riding and shopping trips are now making the pages of Teen Vogue. I so hope Miley continues to be an inspiration and rides, rides her bicycle everywhere. At least in her neighborhood at any rate! Just imagine if everyone did their local shopping, and cafe/restaurant outings in their own neighborhoods... and all via bicycle.

For more inspiration: intense, neon colors, super cute and styled out with eye-candy, hyper attention getting fixie /track bike ...then this photo layout one and photo layout two is for you. Of course it would also just happen to be in Teen Vogue as well.



Teen Vogue likes bikes. We ♥ Teen Vogue.



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If you're new to my blog, then you may wonder why Miley? So I've offered you links to my other

Miley related posts:

Miley Rides a Cruiser

Miley Cyrus Goes Shopping on her Bicycle

I Ride My Bike...

"I ride my bike, I roller skate don't drive no car

Don't go too fast, but I go pretty far

For somebody who don't drive

I been all around the world

Some people say, I done all right for a girl"



Melanie "Brand New Key"

some how this seemed just right for today's post.

Dapper Cyclists - Tweed Run London - SF Tweed Ride

photocredit/source: www.arkitipintel.com

Tweed Run, you must go check it out for the incredibly dapper and chic gentlemen riding the streets of London! Check here for for rest of the photo story from Arkit Intel, I'm Roxy Dammit and especially Prolly is Not Probably.




Please enjoy these fine looking Gentlemen!


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No sooner do you wish it, then it happens ...this just in for all of you swooning over these fine cycling, tweed wearing gents...
Guess what just came in from Colin. An Invitation to an inaugural San Francisco Tweed Ride:

February 12th will mark the inaugural Thursday Tweed Ride

Meet Tiffany Diane - her Bike ‘Brody’- her Blog: ‘Drunk at Vogue’

photocredit/source: drunk at vogue

Tiffany looks truly inspirational!! I can’t tell how much I fell for this photo!



The Details:

Bicycle Schwinn 1973

Vintage Fringe Boots.

Skirt, Taiwan.

Top, XXI.

Heart-shaped shades $10.00 online



Tiffany’s has a very cool Fashion Style Blog: Drunk at Vogue

Thanks to Look Book! and go Hype this Look!

Miley Cyrus Goes Shopping on her Bicycle

photocredit: GossipGirls.com

Miley... biking around her neighborhood - January 20, 2009, and yes just after returning from Washington DC. and performing at the “Kids’ Inaugural: We Are the Future.” Lots more photos of Miley at GossipGirls are here.

Look at the real, actual 'shopping by bicycle' Miley has accomplished. No car needed, she just jumped on her bicycle instead. Go Miley!

Winter White Santa Cruz Style....

It has been really warm here over this past weekend.

So...This is what 'wearing winter white' is about in Santa Cruz.




Another girl wearing 'winter white', a white bikini that is!

A New Day

Obama on Bicycle...



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1886-model bicycle for two. The South Portico of the White House, Washington, D.C.

DIY Vintage Bicycle Care and Repair...Guest Blogger: Old Bike Blog

Guest Post: Getting Started on that Vintage Bicycle

This series is about getting started on refurbishing an old bicycle, oriented primarily to beginners. I won't be talking about "restoring" a bicycle to original new condition, but getting an old bike cleaned up, tuned up, and ready for the road again.

I believe strongly that everyone who rides a bicycle should know how to take it apart and put it back together again, replace worn-out parts, and diagnose basic problems. While I'm not going to try to cover all of that ground, I can at least get you started on that old bike project, and point you towards helpful resources.

Step One: Getting Familiar With Your Bike

By the time an old bike gets to you, it's likely to need some cleaning (see RidingPretty's guest posts on my Old Bike Blog for some green cleaning tips). With cleaning, you begin the process of becoming familiar with your new machine. This bicycle is going to carry you faithfully all over the place, so you should get to know it.

Even if you don't understand what all the little bits do yet, start making mental notes about where everything is and how it's attached. Photograph every part, nut, bolt, cable, doo-dad, everything. This will help you with reassembly, and also give you a sense of accomplishment when you compare the before and after pictures.

To help you learn all the parts, and get a basic idea of how everything on a bicycle works, here are a few links that I find useful. Some of this may seem a bit complex for beginners, while others may find it too basic, but bear with me, these are links you'll come back to again and again:

BicycleTutor.com (http://bicycletutor.com)

Great video tutorials to help you do your own bicycle work.

Sheldon Brown (http://www.sheldonbrown.com/)

The Internet guru of DIY work and everything bicycle-related. The glossary alone has become a standard reference. Unfortunately, Sheldon passed away about a year ago, so attempts to contact him through his site will not be successful.

Jim Langley's Bicycle Repair Page (http://www.jimlangley.net/wrench/wrench.html

A close runner-up to Sheldon Brown, and full of good information, clearly explained.

How Stuff Works/How Bicycles Work (http://www.howstuffworks.com/bicycle.htm)

A good introduction for beginners. Delivers what it promises.

Bike Jargon Buster (http://www.whycycle.co.uk/bike_jargon_buster/)

A helpful diagram of all the parts of a bicycle.

Next time, I'll talk about a few of the first things that should probably be replaced on an old bicycle before you ride it very much, and how to go about doing the work yourself.

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This is the first post by guest blogger Old Bike Blog. Visit his blog for the first installment of my series on how to green clean your bicycle.

Check Out My Bicycle

This posted over at Old Bike Blog as my project...there's another picture of her and a bit more of a story about my bicycle included over there. This was a Christmas present!

Yes We Can Can Food Drive.....320 Studios, NYC

Jan. 3, 2009

What better way to bring in the new year than by giving back. That's why every year I look forward to the annual "Yes We Can Can Food Drive" hosted by none other than Crazy Legs of Rock Steady Crew (it's also his official birthday bash). Held on Jan. 2, this year's party took place high above Manhattan at 320 Studios. One of the things I love most about this event--aside from the great DJ lineup which included Little Louie Vega, Tony Touch, DV One and the birthday boy himself, Crazy Legs--is that everything is free but invited guests have to bring canned food for entry. NO exceptions. The food is donated to The Point Community Development Corporation in the Bronx and gets distributed to families in need within the community.

Birthday boy Crazy Legs and Rosie Perez

Fabulous in a fuchsia leather jacket

Le Tigre: Spam sportin' a fierce feline sweater (meow)

DJ Rich Medina stops by before heading to his usual Friday night gig at Santos

Strike a Pose: Looking stunning in sequins

Always stylin' Robyn Fernandes

Grandmaster Caz and his lovely lady friend rockin' the red boots

Little Louie Vega, me and Crazy Legs
Photo: Joe Conzo

Rosie Perez and Peter Connelly

The evening's drink du jour: "The Ciroc Steady", a blend of ciroc vodka and a special lemonade

Ari Kassman

Photographer extraordinaire, Joe Conzo

BFF's: Angel Deleon and Crazy Legs

Rosie and I bring out the birthday cakes...


Birthday cake blowout

No, I'm not about to be sick here. Not sure how it happened, but somehow the cake managed to slip off my plastic tray...Yes, that's right, I dropped the cake. Fortunately though (and amazingly) the cake was on a cardboard plate and landed face up, totally untouched. Although maybe just a bit flatter. Pshew!

Jake Kassman. He was nice enough to hold my bag while Rosie and I brought out the cakes. 45 minutes later, while standing in line at the bar, he assures me my bag is still in safe hands. Thank you, Jake! I'm glad one of us remembered...

Little Louie Vega doin' his thing...

...and of course, b-boys doing theirs



MC D-stroy

(from left) Tony Touch, Crazy Legs, DV One, Rosie Perez and Q Unique
Photo: Joe Conzo

Better late than never: Melle Mel arrives after 2 am, just in time to take a few pictures, wish Legs a happy birthday and leave with the rest of us.

The event drew in tons of canned food. This was only half of it.

A good night. And thank goodness for Red Bull and Ciroc.

Happy New Year ...2009!!!!

I hope all of you are enjoying The New Year!

Thanks everyone for stopping by in 2008… it’s been just wonderful making such lovely acquaintances through out the past year.

Now onto 2009!

Best Wishes to All