Bikes we wanted for Christmas No.1 Vintage Melbourne Bike

I am so in love with these bikes its untrue! As a sucker for second hand and a vintage fanatic these bikes are totally up my street. Old bikes restored with taste and style, they come in sublime colours with lovely white saddles and of course the classic wicker basket. Melbourne Vintage bikes have been going since 2005 and sell all their bikes through ebay. Totally loving your work guys and congratulations on being our number 1!

Bikes we want for Christmas No.2 Pashely Guv'nor

As you all know I am a self-confessed Pashley-ite but having waxed lyrical about the ladies bikes I thought I would pick a bike from there mens range with the rather wonderful Guv'nor, The boys are most definitely back in town.

Bikes we wanted for Christmas No.3: Christiana Bike

This would come in so handy for carting my daughter around not to mention the supermarket shop. Available from Velorution

Bikes we wanted for Christmas No.4 Metropole Buttermilk

Yet another cream bike I know... But what I really like about The Metropole by Bronx  is the price - £299!

Bikes we want for Christmas No.5 Racer Rosa

A New London based company Racer Rosa that started up this year offer bespoke bikes to suit your exact specifications. We love the bright Blue all steel frames and streamline aesthetic.

Bikes we want for Christmas No. 6: Spencer Ivy Electric Bike

There has always been a stigma attached to Electric bikes, for one reason or another they have never really caught on but is that about to change? Spencer Ivy bring you Electric bikes that look rather attractive. Although I am a big fan of pedal power there are some days when I would welcome a bit of help! Price £1895

Bikes we want for Christmas no. 7 Skeppshult London Ladies Bicycle

You may see a slightly disproportionate amount of cream bikes in my top 10, I have a thing about cream bikes and to my delight there seem to be quite a few around. As a London lady, I am loving Skeppshults offering, The London Ladies Bicycle £1450. Not only easy on the eye but a high quality set of wheels. Go on spoil yourself..

The Vintage box bags arrived just in time for Christmas...

It's taken a while but we finally got our first delivery of Vintage box bags, just in time for Christmas! It was touch and go for a while as the factory got snowed in but we manged to rescue them and get them back to my flat last night! To all those who ordered them as Christmas pressies, they have been sent special delivery and everyone else who has a pre-order will get them first week on January! Happy Christmas!

Christmas fun on the Boris Bikes...

We will be at Spitalfields Market on Tues 21st Dec

We will be at Spitalfields Market on Tues 21st Dec with all our lovely helmets, panniers and accessories. So if you still need to do some Christmas shopping and you're in the area, pop in and see us. Whether it's a Union Jack helmet for your brother, Dashing Tweed legwarmers for your girlfriend or a Frog strobe light for Uncle Derek, we've gos lots of treats that will go down well for your cycling nearest and dearest.

Bikes we want for Christmas No.8: Charge Hob

Charge Bikes have a new girls bike in their 2010 / 2011 line called the Hob.  It's a pretty ground braking bike for women as it's a single speed bike which can be ridden either fixed or as a free wheel - but it's drop bar and sweep handle bars allow a relaxed sitting position - somewhere between riding a racer and a dutch bike.
Whats also interesting about this bike is the Mixte frame - where the top tube is replaced with two smaller tubes that run all the way to the rear axle. I saw quite a few Mixte's when I was in the US but you don't see too many over here. They have a functional elegance that I rather like.

 

FREE DELIVERY for 24 Hours - until 2pm 15th Dec

We are offering all our lovely customers FREE DELIVERY from 2pm 14th Dec - 2pm 15th December at Cyclechic.co.uk.

Whether its' stocking fillers for under £15, or something special we will deliver FREE to your door!

Doctor Zhivago here we come with The Yakkay Luzern

Stupidly excited to have the Yakkay Luzern helmets just in time for Christmas. Much to our dismay Yakkay stopped producing them for while but they are back! This is the perfect style of hat to have a helmet underneath as the bigger the better! And with the Russian Cossack style hat being must have head-wear this winter you will be warm, safe, stylish and feeling a little bit like Julie Christie from Doctor Zhivago....
They come in black and white at £104.99 for helmet and cover. Or if you already have the helmet base £45 for the cover only.

No. 9: Gold Plated Brompton

Gold Plated Brompton

At £1900 a somewhat decadent choice of wheels but if we have the money we would! And Brompton's famous folding design would sure come in handy as we wouldn't want to leave this baby anywhere! I have to adnit I have often admired Brompton's from afar but have never owned one. Myabe next year I will invest but I think I will settle for Turkish green rather than the Bling-tastic gold! Avilable to buy from Be Golden.

Cyclechic's top 10 bikes for Christmas, No.10 - The Raleigh Superbe Roadster

The Raleigh Superbe Roadster - Raleigh are going back to their roots with this beautifully classic bicycle. It only seem to be available in the USA at the mo but hopefully they'll be bring it over to the UK soon. As a big fan of the Raleigh's heritage bikes, it great to see some of their classic style back. And it'd no just for us ladies theres a chaps version too.

Are you dreaming of a bike this Christmas, if so let me know which one?

Say Happy Christmas with a helmet...

As December approaches we are feeling the festive glow. We've Christmassed up the homepage and have lots of lovely gift ideas. First up helmets....
New in! The Bern Brighton with hunter knit (Women) and Macon with hunter knit (men), both £74.99. These wonderfully wintery helmets with fab trapper hat style winter knit are great for the bike and the slopes.

Christmas deal! We are offering 20% OFF (reduced from £39.99 to £35.60) all Kids Helmets. The gorgeous Nino (Boys) come in red and black and Nina (girls) come in pink, cyan and purple and all helmets can be worn on scooters. Keep your little ones protected and looking lovely. 

Christmas deal! In celebration of the success of the Boris Bikes we are giving you 20% off (reduced from £39.99 to £35.60) The Gloss Blue Bern Bakers, (the colour matches the Hire bikes a treat)  Whether you are cycling a Boris or your own beloved bike The Gloss Blue Bern Baker is a classic helmet and an exclusive colour for Cyclechic.. so you find it anywhere else!

Get in there quick these baby''s wont stay around long!

Sunday Times Cycle Girl 21.11.10

Was over the moon to be asked write a piece for The Sunday Times Cycling column last week.  My article was about ladies Bike, what exactly us girls want from our bikes and how the market if beginning to react to our needs ...

Here's a snippet...

"We want a touch of vintage charm. Cycling hasn't always been about chunky calves and going hell for leather. It used to be regarded as graceful and calm. Bicycles had manners and finesse not mud spattered suspension forks"

Friday Bicycle Beauty

 I adore these Photo's from budding photographer Amber Smith. The vintage bike and the misty lilac/grey colours work a dream. Also loving the models hair...
Amber just shot our Christmas Gift Guide Brochure for us and did a fab job.  If you are looking for Christmas gift inspiration and are not on our mailing list already email us your address and we'll post one out to you caz@cyclechic.co.uk

The Muse reviews the SF Bike Expo

Models at the Pedal Savvy Fashion Show

Last Saturday we excitedly hauled our cookies all the way to San Francisco to promote our US sister site The Bicycle Muse at the SF bike expo.  The one day event was held at The Cow Palace, a huge venue just outside the city, where Elvis once played. He had left the building when we got there but a lot of people interested in bicycles had arrived!

There was a refreshingly underground feel to the event. It began it's life as a 'bike swap', where people show up with their bikes, parts etc and swap with other attendees. There is still a whole room dedicated to the bike swap but the event has now grown to a consumer and trade show for small, upcoming brands like ourselves to larger, established brand such as Nutcase.

We were given a warm welcome on the day and relished the opportunity to talk to customers. We had our full selection of products on display as well as showcasing some new exciting, stylish hi vis gear from Irish Brand Georgia in Dublin.

The Pedal Savvy Fashion show went down a storm and we were proud to have Meli from Bikes and the City modeling the wonderful YAKKAY helmets in Herringbone Paris working perfectly with her monochrome outfit.
 

Model sporting our cream cycling hat

Thanks for the warm welcome and hello to all the people we connected with; My Dutch Bike, Rickshaw bags, Po Campo, Pedal Panties, and a big thank you to Timbuk2 bags for the lift!

The Bicycle Muse at the SF Bike Expo

Looking forward to our forthcoming trip to the fabulous cycling city of San Francisco for the SF Bike Expo at Cows Palace on Sat 6th November. We will be there promoting our new US site The Bicycle Muse and will be selling our lovely helmets, panniers and other beautiful bicycle bits and bobs.
We will be doing YAKKAY helmet fitting and will be giving customers a sneaky peak of our long awaited vintage box bags.

We are also very excited to be taking part in the Pedal Savvy Fashion show, showing off the best of the best in the Cycle Fashion world.
It may be a bit far to come from the UK but for all our US readers, if you are n the bay area please come down and say hello!