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pWe can’t get enough of bike stuff. We love bicycles as a beautiful, nimble and eco-friendly form of transportation, and we love all the gear that we can drool over too. We’ve written about a href=”http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/nokias_bike-powered_phone_charger_16671.asp”accessories/a, a href=”http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/pulse_a_new_urban_bike_concept_from_teague_14220.asp”concepts/a, a href=”http://www.core77.com/blog/milan10/milan_design_week_2010_vintage_bike_show_at_rossignoli_16393.asp”vintage bikes/a, a href=”http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/lightlane_concept_creates_bike_lanes_where_there_were_none_12383.asp”bike lanes/a, and…tons more. And yes, we even made our very own two-wheeled a href=”http://www.core77.com/store/dutchmaster/”stallion/a. Bike culture has really come into its own in the past few years, and it’s becoming part of our larger culture as well. So we were intrigued to see a recent a href=”http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-09-04/innovative-women-lead-the-urban-bicycle-trend/”article/a by San Francisco bike company a href=”http://publicbikes.com/”Public/a’s founder, Rob Forbes (who also founded a href=”http://www.dwr.com/”Design Within Reach/a), all about how women cyclists are helping to push bicycle commuting into the mainstream. (Those of you around for ICFF this year may recall, Public debuted their line of Dutch-inspired city bikes off-site at a href=”http://www.nohodesigndistrict.com/event/partners-spade/”Partners and Spade/a.)/p

pForbes notes that 80 percent of riders in the US are male, but he believes that stylish and casual women commuters are “leading the urban bike trend.” And: “Women are opening bike stores around the country, manage and staff hip bicycle cafes, and design innovative and stylish cycling clothes and accessories.” Providing some coincidental back-up to Forbes’ statement, Design Sponge went bike crazy this week, posting an a href=”http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/09/interview-julie-hirschfeld-of-bike-boutique-adeline-adeline.html”interview/a witha href=”http://www.adelineadeline.com/” Adeline Adeline/a bike shop owner Julie Hirschfield, a a href=”http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/09/bike-madness-bikes-accessories-and-inspired-decor.html”round-up/a of cool lady bike gear, and some gorgeous vintage-inspired a href=”http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/09/best-of-bikes.html”cycles/a. It shows how bike culture is informing style, and vice-versa, whether you are a speedy fixed-gear enthusiast, a rugged mountain biker, or a lady looking for a smooth and cool ride to work./pa href=”http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/women_push_the_urban_cycling_trend_17422.asp”(more…)/a
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