"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, biking, Costumes and disguises, Delight, Party, Schwinn Debutante on Apr 15th, 2012
I own a 1953 Schwinn Debutante, a bicycle which is delightfully pretty and gloriously impractical: This is not a bicycle you ride if you are in a hurry. I’ve wheeled it out for two special occasions so far this year. It was a belle of the ball on St. Patrick’s Day. To go with my […]
Posted in Photo entries, Schwinn Debutante on Jan 13th, 2009
There are some days and in some places, where Kansas City just looks really beautiful to me. This view down Baltimore toward 9th is one I particularly enjoy. This low-slung art-deco yellow brick building in the Crossroads area is another sight that caught my eye that particular day I was out cruising. Another day, another […]
Posted in biking, Party, Schwinn Debutante, Yellow Bianchi on Jul 10th, 2008
That’s a slogan you hear often during Bike To Work week. It’s one you hear pretty frequently amongst hardcore cycle-commuters and bike nerds in general. It’s a pretty succinct way of summing up the whole bike-commuting/bike-dork life. I was out making the rounds this afternoon, doing promo for Pedal Powered Potluck Picnic: The Sequel after […]
Posted in biking, Food & Snacks, Party, Photo entries, Schwinn Debutante on Jul 10th, 2008
Probably the image I will use on the flyer, originally uploaded by Meetzorp. You like to ride, you like to eat, and you like to socialize, right? Well, here’s a great opportunity to do all this and more. Pedal-Powered Potluck Picnic: The sequel! Where: Roanoke Park (meet @ Acme Bicycle Company, 412 E. 18th St., […]
Posted in Schwinn Debutante, videos on Jan 3rd, 2008
I was looking at a collection of charming vintage videos at thesmokinggun.com, of all places, and saw this one, which is a review of swim and leisurewear from sometime in the early 1950s, and noted that the girls who ride out toward the end of the video do so on a fleet of Schwinn cruisers […]