This Saturday I attended Tour de Fat in Palmer Square Park. It is a festival put on by New Belgium Brewery- the twist is that it’s not only fantastical (reminded me of the amazing Redmoon theater’s style) but also all about bikes. There was a bike parade in the morning and then the rest of the day you can spend watching some great bands (the mid west has The Yard Dogs and Mucca Pazza), testing out some crazy home engineered bikes (see my test drive on a sofa lounge bike) & games, and drink wonderful New Belgium beers. What a great combination! See if the tour is hitting your town at http://www.newbelgium.com/tour-de-fat, and bike slowly ;)
My building is one of the many that do not get recycling pick up in Chicago and I often have to rent a car to take my recycling to the drop off location. This seemed a little silly to me, living a car-free lifestyle, so a few weeks ago I decided to drop off my piled up recycling by bike.
I love it when a bike can reflect your personality- but how can you add some personal style on the cheep? Below are few cute low cost ideas I found ideas to spruce up your bike and make it your own!