MAYLEE'S GOT IT.

So basically this video is the BEST. Yay Maylee for being super rad and repping our city hard.

Want to know?

Are you a writer or journalist? Are you an entrepreneur or a social media maverick? Do you like the best design has to offer in cycling and fashion? Do you enjoy MegO's point of view? Do you like bikes and babes, good times and great graphic design? You should sign up for DEUXDEER's mailing list:

Sign up!

DEUXDEER is MegO's entrepreneurial venture with Monika Koch; together they ride their track bikes to the beach and talk about good design and moral standing. They are also both half-polish. Naturally, they had to start a creative agency that combined their passions for their passions [good design and bikes]. DEUXDEER was then conceptualized over many, many cups of coffee. 

1920'S FGFS LADIES!

...more or less. Apparently Toronto has been home to amazing cycling ladies since the 1920's. Check out more vintage cycling photos in our hometown (and the real beginnings of the Naked Bike Ride) courtesy of blogTO. There are some serious gems.

BIG (RED) IN TAIWAN.

Our babely Big Red is getting some major blog love from the girls over at Fixed Gear Girl Taiwan, originally via the wonderful & local 416 Cycle Style.

I still can't get over the distances you used to ride on that thing Cat.

Bike Babe - In a Helmet? (Finally!)

I just found these pics over at Fuccit, a hilarious blog from the Netherlands that has a confrontational/devil may care modus operandi that you can read here. They're basically a bunch of ex-bicycle messengers who still play bike polo and think it's lame to hate on people for dressing like messengers. There's also a suspicious amount of 'Almost' bike porn on the site that makes me think that it's not really a blog about bikes at all. But anyways.

The Messenger vs. Fakenger divide reminds me a little bit of the 'design' vs. 'communications' rivalry that always went on in the Ryerson Fashion Department when I was there. There were elements of snobbery on both sides:

Designers: "You don't ACTUALLY know how to sew or make anything."
Commies: "Yeah? Well I'll just outsource it to China. At least I'll get paid more than you will"

And so on... even though, at the end of the day, we all work in the same business, like the same things and have alot of the same friends. Same goes for messengers and 'fakengers' as they are apparently called (although I've never heard the term before). They all play in the same polo league, ride in the same alley cats and love their fixed gear bikes. It would make sense that they would all be friends, but of course it never seems to work out that way.
What do you think of Messengers Vs. Fakengers?

Bananas for Batavus!

'Oh, who is this looking so lovely and virginal in their long pretty white dresses and this incredible Batavus carrier bicycle?!? This couldn't possibly be the badass biker mamas Snow White and Big Red, best known for causing trouble and making a scene?!' Well yes, it's true that this is a bit of a departure from their usual look:

...but get used to it. Cat and Kirsten are becoming Mormons. PSYCHE!
No they're not. They just got dressed up for the Go Green, Go Dutch, Go Bike fashion show with Curbside Cycle and 69 Vintage Collective as sponsors. We had some awesome girls come and help us out at the show...

Like the totally awesome Lauren Harris:

And the amazing Miss Kendra...

And many many thanks to the newest unofficial 'junior' Nightshade, Megan Campagnolo:

Okay so that last picture isn't from the fashion show - but don't you love Megans hair??!?