CycleMAYnia 2010, Bike Fashion Show

Above is a video of the Santa Barbara bicycle fashion show, Santa Barbara Cycle Chic, last May. It was a charming event held at the Casa de la Guerra in downtown Santa Barbara. We have received great community feedback, and I hope it inspires locals to ride with style. Thank you sponsors, models, and volunteers for your support and time. I'm so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with such passionate and dedicated community members.

The fashion show opened a series of CycleMAYnia 2010 events including Kidical Mass, Bike FROM Work, and Bachelors on Bikes Auction. Also see the CycleMAYnia recap video below showing event highlights and the growing Santa Barbara bicycle community.

CycleMAYnia 2010, Bike Fashion Show

Cycle Chic Sundays, Santa Barbara Style

Photos by Christine Bourgeois

Cycle Chic Sundays, Santa Barbara Style

Sunday Cycling + Museum

The inaugural Cycle Chic Sunday Santa Barbara ride was charming! The weather oscillated between sunny and cloudy all while maintaining a pleasant temperature. The group, including about 20 Southern Californians, met at the iconic Santa Barbara Dolphin Fountain for a slow Sunday ride. We cycled to the end of Stearns Wharf and along State Street to the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Since the museum is free on Sundays, I asked the group if they'd like to peak in for 30 minutes. Everyone enjoyed the museum and we continued to ride along the ocean on Cabrillo Blvd. See more photos on Flickr. Group photo coming soon.

Thank you Eva, Cycle Chic Sundays founder, for coming up from Orange County to join the ride!

If you're in the Santa Barbara area, please join us on second Sundays - the next ride is August 8th. Suggestions for fun activities welcome.

Also note the coinciding Cycle Chic Sundays Sydney ride hosted by Saskia Howard, A Spirit of Place blogger. There seems to be a lot of momentum for Cycle Chic Sunday rides - very exciting!

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Sunday Cycling + Museum

Cycle Chic Sunday Santa Barbara!

design: Mikael Colville-Andersen

Cycle Chic Sundays started at the beginning of this year with a group of friends in Southern California who wanted to cycle in style together. Inspired by the Cycle Chic movement, the goal is to "enjoy time with friends and make new ones while riding bikes and looking chic." Cycle Chic Sundays founder, Eva, has been blogging at eva-lu.com about her cycling adventures.

It was a pleasure to meet Eva in Santa Barbara this May to discuss all the possibilities for Cycle Chic Sundays. In a matter of months, the concept has inspired Cycle Chic rides around the globe including Sydney, Santa Monica, and Denver. Cycle Chic founder, Mikael Colville-Andersen, even noted on Copenhagen Cycle Chic that he was longing for a sunny California bicycle ride. That's called California dreamin', Mikael!


Cycle Chic Sunday ride in Costa Mesa, California (flickr: eva // evoluer)


This weekend marks the first Cycle Chic Sunday ride in Santa Barbara.
If you are in the area, please join us!

When: 2:00 pm
Where: Dolphin Fountain near Stearns Wharf

For more information, please see the Facebook group and event page.

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Cycle Chic Sunday Santa Barbara!

Bike Fashion Show - Event Planning

Are you considering planning a bicycle fashion show? I have made a Prezi presentation based on my experience planning the Santa Barbara Cycle Chic event. I am happy to offer personal advice if you send me an email.

I must note, making Prezi presentations are incredibly fun. Have you seen this technology?

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Bike Fashion Show - Event Planning

Tandem on State Street

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Tandem on State Street

Cycling Coal Oil Point

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Cycling Coal Oil Point