Feather Brigade

IT'S BEEN A LONG COLD WINTER, BUT SPRING IS FINALLY HERE.  WHAT BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE THEN TO JOIN THE CITY IN A CELEBRATION OF CYCLING.  THE BESPOKE CITY - BIKE FESTIVAL IS ON THIS FRIDAY ...

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It has been too long since we blogged.  J-Bot has been a busy busy girl of late and her lovely designs are about to be showcased in this years Mercedes Benz Fashion Week!! Exciting times... ...

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The day was glorious, there could not have been a more perfect day for the Tweed event of Sydney this year.  My co-conspirator Adam and I met lovely dapper peeps at pre-arranged meeting spots a...

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Tweed Picnic at Centennial Park. This is the only Tweed event happening this year and is different to the previous years. We hope you all can make it and represent Sydney dapper cycling inte...

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I have to say I could not have asked for a better group of lovely bikelists to turn up to our third annual ride to the Vivid Festival, Sydney.  Everyone made such an effort to look spectacular,...

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Its that time of year again!  Get your tyres pumped, your bike all shiny and source your lights now to join us for this years ride to Vivid Festival 2014.  We do this ride to encourage the bike...

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Good Friday turned out to be a beautiful day with sunshine and warm air.  The long weekend vibe had taken over Sydney with less cars about and people out enjoying the day.  S-boy and I headed o...

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To celebrate the opening of the George Street Cycleway, come on a bicycle scavenger hunt with us (The Feather Brigade) on Good Friday! (18/4/2014) Meet us at the corner of George Street and...

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Happy Velo Day to all the bike riders, bike mechanics, bike planners, and bike community out there! WE LOVE YOU (AND YOUR BIKE)!! Now usually at this time of year we would be waking up e...

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The next best thing to riding your bike is decorating it... It took a while to decide on colours but I love the end result!  I made two skirtguards attached with a combination of cabl...

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We have done several helmet blogs in our time. Mostly rants about the law compared to other countries. Sometimes it's just easier to wear one so you don't get screamed at by every jackass on the ...

http://featherbrigade.blogspot.com/2014/01/if-you-are-going-to-wear-one-at-least.html

How was everyone's Christmas and New Year? J-bot and I gave been so busy that we haven't blogged in a while. Sorry about that, life got in the way!  We both have moved house and so have been ...

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Had a blast at the Frock N Roll bike ride this morning.  What a lovely group to ride with and a very mellow route that ended at the Sydney Rides Festival at Sydney Park.  Thank you to Victoria...

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I love old childhood pics of people on bikes.  The two below are S-boy and his brothers riding.  So cute.  All four of them still ride when they can.  It can be a fun and frustrating experien...

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The air was fresh and cold with anticipation, as we all rose far earlier than most Sundays for the most stylish ride of the year... The Sydney Tweed Ride.  Organised by the talent of Seventy8 (Y...

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Okay so having got my rain rant off my chest, I have only one more rant to go before we return to our usual pictures of bike joy.   Lights on bikes... you need them.  I honestly think people fo...

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Okay, I am tired of a few things Sydney... I'm tired of the rain lately but even more I am tired of the awful lengths that people go to on their bikes to stay dry.  I am all for riding in all ty...

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Oh lovely dapper gents and well-heeled ladies, its that time of year again.  The time of year where the combined forces of Seventy8 and Rocket Fuel co-conspire and sweat blood to bring you the...

http://featherbrigade.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-need-for-tweed-satisfied.html

Note to the general population of Sydney: The best way to travel into Vivid is indeed by bike! Judging by the reports of traffic chaos, streets at a standstill and buses unable to service the ...

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Grr to the weather god!!  But never fear we are not cancelling the event only moving it to a day where there is less mortal danger for everyone involved.  Tonights event is now postponed to nex...

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Hope you are all looking forward to the Vivid Bike Light Spectacular (link here to our facebook event page).  We have 3 prizes available on the night.   1. Best Bike Decoration 2. Best Hig...

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Guess what bikeling friends...?  Its time for the Vivid Festival again in Sydney which means we are organising our Vivid Bike Light Spectacular!  For those of you new to our Vivid ride - check ...

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Just like the title of this lazy Sunday blog -  Today we did this...  It did involve some bikes... And more of this... And some random sewing... And ...

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Come with us for a ride in our hood.  This is the Glebe Foreshore Bike Path, with new and improved paths and lighting thanks to the City Of Sydney using taxpayer's dollars wisely.  Enjoy!

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So, chances are if you are looking at our blog for the first time today it's because we harassed you on a street corner this morning.  Happy Valentine/Velo Day!  And congratulations on using Go...

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