Bike Ties

If you are starting a new job or stressing about what to buy for a dad, here are a couple of sweepingly stereotypical bike buys for you in the shape of ties with bikes on them.

Paul Smith Silk Tie £75

River Island Bike Print Tie £12

Admittedly I only know about two people who actually wear ties to work and even they can't really be more adventurous than a stripe or, at a stretch, a paisley.

When you say 'bike tie' I actually think of these:

Bungeeeeeeeeees.

In fact since wearing a tie every day for five years at secondary school, the closest I get to ties unkinkily these days is at weddings, where my friends take them off and tie them around their heads as soon as the speeches end. Classic.

 Yeah. These guys.

Batman Smells

Last year was Bat... Batman crazy. There was the film The Dark Knight Rises, the Lazy Oaf x Batman collection (one of my favourite fashion moments from 2012), and I got very jealous seeing loads of kids cruising around Mexico on this batmobile:

I once worked somewhere where the security guard used to call me Miss Brosman. I didn't correct him because I thought it sounded like a cool super hero name. Although in retrospect what would my power be? Making people listen to Bros? I did go to a superhero party a few years ago dressed as Cycle Superhighway Girl:

Yes I did make it myself and yes those are fairy lights in my helmet. What was my superpower? Magically disappearing at junctions.

Anyway back to Batman. When you ride a tandem the number one suggestion for fancy dress is Batman and Robin. So with that in mind, here are five cape free ways you can Batman up:

Batman Bottle  £7 from John Lewis

 You can even fill this with water if you want.

Batman 'Wham' Sweater £29 from Topshop

Brosman would LOVE this sweater. Wait, or did Bros hate Wham?

Batman Wall Sticker £14 from Abode Wall Art 

I'm a big fan of using wall stickers to hide bike scuffs.

Batman Retro Bag £27.99 from Truffle Shuffle.

I'd like to see more couriers carrying this around. Make it your uniform please.

Batman Cycling Jersey $29.99 by Eclipse Cycling

Custom made for you Lycra dudes. You can unzip it and reveal your true identity underneath. Probably more Lycra.

And lastly. Here is a picture of me with the actual Batman at Notting Hill Carnival. Batman loves carnival.

Next week, Robin.

Paul Smith AW12/13

It's no secret that Paul Smith is kind of into cycling, here are a few pieces from his current collection that were designed with us cyclists in mind:

Oh Paul, you sure know how to get your stuff on my Christmas list. Check out these BEAUTIFUL leather gloves with a neon trimmed ribbed cuff. Available in violet and green and black and pink for £195.

These men's leather gloves with neon inserts and trim would make indicating so much more stylish. Available in brown and orange and black and green £155.

Paul Smith has collaborated with Kashimax to create these wonderful neon leather saddles for £160.

www.paulsmith.co.uk 

Heal's On Two Wheels

Here I am on the Heal's blog bigging up their bike products. Check it out if you have a gift to buy or if you want to see a picture of me rocking a floral/ leopard/ gingham/ tweed outfit.

http://blog.heals.co.uk
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