Do you like boobs? Do you like bikes?

Then why not ride your bike to save some boobs?

The 4th Annual Brooklyn Breast Cancer Ride 2 Live is on Oct. 9, 2010. It sounds like a lot of fun, and we here at the Town Bicycle enjoy when people use their bicycles in an effort to better the world and help their fellow peeps. More details are below. If you've been meaning to go on a nice bike ride, here's your chance, and if you haven't, well just think of it this way -- you like boobs, right? I mean who doesn't? Well, do it for them.

What: 4th Annual Brooklyn Breast Cancer Ride 2 Live Motorcycle and Bicycle Ride

Where: Scenic ride through Brooklyn and ends with a party at MCU Park in Coney Island

When: Oct. 9, 2010, Motorcycles sign in at 9 am at BK Motorcycles, 3449 Hamilton Pkwy

Bicycles sign in at 11 am at Prospect Park 16th St. Safety Zone.

After party starts at 1:30 @ MCU Park at 1904 Surf Ave, Coney Island. Walk ins welcome.

How much: $20 per person or sponsor sheet covers entrance fee (contact to get forms)

For who: Money benefits Brooklyn Breast Cancer program at Maimonides Cancer Center

More info / to sponsor: Call 718-283-7041 or visit www.breastcancerride2live.com

If you attend this event, don't forget to send your photos to the Town Bicycle!

Mayor Takes A Spill, Gets A Clue

In an interesting turn of events, Mr. Mayor Villaraigosa of Los Angeles learned what it's really like to ride a bike on the mean streets of a city landscape. While riding in a bike lane, the mayor was cut off by a taxi cab (sound familiar?) and fell to the ground, breaking his elbow, reports the NY Times.

The Mayor had previously stated on a radio program that he came away from a conference in Copenhagen feeling he "needed to do more" in the arena of promoting bicycling as a form of clean transportation for the city of LA. Hey, better late than never.

Now all he has to do is figure out a way to get taxi drivers to stop driving like maniacs and get cops to ticket people parked in bike lanes, as well as encourage officers themselves, to park elsewhere.

An American Bicyclist in Florence

Dear society, please more playful public art and shame art. Thanks for this great photo from Les Passenger. It's so good.

FUN BIKE EVENT THIS SAT JUNE 19:

Bicycle Film Festival AFTER PARTY
celebrating GIRLS & BIKES (yay!)
Sat, June 19, 9 pm - 4 am
88 Palace
88 East Broadway

To follow the Bicycle Film Festival -- on Sat 12-7 at 2nd and 2nd there will also be a bike block party which will probably be a good place to find good looking peeps who like to ride bikes.

More info HERE

The invite boasts a visit from super tooled out ice cream truck "HEARTS CHALLENGER" -- you gotta see this thing! It's the 2nd best way to travel, besides a bike.

I'm going to ride my "brand new" (to me) yellow vintage Schwinn that my bf bought me for my birthday. What will YOU be riding?

FOR FUN: Here's a story from amNY featuring an interview with Michael Musto, another bike lover, talking about riding his bike around the city.

BIKES HAPPENING!



Avid bicyclist and bike lover David Byrne wrote a book called "The Bicycle Diaries". You know him, you love him. He will speak and do a Q & A TODAY! Like, NOW! In like, an HOUR! At Union Square Barnes & Noble. Check it out! It's at 7 PM.

THIS IS ALL THE INFO I HAVE, HERE

COOL HELMETS

I have been riding my bicycle in NYC for a few years now and I've never really worn a helmet, but it doesn't mean I don't want to be or that I shouldn't be wearing one every time I step onto my wheels.

I have been keeping my eyes and ears out for cool helmets to wear so that I don't feel like such a nerd, but that's NOT why I don't wear a helmet; I don't wear a helmet because I keep forgetting to buy one and wear it. I'm sorta forgetful, but I keep having to stop forgetting, starting TODAY, which is why I'm writing this entry.

I wish some fancy couture dude or lady would make really beautiful bike helmets for us bicyclists to wear. I wish someone would design one just for me. But I like to wish for lots of unrealistic things. Helmets themselves are by nature kinda corny and not too chic. But I love the idea of putting a cover over it -- that way, it maintains its' function but gets a little bit a style on the side.

Here are a few cute helmets I found.

First, here are a collection of numbers for the fellas (I think this might just be a super small helmet that hats and covers can easily fit over, but I like the idea):



Here's a cute spotted farm-girl type hat cover (which I think is the way to go) that doubles as a summer hat: , for all the lolly pop girls out there: (Unfortunately, I think these are not available for purchase just yet!)



These are nice little helmets if you just want a basic helmet with a cute design on it:



I really love this one so much, I'm going to buy one in fuchsia.



This Japanese helmet is so crazy that just wearing it will assure you don't get hit because no person within 100 feet around you will be able to take their eyes off of you!



If you like any of these helmets / covers, the images should link to more information about them, so buy one, and start riding safer today.