Top 14 Fashion Bicycles & Accessories (SUPER GALLERY)

This super gallery shows that a green commute can be absolutely chic, showcasing everything from designer bikes and fun accessories to photos of bicycle fashions from the streets of Europe.

With our increased global warming awareness, not to mention the soaring gas prices, there really is no excuse, especially now that warmer weather is here. Enjoy the gallery!

Fashion

Social Documentary in High Heels - Copenhagen Cycle Chic (GALLERY)

This is a fantastic blog that goes to show that riding bikes doesn’t have to interfere with looking fabulously stylish. Copenhagen Cycle Chic is dedicated to showcasing the real-life fashions worn by eco-commuters in Denmark’s stylish capital. The blog about bicycle culture totally makes sense in … [More]

Fashion that Gives Directions II - Michael Chen’s Reactiv

London design student Michael Chen came up with a concept for a jacket for bicycle riders he calls the Reactiv. This jacket uses a accelerometer to track movement. The high-tech garment has LEDs (light emitting diodes) on the sleeves that change colors depending on the cyclist’s actions--such as gre… [More]

Fashion Bicycles - Tong City Bike (GALLERY)

The striking Tong City Bike design by Niklas Galler and nr21 is simply beautiful. The motivation behind the design was the increasing traffic problem in modern Chinese cities, as an individual transportation device would have to compete with cars and scooters. The unique and stylish Tong Lightfra… [More]

Saving Gas Money For Status Bikes - Rocketing Gas Prices Spur Sales (GALLERY)

One of the top stories on Yahoo! News this week was the onslaught of bicycle sales in the wake of $4 per gallon gasoline. Adults are buying bikes for the first time since they were children and bicycle shop owners couldn’t be happier, many of them doubling their monthly sales projections. Re-born ri… [More]

Designer

BMW Bicycles - From Freeway to Bike Trail

Is your 5 to 8 year old a BMW aficionado with a passion for bipedal transportation? Well now he can combine his two interests with the BMW Cruise Bike Junior. Already in the adult bike industry, BMW is introducing this one for the kids. The design is superb as is evidenced by the red dot design awar… [More]

Chanel Bicycle - Designers Against Global Warming

To do their part in the fight against global warming, Parisian fashion house, Chanel has customized a bicycle to debut with their Spring/Summer 2008 collection. “The hand-crafted design is decorated with the house’s signature quilted leather and double-C logo and is undoubtedly the most stylish mo… [More]

Guerrilla Fashion Marketing - DKNY Neon Bikes Around NYC

We featured the Chanel bicycle a few months ago, and it was wildly popular. Now DKNY has plopped several neon orange bicycles around New York City in an stylish guerrilla marketing attempt. The bikes, which were seen chained to poles around the city, were great attention grabbers with their electri… [More]

Glow-In-The-Dark Bicycle - Puma’s Glow Rider

Puma’s Glow Rider bike is “part of the shoe company’s Urban Mobility line — athletic products and programs for the city dweller.” The frame of the bicycle is painted with glow-in-the-dark paint that absorbs sunlight during the day and lets it shine in the dark. Also, part of the bike’s stability i… [More]

Puma Re-Bike Contest - $200 To Reflect Magazine Personalities

Puma, the famous sportswear company, is ready to jump aboard the green wagon! They’ve set up a contest to build recycled bike. The challenge? Magazine companies are given $200 to spend on bikes which are to reflect their particular magazine’s personality. The bicycles will be on display during the B… [More]

The Paul Smith Track Bike - Where Fashion and Sports Collide

The Paul Smith Bike manufactured by Mercian is true design crack. Paul Simth is what I consider to be the Tommy Hilfiger of the UK. That is, he takes an interesting fashion concept, like the bold, multicolored vertical stripe, and beats you over the head with it until you never forget it. The Mercia… [More]

Hip Wheels

Hokey Spokes Illuminated Artwork For Your Bike Wheels

Hokey Spokes are transparent “blades” that you can put on your bike spokes. As your wheels turn, the blades create designs and even text messages based on the internal computer.  Wow. As these blades spin during riding, a computer inside the blades modulates the internal LED lights so that design i… [More]

Hello Kitty Bicycle Tire - Leave Cute Eco-Tracks

If you haven’t grown tired of all the Hello Kitty accessories out there, let us show you the newest addition to the group. If you’re already opting for eco-friendly commuting by bike, why not make a cute, green statement wherever you go? Use these lovely (I mean it! I actually love these!) Hello Kit… [More]

Spokeless Bicycle Wheels - Moon Discs

Tired of getting your (fill in the blank) caught in the spokes of your bicycle? Have I got a product for you! Moon Discs. They are spun aluminum and fit any 21” bicycle wheel. Sleek. Silver. Reminiscent of what the future would look like as viewed from the 1950s. Not guaranteed to do anything, these… [More]

Reflective Bike Tires - SweetSkinz

Sweet Skinz are reflective bike tires that feature full color graphics which reflect at night.  The site describes, “SweetskinZ launched in 1999 with the goal of revolutionizing the bicycle tire.  With that in mind, SweetskinZ founder and inventor Yann Mellet developed the world’s first tire feat… [More]