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Rolling Into September with Lochside Cycles

September 1, 2017

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Building up my confidence on these two wheels!

I’ve been in the throes of our bedroom makeover as we approach the big reveal day.  As most room refreshes go, things had to get really chaotic before they could get better, which was tough.  Our entire bedroom was in our living/dining room, and for a hot minute, we had double of all our bedroom furniture.  Once we sold everything (to really great homes, loved how delightful everyone who bought stuff was) and were able to switch things around, everything is really coming together and it already feels like an entire new space.

When the dust settled and we cleared out living room clutter, my beautiful Lochside bike was calling my name (I love it so much that I don’t trust storing it in our building’s bike room, so it lives in our apartment rn lol).  I’m so sad that I didn’t feature this beauty sooner, so please stick around while I give these guys some major love.

Lochside Cycles is a local company, started by two brothers based out of Victoria.  They just love cycling and wanted to get more people out there on bikes!  They’d always tinkered around with customizing their own wheels, and ended up creating what is now Lochside Cycles, names after the local bike trail they grew up riding.  They saw room in the local market for minimal, stylish, yet functional bikes, and they’ve really created such a gorgeous collection.  With attainability in mind, they also somehow keep the prices reasonable so that occasional riders, like myself, still find their offerings accessible.

What I ended up with was the Uptown Bike.  It’s a 5-Speed with internal gears for easy shifting, and quite perfect for my city cruising.   I was really great in July for going out for short rides to help build up my biking skills, but I really let that go this past month while I was in project mode.  I am dedicating September to more rides!  The final goal is to be able to cycle to the office in Gastown, and to nearby errands.  I even bought a front basket with this goal in mind.  I can’t wait to be a confident badass biker out there in those Vancouver bike lanes!

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As you can also see, from my wardrobe, I am mentally checked out of summer and fully moved into fall mode.  September means that we’re only a few weeks away from the very best season of them all!  Cannot even wait.  Hope you all have a wonderful long weekend!

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The Uptown Bicycle c/o Lochside Cycles
Faux Suede Motto Jacket from Zara
White Tee from Zara
Lucy Jeans c/o Mavi
Wide Brim Fedora c/o Joe Fresh
Cat Eye Mirrored Sunglasses from Forever21
White Classic Sneakers from Vans

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  • Lyndi September 1, 2017 at 11:36 am

    Oh Alicia, I love this bike! So cute, and very instagramable.
    Looks like we’re going to have a beautiful fall, so there is plenty of time to get lots more rides in 🙂
    Happy Long weekend xo
    Lyndi

    http://www.stylecalling.com

    • Alicia September 1, 2017 at 1:27 pm

      Right?! Let me know if you ever want to borrow it for a ride and/or shoot 🙂 Happy long weekend to you as well, Lyndi! Hope to see you soon xoxo

  • Connie September 1, 2017 at 11:54 am

    Yea I may have to go buy that fedora…

    • Alicia September 1, 2017 at 1:28 pm

      I really think that you do! It’s the perfect fit, would look amazing on you! xo

  • Lenka September 2, 2017 at 6:26 am

    Hello from Czech Republic (Europe). ?I just found your instagram (and blog site too) and I’m really excited! So many perfect outfits on beautiful curvy girl! Thanks for inspiring me with your feminine fashion style! You are looking stunning in every post. ?Have a nice weekend! Lenka

    • Alicia September 5, 2017 at 8:05 pm

      Hi Lenka! You are so lovely, thank you so much for following and leaving such a sweet comment. I have lots of style posts coming up this month, hope you like them xo