Fame at last

I had a great day with a film crew in Hyde Park last week. I was asked by Footstep Productions to come along and talk about cycling in London and our clothing line. I then gave a lesson to the presenter, a lovely, smiley 23 year old actress call Jing. She was nervous at first as she hasn't ridden a bike since she was 10, but after the first few minutes we couldn't get her off and had to keep calling her back for filming.
I will be part of a 5 minute clip in a TV series called "London Files" that will be shown to teenagers in Germany!!

I will post the clip once it's edited, to allow everyone to laugh at my awkwardness infront of a camera!

BikeHood

I met with the Kingston BikeHooders yesterday and the designs are coming along amazingly! The girls have been speaking to their yeargroup to decide on the best colour scheme. They have shown great imagination, and hopefully we wont have to compromise on the design too much due to budget constraints.

Today the girls will be asking for the opinion of everyone in their schools to ensure the most popular design gets produced.

Whichever one it is, I can guarantee that it will look really cool and have features that make it great for cycling in. Watch this space...

Hairdresser embarrassment

I went to get my hair cut today. I had a half-price voucher for a very swanky hairdressers, so I hopped on my bike and went to my appointment. Just before I got there it sunddenly started chucking it down with rain. I locked my bike up in the downpour and took off my front wheel to chain it with the back. I turned up at the super-duper-swanky hairdressers sodden, with brown mud spots up my back and black hands. The funky peroxide blonde who had the task of untangling all my knots could barely conceal her disgust.

I wanted to have a big flashing sign that said "Im not always this gross, I can actually scrub up ok - its just that I cycled here."

It got me thinking that I want to make a hugely stylish cycling rain coat, thats breathable and flattering. None of this day-glo yellow nonsense. I want a coat I can put on and stride into a cool hairdressers unashamed!
The photoshoot for it will be held in a salon.
Watch this space...