Usherette costumes on the Way!
Don’t you worry… we didn’t forget about the surreal 50s circus madness that we promised! After hours of meetings, brainstorming sessions and plenty of discussions… the ideas about the costume looks have been solidified.
The sewing girls have been working hard to deliver and it’s time to bring them to light. We’re combining the 50s rockabilly with a touch of cabaret & tool-belt madness… all in red & black! We got amazing woman of all tasks, Jennifer, putting the skirts together. She is as good at fixing a bike as she is at sowing… don’t get too excited she is taken. We got Julie on the tutu making front which is happening faster than expected as she discovered a less time consuming method than the hours of pinning that we thought we’re in for. Ali is working on makeup, Jasmine on hats, Carolyn on asymmetric hairstyles and we can’t forget MandaPanda who is helping to source all other quirky bits that will be part of the costume show! There we go… I can’t wait to see it all together!
Command Console
It’s been a few days since our last post. Not because there’s nothing to write about, in fact there’s too much to write about, we’re just all too damn busy doing it, to get round to writing about it! So here’s a few pictures instead.
Hauling new kit around in trailers…
Andy gives the ‘death stare’ to the 16th connector that needs soldering…
Julie gives the ‘Felix Stands’ another lick of paint…
Anderson connectors, good but a right pain in the ass sometimes…
(Top secret tent plans in background)
Ben G happy as Larry with the all new ‘Power Block’…
The guts of the power block, diodes, fuses, a heat-sink and lots of wire…
George and Shaun give the bikes some attention…
Shaun with slightly manic grin on his face after blowing a wheel apart…
Our 35 mile bike ride to Bakers Oven…
Start of the ‘Control Console’… Step 1. Find wood lying around The Portland Arms…
Step 2. Build big bastard box…
Step 3-8. Slowly fill box with the kit, trying to use as little 4 gauge cable as possible…
Step 9-27. To be continued…
Bicycology Bikeride starts tomorrow
The Bicycology Bikeride 2007 is starting this Saturday. From Aylesbury to Exeter via Bristol stopping along the way to hold events to celebrate everything bike and talk to people about climate change and other environmental issues.
At their events there will be things for all ages to do, for the terrified-of-two-wheels or car-addicted, to the most committed cyclist. Including free bike check-ups, bike power generators, bike workshops and other fun stuff about a fossil fuel free future. You can even have a game of Bicycle Polo if you fancy?
All the events are free, and at several stops Bicycology will be joined by local cycling and environmental groups promoting their causes.
For full details of the tour, check out the Bicycology website.
