L.J. WilliamsonCicLAvia, like most L.A. events, is a fab chance for people-watching, and though the expected bike jerseys, shorts, and plain T-shirts were in abundance, a few people are beginning to write the style guide for what will hopefully become not only a regular event, but a smashing spectacle. Here are eight different trends spotted on the streets at CicLAvia Sunday.
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8. Low Rider Looks
Proof that this classic L.A. vehicle style will never go out of fashion — it will just spread further, from cars to bicycles. With their noisy horns and flashing mirrors, when the low rider clubs were around, you knew it. Mad props for bringing it.
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7. The So-What-If-I'm-On-A-Bike Look
Helmet, schmelmet. Lots of people were sporting looks that said, “I know how to balance on a bike without falling over. Now bow down and worship my awesome hair and/or hat!”
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Credit: L.J. Williamson
6. Helmet Yes, Spandex No
Even those people who haven't shaken off that pesky fear of head injuries and kow-towed to the helmet lobby stopped their obedience to the cyclist uniform from the neck down, preferring to leave the bike jerseys to Lance.
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5. Bike Bling
Shiny spokes, multiple mirrors, and even the classic dangling tassels were gleaming in the sun.
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4. T-Shirts Proclaiming Your Love Of Bikes
Just to make sure nobody thinks you've stumbled onto this event by accident, wear a T-shirt that shows you are here to fly the bike-lover colors. CicLAvia's organizers seem to be trying to avoid total bike-domination of the event, emphasizing in their promotional materials that it's for pedestrians, skaters, and hula-hoopers too, but there's no denying that bikes are big here.
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Credit: L.J. Williamson
3. The Sk8R Grrrl Look
Like we said, CicLAvia isn't just for bikes, as these Derby Dolls want to remind you.
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2. Fun Fur!
Fun fur may be played on the playa, but it still looks radical — and rad — at CicLAvia.
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1. Iconoclastic Rebellion
In a happy accident, CicLAvia's route went right by city hall, where Occupy L.A. protesters were out in full force, bringing a bit more meaning to bear on the event's Sunday-stroll feeling.
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