Not a cycling short in sight, thank heavens

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There’s a stealth bi-chic-yle movement at work. When we saw this shot of Chloe Sevigny pedalling a Hepburn nod, we realised that there’s been a raft of celebrities riding pretty lately. Showing us how it's done without resorting to nasty shorts.

Take Kate Bosworth, looking very Warhol's Factory and Edie Sedgwick. Keira Knightley's sleeveless blouse, cropped trousers and deck shoes vibe. Famke Janssen exercising her dog, Liquorice,on hers and not letting biking get in the way of her cool monochrome wardrobe. Even in rain. While Elizabeth Olsen looks eighties ace, with parrot mascot and spearminty blue bike. She clearly woke up that morning thinking, 'if Bruce Springsteen were a girl, what would he wear? Whereas her sister, Mary-Kate, scoffs at such nonsense and always goes for biking black.

Meanwhile, on Planet Fashion, Karlie Kloss and Jourdan Dunn use theirs to get around between shows, harnessing the power of their Bambi legs And Dame Vivienne Westwood still rides her Pashley everywhere aged 72, carrying her heels in the basket.

The ultimate bike? Marc Jacob’s ex, Lorenzo Martone has smashed it with his range. There is no competition. While we did lust after the Chanel bike, we didn't have a spare £11K knocking around or a billionaire best friend (Courtney Cox bought one for Jennifer Aniston) to gift us.  And although the leather accents and handstitching on the much-more-reasonable £2200 Hermes bike were totally gorgeous, it was so ferociously limited that only a precious few got their mitts on one.

We also totally love the fact that Lorenzo had his lightbulb 'must design bike range!' ping moment when he encountered the ghastly conundrum of his bike not matching his foraged antique furniture. "I was buying my second bike and I had moved apartments in New York, and I was putting the bikes in the living room. I'm like, 'They don't look good. There's something wrong with this aesthetic.' It's too sporty, and I collect mid-century furniture." Planet Fashion quote of the week!

In conclusion, here's the inside track on cycling clothes. Whizz on by Gwyneth Paltrow with her lame Evans Cycles look. Towards Alexa Chung and Erin Heatherton, here on Leo's millionth bike date with a model. If you find yourself at Taylor Swift, you've gone too far. Turn back!

We’ll leave you with something to muse over. Einstein once said, ‘Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.’ Deep.

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