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Maria Boustead is a bag designer in Chicago making the fabulous Po Campo collection of products. Perennial Cycle has had a strong focus on carrying a wide range of high quality cycling bags, so it only makes sense that we would partner up with Po Campo.The midwest connection is a bonus…(ya sure, we understand each other and don't make fun of each others accent).

Over the past 5 years there has been a great deal of progress regarding what's available for everyday cyclists (commuters, milk & egg chasers, out about town riders, ect.). It has been more as an awakening by bike bag manufacturers that a wider market of real world cyclists exist and we are out here looking for better solutions. In spite of this progress, the reality is that cycling bag manufacturers have mostly come up with some clever solutions to make their BIKE bags functional for work, errand and out about town bags.

Unlike Anything We've Seen: On the other hand, Po Campo bags are the first cycling bags that I have ever seen that are bags first and bicycle-minded second. Maria hasn't tweaked a bike bag to be better looking and more fashionable, but rather she created awesome, beautiful bags for a variety of day-to-day (and night-to-night) outings. She has worked the bike orientation right into the bag design. The outcome is truly impressive. The Po Campo collection is truly designed to fit the needs of an urban dwelling cyclist. It appears to be pure bonus that the bags utilize a simple Connect™ attachment system to be easily mounted to your bicycle.

The details are quite obvious when you look at the bags: Water and fade proof fabrics, strategically placed pockets, compact profile with spacious interior, simple CONNECT™ Attachment hardware along with reflective details.

I promise you that in ten years the cycling industry will look at Maria Boustead as revolutionizing the cycling bag market through her Po Campo collection. Beautiful Bags with a sensible amount of practicality!

Perennial Cycle is very pleased (and more than a little proud: ) to have Po Campo in the shop.

Go To: Po Campo at Perennial Cycle

Po Campo has some videos online to help get a feel for the mounting system and general practicality of their bags.
Check out a couple of their videos below:

The Six Corners Wristlet is Po Campo's biggest selling product.
Here's a video showing the mounting system:

Over the years I had many conversations with musicians about doing a music tour on bicycle. I have helped a number of them figure out how to travel with instruments, but none of them quite got a bicycling music tour on the road.

A few years ago I was linked (via ecovelo.info) to a pair of musicians that were actually doing a musical tour by bicycle. I was in awe of their accomplishment and watched videos of them on the road and I was truly amazed.

The two musicians were Peter Mulvey and Brianna Lane. Peter and Brianna are currently on another cycling music tour which ends this weekend in Minneapolis.

We are having a reception for Peter and Bri this Sunday at 3pm (Sept 18th) at the bike shop. Treats will be provided and some music will be played and we'll end it all by having a group ride to the Aster Café for their end of tour performance.

Peter (Bacchetta Giro 20) and Brianna (Handsome Devil) will be available to chat about their experiences riding and playing.

To see the two of them jamming together:

Links for Peter Mulvey and Brianna Lane:

PeterMulvey.com

BriannaLane.com

Follow their tour on Twitter @ IRodeMyBicycle

Ann Reed and Dan Chouinard will be playing at Perennial Cycle on Thursday September 8th @ 7pm. Come to the shop and hear an awesome pair of musicians that happen to be a couple of bike nerds as well : )

-4:30 The fun will begin with a ride (about an hour long)
-5:30 Big River Pizza will be selling slices of some of the tastiest pizza ever
-6:30 Free Ice Cream in the Shop!
-7:00 Ann & Dan hit the stage

Banjo Brothers will be available to answer questions.

Civia will be showing 2012 prototypes (& a rep will be on the 4:30 ride)

O2 Rainwear will be there for the fun (and to answer your questions)
Indieload will be streaming the music show.

Come for some of it, or all of it. Fun will be had and we'd love to have you come!

What: Tiny Bikeshop Concert

Where: Perennial Cycle

When: 6-8pm Tonight

Who: Brianna Lane