CITYist

Biking in the city can be a terrifying prospect—especially when spandex and performance fleece is involved. That’s why Brooklyn resident Julie Hirschfeld opened a store with a different kind of bike—the kind that brings to mind yellow ribbons, baskets of flowers and the South of France. Well, we’re still in New York. But these old-fashioned, downright romantic bicycles will bring you straight to Paris or Copenhagen.