Hood Ornaments

My 8– year–old daughter thought the chick riders in our family should have matching hood ornaments for our bikes. She wanted to give our bikes a feminine touch to show our “girl power” and differentiate ourselves from the boys. She offered up a couple of her old Polly Pocket dolls for the project and we zip tied them to our handlebars.

I think the handlebar chicks add a nice touch. We can even change their outfits according to the season. I love to look down while I’m pedaling along and see the wind whipping through my doll’s hair, makes me crack a smile.

– Anne

6 responses to “Hood Ornaments”

isualum | January 29, 2009 at 3:12 pm | Reply

Pure comedy…..I love the thought of simple little things you forget about but every now and then glance at and just smile…
Lynn | January 29, 2009 at 7:13 pm | Reply

That’s so funny! Polly’s got the perfect biking wardrobe – stylish, stretchy and waterproof! Can’t wait to show this to my daughter.
msdottie | January 30, 2009 at 4:05 am | Reply

That’s cute! I have a little stuffed snowman on my bike, but the doll’s even better.
Anne | January 30, 2009 at 10:15 am | Reply

Thanks! The eight year old gets all the credit. She’s much more girly than me ; – ) – Anne
workbike | January 30, 2009 at 11:19 am | Reply

Nice idea. I espect if my boys see it they’ll want a dinosaur on each bike. Or a fireman.
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