Books

An Illustrated Snack at Red Lantern Bicycles

by L. Nichols

October 22, 2012

Red Lantern is the perfect place to hang out and meet other bikers . . .

. . . while having a latte and a pain au chocolat.

And if you stay long enough, it’s great to have a beer before biking back home.

Red Lantern Bicycles
345 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn

L. Nichols is a Brooklyn-based artist.

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