costume on a bike for Halloween -- suggestions?

[aeiea]

yup yup... it's my favorite time of year!

I'm going on some Halloween rides this weekend. Anyone else? Last weekend there was a zombie bike ride I missed, would have been funny.

Pre-bike years, I made my own temporary costume (like out of paper), but now I have to take the practicality of riding into account.

Does anyone have any costume recommendations or pictures to share?

[tulip]

I'm going to be a chef. I got special chef's pants (black and white checks), a chef's hat, and one of those high-button chef's shirts. I'll carry some wooden spoons with me. Something like that would be easy on a bike, although I'm not going to be on my bike.

[aeiea]

I'm going to be a chef.

Yum! Will you carry some delicious treats with you as well?

Mixing bowl filled with ... (individually wrapped) (egg-less) cookie dough, perhaps?

[gnat23]

One thing I've noticed is that most all those "sexy" women's costumes in the stores are the perfect short-skirt length to wear bike shorts underneath.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3323/3416673341_6c1c0f64cf.jpg

But for inspiration, do a search for halloween-era cyclocross races or the singlespeed MTB championships:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cYuQDS6aN0s/SQazZ2P_QSI/AAAAAAAAAcM/x8SKx_mxjuk/s400/Marvin2.jpg
http://blog.erdener.org/archives/images/20041205-chicken.jpg
http://www.racingacrosstexas.com/halloween%20pic.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wanderingroad/2987936053/in/set-72157603361562649/
http://bp3.blogger.com/_pnf2noX8Zmo/RytToyBL_QI/AAAAAAAABNQ/Y2EcYgL8Vmo/s1600-h/1796690647_b1f2451b7a.jpg

-- gnat! (I'm gunna rig the 6-foot salmon outfit to work on the bike this year)

[MartianDestiny]

You could do a twist on traditional and be the headless biker.

Logistics of being able to see to ride are non-trivial, but doable. (Either get/make a pumpkin mask, or make an apparatus that makes it seem your shoulders are over your head (and cut eye holes in whatever fabric you use) and put a pumpkin head in your bike basket or on your rack).

[MomOnBike]

I've always thought one could do a coffin-like thing for a recumbent bike. I've never felt a great need to actually do such a thing, though.

[SheFly]

We did a tandem ride one Halloween, with costumes required! DH and I went as a bear and a moose. Another couple went as a two-headed cow (this was funny - she wanted one head, but he told her she needed to be able to see!), another couple dressed as two pirates, complete with parrot on the shoulder, and the other couple was good and evil. It was a blast!

I've also done a Pipi-Longstocking costume, and DH and I were ninja turtles one year as well.

But I LOVE gnat's costume!

SheFly

[redrhodie]

I've also done a Pipi-Longstocking costume

SheFly

That's a really good idea. Just go as me. ;) :D

[blackhillsbiker]

I have a great Kermit the Frog costume. He was seen several times on a bike.

[IvonaDestroi]

I'm doing something similar to gnat's photo this year, I got little miss muffet from the spirit store:

http://www.spirithalloween.com/product/storybook-miss-muffet-teen-costume/

It's really cute with the petticoat. Under that I've got bike capris and I think I'll wear pink/black striped knee highs as well. The large teen size actually fits me (its $20 less then the adult sizes)... and what's cool about these is they are not the cheap spandexy things that leg ave. has, instead this one is made of real fabric. They have a bunch of different versions.

The only thing I dont trust is the cheap zipper on the back so I'm getting some ribbon with grommets in it and sewing that in its place to make it a lace-up back.

this is a perfect length for wearing bike tights/shorts underneath, and it looks just too freakin cute! It's sexy but still mostly covered up. the petticoat is what makes it though, I tell you what!!!

[shootingstar]

The only thing I dont trust is the cheap zipper on the back so I'm getting some ribbon with grommets in it and sewing that in its place to make it a lace-up back.

this is a perfect length for wearing bike tights/shorts underneath, and it looks just too freakin cute! It's sexy but still mostly covered up. the petticoat is what makes it though, I tell you what!!!

Ivona with your trained fashion design wizardy, you could make and sell all sorts of costumes.

To make your costume less cutesy, you could always attach some beer steins to your handlebars..or attach a tray across your handlebars or bike rack that has a row of beer steins. Be the cycling beer-totin' fraulein!

[IvonaDestroi]

Ivona with your trained fashion design wizardy, you could make and sell all sorts of costumes.

To make your costume less cutesy, you could always attach some beer steins to your handlebars..or attach a tray across your handlebars or bike rack that has a row of beer steins. Be the cycling beer-totin' fraulein!

I'm sure that would make me very popular, lol!:p

[Andrea]

I'm going to race in a rainy, muddy CX race dressed as Lady Gaga.

[jesvetmed]

Andrea... that deserves photos... before AND after! :)

[skinimini]

Andrea, every time I see your avatar, it makes me smile! I love corgis and I love Lady Gaga! :)

[Andrea]

I'm pretty sure I won't be able to avoid a lot of photos :D

[five one]

I work at a community college. A lot of the staff that deals directly with the students (I don't) dress up and really get into the spirit.

The most unusual costume I saw so far was a woman dressed up as the swine flu. Pig snout, pig ears on a headband, white tights, long white t-shirt with two rows of baby bottle nipples glued on and plumped up underneath with fiber fill. Fluffy wings on her back (as in swine "flew", I guess).

I thought it was cute and would be pretty easy to do.

[obie]

I am going to be one of those martians from Sesame Street (yip yip yip). I tested the costume out today and it worked well, though I will have to try out a barrier or two ahead of my cross races this weekend! I have only limited vision with the costume which is a challenge :)

[Melalvai]

http://images.ocregister.com/newsimages/2009/10/31/b78567718z120091031200252000gtrkifq31_lg.jpg
How's this for Halloween?

[jesvetmed]

LOVE IT! Must have been tough to ride with all that extra "padding"! :p

[annielynn]

Sumo Cycling! That is awesome.

I was dissapointed this year. I was the only one who dressed up for Halloween. But darn it I did it. :)

[gnat23]

My Halloween cyclocross races (2 of em!)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2530/4063117960_640c28a129.jpg
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs063.snc3/13049_1168546286566_1015222082_30439265_2396069_n.jpg
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs017.snc3/12438_167779103667_526288667_2896998_5838566_n.jpg

[gnat23]

Oh yah, then there was these guys:

http://d.yimg.com/kq/groups/15572879/sn/1106895843/name/cyclocross2.jpg

-- gnat! (they won best group costume)

[Tri Girl]

awesome costumes gnat! Gotta know- how the double heck did you mount and dismount in that huge costume?

[gnat23]

TriGirl: the legs were, uh, *fairly* free. But the entire costume race was a bit... slow. Cheating the course was encouraged and much obliged to get out of some of the technical sections.

I felt bad for the guys with those gigantic pink croc heads tho. Zero peripheral vision!

-- gnat! (Also: I threw on a rear fender. :p)

[owlice]

The most unusual costume I saw so far was a woman dressed up as the swine flu.

On another message board (not cycling related), a poster told of going to a Halloween party as Swine Floozie! Short skirt, low-cut blouse, outrageous blond Dolly Parton wig, etc and so on, and pig ears and snout.