We're kicking off the official start of summer (a few days late, perhaps...) with a handful of new columns and new contributor. Our newest Shopcast contributor and recently-hired Brand Manager, Martha Garcés, is a graphic designer and friend of folding bikes who's been a Perennial Cycle fan since she moved to Minneapolis 4 years ago. She agonized over the color choices for her own custom Brompton, enjoys interior design, food & graphic design blogs, and posts her personal projects and photography at marthaandtom.com, a blog she shares with her husband Tom.

Today, Martha will be introducing our newest column... Bags! Bags! Bags! This new biweekly column is inspired by Perennial Cycle's special focus on commuter and utility biking and our broad selection of bags in all shapes & sizes. We'll be highlighting a new bag or group of bags in each post, and we'll often include a coupon (watch for this week's special deal in the post that follow...). Martha's first Bags! Bags! Bags! will be up next.