Lørdag With Lars

We'll leave it up to Lars today - Lørdag [Saturday in Danish]. Brilliant shot. The little flowery thing in the hair is all the rage at the moment.

O-ba-ma.

Shades of Gold

Golden colour on the gloriously car-free Nørrebrogade.





A golden yellow mini-bike leading the pack.

This is how you watch a concert [lead singer wearing a golden dress] on the City Hall Square. On or beside your bike.

Seriously

Serious Heels.

Seriously small dog.

Seriously big dog.

Seriously wide bike lane. Read why it's suddenly wider on copenhagenize.com.

Ode To A Bicycling America

Atlanta, Georgia - by San Smith - check out her blog!

The very, very best thing about this blog - and the other one - is the people we've met. It's a pleasure to cybermeet like-minded individuals who share our love of personal style, fashion and bicycles. In that order.

Santa Monica, California - by Madness Riviera.
We get so many lovely guest photos sent in or added to our Flickr group so why just chuck a little montage up with photos from a few of our American friends.

Fashion-wise there will always be differences in style on both sides of the pond, but we're loving what our friends and acquaintences are doing for Bicycle Chic in America.

Venice Beach, California
I lived in L.A. for a while back in the late-80's and every weekend was spent either surfing or hanging at the beach. Venice Beach was a favourite spot. Even back then Venice Beach was bicycle heaven. Some good things never change.

New York:


You know cycling has arrived [or rather returned] when the citizens of big cities get into the saddle. First Paris and now New York. Sure, it is far from perfect, but it's happening. And when it happens in cities like Paris and New York, it will spread. Wonderful.
Read our series about Paris for more info about the rebirth of their bike culture.

Seattle & Portland:


Sacramento, California:


Thanks for all the photos. There are so many more and we'll keep posting the, but for now this is our Ode to a Bicycling America.

Zebras, Dogs and Leggings

A double check is always a good idea, even when the little green man says 'go'.

Animal transport - Copenhagen style.


Leggings have spread to armings.


Humour is relative but this is something that amuses us to no end. And it's available for purchase.

Julio's Copenhagen

A photographer friend of ours, Julio, was in town recently from Portugal. Here's his take on Copenhagen Cycle Chic. Always wonderful to see someone elses angle on our fair city.
A determined stride is a trademark of a Copenhagener, when not on the bike.

A casual glance at the mobile. Either checking for text messages or checking the time.

Bring a friend for a ride/walk.

Gentleman Cycle Chic.

Old People, Animals and Children

We have a rule in the film industry that one should always avoid working with old people, animals and children. Fortunately, this unwritten rule does not apply to a true bicycle culture.


Au contraire. The very prescence of old people, animals and children on the bike lanes is the surest sign that you are doing something right.


Found this half-forgotten photo of Felix from a holiday a couple of years ago on the brilliant Île de Ré off the west coast of France. The island's best beach was 10 km from our house and we made the trip on rented bikes each day. On the way home, the Boy Wonder invariably fell asleep on his kid's seat on the back of my bike - in the 35 degree heat with headphones playing his favourite music.

Carry Go Bring Come

Copenhagen Cycle Chic goes quizzing: Spot the two pizzas, the 8 rolls of toilet paper, the dog Victor and the bottle of Jack D. Shouldn't be that difficult.



And find spring. It's all over town. Rays of sunshine at 7 pm. Yay.

What's the strangest thing you've ever carried on your bike?

Carry Go Bring Come

Copenhagen Cycle Chic goes quizzing: Spot the two pizzas, the 8 rolls of toilet paper, the dog Victor and the bottle of Jack D. Shouldn't be that difficult.



Oh, and find spring. It's all over town. Rays of sunshine at 7 pm. Yay.

What's the strangest thing you've ever carried on your bike?

Guest Photo: Ferrara, Italia

P1420260.JPG, originally uploaded by urben.

Ferrara, Italy enjoys one of the highest rates of bike usage in Europe.

31% of the population ride their bikes each day, bucking the trend in the Mediterranen countries where cycling is usually something you watch on the telly during the Giro or the Tour.

Go, Ferrara, go. 'Urben' a Flickr user has a fine set dedicated to Ferrara - Ciudad de las Bicicletas