8 May 2008

Springtime Cargo and Supermums and Dads

Three Generations
Mother, mother, child/grandchild. Together in the Copenhagen bike culture.
Enjoying the segregated bike lanes that are the hallmark of any healthy, progressive and safety-oriented bike culture.

Vive les supermums [et superdads] du Copenhague!
Three Shades of Red
This is Copenhagen. An elderly citizen on the right, and a supermum on the left in a Copenhagen springtime cycling outfit: short skirt, smashing red heels and a handbag on the handlebars of the Nihola cargo bike.
Copenstyle
Much is said about the supermums of Copenhagen, but the superdads are rather groovy, too. Myself included... :-)
Girafcycle
Giraffe transportation.
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11 comments:

  1. RH8 May 2008 at 13:17

    most portuguese mums and dads just take their kids to the shoping mall. from 4 walls to another 4 walls, with small contact with nature, with the sun, with the air, with other people

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  2. dianasfaria.com8 May 2008 at 17:06

    Oh how I envy this Copenhagen lifestyle!

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  3. village mama8 May 2008 at 17:23

    thank you for such a happy & healthy ode to springtime on two wheels!

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  4. Anonymous8 May 2008 at 20:48

    That life style is what I talk about to all my friends and family every time I can, but just a few of them understand the thing. My mum does 3 blocks in car to the bakery!
    I live in Patagonia (Argentina)

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  5. Michael9 May 2008 at 01:04

    Oh, I had a Giraffe just like that when I was little. It was almost as tall as me.

    Great photo set!

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  6. N9 May 2008 at 05:22

    I really love your blog. Do the photographers spend their day in the city in order to capture these beautiful pictures?

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  7. Amsterdamize9 May 2008 at 23:00

    I really love seeing a fresh batch of Copenhagen cyclechic & others every day! :)

    I've shot a few more myself, go search 'mindcaster' on Flickr and you're welcome on my new Amsterdamize blog, amsterdamize.blogspot.com :)

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  8. Anonymous10 May 2008 at 12:38

    I really like the linked "superdad" pic.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaeljacobs/387154194/in/photostream/"

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  9. Aaron7811 May 2008 at 21:22

    @bluefish, we spend a lot of time riding around looking for the best shots, but a lot of the time we get the best results by coincidence, just going about our daily lives. That's what makes Copenhagen so special: its bike culture is just natural.

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  10. Amanda17 May 2008 at 01:29

    Oh! The beautiful bonus of that front-loading cargo shelf is that when a lady, for instance the blonde lady in your photo, rides in a mini, no one can see up it while she pedals! So clever!

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  11. Colville-Andersen19 May 2008 at 09:41

    yes, amanda... those front loaders are a curse! .-)

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