29 September 2012

Cornered

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Sleek and majestic Copenhagen’s cyclists elegantly glide through one comer after the other.

Some with a determined swing like the girl above. Others more leisurely with a slight lean to the side as below.

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When I was a boy I would make very dramatic turns to impress the girls.
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I’m not sure if it ever impressed any of them. But in the end I could put the bike so far to the side that the pedal would scratch the asphalt even when fully raised.
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Needless to say it ended with a spectacular crash – in front of a girl I really wanted to impress. Since then I adopted a more moderate style not unlike the gentleman below.
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Happy Cycling!

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  2. I like bicycle turns too.
    Both seeing them and doing them.
    This little poem is about a cycle (wheel) reflecting the low Copenhagen sun:

    Rust in the sunlight, burning.
    Just as the bike was turning,
    spokes made of light
    from the rim to the hub
    spoke of the sun
    going down, coming up.

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