Big Bugs on Two Wheels

We all know riding a bicycle makes you look and feel cooler. Well, big earphones tend to do the same. What about wearing both at the same time? The look just becomes unbeatable. It's effortless coolness that reflects a chill, good time. The bicycle and the big bugs are two items that guarantee a good time. Here's a small collection of moments of people enjoying urban fabric with their bicycle and big headphones on. 

"You'll See Her On a Bicycle and She'll Be Wearing a Scarf..."

Form and function, is that all there is to wearing a scarf?  Or can scarves stand for more? 

The hairy scarf, a stand out peace in your wardrobe. Warm and refreshing! 

But we know that sometimes it is more important to be warm, that's it. 

This lady obviously feels super confident. We believe it is the scarf effect.

A scarf can be form of hiding, of isolating.



You can match it with the season.



But in the end, it is about keeping you cozy.



...and looking good while doing so.

There is no excuse. Even though it is starting to get cold, cycling in style is always a good idea. Cycle Chic shows us the chance of dressing up for your destination without the bicycle holding you back.  See you in the streets and possibly on the blog!

Happy Cycling!

Miami: Ride a Deco Bike on Lummus Park

After California, Copenhagen Cycle Chic heads East to discover the other american sunny coast to find out how the inhabitants of Miami ride their bike.

Back in 2011, a bike share system - the Deco Bike - has been launched, so that tourists and locals could enjoy riding mainly on Lummus Park (along the mythic South Beach).







































The Deco Bike in the Art Deco district



On Lummus Park, cyclists are chic or...


... they look like tourists, which is logical when you're in Miami. ;-)


Bike parking.

Putting the Share into Bike Share

Bike share systems are in place in over 500 cities around the world, and the transformational effect on the urban landscape is massive. They have proved to be a real game-changer in our quest to reestablish the bicycle in our cities.

These photos put the 'share' back into Bike Share. Cycling is sociable and certain citizens take bike sharing to the next level. We've seen it in many cities around the world - people doubling on bike share bikes - but here's a selection of photos that we've captured.

Above... Paris.

Barcelona seems to understand the concept of sharing bike share bikes more than anyone else. Although the design of their Bicing bikes seems to invite passengers more than other bike designs.

In a pinch, even the old Bycykel bikes in Copenhagen could accommodate a friend. Just let your passenger have the seat and you can stand up and pedal.

The same applies to any bike, of course. Like Bicing in Barcelona.

While the Stand and Deliver technique is popular, the Bicing bikes in Barcelona are used in a much more comfortable way.

Just have a seat. Go on a double date.

To share a bike share bike you don't necessarily need to be both ON the bike. Here the young lady is pushing the young man along as they chat.

But sharing the frame seems to be the most widespread technique. And the most enjoyable.

Even if it's standing room only.

Another creative technique.

And why not share the bike on the school run?

Oslo Cycle Chic

Sharing the tram lanes

Copenhagenize is doing a bit of work in Norway, so we got a glimpse at some of their Cycle Chic'ness. Not bad at all, Oslo.

Traffic calming: making Oslo more user-friendly for the 99%.


Part beach cruiser, part Raleigh Chopper, meet Oslo's city bike.

London Towne

In T-5 hours, Mikael is presenting at Chelsea's Old Town Hall in London.  Until he returns to CC HQ, here are a few of the ladies and gentlemen from our London archives.

Designed in London, I'd argue there are just as many Bromptons on any given street as there are tea shops.

Boris Bikes

Keep Calm and Ride On.

Bike Shares Around the Republic, Part I

Barcelona's bicing

We did a tour for a wonderfully attentive and sharp group of visitors from Washington, D.C. earlier this week.  From the Summit Foundation's Sustainable Cities program they were researching and experiencing, well, sustainable cities.  Bike share systems of course play a role and got us thinking, what is it, in the simplest explanation, that makes bike share such A Good Thing.

Copenhagen's City Bike

Boiled down to one easy phrase, it redemocratises the bicycle.  It brings the bicycle back to the city's residents.  It boldly reintroduces the bicycle as urban transport. This is one of the key points in Mikael's keynote, "Four Goals for Promoting Urban Cycling," and features in much of our work at Copenhagenize.

Velib in Paris

Business men and women, Chic'sters, hipsters, going about their daily business with a little two-wheeled help.  No wonder we like it so much.

dublinbikes

Moving people and furniture.  One Montreal Bixi at a time.

Rio de Janeiro Bike Share

Just got home from some Cycle Chic related activities in Rio de Janeiro. The city has recently launched a bike share system and it's a massive success. 50,000 subscribers, which is brilliant in a city that is already lightyears ahead of most cities in the Americas regarding reestablishing the bicycle on the urban landscape.

No surprise that Rio came in at #18 on the Copenhagenize Index list of Bicycle Friendly Cities last year.

Many of these photos were taken on a Sunday, when the bike lanes along the Copacabana and Ipanema beaches get a whole lot wider what with the three lanes of traffic that are closed to cars and opened to bicycles, skateboarders, rollerbladers and people just walking casually along.

The system was so busy that there was a queue at many stations as people waited for bikes to be rented so that other bikes could be parked.

There are, however, many people using the bike share bikes during the week for short trips around the city.