Cargo Bike - a Workhorse That You Don't Have to Feed

Cargo bikes can easily replace car in your everyday local trips throughout the city. They are everything you would need a car for, but as the famous slogan says : "This one runs on fat and saves you money."
Take a look at the family above - a family of four fits in perfectly... and still there is a place for shopping bags. No problem! And yes, it is also winter, a bit of cold breeze and still Cargo Bikes is the perfect choice for the journey.

Happy cycling!

Double Dealing Days, Part II

No matter where you are going to and what you are doing. The streets of Copenhagen with cycling lines wide enough to fit two cyclists cycling together side by side gives you a possibility to share these beautiful everyday moments with your friends.

It is pretty ordinary in Copenhagen to see couples cycling from A-to-B. It is cheaper, faster, better and lets be honest - later you can use the money for a nice, romantic dinner together.

It starts with couples and continues with families...

Take your friend and share the ride !!! 

Happy Cycling!

All Aboard!

Throw your best friends in your Christania bike and ride on!


Copenhagen mums are just too cool for school.


The lucky ones who get to balance on the bicycle back rack whilst their friend does all the hard work! Oh the easy life...


And this is why I love Christania bikes!

Over and Out!

K.E.G. x

Adjusting Hugh & Saturation

I rode out to the airport in Copenhagen (which is no big deal) this morning, to meet this fine British chap, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. He was arriving from the UK to film a tv show about Copenhagen and Denmark and we thought it rather appropriate if we adjusted him immediately to Copenhagen life and saturated him in our bicycle-frienly city from the word go.

We chucked his bag in my Bullitt and he hopped onto a Velorbis and we cycled into the city centre - past Christiansborg (which the whole planet seems to know as Borgen, thanks to the television series), where I took this shot. I filled him in on all the aspects of a mainstream bicycle culture (which really is a non-culture), planning liveable cities with the bicycle as the most powerful tool for change, as well as the finer points of Cycle Chic.


We rolled casually through the city, hardly breaking sweat as we pedalled and chatted and I delivered him to his hotel.

It was almost orchestrated when we were leaving the airport and we saw this Copenhagen family arriving with their bags on bicycles, ready to head off on a summer holiday.

For Hugh, it was the perfect arrival in this fine city. Easing him into the city from the airport, down the cycle tracks that gradually grew more and more busy with bicycles as we got closer to the medival city centre. And all on a gloriously sunny day.

Welcome to Copenhagen, Hugh!

Couple, Friends, Family - in Berlin

A little trio of the social side of urban cycling and Cycle Chic.

Status Shift

Great advert from Batavus, the Dutch bike brand.

"Hey neighbour... ESP, ABS, fog lamps, 16 inch rims and 6 gears."

The neighbour says: "28 inch rims, 8 gears, high power lights and computer integrated in the steering. My wife and daughter have the same."

Via: The Church of Sit-up Cycling

Viva Helsinki - Olli Finale

I knew these photos would be appropriate for the grand Viva Helsinki Cycle Chic finale. Here's Olli. Dapper as hell and charming to boot.



And here's Olli with his family. Simply smashing bunch.

Wayfinding

You can either ask for help with your wayfinding.

Or try to figure it out for yourself.

Berlin Copenhagen

Here we have three visitors to Copenhagen, who I photographed outside of Baisikeli Bike Rental. Margherita, Luca and Katarina from Berlin. They had just rented a cargo bike and were heading out to explore Copenhagen.