Marching into More Rain and Wind

The weather is letting us down here in Copenhagen. Spring is as late as an Italian train. It's usually hard to remember the weather in previous years but fortunately we have the Cycle Chic Archive to help us determine if this crappy weather is normal or if we're being robbed blind of sunlight and warmth. Above and below, photos from on or about this day in March, 2007.

2007

THIS DAY IN 2008

THIS DAY IN 2009

THIS DAY IN 2010

On this date last year I was speaking in Mexico City and doing Cycle Chic events in the city like a photo shoot, and a Cycle Chic Critically Stylish Ride. Which, after perusing these archive photos of what the weather is like in early March in Copenhagen, is really where I should be. Viva Mexico DF.

Cycle Chic Critical Style Mass in Mexico City

Finally. I got around to editing some footage from my Cycle Chic trip to Mexico City some months back. Here it is. The world's first Cycle Chic Critical Style Mass. Just a group of cool people on cool bicycles going for a bike ride through a cool city. No hardcore 'reclaim the streets' attitude accompanied by a Rage Against the Machine soundtrack. No geeky "bicycle enthusiasts" with outdated advocacy messages.

Just a cool bike ride. Winning hearts and minds with style and bicycles. Bicycle Advocacy 2.0, if you like.

Here is a post about this day and now the film is ready, above. What a city.

Check out the Mexico Cycle Chic tag here on the blog for more images.

Cycle Chic Global: México

Cycle Chic Mexico from Stromboly on Flickr.

Cycle Chic goodness from the Cycle Chic™ Flickr group.

More Mexico

My heart is still in Mexico after judging the Mexico Cycle Chic contest. Bear with me.
Brilliant shot from Maryl.

Mexico Cycle Chic - Photo Contest Winners!

So there you have it. We have finally wrapped up the super-thrilling Mexico Cycle Chic Photo Competition. There was a flurry of uploads to our Flickr group in the final stages and a buzz of activity in the Mexican blog world.

Launched by the Royal Danish Embassy in Mexico City, the Cycle Chic photo competition was in collaboration with Cycle Chic (me), Danish bikemaker Biomega and the Institute for Transportion & Development Policy [ITDP].

There were three judges - me, Sussi from Biomega and Bernardo from ITDP. [See Sussi Cycle Chic right here...:-) ]

I can tell you it was a tough job picking winners in the two categories - Gentleman and Lady. Two Biomega bikes were up for grabs - the Biomega Boston.

WINNERS:

Here we go. Here's the brilliant winning photo in the Gentleman category by Flickr user carlossagh.

The judges said:
"If this isn't the Joy of Cycling and La Dolce Vita all at once I don't know what is." Mikael Colville-Andersen, creator/owner of Cycle Chic.
"Mexicano style at its best."
Sussi Poulsen, Global Sales Manager at Biomega
"Music, freedom and moving on a bike, what else do you need?"
Bernardo Baranda, Director de ITDP Mexico


And here's the winner in the Lady category, by Flickr user Supersube.
The judges said:
"There is Cycle Chic and then there is Cycle Chic Deluxe/Extreme/Brilliance"
Mikael Colville-Andersen
"Cycle chic sublime. The guys in Guadalajara must have a strong neck pain turning their heads for this girl."
Sussi Poulsen
"It's the most "cycle chic" picture I saw. Great colors (especially the blue) and beautiful girl."
Bernardo Baranda

Both of the winners hail from Guadalajara, Mexico. Congratulations to both photographers! The Danish Embassy will contact them and work out how they get their new Biomega bikes.


The bar was raised high in the competition. Be sure to check out all the Cycle Chic goodness in the Flickr group. Here's some more examples of photographic brilliance from the competition.





Cycle Chic wishes to thank the Royal Danish Embassy in Mexico, ITDP and Biomega for a wonderful collaboration. And thanks to everyone who took part in the contest! The Flickr group lives on, so keep on documenting Mexico Cycle Chic for all the world to see.

Cycle Chic's Mexico Competition! Win a Biomega Bicycle!

The competition is hotting up in Cycle Chic's Mexico Cycle Chic competition on Flickr. Here's a few of the entries. The one above is from Guadalajara.

If you're in Mexico or know someone who is, let them know about the competition and send them quicksmart to the Flickr group - Mexico Cycle Chic. The good people from Danish bicycle brand Biomega have put up two of these bicycles as a prize. One for best Gentleman shot and one for best Lady shot:

I'm one of the judges for the competition so get snapping!

Global Cycle Chic Goodness

London.

Time for a litle update from our wide and wonderful world of Cycle Chic, all harvested organically from the lush garden that is the Original Cycle Chic Flickr Group.


Santiago, Chile y Mexico.


London. Rivendell? (Tags, people! Tags! :-))

San Francisco. Amsterdam. Portland.


Copenhagen. Chicago.


New Zealand, the both of them.


Toronto.


Calgary, Canada.