The Incredible Pedersen Bike

Both my wife and I would love to have a Pedersen bike. Today there are two or three producers of the original Danish bike that lets you cruise elegantly through busy streets in an upright position (not sure I would raise my pinky though...LOL).




I tried riding one in Japan. It was a blast!



Because they are speciality bikes they often come highly customized to owner specs.



It’s the kind of bike that owners tend to keep for many years. And most prefer the original signature “hanging” saddle which helps make this bike special.



Happy Cycling!

Denmark DC

When you're head of Public Diplomacy, Culture and Communication for the Danish Embassy in Washington, DC, it certainly doesn't hurt to ride in style around the city.

And on a smashingly elegant Pedersen bicycle. A design by Michael Pedersen dating from 1893 and revived by the designer Jesper Sølling in the 1970's.

Tempo Instrumental

A Saturday evening tempo.


An instrumental Sunday afternoon.

Timelessness

I have thought a while about what to say to about this shot, without coming to to any conclusions. So I will just let it speak for itself as a little Copenhagen Cycle Chic equivalent to a silent movie.

Copenhagen How To

This whole blog is a Copenhagen How To, but here are some recent shots.

How to buy tickets for you, and your bike, in the Copenhagen Metro.

How to park your bike outside a Tiger of Sweden shop. Just a quick click of your wheel lock and off you go. And remember, cyclists make better shoppers than motorists.

How to transport two bottles of beer in style. The bike this chap is on is a Pedersen, or a Dursley-Pedersen. The inventor of this revolutionary bike, Mikael Pedersen, died in 1929 but in 1995 his remains were reinterred in Dursley, Gloucestershire, where this bike was made famous. Sometimes called The Most Comfortable Bicycle in the Universe.

How to say good-bye to friends. A last exchange of words, the light turns green, supermum on left rides straight on, friend on right turns right.

How to ride home in the afternoon.

How to gently accelerate off the lights on your Short John delivery bike.

PLUGGING
We'd be fibbing if we said we weren't frightfully pleased about this article in The Guardian from yesterday. Thanks to Carlton Reid for the kind mentions and compliment. Check Carlton's bike site at Quickrelease.tv.