Who Let the Dogs Out? Canine Cycle Chic

I know we have a lot of photos in the Cycle Chic archives. Sometimes, however, it is amazing how many. It's nice to put them into themes once in awhile. We figured we'd do a Bicycles & Dogs article. Simple enough. Until we realised how many photos that would involve. So... here's a Best of Bicycles & Dogs series. Canine Cycle Chic, if you like.

When the bicycle is the preferred transport form - and the most convenient - it is second nature to take your dog with you wherever you may be headed. Most of the photos are from Copenhagen, but it's not just us. The dapper chap, above, is in Rome.













Above: Melbourne, Australia



Above: Amsterdam, Netherlands.



Above and below: Mexico City.





Above: Nagoya, Japan.











WALKING THE DOG

Carrying your dog with you in your basket or whatnot is one way to do it but it's not the only way. Here's a series of shots of people walking their dogs on their bicycles.











And dogs are handy to have in the city. Like this one tied to the very busy bike racks outside the Central Library. Great for guarding much sought after parking spots.

And let's wrap up with the Man Bikes Dog video:

Rome Cycle Chic 004

Here's some more Cycle Chic-esque shots from Roma. The bicycle is alive and well in the Italian capital. More separated bike lanes would really make the numbers of Citizen Cyclists boom. I'm loving this lady at the top. She was so very cool.

Rome Cycle Chic - Bicycles

It was most encouraging and pleasing to see so many cool bicycles in Rome. Loads of vintage rides that are still going strong. Seeing flowers on baskets was more common than I would have thought, and it's so lovely every time.

This one isn't vintage but that backrack and basket add to the mainstream bicycle culture flavour.

This is old school parking. For decades this is how people parked their bicycles. Leaning them against the curb with the pedal. Probably not a good idea in cities that are getting used to the return of the bicycle, but the bike, above, stayed standing.

Rome Cycle Chic 003 - Gentlemen

A selection of shots of Gentleman Cyclists in Rome.