Fur-tive

Fur-tive, originally uploaded by [Zakkaliciousness].

Respect to this elderly lady muscling it [ever so slowly] along the bike lanes on her ancient bike and flowing furs.

The Moment We've All Been Waiting For

The Moment We've All Been Waiting For, originally uploaded by [Zakkaliciousness].

You rarely wait calmly at the lights. You anticpate the green light and in a split second you react, propelling yourself and your bike forward.

Island of Red

Island of Red, originally uploaded by [Zakkaliciousness].

A graceful island of feminine red in the midst of a strangely deserted urban landscape.

Urban Orange

Urban Orange, originally uploaded by [Zakkaliciousness].

Renovations made better by prescence of cyclist.

Rougetastique on Monday

Rougetastique, originally uploaded by [Zakkaliciousness].

Once in awhile, a shot comes along that A. sums up everything wonderful about Copenhagen bike culture and B. feels fantastic to capture. A real 'yes' feeling.

A good Cycle Chic start to the week.

Warm Ears

Warm Ears, originally uploaded by [Zakkaliciousness].

I loved her casual way of riding. Short skirt, boots, and just kind of hunched relaxed over her handlebars.

Guest Photo: New Orleans Mardi Gras

Randall from the New Orleans Bicycle Club sent us these great shots from the Mardi Gras in New Orleans, USA. Looks like quite the party.
Thanks for thinking of us, Randall!



Which reminds of us this photo, sent to us last year from the same event.

Hello Yello

Hello Yello, originally uploaded by [Zakkaliciousness].

A groovalicious yellow cruiser, complete with shiny black boots, skirt and blonde, flowing locks. Welcome to Copenhagen.

Great Moments in Cycling

Great Moments in Cycling, originally uploaded by [Zakkaliciousness].

A right turn was imminent in the low, winter sun. With a casual, Copenhagen gesture, she let those of us behind her of her intentions.

Pinktastic

Pinktastic, originally uploaded by [Zakkaliciousness].

Pink elegance on a springlike winter's day.

Copenhagen Cyclist

Copenhagen Cyclist, originally uploaded by [Zakkaliciousness].

Morning commutealiciousness.
We find it necessary to include various photos from summer, in order to maintain the eternal hope that summer will, in fact, return.

Finntastic Fotos From Portland

A mere 24 hours after annointing our first Foreign Correspondent - The Right Honourable Patrick Finn of Portland, Esq. - the boy plops THIS into our inbox.

In one fell swoop he proves his worth as well as raising the bar for himself. What a copenhagenesque photo, Patrick. Great capture.

Patrick's notes:
"Thank you so much for honoring me as your foriegn correspondent, I will not let you down! So long as there are fashionable girls riding bicycles, I will be compelled to photograph them.

I have been driving to work more often than not these winter months, which fills me with ennui and pent up energy, but today I was lucky enough to share the road with this lovely cyclista for a few blocks and I was able to line up this shot out my window.

You may note the baby blue helmet in her basket. I'd like to think that bicyling isn't so dangerous as to require a helmet, but this cyclist at least carried one with her, maybe to put on as she approached her home to be a good example or to avoid castigation.

Thanks again -Patrick"

Colour and Style

Colour and Style, originally uploaded by [Zakkaliciousness].

Funktastic combination. A splash of colour this morning.

Snow

Snow, originally uploaded by [Zakkaliciousness].

Dressed for the winter weather, she sped along happily towards the city centre.

My son and I cross our fingers every day for a big dump of now - preferably 50 cm - so that we can get out and go sledding. Unfortunately, snow is a rarer commodity these days, compared with the past:

Danes are quite obsessed with the snow due to the fact that so many are avid skiiers. My friends and I can quote the current snow depth at any given resort in France, Italy or Austria. Even the TV channels have a 'snow watch' page on their websites.
Although the page merely says, "No snow on the horizon for the coming days".

Waiting for the Right Moment

Waiting for the Right Moment, originally uploaded by [Zakkaliciousness].

Despite the abscence of a zebra crossing, many people heading for the hospital wait patiently here for a hole in the traffic.

People are like rivers. They always seek out the easiest course. Sometimes even the best designers and urban planners get it wrong. What looks nice on paper may not work in practice.

Think about parks, for example. There are so often trodden, worn paths across the grass because the pathways don't go where people want to go.

I've always thought that cities should have a department that track where people walk/ride and change the infrastructure accordingly. Like putting a zebra crossing at this point in the photo above.