Portraits of cyclists - The cyclist & the rose: “My bike is like a common object”

 
"I bike every day to go to work.

I bought my bike 5 years ago. It is like an common object to me. Nothing special. Just a means of transport.

I lived in America and there, people were sometimes surprised to hear me saying that I bike every day. It seems so normal to me."

Boots matching the bag... or the other way round.

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Enter the Headwind

There's a storm warning for Copenhagen and parts of Denmark today. Here's a little prequel. While many parts of Denmark are hilly, the central area of Copenhagen is rather flat. What many people don't understand is that wind is a major factor. On a windy day, cycling into a headwind, it is equal to cycling up a hill with a 6% grade. And hills end. Wind doesn't.

Today, the storm strength winds will transform Copenhagen into the Pyranees. We will, however, just get on with it.















It's nothing new, of course. Wind has always been a factor in Copenhagen, as the vintage photo, above, attests.

Make sure your bike is not free-standing today, unless you have a proper kickstand.

Some people are more prepared for the wind than others.

Heels on Wheels - Copenhagen Style

Heels on Wheels from Nanna Nike Kindtler on Vimeo.

Heels on Wheels is a film showing Copenhagen bicycle culture. The film is an example of how four Danish girls use bicycles as transport - dresses, high heels and freezing weather is no barrier to arrive at the party by bike.
It was shown at Bicycle Film Festival 2010.

The film was made by: Anna Bisgaard-Nøhr, Naja Bjørn Nielsen, Line Røijen and Nanna Nike Kindtler

Hello there, CopenHipster Guy: It’s all in the details

OH yes,  hello there… stylish man bicycling across Copenhagen Hipster Bridge!

Just look at him. Upright. Determined. Probably on his way to work (it’s Thursday morning).

And heyy, check out his style: It’s all in the details. Starting deep low from the bicycle lane, I just love his shoes. Maybe he’s not wearing hot purple shoelaces, but the medium brown ones are classic and matching his cognac colored shoes perfectly.

His pants. Slim style. Love it!

The jacket. I mean… the lining, checkered and yep, classic.

The hair… Have a guess, you Lovely Men out there, how much hair wax is necessary to maintain a look like this?  One big finger dip in the cradle – or two. Or maybe 3? Pleeease comment and make my day (O:

And while you’re thinking of a so-to-say correct answer, have a look at Copenhagen Life on Hipster Bridge, for 1 minute and 21 seconds, last morning:

Enjoy bicycling, enjoy Copenhagen – enjoy Life!

Peace & Blog Love,

a-g from www.cphblonde.com

Portraits of cyclists: Green shoes woman - “I like to ride through Amagerfælled”

“I bike every day. I go to work by bike.

My bicycle belonged to my neighbor who wanted to throw it away. I took it and my ex-husband fixed it.”

“Do you have a favorite route to bike within Copenhagen?”

“Yes, I like very much the road where you ride through Amagerfælled, which is not really a road.

Amagerfælled is a very nice area. I like this route because when you drive there at night, there is no street lights, it's totally dark. In a way you are in the middle of the city but it's completely dark.”

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Miami: Ride a Deco Bike on Lummus Park

After California, Copenhagen Cycle Chic heads East to discover the other american sunny coast to find out how the inhabitants of Miami ride their bike.

Back in 2011, a bike share system - the Deco Bike - has been launched, so that tourists and locals could enjoy riding mainly on Lummus Park (along the mythic South Beach).







































The Deco Bike in the Art Deco district



On Lummus Park, cyclists are chic or...


... they look like tourists, which is logical when you're in Miami. ;-)


Bike parking.

Copenhagen Sweet and Cycle Chic Casper

Hello there  Deliberately stopping this nice guy just by Copenhagen shopping center Magasin.

Casper’s favorite Copenhagen cafe is… Cafe Under Elmene at Amager. And yep, that burger looks GOOD. AND he works at Mac – I like.

By the way, would you like a free 3 course dinner for two at well praised Copenhagen restaurant The Red Box?

Well, then, just click by my blog, Copenhagen Cycle Chic friend!

Peace & Love to you,
a-g

Black & Blonde girl - “My bike used to be blue but I painted it in black”

"I use my bike everyday. Even if it's for 10 kilometers, I still take my bike".

"Do you remember how many bikes you've owned so far?"
"So far, around 5 bikes."

"Do you take care of your bike?"
"No. I got this one for free. It uses to be blue but I painted it in black and I put a sticker to recognize it.
Overkill" is a shop in Berlin."

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Cycle Chic, Belfast Times, Amalienborg – and purple shoe laces

Hello Danish princes and princesses, where are you?

 

Oh, this could SO much be me, exploring Copenhagen on bike. This is Amalienborg, the winter home of the Danish royal family. Well, no need then to try call their attention before the snow arrives (O;
 
What else has happened since last Friday: It all started with a photo of some trendy purple shoelaces in Copenhagen Latin Quarter, belonging to a handsome Canadian tourist – check him out in tall handsome person right here.

Some lovely people not just read my posts, they also follow my fashion advice… now my blog pals at Belfast Times have picked up the trend! They have been to their first @belfashionweek, read ALL about it – including their brand new colored shoelaces.

Well, hello there… co-Cycle Chic guest blogger Clotilde and I are celebrating our three blogs – including this very one –  being selected among the five best blogs about Copenhagen, by Spotted by Locals. What a feast, and we needed to be photo creative to have Cycle Chic Himself join us in our toast. He looks pretty cool, ugh?

Ps. Don’t hesitate to step by CAFE/BAR 7 in Studiestræde – you too, it’s such a Copenhagen lovely place to hang out.

You take care until next Friday!

Peace & Blog Love,
a-g

Portraits of cyclists: Cyclist living in a collective - “ I live in a collective outside the city where everyone cycles”

" I cycle everyday over 16 kilometers with this bike".

"Do you take care of your bike?"
"I live with a bike mechanic. So, he taught me how to maintain my bike myself and last month I spent the whole day fixing it. I live in a collective outside the city where everyone cycles. So, everybody helps each other maintaining the bikes."

"What is the relation to the bikes within this collective?"
"Everyone owns a bike and we have also extra bikes for guests and one Christiania bike in common. We can use it when we want. Last week, I use it to carry lot of apples I bought to press them and make juice. It was full of apples."

 Red basket
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You Can't Describe Copenhagen Living Without Saying The Word 'Bicycle'. Ever.

Nothing stops us cycling in Copenhagen... from Grit Tind on Vimeo.

So here's a short film that I made with a crazy and talented group of friends studying Performance Design at RUC University, Denmark. We just wanted to depict what it's actually like cycling around the beautiful city of Copenhagen (even on a grey day!)

We thought to be on the safe side by filming this during August when the weather was warm and wonderfully sunny but of course, according to Sod's Law, on the actual day of filming it rained so so hard! We persisted anyway because at the end of the day, whether it rains or even snows, the reality is that Copenhageners will cycle through anything - "Sådan er det...!" (That's just how it is!)

Enjoy!

Over and Out!

K.E.G. x

Where in Copenhagen to get your Brandon Beverly Hills 90210 look

Hey, grab your trendy bike and make a pit stop in Studiestræde! My guest blogger The W-Girl has been chasing the best vintage shops of Copenhagen – and she finished her Grand Tour by looking like Brandon in Beverly Hills 90210 

This is what she saw, this is what she told me…

Peace & Blog Love,

a-g & CPH BLONDE

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My two favorite vintage shops in Copenhagen are located in Studiestræde and Larsbjørnsstræde, where everything is fancy and trendy, but not posh and packed – our Copenhagen’s Latin Quarter.

In Episode they sell things that are, so to speak, recycled and I’m a big fan of their Levi’s shorts, I have a few pairs. Prices here are affordable, so I really like to come here to get a look like Brandon from Beverly Hills 90210!

In Wasteland Vintage Clothes I would waste all my money – really.

Love the hats!

Oh, CPH BLONDE could easily spend an hour or two here…

 

 THANKS to Wiola Starczewska – check out her blog at starczewska.com

Rain and Six-Inch Heels. Problem?

As a true Cycle Chic photographer/blogger, one must learn the art of cycling whilst taking half-decent photographs. I can tell you it was not easy! But when two young Copenhageners rode past in six inch heels in the heavy rain - I simply had to whip out the camera and take some snaps from behind. Not creepy at all. Question is, could you manage the art of cycling sky high?


Love, love, love the oversized leopard-print raincoat.


Heels and rain? Bring it on.

Before I out it, I just want to put it out there that I'm totally just talkin' the talk but not cyclin' th-...no forget it. I personally cannot cycle in even four-inch heels. I have tried and failed. I mean, what's another few inches to the long-legged Danes anyway - they've had years to practice, right? That is my defence.

Over and Out!

K.E.G. x

Portraits of cyclists: Sporty cyclist - “My favorite route is always the coziest one”

"I'm on my way to practice CrossFit.

I cycle minimum 10 kilometers everyday. Maybe more."

"Do you have a favorite route in the city?"

"My favorite route is always the coziest one. I prefer it this to open big streets.

I feel really blessed to ride my bike everyday and to have it with me especially when it's nice and sunny like today".

"Do you remember your first bike?"

"I do. My first two wheels bike - instead of three - was a second-hand mountain bike for man ;-)"

American cap

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