Winter Urban Cycling Mood

Winter cycling moods with a spot of neige. The grey winter days cause things and people to lose their edges and become diffuse.

Christmas Tree Transport

Lulu and I were unlocking our bikes outside the school, ready to head home, when one of fantastic teachers at our school walked past the bike racks pulling a trailer. "Where are you going with that, Heidi?", asked inquisitive Lulu.

"I'm picking up a christmas tree on the way home and I'm borrowing one of the school's bike trailers."

I couldn't let THAT photo opportunity pass me by, so Lulu and I met Heidi at the flower shop where she was buying her tree.


After a classic Copenhagener discussion about how to position it in the trailer (every Copenhagener has an opinion on how to transport stuff by bike), Heidi went with what really is the best option. Standing tall. She tied it down a bit to be sure and then she was ready to go.


A few snaps of the camera later, and Heidi was heading home to the Nørrebro neighbourhood in the evening bicycle traffic with this year's tree.

I love Copenhagen.

For more photos of christmas trees transported by bicycle, have a look right here.

Copencoolness

City Centre style.

Bicycle Furniture

I have this Bullitt cargo bike parked in my living room and it took my kids 0.5 seconds to figure out that it can be used to watch films or play games on the XBox. Now we use it as a sofa slash chair slash jungle gym.

As cool as that may be, it does NOT beat this:

Because this is quite possibly the coolest thing I've ever seen in the bicycle furnishing category. Fantastic!

Blurry Nocturnalness

Sometimes the nights are a bit blurry.

Night. Time.

Copenhagen by night.

Portraits of Cyclists: Mathilde - “This is Copenhagen!”

“I'm from Copenhagen. I bike to work every day. I've always got a classic city bike like this one.

I really appreciate cycling on this bridge. Sometimes, here on Louises Dronning Bro the line of bikes waiting at the traffic light is longer than the car one. I don't know exactly what to say about that, but this is Copenhagen!

Photographers and journalists often film this bridge since it is always full of cyclists.

“Do you have a specific memory from your childhood relating to cycling?”

“My parents got divorced but for one of my birthdays they both celebrated it with me and they offered me a bicycle. I still remember very well this birthday and this bike.”

2015 is just around the corner, it's the moment to get your Cycle Chic Calendar. It is available here and it will arrive on time for Christmas.  

More pictures of Copenhagen on Byliv in CPH.

Holiday Shopping Season

It's that time of year. For a lot of different things. We can certainly question the the all-powerful consumerism that is ever-present in our society, but that may be subject matter for another blog.

The fact is, people have stuff to buy in December. Lots of stuff. Christmas trees are among that stuff and over at Copenhagenize.com you can see how THAT gets done by bicycle. Then there are presents, food, you name it. It all needs to be transported around. From A to B and on to C. In Copenhagen, a lot of that is done by bicycle, too.

The weather doesn't always work with you when you cast yourself headlong into the shopping frenzy, but a bicycle gets the job done.

Bicycle baskets serve their purpose on shopping expeditions.

Although a strong shoulder is functional as well.

A kids seat provides extra load capacity for the bigger stuff you need to get home.

The strap on the kids seats comes in handy, too. Then there is the back rack found on virtually every bicycle. That's what it's there for.

You don't always need to ride the bicycle when hungry guests are on the way,

Front racks are booming in popularity, meaning bigger stuff is coming home with you on your bicycle.

You get to contemplate your purchase all the way home, which may be a good or a bad thing.

You can, of course, plan early for the holiday season, starting your shopping in the summer.

For more info on transporting stuff by bike, visit Cyclelogistics.eu.

The Cycle Calendar 2015 is out now!

The 7th annual Cycle Chic Calendar is out now. Photography by Clotilde Imbert from Copenhagenize Design Company.

Portraits of Copenhagen bicycle users to regard all year. Get your copy of the Cycle Chic Calendar 2015 over at Lulu.com.

Monday Morning Blues

No need to let those a harsh Monday morning get you down. Just look how you can be perfectly dressed to conquer those blues!



Navigating the city. There's always a way out...


Dressed like a queen.



Choosing the easy way to commute.



Happy Cycling!

BootLeg(s)

Elegant boots to match every occasion.




Sporty Cavalry style boots.



Extravagant flowered rubber boots.



Neat shorty boots.



Happy Cycling!

3 is a Cycling Crowd

Even though people always want more space more and more cycle paths offer space for 3 people cycling together. So you can plan your weekend together or exchange the latest news bits.




Look-a-like trio roaming Copenhagen.



Threesome out nightclubbing.



Copenhagen Cycle Police out in force.



Happy cycling!

Autumnal Yellow Backdrop

The best part of autumn. Leaves blanket the city like a duvet, providing a splash of welcome colour and a perfect background for cycling photographs.

The gloves are out in force again. A sure sign that autumn is irreversible.

And now that we've moved the clocks back an hour and the days are getting shorter, yawning will undoubtably increase. :-)

The All Blacks

Danish women love black. Black bikes. Black Boots. Black bags.



From top to bottom alike.



Black carries a natural elegance that attracts many girls.



Black suit looks great on the guys too.



Happy Cycling!

Red and Yellow Heading for Autumn

Methinks we're seeing a pattern here. We're heading into deep autumn here in Copenhagen and it certainly appears that the best colour to go with yellowing leaves is... red. As these morning commuting shots attest.

Matching your clothes to the colours of the seasons is a much underrated pursuit but no less important than matching your clothes to your bicycle of choice.

It's also wonderful to consider how the simple act of cycling can easily become a painting.

And the boots are back, for sure.