A Hub of Cyclists

A school of fish, a memory of elephants, a murder of crows - why not a Hub of Chic Copenhagen Cyclists? There. We just coined the phrase.

Stripes, tights and heels. All hail the Copenhagen Cycle Summer.

Cycling is Copenhagen is a mixture of ease, grace, beauty and a casual, relaxed attitude.

More Long John shots. The kids had so much fun that I had to try it myself. Here's Jeppe doing the hard work with me in the cargo box. And another shot of the kids.


My friends at Momemtum Magazine in Vancouver sent me this link of a recent bicycle fashion show they put on. It's great to see. Just think... a year ago, when we started this blog, there were hardly any Cycle Chic sites or blogs out there. Now the net is swimming in them. Yes, we're responsible. Yes, we're pleased. :-) Seriously, it is really great to see people taking back the bike culture.

We've had a couple of write ups on cool French bicycle blogs this past week. Vocivelo and Weelz.

A Hub of Copenhagen Cyclists

We coined this phrase a while back, for fun. There is a long line of interesting names for animal flocks in English like:
- A leash of greyhounds
- A gaggle of geese
- An exaltation of larks
- A shrewdness of apes
- A troop of kangaroos
- A parliament of owls
- A siege of herons
- A crash of rhinoceri

Val - The King of Kargo Bikes in Seattle - and I played a little game in the comments about what else we could come up with.

He brought two great ones to the table:
- A pallet of cargo bikes
- A lounge of recumbents

I came up with:
- A cove of beach cruisers
- A sweat of racing bikes
- A posture of Dutch/Danish bikes
- A load of Xtra cycles

Let's play! Any other amusing ideas? Post a comment. Ooh! I have one!
- A elevation of high-heeled Copenhagen cyclists...

UPDATE!
This just in on the comments page:
Jason brilliantly proposes these:

A tower of tall bikes
A cog of fixed gear bikes
A trick of BMXers
A basket of townies
A cubby of folding bikes
A tred of mountain bikes
A convoy on commuter bikes
A union of unicycles

Steve proposes:
A bank of velodrome bikes.

Keep them coming!

MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE CYCLE CHIC:

A warm morning smile at the photographer chap taking photos/filming footage of the rush hour.


Are you exceptionally slow if a violin player overtakes you? Perhaps. Do you care? Unlikely.

A Hub of Copenhagen Cyclists

If we can say 'a pod of whales', 'a memory of elephants', 'a murder of crows' why not 'A hub of Copenhagen cyclists'?

Simple Elegance.

Yet another casual cyclist stance.

Funk is the New Punk.

Age is no reason to stop cycling.

Solid heel stance.

The Northern Approach

Nørreport [Northgate if you translate it directly] is the busiest train station in the land and a major transport hub, in addition to being the northern entrance - or approach - to the historical city centre. This is what I saw the other day.

Cycle Chic Poem

A small series of cycle reflections inspired by a little cycle poem that Norseman-Niszen offered as a comment to my "Cornered" post.



Rust in the sunlight, burning.
Just as the bike was turning,
spokes made of light



from the rim to the hub
spoke of the sun
going down, coming up.



Enjoy!




Happy Cycling!

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: