Vintage Copenhagen Cycle Chic

If there's one thing nicer than riding a bicycle, it's doing with someone you fancy.
The shot is from the Royal Libary in Copenhagen and their archives and was taken by photographer Sven Türck (1897-1954). There's no date on it, but by the looks of the cars, we're probably in the 1930's.

Apart from the fact that this street - Strøget - is now happily a pedestrian street, nice to see that little has changed.

Elvis Cycle Chic

We can't remember if we've blogged this classic shot of Elvis Presley on a bicycle whilst stationed in Germany with the military. Brilliant stuff.

Involuntary Artsy Fartsy

Lens cover didn't retract on the little handy camera. Which was a cool thing.

Sandy Toes

Boy, do I ever miss Barcelona. Riding around on the Cycle Chic bicycle, down to the beach, on to a café.

Fortunately, I'll be speaking in Brazil on Saturday, in Sao Paulo. Followed by a great party in Rio de Janeiro next week. So I'll get my fix of barefooted bicycle riding with sandy toes. Which is tough this summer here in Copenhagen.

Here's a few other barefoot bicycle shots:

Gay Cycle Chic

During Cycle Chic's recent visit to Barcelona one of our gay friends presented us with a copy of a magazine he picked up in a gay bar. It was cycle chic-tastique. Which caused a bit of discussion, actually. With all the rise of the bicycle in our cities since 2007 and all the focus on the bicycle as a lifestyle accessory and a trend, it seems odd that the gay and lesbian community have been rather off the radar. Odd because if there is any community that embraces trends, modernist movements, art and culture, it's the gay and lesbian community.

We would bet our bottom pedal that if there was a surge of interest in this comhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifmunity for the glory of cycle chic, it would boost the movement. All the style, flair, enthusiasm - not to mention the financial weight of the Pink Dollars - of the the community are much needed to get us moving just a bit farther along the separated bike lanes towards reestablishing the bicycle on the urban landscape.

We're looking forward to a little more positive focus and promotion of urban cycling and Cycle Chic from the gay and lesbian community. Get into the party! Make it even more fabulous than it already is! You can certainly do much better than this website (if you're faint of heart, don't bother clicking.) Although we love the irony of it.

Here's a tourism poster from 1947: :-)