Barcelona

I can always miss Barcelona. But a little bit more in the winter.

Stylish Times - History Repeats Itself

Nothing like some vintage photographs from Copenhagen to hammer home how stylish cycling was - and is.

Complete with our favourite moment in time - the launch. Propelling the bicycle into motion.

Conversation cycling - cycling in cities should be sociable and cyclists should be able to ride side by side.

On the beach, too.

Cycle Chic & Muuse.com - Match Made in Heaven

Readers may recall the post about Cycle Chic's film shoot with Muuse.com from a while back. We're pleased to finally be able to present the film we made in collaboration with Muuse.

We shot it out at Amager Beach in Copenhagen a couple of months ago. It was a chilly day but we are pleased that the film has a hint of summer to it.

For us at Cycle Chic, Muuse is the perfect playmate. Not only are we good friends socially and professionally, the whole concept of Muuse is appealing to us. The fashion industry is hopelessly unsustainable. Big companies produce piles of clothes and, if they don't get sold, they are shredded and thrown away. Muuse features top young designers and customers can order the outfits on their website. When a certain number of orders are reached, Muuse puts the outfit into production. Ethically and locally.

The designs chosen for the film are all harmonious with the bicycle and go hand in hand with the inherent aestheticism of the two-wheeled machine. Bike geeks will bang on about goofy "cycling clothes" with reflective bits and pieces or "urban cycling trousers" (we've been riding bicycles for a century without needing them) but we'll just send you to this blogpost for our point of view about this. And while we're at it, this little film explains why we prefer to be citizens who use bicycles to get around instead of "cyclists".

Anyway... these outfits are haute couture, sure, but we love them for their flowing fabric movement. Bicycles, by their very nature, create a movement of air around us. Designs that accentuate and compliment this natural flow of air add to the appealing nature of seeing Citizen Cyclists on bicycles. Not surprisingly, we filmed the bicycle shots from a Nihola cargo bike. And thanks to Velorbis for loaning us the bicycles used by our model.

The designs used in the film are by Linda Vasel, Nathalie Fordeyn and Laura Baruël - three designers collaborating with Muuse.com.



Director: Mikael Colville-Andersen / Cycle Chic
Cinematographer: Theis Mortensen
Model: Maria Bloch-Jørgensen
Styling: Muuse.com

Muuse.com

Cycle Chic Meets Muuse.com

Cycle Chic has teamed up with our friends at Muuse.com to make a film combining Muuse's brilliant fashion with Cycle Chic's eye for bicycles. We headed out to one of the many beaches around Copenhagen last Friday to shoot and here are some of the still photos from the day. Thanks to Velorbis for the bicycles, too.

It was a brilliant day. A little chilly, if you ask us, but our model Maria is a viking and she put on a brave face. We wrapped her in fur and blankets between every take and took good care of her. Most of the shooting featured many of Muuse's creations from their talented designers but we always included some classic Cycle Chic bicycle ridin'. Of course we did. We couldn't live without it.


Muuse.com has also written about the behind the scenes action from the film shoot over at their blog.








It goes without saying that when we did the mobile shots, we used a cargo bike from Nihola. Mikael rode the trike and Theis, the cinematographer, sat in the box.

Right then... we'd better get started editing the film. Keep your eyes on this space. It's coming soon. Well... kind of soon. Soonish.

Costa Rica Cycle Chic

My little brother was on holiday in Costa Rica recently. He sent us a pleasant collection of photos from the seaside town where he was staying. A place that is no stranger to the bicycle. And a place where beach cruisers are actually used on the beach. :-) 
 

Rio Bike Surf Skate

The bicycle infrastructure in Rio de Janeiro is well-used by the cycling citizens of the city. For commuting, certainly. For going to the shops and running errands, absoultely. But this is also a city defined by it's coastline. And a coastline with waves means... surfing.

I've never seen so many people on bicycles carrying surfboards. Some had metal hooks attached to their bikes to carry their board, but most just rode along the cycle tracks carrying them.



Or whatever else they may need for a trip to the beach. Like a chair and a parasol.

There are also countless combinations of bicycles and skateboards - and like this photo, a boogie board, too.

There is a skate culture but it was really fascinating to see how the skateboard has gone mainstream and is, in many cases, regarded as transport.

Marcio in Rio

Here's a friend of ours, Marcio. I went to the beach with him in Rio de Janeiro last week. Cool guy, cool vintage bike.

Marcio has a cool surf brand called Garage7, making cool shorts and t-shirts.


But we mostly love him for the way he just straps his shoes on the back rack for the ride back home- :-)

South of Here

Enjoy some sun at Amager Beach Park.


Kastrup Fort, Copenhagen.

The great and flawless Google was flawed and not so great - the blogger.com system was down. Sorry for the delay in posting.

Summer Somewhere Else

It ain't summer here in Copenhagen. But it is, apparently, quite a lot of summer on Burleigh Beach in Gold Coast, Australia. Bastards.

Spotted on I Bike NZ's Flickr photostream via the Bike Friendly Northshore blog.


Where there is Yin, there must be Yang. Here's some Aerial Cycle Chic from the Copenhagen winter the other day. We've gotten the yang of this winter thang.

Climate Change - Australia Cycle Chic

Climate Change is a serious issue. It can also be quite depressing. When the climate changes to winter here in Copenhagen, it's changing to summer Down Under. Lucy from Sydney Vintage Bikes sent us these shots from a recent campaign in Sydney. Bondi, to be precise. They were taken by Lara Inc. - Sydney’s most respected fashion and lifestyle events agency and were in conjuction with an event for Switch Flops.

Lucy provided the vintage bikes for the event.

While we wouldn't want to live anywhere else but Copenhagen, we certainly wouldn't mind a little Australian holiday right about now.

Remember, you always have Sydney Cycle Chic for more photos from Down Under.


Meanwhile, back at Cycle Chic Headquarters in Copenhagen:

Summertime

I've been up to my ears in bicycle goodness during the past week, what with the Velo-City Bicycle Conference taking over Copenhagen. I've a lot of catching up to do and a few thousand photos to sort through. Until then, some summer photos to peruse. Heading to and from the beach and hanging on the harbour.

Ocean and Bicycles

A lovely little film from Copenhagen. Thanks to Jean for the link.

Lacoste Meets Cycle Chic

Add Lacoste to the long list of brands hopping on board our little Cycle Chic movement. Lovely summer shots.

First Day of Spring My Ass

The First of March. Traditionally the first day of Spring.

Yeah, right. Snowstorm, icy winds, temperatures hovering reluctantly above freezing.

Bring on the beach. Sooner rather than later. Pleeeeease!