Winter Wonderland

Continuing the theme of winter cycling, here are some more shots of Copenhageners just getting on with it.

Hop And Go

A lovely little film analysing the science and art of mounting the back rack of a bicycle. From our friend Marc at Amsterdamize.

Bicycles On A Bridge

Crossing Langebro, Copenhagen.


Together.


Or solo.

Made for Two

Double chic from Ljubljana.

Amsterdam, Copenhagen

A few minutes in Amsterdam was all it took to remind us how much we love the Dutch style of riding double.

The Copenhagen style works pretty well, too.

Dutch Style

Today, Cycle Chic is going to Amsterdam and are looking forward to a little dose of Dutch style over speed.

Train of Thought

This is how Cycle Chic likes to get picked up at the train station.

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. :-) 
 

Barcelona Pairs

There were no bicycles in Barcelona a mere four years ago. You could wander around the city from dawn to dusk and count the bicycles on one hand. Now look at the city. Citizen Cyclists abound. The beautiful people of this beautiful city have reembraced a beautiful 125 year old invention. They ride in style, with grace and they are exceptional at riding together.

A bicycle made for two, indeed.

Our Cycle Chic Barcelona Wheels

So Cycle Chic went to Barcelona. Not surprisingly, we needed bicycles to get around on. From A to B. A being cool cycle events and B being cool bars and restaurants. We were incredibly fortunate to get a load of bicycles to ride fra various sources.

I decided to bring a prototype of the new Cycle Chic bicycle from Copenhagen to Barcelona to show the gang. We hoping for a launch in the fall. Above is the bicycle on the quay next to the yacht that some of us stayed on in Barcelona's Port Vell.

Here's the bicycle being rolled onto the plane at Copenhagen airport. It arrived fine in Barcelona. We're still working on the colour combination for the bicycle and we're working on getting the price down so that it is affordable.

Once on the ground in Catalunya, we needed more wheels. And this is where our good friends from CityBici stepped in to help. They provided us with cool bicycles from Creme Cycles. You know it's a chic city when your lovely friends show up with their friends and all of them are lovely and gorgeous. Here they all are, above, in front of Barcelona's Arc de Triomf. Vanessa from CityBici, in the middle, is beautifully pregnant and we'll promptly add this shot to our Bicycles and Pregnancy tag here on the blog.

Creme Cycles make a variety of bikes. Most are upright but they have funky models, too. Like this one.

CityBici were also kind enough to let us use their gorgeous showroom/flat for our conference where we discussed Cycle Chic and shared experiences from the various countries, as well as plotted out the way forward for the brand. Cold beer, cool friends, groovy city. Me gusto.

We still needed a few more bikes for the bloggers, though. My friend Koos from BikeTech bike shop in Barcelona helped swing some bicycles from another shop. Intemperie is an outdoor gear shop in Barcelona and they were kind enough to loan us 10 Brompton folding bikes. Txell, from Barcelona Cycle Chic, held a master class in folding/unfolding the bikes for the uninitiated on the sidewalk outside Intemperie. On the left is a seat warmer from Velorbis having a test ride on a Brompton.


Once in a while situations arose where the people outnumbered the bicycles, as they do, but our crew merely shrugged THAT off and made it work. Tiago and Saskia on the left and Philip and Joni on the right. If memory serves, I had a certain Quebecoise on the back of my bike when taking these shots. :-)

So, all in all, we were well covered in the bicycle department for the duration of the Cycle Chic Bloggers Conference 2011. A couple of rental bikes were squeezed into the equation, as well as a few Bicing bike share bikes. But thanks to a whole bunch of good, cool people for helping us out!

Barcelona Bloggers

Barcelona is doing just fine as an Emerging Bicycle City. What a transformation this city has undergone over the past four years. It is a role model for cities around the planet.

Needless to say, our Cycle Chic bloggers fit right in to the city during the Cycle Chic Conference. What a brilliant bunch of people. So inspirational to hook up with them all.

The Cycle Chicsters:

Barcelona. Copenhagen.

Sydney. Vancouver.

Montreal. Rio.

Dublin. Budapest.

Bordeaux. Ditto.

Paris. Budapest.

Lisbon. Graz.