prioritize the bicycle and they will ride

The Big Picture - 01 - Top 10 Bicycle-Friendly Design Elements in Copenhagen from Copenhagenize on Vimeo.

"If you build it, they will come."

Watch Copenhagenize's point by point guide to how to design a modern bicycle city.

j'suis snob

Ze bike gang headed out to ze windmill to meet ze one and only Bike Snob to participate in his film shoot promoting his new book (something about Europe!).



Hence the reference to my fave Man of Saint Germain, Boris Vian:



I brought ze chien avec, thereby already fulfilling my 2013 goals!



He is getting accustomed to ze basket.

We look Euro, non?



My new pal Braxton arrived fashionably late with his fancy Euro bike, the Velorbis. Oh là là!



Ian scored some gluten!



Jenn suffered a bit of ennui.



On ze ride home, we saw ze buffalo.



C'était le fun!

Milan's Bicycles on Sonia's Travels

I didn't go to Paris to ride a bike, but Sonia went to Milan to do just that.

Ciao, Bella!

Biking in BCN

I am back from BCN. Love that town!


Even caught a Barça game to the tune of 5-0!


I am starting to sift through all my pics. So get ready for a some Spanish flava here on VV. LOTS more to come.

I've a horse outside!

I think this should be Adrienne's new theme song.

Guest blogger - Gabriela Sosa: Adventures in Malmö

Knowing I had 48 hours in Malmö, Sweden, I summoned the Sun God, Agni Deva, who was still vacationing in Spain, where I had left Him. After some reluctance, Mr. Agni himself, moseyed on over to the southern tip of Sweden to shed some rays during my visit.

Amrta Vapu (which translates from Sanskrit into Nectar Body, as you may witness for yourself) was gracious enough to lead me along a visually stimulating tour along the coastal city.

Colors popped as Scandinavia squeezed out the last bit of summer. Somehow the grass was greener, the ocean a deeper shade of slate, the wind, slightly more fragrant, or perhaps is was due to the company or perhaps Mother Earth was happy that two of her babies weren’t polluting Her body. In any case, please follow me, following my fearless leader, along Malmö’s shores on the last sunny day in Sweden, 2010.


Earlier that morning, I was working off my jet lag by taking pix of random Malmö goodness & shot a picture of a nicely illuminated outdoor café.

Once I realized it was close to our meeting time, I kicked off my kickstand & peddled toward my destination: Govinda’s: Malmö.


I skidded my bike on the cobblestone into Govinda’s courtyard & noticed Amrta’s bike leaned up against the PARKING VERBOTTEN sign. I chuckled to myself & of course had to take a pic.

Clearly rules do not apply to any friend of mine!

We set off down Föreninsgatan towards Kungsparken an awesome pebblestone-lined park that greeted us with a greenhouse café & windmill.


Nectar Body and Jiggly Body then proceeded on toward Scania Park...


all while cycling past the monolithic Turning Torso.


After bouncing around ideas on how to best develop the waterfront for artistic-eco-exploits...


we approached Malmö’s Central Train Station, where you can enjoy the cluster of urban cycles, as well as close-ups of Nectar Body’s super awesome sun-rusted artbike.

Next time, please join us, Nectar Body & Jiggly Body, on our trip to Christiania where we will share how they’ve taken cycle-style to a new level.

Until then, keep peddling.

Love,
Gabi
AKA – Jiggly Body (soon to be Abs of Steel Body)

Bike to the Cup - The Spirit is Soaring!

Are you feeling the fever yet? The gals and I (plus a dude here and there) have been totally enjoying biking to the Cup and watching the games (bad calls and all) at numerous drinking establishments across the City.

I've also been enjoying seeing how the rest of the world has been celebrating! I'm quite pleased that one of the greatest biking countries of the world has advanced to the semi-finals! Go Netherlands! I dig the Oranje!

Now that's some national pride!

From Amsterdamize

One national pastime meets another - the Dutch have reason to celebrate!

From iMalfet

The city that brought us Cycle Chic shows us how the Danes wear their colors.

From Mikael

And now, from the fans in San Francisco...

Dan comes back from Jo-burg wearing the South African colors on his lime-green PUBLIC.


A couple of Mannschaft fans get ready to throw down 4-0 style!


KT shows support for the Motherland at the Ghana v. Uruguay game (still in shock about that Suarez handball) - vuvuzela courtesy of Dan Nguyen-Tan.


¡Que viva Meligrosa!

Check out our Bike to the Cup photo pool for more pics like these!

And happy 4th!

Vogue Around the Globe - Springtime Skin

we are photo/Muenster, Germany (according to the photographer - Germany's No. 1 bike town!)


supersube/Guadalajara, Mexico


lebonmulticolore/Montreal, QC


++®ie++/Japan


Cameron Adams/Chattanooga, TN


Ted Houser/Los Angeles, CA


Funny Cyclist/London


Bart Omeu/Barcelona, Catalunya

Vogue around the Globe

From the Netherlands by Daydreamer HQ. VV wonders who he's waiting for. ;-)


From her European vacation by Lovely Bicycle. Très Nouvelle Vague!


Chi-town class from letsgorideabike. Gorgeous stilettos daaaahling!


From Germany by Kasmeneo. Way to rock the long skirt!


From the U.K., of course, by AngloMex. Everyone loves a punk rock chick.


From the Netherlands by iMalfet. Que sexy!


From Los Angeles by Cosmoblue. LA is looking good in plaid, and what a smile!

Vogue Around the Globe

Photo and words by ibikelondon of London, England

I think this must be the best 'cycle chic' style photo I have taken so far with my new camera - I love how stylish her red coat looks against the anonymous sheen of the windscreens behind her.


Photo and words by Xander N'Dante of Toronto, Canada

It was the Schwinn that caught my eye, but is she riding cross legged?


Photo and words by gumgogum of Curitiba, Brazil

Apresentando a novo coleção Primavera-Verão 2010 - I Scream - Everybody scream for Ice Cream.

Lorena beatriz com Shorts listrado + Camiseta Banana Split + Casquete flores amerelas e brancas.


Photo and words by Julz of New Zealand

Sunday afternoon in New Zealand with my Lady Jane.


Photo and words by bilobicles

Santiago, capital de la bicicleta en latinoamérica.

CCC comes to SF!

Mikael Colville Anderson, a.k.a. Zakkalicious, a.k.a. the Mac Daddy of Cycle Chic, makes a visit to SF this Friday!


LUNCHTIME FORUM
Friday, October 30, 2009 12:30pm
654 Mission Street,
San Francisco, CA 94105

Bike like the Danes
The 500,000 people who use bicycles each day in Copenhagen are not “cyclists,” nor are they “environmentalists.” They merely choose to ride because of safe, quick infrastructure. After 30 years of traffic and urban planning, the bicycle has become a democratic tool liberating Copenhagenites from cars and created the foundations for one of the world's most liveable cities. Speaker Mikael Colville-Andersen is Denmark's leading bicycle advocate, advising cities, towns and organizations about bicycle culture, infrastructure and urban planning with a unique focus on the anthropological aspects of getting more citizens to choose the bicycle.

So get your fabulous on and get your bootie down there!