Cycle shit
Posted by Stefan | Filed under Brussels
Cause it’s a crappy, crappy Monday.
Tags: shit
Brussels II
Posted by Stefan | Filed under Brussels
Another photo from the street shoot we did for The Bulletin (see previous post). This dapper chap was walking to the bike shop with his sweet fixie on his shoulder. It wazs the victim of vandalism and the rear wheel was busted.
After this photo I asked him if incidents like this would keep him from riding. His answer was clear and simple: ‘No way’.
Tags: Brussels, fixed gear, fixie, The Bulletin, yellow
Brussels
Posted by Stefan | Filed under Brussels
A while ago we were contacted by The Bulletin, the acclaimed monthly magazine for Eurocrats, expats, non-Belgian, English-speaking residents. They were doing a feature on bicycles in Brussels and wanted to hear our point of view on the issue. We gladly obliged.
Then, we got another mail from the lovely reporter, if we would be interested in taking some photo’s for the article, since – and we quote – ‘going through the photo’s on our blog made her want to go out and ride her bike’. Needless to say we were absolutely charmed, and off we went to shoot some cycle chic in Brussels.
The issue will be out on August 26th, so go out and get it. We’ll blog more about it soon enough.
In the meantime, here’s one of the shots that didn’t make the editorial cut, but that we like anyway. Simply because shopping flowers by bicycles is always chic.
Tags: Brussels, expats, flowers, shopping, The Bulletin
Surrounded
Posted by Stefan | Filed under Brussels
Yet she keeps her cool.
Please excuse my phone camera’s crappy image quality.
Tags: Brussels
Riding to the chapel…
Posted by Stefan | Filed under Brussels
And we’re gonna get married!
Finally! You cannot believe how cool it is to finally have a cycle chic wedding photo on our blog.
Congratulations to Lisa and her husband from us. You’ve got style, you’ve got class. The ride of your life has only just begun. Take it easy as you go and most of all: enjoy!
Tags: wedding
Double the chic
Posted by Stefan | Filed under Brussels
Sunny days in Brussels bring out the cool kids on the bicycles. Here we have double cycle chic, one in every corner of the shot. One girl going straight, one girl turning left.
Completely different styles, but double cycle chic.
Here’s a closer shot of the girl turning left, cause she really has the cutest little vintage bike.
Sara
Posted by Stefan | Filed under Brussels
We’ve been having a lot of cool and dapper gents on the blog lately. That is why I think it’s time for some fashionable female counterweight. So say hi to Sara, a very sweet friend of mine.
I actually put her on a bike here in Brussels just so I could introduce her – ha! She does ride a bicycle around Antwerp, though, just not this one.
Sara rocks in a very cycle chic way.
Yesterday was hot
Posted by Stefan | Filed under Brussels
Feels like summer in the city.
Tags: Brussels, hot, spring, summer
Villo chic
Posted by Stefan | Filed under Brussels, Villo
Villo, the bicycle sharing system in Brussels is doing well. No, I don’t have new facts and figures to prove it, but I do have a set of eyes. And what I see is that at most bike stands, even in this winter weather, more than 50% of the bikes are on the road – in summer the use was even bigger.
I also see them ride around the city, and the people who use them are extremely diverse. Utban youngsters getting around, business people going to work or tourists exploring.
‘Rouler libre’ – ride free. ‘La vie est belle’ – life is beautiful. That’s what the posters around town say. And it’s true. Positive message equals positive image.
If they would ever be in need of a new baseline, we’ve got one: City cycle chic.
And here’s the proof.
Renting a bike is easy as one, two, three.
Ready to dive into Brussels hectic traffic - in style
Tags: bike sharing programme, Brussels, Villo
Let it snow, let it snow…
Posted by Stefan | Filed under Brussels
Let it snow.
