Copenhagen bike city

graeme_s-2

How lovely does this look?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXznapqmulE

I think I may have to take a holiday to Copenhagen at some point.

Roastie

Didn'twatch the vid (work inty), but I was reading about Copenhagen "cycle city" just this morning in a very interesting book called "Car Sick".

Amazingly Copenhagen wasn't always like this. In fact it was once car dominated and the transformation took 30 years. It does sound like urban heaven tho'.

lost_in_thought

Have been to Copenhagen quite a few times for work, and witnessed a whole new issue - bicycle traffic. :shock:

There was such a volume of cyclists that they had their own congestion in their separated traffic flow... and they were all moving painfully slowly on Dutch-style bikes.

In a rather selfish and potentially silly manner, I hope London never gets like that... :oops:

graeme_s-2

lost_in_thought wrote:

Have been to Copenhagen quite a few times for work, and witnessed a whole new issue - bicycle traffic. :shock:

There was such a volume of cyclists that they had their own congestion in their separated traffic flow... and they were all moving painfully slowly on Dutch-style bikes.

In a rather selfish and potentially silly manner, I hope London never gets like that... :oops:

I know what you mean, I tend to blast along in lycra at 20mph on a road bike, but the idea of hopping on a Dutch Roadster and pootling to work with everyone else doing the same does have its appeal. Since I have to mix it with heavy traffic, I think I'll stick to my road bike for now.

il_principe

lost_in_thought wrote:

le bikes.

In a rather selfish and potentially silly manner, I hope London never gets like that... :oops:

+1 - it's like Amsterdam. At first I thought "wow, if only London was like this..." the I realised the average speed was 1mph. No thanks!

I know, I know, but I don't to pootle!

el_presidente

Not the first time I've posted this link...


http://www.copenhagencyclechic.com/

il_principe

el_presidente wrote:

Not the first time I've posted this link...


http://www.copenhagencyclechic.com/

Sigh.

graeme_s-2

Il Principe wrote:

el_presidente wrote:

Not the first time I've posted this link...


http://www.copenhagencyclechic.com/

Sigh.

See - you're coming round to the idea already!

el_presidente

Il Principe wrote:

el_presidente wrote:

Not the first time I've posted this link...


http://www.copenhagencyclechic.com/

Sigh.

I know, that spoke reflector is awful!

laughingboy

Il Principe wrote:

el_presidente wrote:

Not the first time I've posted this link...


http://www.copenhagencyclechic.com/

Sigh.

Sighing won't do it. You'd need a proper gust of wind to get that 'Seven Year Itch' effect.

Roastie

lost_in_thought wrote:

I hope London never gets like that... :oops:

Sicko.

moonio

Wow, bikes are just great!
I cant wait to get a new one now, but am waiting until september to get either a flat bar road bike or hybrid