Something tells me I would not look this stylish riding a bicycle in the snow. Especially since I can't even walk in ice and snow without falling flat on my face:) According to the Copenhagen Cycle Chic blog, 80% of the cyclists in Copenhagen still ride straight through the winter, many of them as stylish as ever! So admirable.
Photographs from Copenhagen Cycle Chic.
Nuts to do without a helmet though. I see so many cyclists go down hard in Toronto... These pictures are lovely though!
Posted by: Jane | December 10, 2008 at 12:08 PM
I know, I know! I get so nervous when I see cyclists ride without helmets. I think it's very careless to ride without one. V.G. point!
Posted by: Chelsea | December 10, 2008 at 12:10 PM
They are lovely photos though, despite the lack of helmets. Snow makes everything look so dreamlike.
Posted by: Alison | December 10, 2008 at 12:19 PM
Snow would be a completely different scenario than the ice we get Chelsea. What is weird about the helmet issue: at home, I insist on wearing a helmet while riding. It just seems natural to do, but when I was in Amsterdam, it just didn't seem odd to go without.
Posted by: Sara | December 10, 2008 at 12:47 PM
we should be seeing snow this weekend here in portland! yeah! however, i won't be riding my bike :)
Posted by: dani @ weddings fresh | December 10, 2008 at 12:47 PM
Wow, brave souls, and way more coordinated that me, I tried the bike thing in college, I ran a girl over, like straight up tire marks on her face...it was bad.
Posted by: michelle | December 10, 2008 at 01:00 PM
God, I feel so lazy when I see things like this. But I know that it would be a dangerous thing, me on a bike in the snow. Or even the rain. But these ladies are inspiring, that's for sure!
Posted by: mary | December 10, 2008 at 01:08 PM
looks romantic, oddly.
Posted by: perfect bound | December 10, 2008 at 01:20 PM
I think in cities where biking is more prevalent, then motorists are a little more attuned to having them around - hence the no helmets. On Copenhagen Cycle Chic? I think it may be a fashion issue. ;-) So brave in the snow!
Posted by: Andrea | December 10, 2008 at 01:28 PM
yay, i love bicycling in the snow, but i could never not wear a helmet here in cambridge, mass. maybe in other areas where motorists are respectful of cyclists, it wouldn't be so necessary.
it's really peaceful to bike right after a snowstorm when there aren't any cars or pedestrians out.
Posted by: erica | December 10, 2008 at 02:07 PM
my boyfriend does this, which saves him $4 a day on bus/train fares. I would, but here in Chicago the wind coupled w/the snow is too much for me! haha
Posted by: michelle | December 10, 2008 at 06:08 PM
Sooo lovely photos, darling! Really!
Posted by: Caroline - Patagonia Gifts | December 10, 2008 at 06:11 PM
Jane, I'm in Toronto too, and you're right that winter biking here (let alone stylish winter biking) is impossible.
When the wind catches my coat like a sail and pushes my bike backwards, I stop riding for the winter.
These photos are super cute though :)
Posted by: Laura | December 10, 2008 at 06:58 PM
wow so impressive! good for these ladies :)
Posted by: the sassy kathy | December 10, 2008 at 09:02 PM
I cycle through the winter! Once I smashed the back axel of my bike cycling through a snowstorm because the snow got so impacted around the wheel. :)
Posted by: alice | December 11, 2008 at 03:04 AM
can that please be me--i gotta get my bike fixed!
Posted by: darling dexter | December 11, 2008 at 10:55 AM
I was in Copenhagen one January and it's totally true...high heels, miniskirts, those Danish girls rock it on bikes in the snow!
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