London Cycle Chic - We actually ASKED to use the Cycle Chic trademark!

Barcelona Cycle Chic Does London

2011-11-13T23:42:00.000+01:00

by Barcelona Cycle Chic

LDN Brompton

2011-11-12T23:41:00.000+01:00

by Barcelona Cycle Chic

Rise and Ride

2011-11-11T23:39:00.001+01:00

Spotted at London Loves Me

London Fields cycle chic

2011-07-12T08:30:00.003+02:00

Last weekend the sun came out in the afternoon, and suddenly London Fields and its cycle tracks were full of people. I was there to capture some of them on camera; all out looking good, enjoying the sun and getting about on two wheels...

I think this dude looks totally rock and roll, he's got his "look" down pat!

Cycle chic? It's what summer was made for!

Sussex sea side cycle chic

2011-07-07T08:30:00.004+02:00

We were down on the Sussex Coast soaking up the sun, sea and fresh air, and what should we see but waves and waves of everyday and ordinary cyclists making the most of the off-road cycle path that runs along the promenade in St Leonards.

What better way to earn yourself an ice cream than by going for a spin along the sea front?

It's what summers were made for!

Bike picnic

2011-06-27T08:30:00.000+02:00

Spotted in St James' Park. What a lovely spot for a picnic...

Protest chic!

2011-06-23T08:30:00.000+02:00

Most people who ride bikes in London will be fully aware of the ongoing issues surrounding the proposed re-design of Blackfriars Bridge and the awful conditions that will be created for cyclists there. If you're not up to date you'd do well to read up over at Cyclists in the City.

Cyclists took to the bridge in their 100s a few weeks ago in a 'flashmob' style protest ride. It's good to know that even when Londoners are out fighting on the streets they're doing it in style...

There were no less than two bakfiets on the ride; and if bridges like Blackfriars can be made in to places for people let's hope we'll see more and more on our roads.

Do it for the kids!

Commuter hustle bustle cycle chic

2011-06-21T08:30:00.000+02:00

This is the view from the Yorkshire Grey pub, home of Street Talks, the monthly drink tank on all things liveable and urban. The view from the pub is astonishing - the bustle and grind of Theobalds Road unfolds beneath you and there's no escaping just how many cyclists use this route as they hurry back to the cycle-friendly enclaves of the East End.

And who said you need to get all dressed up in biking clothes just to commute? It's all about dressing for the destination, not the journey, right?

There's no reason why EVERY road in London couldn't look like this, if only conditions were right...

Side by side is more fun

2011-06-01T08:30:00.000+02:00

A sign of social cycling conditions is riding side by side. It's just more fun that way, isn't it?

Boris Biking with your mates

2011-05-26T08:30:00.001+02:00

Side by side cycling on upright Boris Bikes - putting the social into bike share since 2010.

Those green trainers on the left really clash with the blue frames, mind.

Whose bike is she holding?

2011-05-24T08:30:00.003+02:00

Spotted outside the Brick Lane beigal shop - whose bike is she holding?

Gentlemen cyclists of London

2011-05-19T08:30:00.001+02:00

Guys look great on two wheels too, especially when they're as dapper as these chaps...

Hooray for man chic - it's just dressing for your destination, not your journey after all.

Yoga mats and bicycles; New York, Copenhagen... and London!

2011-05-17T08:30:00.000+02:00

Noa Cortes, over at New York Cycle Chic, blogged a couple of photos of chic cyclists off to yoga class with their mats. Anything NYC can do, CPH can do better, and it wasn't long before Copenhagen Cycle Chic responded with a post about their cyclists with their yoga mats. Which is nice.

Well, we Londoners are a proud lot and not to be outdone. In fact, we like to take things just a little bit further... So here's our yoga mat contribution with a super Mum cycling through Hackney, mat in hand (or is it an architectural drawing tube? Who knows?) AND a kid on the back of the bike.

We don't like to be outdone, you know?

Just another ride to work along the Bethnal Green Road...

2011-03-22T08:30:00.002+01:00

How's this for riding to work in style?

Snapped on the Bethnal Green Road just the other week. Copenhagen Cycle Chic had better watch out, good old London is catching up in the style on two wheels stakes... The bike, incidentally, is a Pashley which are made in England, so this is 100% home-grown cycle chic.

Just after the rain...

2011-03-15T08:30:00.000+01:00

I was so busy looking at the light on the freshly-rained on road in the top shot that I didn't realise I was standing next to a freshly-laid puddle. Shortly after this picture was taken a car raced past and soaked me. Just another reason to love cyclists, I guess, they make smaller splash-back...(!)

Winter light and fur collars

2011-03-10T08:30:00.001+01:00

Earlier this week I was complaining about the winter and saying how much I'm looking forward to spring. But winter isn't all bad; sometimes the sun sticks its' head out, people take to the streets, and there are some great cycle chic snaps to be had...

Last spring's cycle chic

2011-03-08T08:30:00.000+01:00

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm really holding out for spring. This shot was snapped in Notting Hill in 2010.

The sooner that winter is over, the better!

Boris Bikin'

2011-03-03T08:37:00.002+01:00

London winter cycle chic

2011-02-14T08:30:00.002+01:00

For just a couple of hours on Saturday afternoon the sun came out in London and for a few brief fleeting moments it almost felt as though spring was in the air. The grey, dull clouds parted and the sun shone through, and it seemed that everyone was taking the opportunity to get out on their bikes. Of course, we all know that winter isn't really over and that it will probably come back to bite us on the bum, but after the days of hideous head winds we've been having it was just good to get out there and get the wheels turning again...

Friends were out together, chewing the fat and catching up...

...and it was even warm enough to grab a bite to eat outdoors (trees make great bike rests, you know)

Someone asked me recently what the point of 'cycle chic' photos are. "Are they chosen selectively?" they asked, "Why do you only show attractive people on bikes in their normal clothes?", "Where are the people in lycra, and helmets, and cycling gear?" My answer was simple.. firstly, have you seen a car advert recently? Do you think that it shows the reality of the situation on our streets? And secondly, if we want to make cycling appealing to the masses the last thing we need is to show cycling as something which needs special clothes, or special kit, just in order to get from A to B. As the aim of this blog has always been to rehabilitate the bicycle and show everyday and ordinary cycling, cycle chic is right up our street.

This is a duplicate post from London Cycle Chic's sister blog, i b i k e l o n d o n, where you'll find plenty more about getting about on two wheels.

Side by Side

2011-02-09T08:30:00.000+01:00

Fold up, easy, and ear-muff cycle chic!

2011-02-01T08:30:00.000+01:00

Fold up cycle-chic, claiming the lane for style in Spitalfields

Some girls just make it look easy!

Have basket... ..will bike (with what are quite possible the biggest ear-muffs in the whole entire world. Cool!)

There's an App for that...

2011-01-27T08:30:00.000+01:00

Bike Share

2011-01-24T21:34:00.000+01:00

Classic shot from the always brilliant Jeremy Hughes on Flickr.

Girl in Motion

2011-01-18T08:30:00.000+01:00

'Basket Case' by Drouthy_Neebor in the Flickr London Cycle Chic group

Here come the boys!

2011-01-13T08:30:00.002+01:00

Cycle chic has always traditionally been about girls on bikes, but here in London the guys are doing a good job of showing that you don't have to dress like Lance Armstrong to get around on two wheels...

In a blue blaizer on a blue Boris Bike

Why not red trousers?

Turned left at Holland, last seen in Hackney...

Well, it is London after all! (From Sabine Thole on Flickr.)

Remember, you can add your London Cycle Chic snaps to our Flickr group too, share your style and the best will appear here on the blog!

Btwin babe on Broadway

2011-01-11T08:30:00.000+01:00

This stylish lady's bike is a brand I hadn't heard of before, but I like it a lot. Emminently sensible, and of course the fully enclosed chain and gears allows her to ride in whatever she likes. As they say over at Copenhagen Cycle Chic one dresses for the destination, not the journey after all. The company who make these bikes are called Btwin and are from France - vive la velorution! What's your ride?

Coffee on King's Road, Chelsea

2011-01-07T08:30:00.003+01:00

A great capture, by Frederick Panjuck on Flickr.

Cycle Chic Origins

2011-01-05T11:24:00.001+01:00

London Cycle Chic takes it up a notch!

2011-01-05T08:30:00.003+01:00

I thought it was about time we took things up a notch and, well, there's only so much one can do from the wrong side of the North Sea...

I'm Mark, the writer of the London cycling blog i b i k e l o n d o n and I'll be guest contributing here by adding photos and content on all things cycle chic in London. Staying true to the original cycle chic manifesto principals I'll be looking to capture the best in chic citizen cyclists from around town and bringing you the latest news and views - look out for me with my camera at Broadway Market, the Bethnal Green Road, Spitalfields, Shoreditch and around town. If you see me, give me a wave! I've also got big ideas for this blog's future, including getting London to join the global Cycle Chic Sundays movement - who wants to look sharp and come for a ride? It's about time we caught up with the likes of Sydney on that front!

You can also be a part of London Cycle Chic by adding your own snaps from around town to the London Cycle Chic flickr group - there are some great images there already for you to enjoy and who knows, your photos might even make it on to the blog.

Ride on, chicistas!

Envious glances at Broadway Market

I'm so fabulous I touch myself

A rose between two thorns

London Cycle Chic Friends

2010-11-29T18:28:00.000+01:00

Via: I Bike London

London Cycle Chic Supermum

2010-11-27T18:28:00.000+01:00

Via: I Bike London

Cycle Chic Hangin' in London

2010-11-25T18:27:00.000+01:00

Via: I Bike London

Cycle Chic Dapper in London

2010-11-23T18:26:00.000+01:00

Via: I Bike London

Cycle Chic from I BIKE LDN

2010-11-21T18:25:00.000+01:00

Via: I Bike London

Cycle Chic Shopping in London

2010-11-20T18:24:00.000+01:00

Via Cycle Chic Estonia

London Bike Scene

2010-11-19T18:23:00.000+01:00

Cycle Chic London - Lock 7 Bike Café

2010-11-18T18:30:00.001+01:00

The Lock 7 Cycle Café is a cool bike shop/café in Hackney.

It was inspired by a trip the owners made to Copenhagen.

The owners were inspired by the Danish capital's all-encompassing bicycle culture.

Lock 7 is like an anchor for the blossoming bicycle culture in Hackney in particular and London in general. Sitting outside on a Tuesday morning with a coffee, the parade of cyclists/Cycle Chicistas rolling past was astounding. It has to be the most cleverly placed bike shop in London.

In the city on a whole there are 2% trips by bike but in Hackney it's 8%. Lock 7 has a fine, relaxed atmosphere and friendly staff. When they started out the café was a lot larger but now the tables are a bit fewer to make room for the bikes. They repair them and they sell them and I spotted a shiny new Velorbis in the stable of new bikes. All they need now are some Bullitts from Larry vs Harry to complete the Copenhagen Connection.

A location next to a constant flow of cyclists is a plus, but check out the rest of the location. It has to be the best view from a bike shop I've ever seen. Lock 7 is named after this seventh lock on the Regent's Canal that winds it's way through London. It's not because you need seven locks to secure your bike in the city. Four will do, apparently.

Lock 7 Cycle Cafe is located at 129 Pritchards Road, London [Hackney].
www.Lock-7.com

Thanks to Copenhagenize.com

London Traffic

2010-11-18T18:23:00.001+01:00

Via: I Bike London

London Black

2010-10-13T20:04:00.002+02:00

Via: I Bike London

London Autumn Heels

2010-10-13T10:38:00.002+02:00

Via: I Bike London

London Winter

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London Style

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London Cargo

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London Traffic

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London Cycle Moment

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London Basket

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London Barcelona

2010-08-27T13:14:00.001+02:00

London Dropbars

2010-08-27T13:13:00.002+02:00

London

2010-05-17T19:59:00.001+02:00

More brilliance from M Viktor Vautier, Esq.

Flora

2010-04-03T14:39:00.001+02:00

London Zoom

2009-10-20T12:10:00.001+02:00

One sleeve up, one sleeve down.

Mini

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Broadway Market Supermum

2009-09-29T21:57:00.000+02:00

Broadway Market Morning

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Good morning.

London Summer

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Summertime.

Broadway Market

2009-09-16T21:54:00.000+02:00

Broadway Market Poetry.

The Patrick of Hackney

2009-09-14T21:52:00.000+02:00

Dapper. Period.
London School of Cycling

Cloche

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So cloche.

'ackney, innit.

2009-09-10T21:49:00.000+02:00

Hackney sunglasses adjustment.

Handlebar Style

2009-09-07T21:48:00.000+02:00

Dappertastic in Hackney.

Stripey Cycle Chic

2009-09-06T22:03:00.000+02:00

London Cycle Chic with stripes.

Hackney Rainbow

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Hackney Rainbow.

Skirt 'n bag.

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Casual.

Hackney Supermum

2009-09-03T21:45:00.000+02:00

Elegance.Grace.Poise.

2009-09-01T21:44:00.000+02:00

Beats hi-viz hell any day of the week.

London Rush

2009-08-30T21:43:00.000+02:00

Hustle 'n bustle in London town.

Hyde Park Elegance

2009-08-26T21:42:00.000+02:00

Hyde Park Corner.

Highbury Fine

2009-08-24T21:41:00.000+02:00

Highbury Circle.

'ackney innit.

2009-08-22T21:37:00.000+02:00

Hackney Afternoon.

Hyde Park Wheels and Heels

2009-08-20T21:35:00.000+02:00

Orange Cycle Chic in London

2009-08-19T22:14:00.001+02:00

Complete with bags.

Cyclodelic Londinium

2009-08-19T21:35:00.001+02:00

Cyclodelic London.

Cycle Chic

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For a comprehensive inside look at Cycle Chic in Europe, with a wealth of photographic gems, have a gander at the Copenhagen Cycle Chic Blog.

Alternatively, visit Copenhagenize.com - The Copenhagen Bike Culture Blog for more information about the bike culture in the Danish capital.