10 craziest bikes! (part 2)

Here is the second edition of the top 10 of amazing bikes (here was the first one).

Today's theme: "extreme bike tuning". Be careful, I have to warn you, your eyes might sting a little bit.

10.

To begin smoothly, some entirely repainted, more or less successfuly.

9.

Arg, the mad striper struck at least twice.

8.

Yes, bicycles are a green mean of transportation.

7.

Made in Christiania.

6.

This one is actually is a sign shop.

5.

Pimp you bike yourself.

4.

Unidentified dead body, lying somewhere in Christiania, I would be unable to find it again. But is it a sculpture, or the remains of something that really drove?

3.

Nice idea.

2.

The stuntman, seen at the demonstration of COP 15. To measure up with that event, some have let their imagination go, and by putting two like this, you get the number 1:

1.

I was assured that both had indeed demonstrated that day.

Come on, tell me, which one is your favorite?

Copenhagen at this time: the Christmas-deco

This month, it's pretty funny to walk in Copenhagen and see the Christmas decorations alongside exhibitions on the theme of the climate change conference, and everything in a happy jumble. First I wanted to put all the pictures in one article, but I think it would have been too long, so I cut it in half. So today, I'll take a walk with you on the theme of Christmas in a whole glittering Copenhagen.

Let's start by going to see the inevitable Nyhavn. Of course, the place is sooo romantic, it is the perfect place to set up a Christmas market.

It's weird, there is surprisingly very few things to eat, but on the other hand, there is a plethora of useless shops in several copies, like the woolen-things-stands, you know, the caps, scarves, what all this (but why are they pollute all the Christmas markets them like that?) There's also sellers of non-local crafts costing an arm and sellers of candles and uh... an unnecessary-trinkets-stamped-Tuborg shop, but here this is normal.

To do your Christmas shopping nearby, Magasin du Nord will tempt you with a beautiful deco unfortunately accompanied by an insufferable sirupy music (Sympathique of Pink Martini tapped me on edge the whole Saturday every time I passed by, I swear it was over and over).

The other big department store, Illum, is also weel decorated.


Just for fun, I confess that I made a trip to Christiania too, just to see if in case they would not decorated too. Well actually it was! Sellers of substances have their little personal stall embellished with garlands bright, but with techno hardcore music. I could not take photos for the reasons you know. Psychedelic.

Otherwise the streets of the old city center, there are many delicate decorations on window sills like:

And the wreaths, in the windows, everywhere, always the same symbol:

It's the Julehjerte (Christmas heart), the typical Danish decoration. Traditionally, it is a small basket of woven paper filled with delicacies and that people hang in their Christmas trees. Give to your tree the Danish touch by doing your owns it is super easy to do.

Here is the Christmas tree of Rådhuspladsen

Its Julehjerter are not baskets

Lets draw on a little bit closer... Huh, what is there at the bottom?

Ah yes, I'm stupid, obviously, bikes of course. To light the tree. Really, these Danes are incorrigible. Still, this device makes me laugh, when you look directly opposite you can see Tivoli fully illuminated ...

To be continued tomorrow: the climate-deco.

10 craziest bikes! (part 1)

I know that you like the tops 10. Everyone loves it (and me especially). Therefore I present you this day the jewels of my collection of bikes, carefully selected. Uhh, well, photos of bikes, to be more precise, that I have catched through my random strolls in Copenhagen (*). It would be such a shame to keep them for myself.

The topic of today's anthology is: "I don't like being alone on my bike."

10.

To start, the trailer for children, dogs and stuff ... but covered! What a luxury. Aimed at those who don't want to purchase a special bike, or just for the drags at DIY things.

9.

The double-seat for babies. For those who cannot make up their minds  to leave their twin babies to the nurse when they are out for shopping. Or those who consider that a pram is definitely too slowly. Note the unusual length of the luggage rack.

8.

The trailer tandem-like. Sure that when they get bigger, there's no reason for them  to continue  to  be transported effortlessly, eh.

7.

The trailer really made for kids. Because it is never too early to develop the good reflexes.

6.

The pedal-drawn carriage, because the merry-go-rounds suck.

5.

Something indefinable. A kind of retired carriage. Real home-made creation.

4.

The kitsch carriage for adult, aka tourist-lugger, front and back.

3.

Another model of corny carriage, but this is one I like. Not for tourists,  and I know it because  I pass by every morning. It is parked always in the same place on Amagerbrogade.

2.

The tandem with a cool design. Yes, Denmark is the country of design, nothing more to say.

1.

And on the first step of the podium, my favorite: the psychedelic tandem . It deserves two pictures! Apparently, the disproportionate love the Danes have for bikes makes them giving birth to senseless creations.

And what about you, what is your favourite model?


(*) All the pictures have been shot in Copenhagen, except the #9, taken in Amsterdam.
Just a remark: if like me, you hunt the cycling treasures in CPH, the good spot is of course Christiania. 3 of them come from it.