Snow cycling

Isn't it lovely?

Where's the snow?

I took this photo last year on Christmas Eve and there was a lovely blanket of snow everywhere. This year, unless the weather changes, we are looking at a green Christmas.




That darn tree!

Late November

A well-dressed cyclist at Ottawa U.



Cold weather wear. Skirt guards can also double as scarf guards.

Fall coats

November days

Her bike: Green Pashley



Red rims and matching scarf



Downtown gentleman
Bike: Electra

Classic bikes for the fall

Skeppshult, a Swedish bike



An old classic Dutch bike

The changing season

It's been a few days since we had some warm weather (see below) so the jackets, gloves and scarves are out in full force.



This shot was from late September and jackets were not required yet.



Well, that's changed.



Matching bikes from Rent-a-bike.



I really like this wooden crate...Urban Outfitters?
Bike: Linus

A year ago...

A year ago today I saw this cyclist riding along the canal pathway. Bikes like this are not seen every day in Ottawa. The stylish cyclist was also not lost on me. I was in my car at the time and managed a quick picture out the window and an idea was hatched. It would take another six months to get Ottawa Cycle Chic going but this was the photo that started it all. The bike is an Adriatica.

Cornering in style

Cornering in style!





A shot from a few weeks back (note the leaves have not turned)
Bike: Pashley Poppy



It may just be my perception but I've never seen anyone hunched over on a road or mountain bike looking this happy.



Cool enough for mittens!

Yoga anyone?

A warm fall day

This photo should help balance out my male-female ratio of chic cyclists photos. Surely even the helmet afficionados would admit this photo wouldn't work with helmets.

Bikes: Capitale Bixi





A glorious fall day (27 degrees celcius!) and everyone was outdoors.
Bikes: Schwinn and Raleigh



I did a double take when I saw this bike. Exactly like the first bike I ever bought though I think she has swapped out the drop bars for straight ones.
Bike: Sekine



Switching gears
Bike: Bianchi



Bike: Marin

Walking with bikes

A beautiful black Batavus and matching outfit.





Pushing off!



Cruiser style

Action at the Bixi station

Apparently a stumbling block for setting up bike-share programs is what to do about helmets. I think we have the answer here.

One good minute

Ottawa is a helmet loving city. Informal surveys I do tend to show about a 60-40 split in favour of helmets though this may be skewed a bit because fewer cyclists wear helmets along the multi-use pathway than on busy arterials. I suspect it's more 70-30. Still, while crossing the Corktown Footbridge the other day I had 5 cyclists, one after another, come around the corner in about one minute and not a helmet was in sight. Here they are in order.









I love this vintage CCM bike!

Around town

This type of get together doesn't really work in cars.



I love late afternoon fall light!



Business gent speeding past one of Ottawa's giant Crack Willow trees.



Vintage bike

Along the terrace

The new terrace across from the Ottawa Congress Centre is a great place to sit with a coffee and watch the world (and chic cyclists) go by.



Bike: Bixi