Chic all over town

Chic gent on Bank Street.


Wellington Village chic



I wasn't happy with the pic above when I took it in May. Slightly out of focus and there is that, umm, helmet thing. But things change and so do cyclists. As you can see below, the helmet is gone now...the MUP is a pretty safe place to cycle after all.



Bike: Multi cycle

Bank Street chic

Chic about town

Elgin Street



Great bike posture!



Great day for cycling along the Rideau Canal

Sunday cycling

Cornering the market on a Schwinn





Heading to Quebec on a Bixi

Not quick enough

Chic cyclists can cycle by at any time and you need to be ready. Sometimes they're too fast for me. I was enjoying a coffee at a cafe on Bank Street...close, but not fast enough.



I was walking to meet my own chic cyclist after work when this stylist went by...shutter speed not quite fast enough! But we'll keep trying.

Bridge views

Bike walking

University chic

There's an s-shaped ramp at the University of Ottawa near the lights that cross Colonel By Drive. Here you can see a number of cyclists ascending and descending the ramp while avoiding pedestrians. I saw as many as a dozen at one time. There were moments when it seemed almost choreographed!



Bike:Kundstadt Sports



The graceful dismount



More blues



Black cruiser

Putting it all together

That white on the rear fender usually signifies a Raleigh bicycle but I am open to a correction.

At the Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival

Mother and child at the Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival
Bike: a lovely Norco City Glide



Bike: Norco City Glide

Ottawa cycling styles

Perhaps they are discusssing helmet use?



Ottawa cycling styles...colourful!

Summer days and the cycling is easy

Very nice baskets on this Electra



How to bike with a skirt (we'll let the helmet go this time)
Bike: Gazelle



How to bike with a skirt, part II

Ottawa Bixi

Lowertown Bixi

View from a bench on a sunny day

Bike: Raleigh





Another purple cruiser



Bringing home the bread

Blues

Men on bikes

A great way to play



In the market



Classic



Hang on to your hat!

Rent-a-bike

Bikes: Giant, from Rent-a-bike Ottawa

It's official!

Ottawa Cycle Chic is officially part of the cycle chic world and we now have a new red and white logo (no doubt inspired by our red and white Bixis). So it seems only fitting to include a couple of pictures of the creator of the original Copenhagen Cycle Chic Blog, Mikael Colville-Andersen, who was in town last week to give a talk.



Mikael Colville-Andersen
Bike: Skeppshult



Mikael showing how it's done. Note the very relaxed style!

Some more fellows



Gent on a very nice Opus bike



No need to change for the ride home



Proper cycling attire