The guy from Cycle Chic

Visit my bicycle art web site. http://situp-bike-art.com.
The second part of the interview is now available. Go to http://situp-cycle.com to see Talking to Mikael.

Mikael ColVille-Andersen runs two of the world's most influential bike blogs, Copenhagen cycle chic and Copenhagenize.com.

I sent a colleague, Violeta Bran-Lafourcade to interview him recently. Back came the footage for me to compose and cut.

When I saw the material, Violeta had captured, I was struck by his vacuum cleaner story, and how this very down to earth view of the bike, the humble bike, contrasted with the photos of women looking so elegant, as featured on Mikael's blog, Copenhagen Cycle chic and it's derivatives around the world.

Some younger women have found my rhapsodizing about beauty on the bike rather obscene. I wonder if it is? It's true I chose more images of men than women.

Ours is a world in which there's so little unaffected beauty, to seems to me. The sit-up bike's ability to compose people , men and women, into graceful images of nonchalant travel, does appeal to me.

Maybe it's just because I'm an old guy, not sure. What do you think?
Mike Rubbo

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People & Blogs

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• mikael colville-andersen
• copenhagenize.com
• copenhagen cycle chic
• mike rubbo
• violeta brana-lafourcade
• sit up bikes. situp-cycle.com
• urban cycling
• cargo bikes
• helmet laws
• compulsory helmets
• sue abbott

[Pedalblock]

I own 6 vacuum cleaners. And I have a vacuum repair shop in my apt.

[SueWithoutHelmet]

go, mike!!! loved it!

[tardans1]

BTW: Mikael's face? That's a face that needs punching. What a sanctimonious twat!

[tardans1]

(cont)  However, population-based controls provide the best estimate of helmet effectiveness and allow it greatest generalizability. Overall, helmets decrease the risk of head and brain injury by 70 to 88 percent and facial injury to the upper and mid face by 65 percent."

[tardans1]

From that link:

"In all studies reviewed, there are consistent data indicating that wearing an industry-approved bicycle helmet significantly reduces the risk of head injury during a crash or collision. The reduction in risk is somewhat dependent on whether the controls originate from the emergency department or the population at large...(cont)

[tardans1]

Don't get off your knees, I found some info:

depts(dot)washington(dot)edu/h­iprc/practices/topic/bicycles/ helmeteffect.html

[tardans1]

What an unreasonable reaction to my comment. The massive damage to my helmet does indeed strongly indicate what would have happened to my skull. Supply links to your studies or cease interacting with me, and resume blowing the guy in this video.

[harshbarj]

, how do you know? Just because the helmet took damage in no way means you would have died. At best you can say it MAY have saved your life. At this point there are as many studies that show helmets do more harm than good than actually save lives.

[tardans1]

Uh, mocking helmets? Idiot. Saved my life twice now.

[EclecticSoundTV]

I believe this guy is the same one who goes around to other people's blogs leaving posts telling them to refrain from using "Cycle Chic" in any form. He claims he has a copyright for this term. Read his blog and you'll see his "instructions" for using his copyrighted term. Highly dubious.

[bosiefoobar]

@funkskull especially since he is canadian ;)