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Bicycle Portrait: Reuben & His Batavus Champion

Bicycle Portrait: Reuben & His Batavus Champion

Posted On: November 1, 2011

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Meet Reuben. A young professional, climbing the ladder of the film industry. I met him ...

The Hop

The Hop

Posted On: July 18, 2011

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On occasion I get asked to explain the side saddle hop, because to quite a ...

Social Mobility

Social Mobility

Posted On: July 6, 2011

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I recently stated that bicycles are the most social means of transportation. Some would say ...

Summer Simmer

Summer Simmer

Posted On: June 6, 2011

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Just a few summer images from the Bicycle Capital. A stack of postcards, if you ...

30 Minutes Of A To B On A Sunday

30 Minutes Of A To B On A Sunday

Posted On: May 29, 2011

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I have to admit, I have it easy. I live in Amsterdam. Whether I stick ...

Happiness Is Easy

Happiness Is Easy

Posted On: May 26, 2011

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Last week I was on my way to Foam, the photography museum on Keizersgracht, to ...

Amsterdam Sisterly Love

Amsterdam Sisterly Love

Posted On: April 11, 2011

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As witnessed on the corner of Nieuwmarkt and Zeedijk last week. ...

No, You Fool

No, You Fool

Posted On: April 1, 2011

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Predictably there were quite some April Fool's jokes of the bicycle kind, all over the ...

When in Amsterdam

When in Amsterdam

Posted On: January 12, 2011

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Mission Workshop is a little utility bag design company based in San Francisco -they also ...

Flaky All Over

Flaky All Over

Posted On: December 19, 2010

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Slowly but surely a heavy snow front moved over the Netherlands last Friday. Given that ...

Tree Rounds

Tree Rounds

Posted On: December 11, 2010

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Riding home on a late afternoon I lost track of Lauren around Nieuwmarkt square, I ...

Amsterdamized

Amsterdamized

Posted On: December 5, 2010

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Amsterdammers experienced a few atmospheric transitions the last couple of weeks. The Dutch love to ...

We Don’t Need More Cyclists

We Don’t Need More Cyclists

Posted On: November 19, 2010

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"...what we need is more people that ride bikes." True words spoken by Michael Bauch, ...

Instagram’d

Instagram’d

Posted On: October 25, 2010

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I started using the iPhone app 'Instagram' recently, as I like adding flavor to the ...

Indian Summer In Amsterdam

Indian Summer In Amsterdam

Posted On: October 9, 2010

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Saturday afternoon, first weekend of October. One last dose, last spat of summer. Amsterdammers on ...

End Of September

End Of September

Posted On: September 28, 2010

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It seems like only yesterday that I enjoyed the sensation of this summer's arrival. But ...

Click, Click, Click. And Repeat.

Click, Click, Click. And Repeat.

Posted On: September 26, 2010

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Nearly nothing beats going around town running errands & meeting up with people at a ...

Turn On The Red Light

Turn On The Red Light

Posted On: September 24, 2010

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The Red Light District is usually chuck full of people. Afternoons, evenings and nights. Only ...

Gimme Shelter

Gimme Shelter

Posted On: September 22, 2010

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This week David Hembrow made the case that bicycle paths make rain more pleasant. Being away ...

Duos

Duos

Posted On: September 20, 2010

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Two-wheeled pairs. Pairs, two-wheeled. Or two just pairing for a brief moment. All within the ...

Cycle Chic Saturday

Cycle Chic Saturday

Posted On: September 19, 2010

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I kind of chuckle every time I slap Mikael's label 'Cycle Chic' on something. So ...

Perspective Is Everything

Perspective Is Everything

Posted On: September 17, 2010

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Certainly for a bike blogger. You gotta mix it up as much as possible and ...

Freightening Images Of The Red Light District

Freightening Images Of The Red Light District

Posted On: September 16, 2010

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Lauren and I moved house recently. From the Vondelpark area to.. well, the epicenter, the ...

Rain On Our Parade

Rain On Our Parade

Posted On: August 10, 2010

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Last week Amsterdam celebrated its 15th Gay Pride, the theme being...'Celebrate'. Not at all redundant, ...

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