Vélocouture Favorites: May 2010

It’s getting pretty difficult to choose “favorites” among all the magnificent photos you good people provide. Thanks for all your contributions.

Here in Portland, we’re starting to wonder whether summer has been cancelled. But we still need to get from one place to another, so, naturally, we’re still cycling. And, hey, just because the days are rainy and cloudy doesn’t mean they’re not nice and long. Today it was even sunny for a while.

Elsewhere in the world, summer rolls on as usual (or so it would seem from the below photos). Enjoy the season, whatever it might be, and enjoy traveling by bike.

Photo by Flickr user letsgorideabike in Nashville

Photo by Flickr user poetas in Portland, Oregon

Photo by Flickr user Cosmoblue in Los Angeles

Photo by Flickr user letsgorideabike in Chicago

Photo by Flickr user academichic somewhere in the U.S. Midwest

Photo by Flickr user sweetpeabicycles in Portland, Oregon

Photo by Flickr user Bart Omeu in Barcelona

Photo by Flickr user lovely_bicycle in Boston

Photo by Flickr user bikamper near Red Wing, Minnesota, while on the annual Lake Pepin 3-speed Tour

Be a part of Vélocouture! Submit your photos of well-dressed cyclists — yourself, or others — to the Vélocouture group on Flickr. Thanks for your continued interest and contributions to Vélocouture!

Cycling Shoes, Vélocouture-style

I asked a few of my favorite Vélocouture contributors to show me their “cycling shoes” and this is what I got . . . a real treat! Just in time for summer.

Photo by Flickr user meligrosa in San Francisco

Photo by Flickr user Kasmeneo in Offenbach, Germany

Photo by Flickr user juleskills in New York City

Photo by Flickr user Adrienne Johnson SF in San Francisco

Photo by Flickr user poetas in Portland, Oregon

Photo by Flickr user mamichan in Minneapolis

Photo by Flickr user trafficbikes in Southampton, New York

Photo by Flickr user *Honeychild* in San Francisco

Photo by Flickr user Kristin Tieche in San Francisco

There are even more photos in two Flickr galleries, here and here, in case this selection merely whets your appetite.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this little photo shoot; it was fun to direct and a thrill to see the results.

Do you have a favorite pair of cycling shoes? Or maybe just a favorite pair of shoes, that you like to wear and/or pedal with? You get the idea. Submit your photos to the Vélocouture group on Flickr.

Vélocouture Favorites: March and April 2010

Spring has fully sprung here in Portland and it seems like everyone’s found their bike again. It’s a good time to be back in the saddle.

Here’s a Favorites comprising the best of the Vélocouture group on Flickr from March and April 2010. I found a theme here that I really like: photographs that celebrate cities and the beauty that they hold. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do, and thanks to everyone for contributing your photos to Vélocouture.

Photo by Flickr user meligrosa in San Francisco

Photo by Flickr user Dmitry Gudkov in New York City

Photo by Flickr user cafemama in Portland, Oregon

Photo by Flickr user letsgorideabike in Chicago

Photo by Flickr user Bici Girl in Santiago, Chile

Photo by Flickr user ‘Xander @416cyclestyle in Forte dei Marmi, Italy

Photo by Flickr user Amsterdamize in Amsterdam

Photo by Flickr user henry… in London

Photo by Flickr user feedmeshow in New York City

vélocouture pour hommes

Seeking gender equality in all things here at Vélocouture. Photo by Flickr user Dmitry Gudkov in New York City

All across North America, bike advocacy groups will tell you the same thing: more men cycle than women. As a result, a major goal of many of those advocacy groups is to get more women on bikes. An article in Scientific American included this telling paragraph:

“Despite our hope that gender roles don’t exist, they still do,” says Jennifer Dill, a transportation and planning researcher at Portland State University. Addressing women’s concerns about safety and utility “will go a long way” toward increasing the number of people on two wheels, Dill explains.

Challenging this notion, all across the internet, the cycle chic blogs reverse the trend. More men may be on bicycles, but it appears that women are the ones wearing normal, stylish clothes and getting on their bikes.

Or maybe it’s that most of the cycle chic blogs are run by straight men, and they tend to turn their lenses in one direction more often than the other.

However you look at it, it’s an interesting “problem” to have. Could it be that vélocouture is a kind of bicycle advocacy? But before you think that women are the only ones who know how to ride with their clothes on, here are some examples we’ve seen of men looking good and going by bicycle. As always, these beautiful and inspiring photographs are provided by YOU. I am privileged to be your editor-in-chief and grateful for your continued interest. Onward:

Photo by Flickr user velvetboz in Seattle

Photo by Flickr user protorio in San Diego, California

Photo by Flickr user theblueprint in Kent, Ohio

Photo by Flickr user kinamari in Santa Monica, California

Photo by Flickr user Dapper Lad Cycles in Seattle

Photo by Flickr user bicyclesonly in New York City

Photo by Flickr user Kristin Tieche in San Francisco

Photo by Flickr user la fille en rose in Montréal

Photo by Flickr user [Zakka / Mikael] in London

Photo by Flickr user jeremyhughes in Amsterdam

Photo by Flickr user poetas in Portland, Oregon

Photo by Flickr user sindändùne in MIlan

Photo by Flickr user henry in a’dam in Amsterdam

Photo by Flickr user velomama in Copenhagen

Quite a few dapper gents, there. And more to come, no doubt. Thanks for tuning in, and as always thanks for your contributions to the Vélocouture group!

Vélocouture Favorites: January and February 2010

The first couple of months of 2010 have passed us by in a blur of house-hunting and much-awaited vacation time. I appear to have completely missed the deadline for the Best of January edition. I hope you’ll accept my apologies! Herewith a combined Favorites comprising the best of the Vélocouture group on Flickr from January and February 2010.

Photo by Flickr user Cameron Adams in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Photo by Flickr user Amsterdamize in Amsterdam

Photo by Flickr user i b i k e l o n d o n in London

Photo by Flickr user Lars Daniel in Copenhagen

Photo by Flickr user Brenton Salo in Portland, Oregon

Photo by Flickr user [Zakka / Mikael] in Copenhagen

Photo by Flickr user Bike by the Sea in Santa Barbara, California

Photo by Flickr user Lorena Cupcake in Chicago

Be a part of Vélocouture! Submit your photos of well-dressed cyclists — yourself, or others — to the Vélocouture group on Flickr. Thanks for your continued interest and contributions to Vélocouture!

Vélocouture Favorites: The Best of 2009!

Here’s our year-end recap, the photos that we loved the most from all the ones submitted to the Vélocouture group on Flickr during 2009. It was quite a year!

After sifting through all the photos I realized that along with the stylish outfits and fun cycling action, there are some really great photographs in this year’s pool.

Thanks to everyone for contributing. We’re glad to be part of this movement toward everyday transportational cycling.

Photo by Flickr user meligrosa in San Francisco

Photo by Flickr user Lars Daniel in Copenhagen

Photo by Flickr user Xander N’Dante in Toronto

Photo by Flickr user cleverchimp in Washington County, Oregon

Photo by Flickr user Hart Ryan Noecker in Portland, Oregon

Photo by Flickr user academichic somewhere in the U.S. Midwest

Photo by Flickr user alexbcthompson in Los Angeles

Photo by Flickr user henry in a’dam in Amsterdam

Photo by Flickr user kinamari in Santa Monica, California

Vélocouture Favorites: December 2009

Dear friends, today marks the one year anniversary of the Vélocouture blog! We thank you for your interest in our blog, and also for your always splendid contributions to the Flickr group. Happy new year to you and may all your transportation be dashing in this new decade.

Here are some photographs from the Vélocouture group on Flickr that caught my eye during December 2009. Coming soon: The best of 2009!

Photo by Flickr user [Zakka / Mikael] in Copenhagen

Photo by Flickr user andulce in Santiago

Photo by Flickr user meligrosa in San Francisco

Photo by Flickr user pdxtyler in Den Haag, the Netherlands

Photo by Flickr user bilobicles bag in Santiago

Photo by Flickr user La Petite Gamine in Acworth, Georgia

Photo by Flickr user Cosmoblue in Los Angeles

Photo by Flickr user nabiis in Taipei, Taiwan

Be a part of Vélocouture! Submit your photos of well-dressed cyclists — yourself, or others — to the Vélocouture group on Flickr. Thanks for your continued interest and contributions to Vélocouture!

Vélocouture Favorites: November 2009

An entirely unscientific selection of photographs from the Vélocouture group on Flickr that caught my eye during November 2009. It’s getting kind of chilly out there, but for me that just means I can wear plenty of nice wool layers, and a fine coat! Hope you’re enjoying the settling in of winter, wherever you are (unless you’re in the Southern hemisphere, in which case welcome summer!).

Photo by Flickr user lovely_bicycle in Boston

Photo by Flickr user kinamari in Los Angeles

Photo by Flickr user Amsterdamize in Amsterdam

Photo by Flickr user Lars Daniel in Copenhagen

Photo by Flickr user Xander N’Dante in Toronto

Photo by Flickr user [Zakkalicious / Mikael] in Paris

Be a part of Vélocouture! Submit your photos of well-dressed cyclists — yourself, or others — to the Vélocouture group on Flickr. Thanks to everyone who contributed this month. You are an inspiration!

Vélocouture Favorites: October 2009

An entirely unscientific selection of photographs from the Vélocouture group on Flickr that caught my eye during October 2009.

Photo by Flickr user [Zakkalicious / Mikael] in Brooklyn, New York

Photo by Flickr user Ibán in London

Photo by Flickr user Sexify Bicycles in Osaka, Japan

Photo by Flickr user jeremyhughes in London

Photo by Flickr user kinamari in Santa Monica, California

Photo by Flickr user jdubble in Portland, Oregon

Photo by Flickr user oranges and apples in Edinburgh, Scotland

Be a part of Vélocouture! Submit your photos of well-dressed cyclists — yourself, or others — to the Vélocouture group on Flickr. Thanks to everyone who contributed this month.

Vélocouture Favorites: September 2009

An entirely unscientific selection of photographs from the Vélocouture group on Flickr that caught my eye during September 2009. There are so many good ones lately . . . it’s getting harder and harder to choose “favorites.” Nice work, folks!

Photo by Flickr user meligrosa in San Francisco

Photo by Flickr user Julie Mack in Chicago

Photo by Flickr user ktieche in San Francisco

Photo by Flickr user Xander N’Dante in Toronto

Photo by Flickr user Dapper Lad Cycles in Salzburg

Photo by Flickr user busbozo in San Francisco

Photo by Flickr user academichic “somewhere in the [U.S.] Midwest”

Photo by Flickr user ktieche in San Francisco

Photo by Flickr user Derek Diamond in Ashland, Oregon

Photo by Flickr user jeremyhughes in London

Be a part of Vélocouture! Submit your photos of well-dressed cyclists — yourself, or others — to the Vélocouture group on Flickr. Thanks to everyone who contributed this month.