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marmar

(78,788 posts)
Tue May 15, 2012, 09:11 AM May 2012

Copenhagen bike city






In Denmark practically everybody rides a bike, and in 2008 bicycle-friendly Copenhagen was named the world's first Bike City by the International Cycling Union, UCI.


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Copenhagen bike city (Original Post) marmar May 2012 OP
I moved from Denmark around 5 years ago all american girl May 2012 #1
Due to circumstances, I didn't have as much time in Copenhagen as I liked, but Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #2
There is a lock on them, all american girl May 2012 #3
I want a cargo bike! Gormy Cuss Jun 2012 #4

all american girl

(1,788 posts)
1. I moved from Denmark around 5 years ago
Tue May 15, 2012, 09:30 AM
May 2012

and I still look over my shoulder, not my mirror, when I make a right hand turn. Once I went to make a turn, used my mirror and almost hit a dude who was in my blind spot....never again. I even brought bake a bike from there...so much more comfortable than the bikes here

Lydia Leftcoast

(48,221 posts)
2. Due to circumstances, I didn't have as much time in Copenhagen as I liked, but
Tue May 15, 2012, 10:05 AM
May 2012

I was impressed at the numbers of bikes--and the fact that so many of them were left outside without being locked up and were still there the next day.

all american girl

(1,788 posts)
3. There is a lock on them,
Tue May 15, 2012, 06:11 PM
May 2012

It's on the bike behind the seat, by the back wheel. It works well, I lost the key to mine, though...Oops

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