Thanks LV and Emily

Louis Vuitton display at Holt's telling us what's up. Emily Haines locks it in as my hero in more than just music. Sure beats the bad press and negative imagery of biking in my city. // Location: Granville, Vancouver // d

Style Over Speed Indeed

Monday begins here with Style leading the race. // Location: False Creek, Vancouver // d

Friday Friend Chic: Kim

Top: warm up. Bottom: cool down. This is my friend Kim with her Dutchie that she rides everyday around UBC. "I don't even want to picture walking to class." // Location: Cambie Station, Vancouver // d

Black Magic Gloves

Magic Gloves is a dumb name for gloves isn't it? But this guy sure looks great. // Location: Granville Street, Vancouver // d

STOLEN (not chic)

Neil and his J&O bike were in one of my first blog posts. He was my prime example of chic cycling and now his bike has been stolen. More details are here. Keep any eye out, it's an obvious bike in these parts. // d

Clark / Tweed / Chic

Clark introduced himself as a fan of my site. He is a filmmaker. We met up for a shoot and it all came together pretty damn easy.
Location: Commercial and 6th // d

"We looked! And we saw him! The Cat in the Hat!"

Location: Cambie Station, Vancouver // d

Winter. Right.

Photo by Victoria // Location: Off Main, Mount Pleasant, Vancouver // d

New Experience

Hello, it's been a while. I've rebuilt the site and I hope you enjoy the new layout.

In a routine house-cleaning of my digital crap I found this amazing photo of my sister learning to ride a bike. I was teaching her to ride in the parking lot of the Vancouver Music Academy on my blue cruiser. I always think fondly of this moment.

I don't have a lot of winter pics because it's tough in my city to capture well-dressed riders. I do see them around, but whipping out the camera adds to the difficulty. In a quick look back at a summery time and a cool moment, and given my sites *newness*, I hope you like the photo.

Look forward to more big pictures.

Location: Vancouver Music Academy, Kits // d

Friday Friend Chic: Cole

Top photo by Janaya Taylor

This is my buddy Cole. A man of nature, music and all types of cycling. He is loud, funny and annoying as hell. I can always count on him for a bike ride, fun and making impulse bike purchases.

Location: Georgia and Granville (top), Main and 14th (above), Vancouver

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Super Muscle Crazy Awesome Chic

Photo by Victoria

During a conversation, out of the corners of our eyes, we sensed what we thought was an everyday cycling person of less fortune. On closer inspection OF HIS LEGS we realized this was no ordinary person. Really stoked on this photo. Take that, Monday.

Location: Powell and Victoria, Vancouver

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iPod Commercial Guy

It's not actually iPod Commercial Guy.

Location: Commercial, Vancouver

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Home

Location: Home

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ARC Chic

Ran into these two outside my building! A quick photo shoot was a no-brainer.

Location: Powell and Commercial, The ARC, Vancouver

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Tailgater Chic

I was biking home from a day of shooting and I could hear this person biking real close to me for most of the ride. When I pulled over to adjust my wedgie, the person behind me stopped beside me to ask what kind of camera I had (it was strapped to my back).

I love when people ask me this and I love it even more when this person is a Cycle Chic worthy subject. These two happily posed for me and I hope he ends up finding the camera he wants.

Reminder to the guy who asked me: it's a Panasonic GF-1

Location: Adanac and Clark, Vancouver

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Let's Go This Way!

Location: Hemlock and 15th, Vancouver West Side

EDIT: The location is actually Hemlock and 12th, as Mr. Fake Name Angry Human (below comments) so elegantly pointed out. Now click here!


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Cycle Chic Pure and Simple

It happened folks! Yes, it did. Right here in Vancouver.

Location: Main and 10th, Vancouver

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Hot Looks on a Cold Day

Location: False Creek, Vancouver

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Ho Ho Ho 'n' Stuff

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Vancouver Cycle Chic Indoors: Paul Boechler

I've taken VCC indoors this month and Paul's is the first of many upcoming Vancouver Cycle Chic Indoors portraits. I want to get a quick peek at who these chic Vancouverite riders are so that we can encourage more stylish riding and have something to read on these dreary dark days of Winter.

His name is Paul Boechler (pronounced: BECK-LER, not BOE-SHLAY) and he's a good friend and colleague of mine. We've had many a great ride together.

Work:
Fadermaster Studios (the first page that opens is quite worth it). He spends his days and nights at this beautiful little studio endlessly tracking, editing and mixing for all sorts of great Canadian bands. Some of the bands that have been through are Bend Sinister, Treelines, City of Glass, The Pack A.D., You Say Party! and tons, tons and tons more.

Ride:
Brown IRO Mark V fixie, Brooks B-17, Orange Deep V's, Sugino cranks and MKS cages/straps.

Why he rides:
"I've always hated driving but I had to do it for work for a while. Once I was in a position where I didn't need a car it was kind of my revenge to sell the car and buy the bike I always wanted.

My work keeps me busy 99% of the time, so most of my biking is just commuting to and from work. But I need to be able to bike regardless of the weather and I find most of the time I ride in the early morning or late at night when it's raining the most, so I just needed something that I could pretty much put through anything.

The reason I bike is "technically" because I need a way to get to and from work, even when the skytrain isn't going. The ACTUAL reason why I bike is because I love it. It's great exercise. After being cooped up in a studio all day, biking is such a great way to get out and actually burn off some energy at the end of a long day.

Biking comes easy to me because (especially with a fixed gear), its just simple. You don't have to think, you can just zone out and pedal as hard and fast as you can. If you want to slow down, slow down. You want to go faster, pedal faster."

Piece of note:
"The t-shirt I was wearing today was from a band whose records I mix called Black Wizard, they are pretty rad and gave me an awesome shirt."

Location: Fadermaster Studios, East Vancouver

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