Bicyclemania

Waiting at a stop light at Nybroplan. This is a busy place so usually a long wait. MyBike will equip your bike with a GPS-device, and they will track it down and "steal" it back for you within 24 hours if someone nicks your bicycle. Pinarello guy locking his nice looking bike. More waiting at a stop light. Woman riding at Mosebacke. Cyclist at Birger Jarlsgatan eyeing the photographer. Midsummer bike on Södermalm. Riding a bolt ebike at Nybrokajen. Yellow Giant at Götgatsbacken. Yellow Crescent that I have photographed three times, but I deleted the first two photos because of bad composition. Beer O'Clock. Stockholm 2026. Sounds about right. At Götgatan where there is a lot of work since a year back so cyclists and pedestrians will have to be on the lookout.

Bicyclemania

Time for some bicycle photography. We start with a panning photo, shot at 1/100th of a second at Slussplan of a guy on a rental bike, partly using his phone while cycling. Next, a woman doomscrolling down by the water at Skeppsbrokajen. In the third photo, a couple chatting away at Skeppsbron. Someone over at Flickr noticed the woman's fox brooch, Googled it, and most likely ordered one. Next, a stylish biker at Gamla Brogatan, close to where I took the two detail photos that I showed you three days ago. We finish with a cyclist riding up the golden bridge at Slussen. The tattoo on his arm reads Noah Karlsson Cortez, which most likely is his son who lives in Uppsala, I know that because I googled the name.

PSI not CSI

Two police officers riding past Stockholm City Hall on Kungsholmen, where a half-marathon race were taking place. Sure looks like the female police officer needs more air tire pressure in her rear tire. They had stopped for a chat with two marathon race volunteers. I had planned to photograph the race, but in the end decided to wait for the real Marathon later this month.

Winter cyclists

I parked my bike under the Golden Bridge at Vattentorget at Victoriaslussen, before walking up on the bridge to take a few photos of the ongoing construction of Mälarterrassen. And then I decided to take a few photos of my fellow cyclists. And while doing that another cyclist came down the bridge behind me at full speed, he recognized me, smiled and shouted kungsbron three times. That is another bridge not far from here, so I guess I have photographed him there before.

Warmest day of the year

Cycling home on Monday afternoon, I stopped at Munkbroleden for a bite to eat and some photos of fellow cyclists. It was the warmest day of the year, so far, with 25C. I might wave to them the next time. Most of the cyclists seemed okay with the photographer. One woman hid her face and one guy looked away, so I deleted those photos. I just like the different bikes and how people dress. I was in a t-shirt, shorts and a baseball cap. Oh, and as I made the collage I noticed that most of the cyclist were wearing helmets.

Munkbroleden

Back at my new lookout point. The bench, (well, I have used two different benches), at Munkbroleden in the old town. A nice place to rest for a few minutes, down by the water, enjoying a bite to eat. While taking photos, of course. The girl in the first photo looked a bit amused. She has a tattoo on her left arm, it says Elias, a lucky guy, no doubt. Next, we have the dedicated cyclists in matching bike gear. Nice. Not everyone rides a bike, as proven in my third photo. The seasoned cyclist in the fourth shot was a bit tired, and knew what was waiting up ahead, a steep climb towards Slussen. And in the last shot, a cheeky girl giving me some tongue!

Cyclists at Munkbroleden

In the old town, down by the water at Munkbroleden a new boardwalk with a number of benches opened for pedestrians in the late Spring of this year. I will often jump off my bike and rest on one of the benches for a few minutes. You have a great view over both Mariaberget on Södermalm, the busy construction site that is Slussen, and parts of the old town of course. And while sitting there one afternoon I decided to start a new photo project. Cyclists at Munkbroleden. I use this very busy bike path a couple of times every week.

The Bike Train

Just after 1400 hours all the cyclists lined up on the Norrbro bridge. The police were at hand, and they had had a conversation with the volunteers, (the people in the green, yellow and orange vests), about the rules of the bike train. Some of the streets closed for traffic as we rode through the central parts of Stockholm with the help of those volunteers. It was great fun. Even the bus drivers and taxi drivers gave us the thumbs up. I did in my own unique way. Biking in the train. Then stopping, jumping off the bike for a few photos. Then back in the train. I did that five or six times. Fun note, I posted a link to my flickr album at the official Facebook group, and one guy who responded told me that I managed to take four photos of him during the bike train! To have a look at all my 116 photos from the Bike Carnival press here.

Bicycle Event

Last weekend I attended a fun bicycle event. It was called Cykelkarnevalen, The Bicycle Carnival. Held at Norrbro, at the Royal Castle in Stockholm. Many bicycle organizations took part as well as others in the bike industry. There were a lot of bike challenges, a bike band playing, and much more. I will show you the finale tomorrow, and boy was that fun.