zondag 7 februari 2010

Final Day - Light


My lucky day : The ray of light on a not so sunny day lasted less than 5 minutes, all I needed to capture this moment.

zondag 31 januari 2010

Day 31 - Visitor


When you live in the city you can either drag your bike up the stairs of your home, ride an old bike and park it outside using multiple locks or remove your sadle when visiting a friend (and lock it to a fence of course)

zaterdag 30 januari 2010

Day 30 - Backlight


Look, the frontlight has turned backwards on this bike.

vrijdag 29 januari 2010

Day 29 - Bondage


Most bikestraps have boring shades of gray, brown and/or darkblue but if you set your mind to it you can find something more colourful.

donderdag 28 januari 2010

Day 28 - Fundamental



Finding the perfect saddle is a challenge in itself.

woensdag 27 januari 2010

Day 27 - Disconnected



No front wheel, half a steer, rusted locks locking nothing in particular ... a sad and lost bike in the parking of a cityhospital.

dinsdag 26 januari 2010

Day 26 - Waiting



Probably owned by a waitress of the restaurant that is inside this building as I have seen it almost every time I came past this place.

maandag 25 januari 2010

Day 25 - Cruiser



Aka oxheadsteer adds comfort and speed when cycling longer distances.

zondag 24 januari 2010

Day 24 - Training



Practice makes perfect, so does starting on a tricycle at a young age.

zaterdag 23 januari 2010

Day 23 - Anti-shock



Cool bikes have shock absorbers.

vrijdag 22 januari 2010

Day 22 - Uncomfortable



I wonder why the saddle is missing. Was it stolen or removed to prevent theft?

donderdag 21 januari 2010

Day 21 - Heroes




Whatever the weather is, newspapers, snailmail, advertisement leaflets are mainly delivered by bike.

Mailman and mailwoman are adults who also deliver larger parcels by car. Delivering newspapers and advertisement leaflets is the first job for a lot of teenagers as its one of the few jobs allowed for 13 year olds.

woensdag 20 januari 2010

Day 20 - Power



A dynamo provides power for your lamp while cycling when the cables are properly connected.

dinsdag 19 januari 2010

Day 19 - Nostalgia



A 30something racingbike, a Peugeot with Carrerabrakes.

maandag 18 januari 2010

Day 18 - GoGreen



This type of bike normally has a plastic crate to transport whatever you want transport. The handles, not visible, look like being made of wood as well and the frame has been painted green.

zondag 17 januari 2010

Day 17 - Abandoned



This poor thing was laying on the side of the road after a night when taxiservices were down due to glazed frost on the roads.

zaterdag 16 januari 2010

Day 16 - Statement



You can use any part of your bike to express your opinions.

vrijdag 15 januari 2010

Day 15 - Recycling



I found this parked but not locked at the local sports centre that hosts the gymclasses for most of the schools in my village.

donderdag 14 januari 2010

Day 14 - Lifeline



There may be a risk being fined when riding this bike in the dark.

woensdag 13 januari 2010

Day 13 - Radiant



It was a typical "wednesday the 13th" and "Murphy's Law" day. Less than an hour before the deadline I parked my bike in front of the white garagedoor, one wheel in the snow, lit it with the car's headlights and the safetylight above the door et voilà.

dinsdag 12 januari 2010

Day 12 - Memories



Once upon a time in my late teens I bought this Motobecane and enjoyed many rides. When the kids were born it slowly moved to the back of the garage waiting for renovation.

maandag 11 januari 2010

Day 11 - Retro



What bike you ride and how you carry your luggage depends on fashion and personal preferences. Nowadays there are so many styles you can choose from.

zondag 10 januari 2010

Day 10 - Smile



It was snowing again since last night and I did not expect to see many bikes outside on a sunday after having warnings to stay indoors on the radio. So I took my daughters bike outside on the driveway to model for me today.

zaterdag 9 januari 2010

vrijdag 8 januari 2010

Day 08 - Companion



This bike was parked against the wall of a ticketbooth at the local open air skate rink. spotted it peeking through the surrounding shrubs.

donderdag 7 januari 2010

Day 07 - Security



When you plan to leave your bike unattended for some hours it is smart to secure it well.

woensdag 6 januari 2010

Day 06 - Dashboard



The perfect solution for people with decreasing health and or increasing age.
Pedelecs have an electric motor that assists pedalling. These bicycles cannot be driven by the motor itself. The motor only functions provided the cyclist pedals himself.

dinsdag 5 januari 2010

Day 05 - Transporter



The suitcase contains my cd-player, amplifier, wires and speaker boxes. I went to work like this once a week for over 10 years. Nowadays the classes I teach are to far to go by bike. But today I had a workshop a few blocks from my house.

maandag 4 januari 2010

Day 04 - Personalized



I found this personalized bike at the local bus"station".
Painting and or decorating your bike is a way to express yourselve but also used to prevent your bike from being stolen.

zondag 3 januari 2010

Day 03 - Tyred



Another day of snow. The main roads are clean but the first (and last) 100 meters to and from my house are less easy to ride.

zaterdag 2 januari 2010

Day 02 - Protection



It was snowing all day as you can see. A very cheap way to protect your bottom from getting wet is the good old plastic bag.

vrijdag 1 januari 2010

Day 01 - Displaced



I went out in the freezing cold by bike to find this abandoned bicycle. I think the owner had quite a party last night.