Christiania Bikes
2005.12.14
Most of you must have heard of Christiania before. Depending on your political opinions, your way of life, your philosophical views of freedom and tolerance, you’ll either like this introduction:
Christiania was founded in 1971 when a group of hippies took over an area of abandoned military barracks and developed their own set of rules, completely independent of the Danish government. (from www.visitcopenhagen.com)
or this: Christiania’s over 30-year history is a long and tangled tale of struggles, victories and defeats. Many of the people who were in on the start of the experiment are no longer with us. But the dream of a life in freedom, and the idea of a city ruled by its inhabitants, is still alive. (from www.christiania.org)
Anyway, today is not the day when I’m supposed to discuss the political, ethical and philosophical issues underlying the foundation of this city inside the Danish city (maybe later, though…). Today is the day when I put a danish sticker on my own bike, to pay a hommage to Danish bikes… and to show how great it is to cycle around town… and to show how much I feel like moving to Copenhagen.
That’s probably why I visited websites dedicated to those weird bikes they have up there, Christiania Bikes. Don’t you think they look gorgeous?
January 28th, 2006 - 13:10
The latest bike to come out of Copenhagen, http://nihola.info/en/nihola+bikes/cigar+family/.
Commonly referred to as the next generation Christiania bike.