NAME: Joanna Jezierska
LOCATION: Warsaw, Poland
I hate crowds and I like to be independent. When I’m riding, I really can “feel” the city. I can see every part of it and I can go everywhere. I love it.
–Urban Velo #2
NAME: John Perkins
LOCATION: Cairo, Egypt
Cairo is one of the craziest cities to cycle in. Cars never indicate, always honk, and frequently belch fumes that would choke a camel. And there are a lot of them. And potholes everywhere. Curbs are a foot high, and people meander on and off them at random.
–Urban Velo #3
NAME: Sylvestre Calin
LOCATION: Montréal, QC
Your mind needs to be sharp, you have to anticipate all the moves of pedestrians, cars, taxis. From one minute to the next, you reach a new part of town.
–Urban Velo #6
NAME: Tuomo Kuivamaki
LOCATION: Helsinki, Finland
Riding conditions vary wildly depending on the season in Helsinki. From below freezing with heavy snow in the winter to a heat wave in peak summer. I like how my days are a mixture of routine with an element of surprise—every day there is something new and unexpected.
–Urban Velo #15