On Monday 2nd of August at 1.45am the Länsiväylä Group hosted an event called 'Pyöräilykaista', which roughly translates to 'Cycle Lane'.
In connection with the URB Festival the Länsiväylä Group created 'Pyöräilykaista' as a new piece of environmental art. In the work, a cycle lane was painted with fluorescent paint on the Hämeentie (the longest street in Helsinki) and then city cyclists and enthusiasts were asked to form a parade, cycling up and down the newly created cycle lane re-appropriated from the road.
A friend of mine, Simo, whom I met in New York City back in 2009 was there for the event and was kind enough to let me know all about it. Simo is a keen cyclist, urban enthusiast, art lover, traveller and all in all great guy so I thought he would make the perfect addition to Boys On Bikes. His friend Jana photographed him for the blog a top of his retro orange/red low ride bike outside his office in Helsinki.
Please take some time to look at photographs from Pyöräilykaista here...
With thanks; photographs of Simo by Jana Slaby
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