Sögreni Blog

Filmedbybike.org

Fredrik — Sun, 13 May 2012 16:23:23 +0000

Have you got a bicycle? Do you own some sort of device with which you can record a short movie? Well, then you should take a look at this: “Filmed by Bike is a film festival featuring bike-themed movies from around the world. Entries are limited to eight minutes, though a limited number of longer submissions are accepted. The deadline for entries is 1/20/2013. Summertime is a great time for shooting and planning. Get out there while the weather is nice and make a movie!
See how it works here – and go shoot that movie!

New Neighbour

Fredrik — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:33:34 +0000

Bike Copenhagen with Mike Tours is a new neighbour in the narrow Skt Peders Stræde where we live. This is how they describe it: “Welcome To Bike Copenhagen With Mike Tours. Adventurous, cultural, informative guided bike tours in Copenhagen, Denmark. Mind & body active, carbon neutral sightseeing, storytelling with an attitude, suited to the curious traveller. A Bike Mike Tour is Copenhagen street theater – authentic, raw, street soul.” Go visit Mike here!

Mr Tsutsumi’s new Sögreni Bell

Fredrik — Tue, 08 May 2012 20:00:32 +0000

In the very south of Japan, in the city of Hitoyoshi on the island called Kyushu, lives Mr Hiroyuki Tsutsumi. He is a bicycle lover, and a few months ago, he ordered a Sögreni Bell in shiny copper. Being a true gentleman, Mr Tsutsumi sent us a few pictures of his baby-blue bicycle with a color-matching wire lock with the new Sögreni Bell firmly attached to the handlebar. Thanks so very much, and even though our Japanese is sort of rusty, we can try and say Arigatou Gozaimasu (ありがとうございます).

Bike on the T: a Mini Adventure

Alexander — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 03:29:15 +0000

Constance has been running the fantastic blog Lovely Bicycle since april 2009, and in her own words it is “at times frivolous and self-indulgent, Lovely Bicycle is ultimately about beautiful, functional, and comfortable bicycles – with a focus on the classic and the handmade”. One day a Sögreni bicycle in need of care came into her life, and the story about how to bring it home on the Boston “T” is really worth checking out! Click here to read the article.

Amsterdam Weekend – Filled with Bicycles

Fredrik — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:29:37 +0000

Six safely locked bicycles, waiting for their masters

When you live in Copenhagen, you might think you already saw everything possible connected to urban bicycle culture – but think again! First: it seems like the locals really have adapted the “you need to attach your bicycle to something to prevent it from being nicked” – I think there are six bicycles on this picture, each and everyone properly locked by a wire or a massive chain to the almost invisible bicycle-parking-thing, kindly provided by the city.

How to use those 100 kilometers of channels in Amsterdam

And secondly, if you don’t have enough space in the street to park all of your bicycles, what do you do as a city and you have about 100 kilometres of channels? You simply use a few old barges.

Video from the shop – Een fietsbel van Sögreni

Fredrik — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:10:11 +0000

1 minute and 8 seconds from Skt Peders Stræde and inside the shop. Subtitles in Dutch.
See it on youtube.com

Sögreni on DR2: 94 Minutes about bicycles from Danish TV

Fredrik — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:57:42 +0000

“Jeg er så glad for min cykel” – I am just so happy for my bike – was the title of a whole evening at Danish television channel DR2 on September the 17th. The title is taken from a classic (children’s) song by Poul Kjøller from the early seventies. The programme is in Danish and lasts for 94 minutes. Søren Sögreni and pictures from the shop appear at 54:50. Apart from that, you can rest your eyes on lots of bicycling Danes and different forms of bicycle culture. Enjoy!
See the programme here.

Rob’s Brass Bell

Alexander — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 12:46:05 +0000

Robert Prince lives in Brooklyn, New York. He sent us this picture of his beloved green Land Shark now enhanced with a Sögreni Brass bell:

Notice the Cat-Eye, the great-looking black Brooks saddle and the small tool bag – this is clearly a bicycle meant to be used.

These are Rob’s words:
“Your bikes are fantastic. When my in-laws were in Copenhagen, I asked them to find me a special bell. They brought back the brass one.”

Featured Bicycle: Patrick and his Sögreni

Alexander — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 06:38:58 +0000

Patrick is a marketing executive living in Copenhagen but originally from beautiful Switzerland. Usually, you can find him travelling by bicycle from his home in the central part of the city to the brewery where he works. Daily, he rides about 20 kilometres, and mostly in the city.

We captured him just as he heads off on his first first ride on his new Sögreni Young Shatterhand.

Hey Patrick! Why did you choose a Sögreni?
Well, most of all I was just so happy to find a bicycle that really was Danish design. You can see it in every detail, in the way things are designed and work, but most of all, it’s the simplicity of the bicycle. I asked Søren if he could build a bicycle which was “reduced to the maximum” – and I think he did pretty well. I also guess the fact that I don’t need to think about corrosion for the next very many years is a nice thought.

Tell us about your options – what did you choose and why?
I first thought about a fixed or single speed bicycle, but ended up with three gears anyway – it’s sort of nice to have, even in this flat city. As I ride in the city, I wanted extra security, so we added a front drum brake. I also chose the Sögreni pedals in steel and copper. And as you see, that’s about that. This custom bicycle is reduced to the maximum, but still rough enough for my daily transportation needs.