It’s impossible to miss as it stands proudly in front of Dr. John Smets' office, who specializes in surgery and traumatology: The vet from Ixelles adopted the cargo bike early 2017. "At first, I was working alone and had given up on the idea of making house calls. People don't realize jus...

For Peter Cserba, biking is a love story which dates back to childhood. At the time, he finds in the bike a tool for exploration, for sharing and conviviality. Three essential things for Frickshaw, his very own project for ballads for elderly people on rickshaws, these old Asiatic tricycles for w...

He says smiling that he seriously and coincidentally took on cycling aged 45. Yet, two-wheels have been in Pierre Maurissen’s life for much longer. “When I think about it, it’s true that I have never lived without a bike. I rode a lot when I was a child, then as a teenager”. But with professional...

It is already warm this early May, behind Place Collignon in Schaerbeek. Perrine welcomes us to her home where she lives with Narciso. He is busy tinkering in the backyard. They are the promoters of Cycad, a company established in July 2016, which proposes a long-term electric or traditional bike...

“Hello, I’m Jonathan”, “I’m Avril”, “And this is Fleur Bleue”. This is the way they introduce themselves. Indeed, this tandem bike has a name. No wonders seen the place the bike occupies in the couple. But can we really speak of a trio? It’s a month now since they have adopted this proud e...

Eliott looks proud on his brand new black bicycle. With his backpack, you can feel him ready to roam the streets of the capital, with a mix of curiosity and desire. Watching and listening to him, two-wheels seems more than ever the logical and simple choice to travel, like a child’s dream that ne...

Sarah and Tom bought a Bike43, a “bike-for-three”, in order to better manage their Brussels outings with their two daughters. When their electric bike got stolen, the insurance company quickly intervened to get it replaced. It’s a bicycle scarcely seen in the streets of Brussels. The...

With Frank Deboosere, nothing is left to chance. As the weatherman of the VRT channel since 1987, Frank is a man who loves numbers, scientific facts and bicycles. It’s thus no surprise he cycles to work every day. In fact, don’t use the word “work”. Indeed, Frank confesses: “I don’t work, I have ...

Maurice Assionou is a 52-year-old gardener for the city of Brussels. His working zone stretches from the Lemonnier boulevard to Adolphe Max and ends on the other side of the canal. He has been using a freight bicycle for three years now to take care of the flower beds, parks and green spaces. “Th...

Maybe you have already seen her bicycle decorated with a graceful green foot travelling around Brussels. Manami Shimizu is Japanese; she has been living in Belgium for 13 years and runs a home pedicure service.  Each morning she starts out on her cargo bike which holds all her medical equipment. ...

Canals are often seen as a de facto border between neighbourhoods ‘on one side’ or ‘the other’ of a waterway. For Vanessa, however it is what links her to different parts of Brussels. Both her private and professional life seem to flow along the canal. She lives near the Ninove Port and at one ti...

‘Before I started doing this myself, I had never seen a woman who repaired bikes.’ A Canadian from Vancouver, Zoé Kruchten has lived in Brussels since 2013. A mechanic in her spare time, she participated in the bicycle workshop last summer at the Tandem temporary pub in Etterbeek. ‘I’ve always ha...

A galloping horse or a fog horn in the city? The place of an atypical engine driven by the architect Luc Schuiten, the brother of the cartoonist, François. Three wheels, two behind and one in front, an electric engine and white body, the Twike runs thanks to the pedals operated by the reclining d...

In their apartment situated near Annessens, we meet Matthieu and Anne-Lise. The entrance opens onto a garden courtyard shared by the different residents of the building that frames it. From the entrance, the tone is set: bicycles and child’s trailer are stored there. A few stairs and we ar...

There was a great atmosphere that weekend on the place Morichar at Saint-Gilles that hosted the Grand Royal tournament. A major name for this cousin of the aristocratic sport of horse polo! The connection is rather obvious only the mount differs: the horse has given way to the …. Bike! Because we...

Like any self-respecting Dutchwoman, Julia enjoys cycling. So when she moved to Brussels to study, she logically took her two-wheeler with her. It came from one of her grandmother’s neighbours. It is heavy, has no gears and only a torpedo brake but she likes it. However, she quickly realised that...

Camille lives in Liège but has worked in Brussels for six years. Every morning, she takes the train from the Guillemins station in Liège to Brussels North station. She takes her folding bike with her that allows her to travel quickly from the station to her workplace near Tour et Taxis. “I...

A woman in her thirties, very elegant with a mid-length skirt and heels, Flora has just put her bike in the box near her home in Saint-Gilles. She has been using this box for two years. “I spotted it when they installed them,” she recalls. “In my building, it is not easy to leave the bikes in the...

“Are we starting with photos? Hang on, I have to prepare myself,” laughs Damien Vandermeersch, a magistrate at the Court of Cassation. He puts on his fluorescent jacket and his helmet. The sun is shining, so he doesn’t put on his waterproof outfit. “But if it is needed, I have it in my b...

If they could, they would spend their lives riding their BMX. They even take them when they leave on holiday. “It’s obligatory otherwise I get depressed,” says Ludo, 33. “If you leave without your bike, you see a spot and think you have to come back,” he continues. On holiday or in Brussels, his ...

When she left Germany to move to Brussels four and a half years ago. Sara brought her bike with her. “I come from Leipzig and studied in Dresden. In those cities people use the bike a lot. It’s just normal. Here, I often hear comments like: “Oh, you are cycling!” It is still exotic. But for me, i...

Two years ago, Geoffrey, 30 and Amandine, 29 abandoned their car for a Cambio subscription and more importantly a bike. Geoffrey already cycled on a daily basis since 2009. Amandine followed him to pedal-power a year later. Both are employed and have two children (aged one and three). They...

Black woollen hat pressed down over his ears, workman’s trousers, a large sweater and dirty hands, Garo, 48, welcomes us with a smile to the Cyclo workshop on the rue de Flandre. He has been the supervisor of this workshop since 1st June 2007. Garo is Armenian but was born and lived in...