Exploring Copenhagen Harbour in an Inflatable Kayak

Mikael decided he should finally acquire some sort of vessel in order to get out onto Copenhagen harbour and exploit the amazing opportunities of this blue, urban and public space.

He needed something that could be transported by bike - Mikael, like 75% of Copenhageners - doesn't own a car so bike options were key.

[TheSadButMadLad]

So there is a use for chest hair, for attaching a microphone without pinching the skin.

[ethanhelliwell]

Why not create a bike-boat hybrid that uses the pedals to row it? Could be a fun project?

[HomieDawgLeka]

so glad to see Mikael having fun like this

[MRRookie]

Leaving this here for the YT algorithm! Keep them coming

[maritzburger]

Had the immense pleasure of using my friends inflatable kayak last summer, what a thrill. Rideau Canal, here I come. Thanks to technology for creating more affordable and accessible ways to see our planet. 👍🏽

[bahamut]

In a party:
So what do you do?
him: Check out my tattoo.

[gregoryvassilakos]

I like a lot of Mikael Colville-Andersen's ideas, especially concerning bike lanes, transit, and street design, but this video highlights a weakness in his concept for high-density housing. I have a canoe, a sit-on-top sea kayak, and a sit-inside sea kayak. I also have a road bike, a touring bike, a triathlon bike, a mountain bike, and a tandem bike. My wife and daughter have bikes of their own. My wife also has a large collection of Christmas decorations including an artificial Christmas tree. My father-in-law has gifted to me a drill press and a large collection of woodworking tools. We also have a large collection of camping gear. Even if my town had an adequate bike lane network and good transit, I would still want a car to be able to get out of town on the weekend. In short, I need a garage. Don't try to tell me I don't need all this stuff. I actually use it. I stayed recently in a hotel across the Potomac from Washington, DC. Next to the hotel was a high-rise residential building. Every balcony on that building was crammed full of bikes, barbeque grills, and other assorted gear that evidently didn't fit inside the units. I had a coworker who bought a small condominium. He asked around if anyone would be willing to provide a place to store his golf clubs. Americans have stuff, and their housing needs to be designed for that.

[jaymaple]

For those with more room, kayak trailers for bikes do exist, we see them on the ferries in BC, Canada.

[wernerrietveld]

Awesome! I wonder though how healthy the water is to swim in. Here in Rotterdam we have a few similar harbours, but any ideas to convert them to swimming water fell on water quality.

[mewechs]

Lol! 😀😂 I was asking myself, how you managed to make the microphone stick on your chest.
So cool that you finally found your way to access the blue part of Copenhagen (other than swimming). How was the red part afterwards btw? Don't get me wrong, I mean the wine bar 😀.

[Grubiantoll]

I remember that in past I was convinced that, countryside and small countryside citties/villages are ment for humans, while big cities are primarly ment for- manifacturing, traficking goods and raw materials, motorized transportation, for big bussiness to establish their dominance towering over meer mortals in thier tall buildings that scrape the scy. While you casual mortal got to live blockhouses built on top of wasteland.

The notion of big cities being met for humans contrast hards with my deeply rooted notion of what city is.

[DbaybledD]

U.K. Costco has this kayak and other ones for sale atm

[Ivanfpcs]

This is awesome!! I wish the blue spaces from my city where accessible like this...
Do you think in the future this blue space might be more than just leisure and become a means of transportation just as bike is?

[skyearthocean]

Nice, Paddleboards are more fun than kayaks though.

[frenchfrog]

It seems to me that a vast majority of cities were established and flourished originally in relation to water, in one way or another. However, due to complex factors, cities developed in ways that gradually isolated city life from that primal relationship to said water. Now it looks like many cities around the world are re-integrating(not a word) the very natural tendency to want access to the water. Paris is a good example. Copenhagen seems to be moving in that direction as well. Here in Helsinki, the commercial freight harbor has been mostly moved to the east in Vuosaari, which is technically part of Helsinki but in reality is more of a satellite city. I am starting to get back to a personal passion project addressing this issue and a broader master plan for Helsinki. I would very much like to ask for your opinion, insight or just some encouragement if you are interested and think that I have a viable concept to dtart with? "The Automobile as a Second Clothing" is the working title. It is the only aspect that has not altered over the past 25 years since it first popped into my mind. Warmest regards. Oh, and thank you for videos. They are awesome and very inspiring!

[AndresWalsh]

Neat. I wanted to see how you get into that thing without tipping it over.

[ElectricityTaster]

5:35 this is the view we all came for.

[davesvoid]

Do people in Copenhague generally lock their bikes when away from it?

[TheJoergenDK]

By the way: I searched the web for that music. It's not available, but I found the guy who made it. Could you please convince him to post it in its entirety somewhere on Youtube, please? The chord progression is simply uplifting to my spirit, along with the subtle playing and the gentle production. Please? ;)

[AndyMcCavish]

18 Kg of rubber? Sounds like my last birthday...