We have received this fantastic review by Helen Pidd in The Guardian UK, who has been cycling around her new home town of Berlin on one of our effortlessly chic Velorbis Victoria Balloon bicycles.

Chic cosmopolitan cycling is also popular in Berlin, and as with many beautiful European cities, navigating the cobble stones (whether in stilettos or on two wheels) can be tricky. This is where balloon tyres come in handy. It’s like having the comfort of a pair of cool trainers on, while the overall look is pure city slick.

In the article 'On the road: Velorbis Victoria Balloon', our bicycle is described as "a real beauty" with "tyres as fat as three bratwursts, which not only make light work of all lumps and bumps, but are also too wide to get stuck in the tramlines that criss-cross the former east of my new city."

The Velorbis Victoria Balloon bicycle is designed to be ultra-weather friendly. The Guardian journalist Helen Pidd says: "It's both beautiful and indestructible. If you are forced to keep your poor bike out in the cold, this is a model that says, 'It's OK, don't worry about me.'"

For all gents out there, the Velorbis Victoria Balloon also has a partner in crime: the Velorbis Churchill Balloon bicycle.

To read The Guardian article 'On the road: Velorbis Victoria Balloon' in full, click here.

Learn more about Velorbis Victoria Balloon ladies bicycle here.

To find your nearest Velorbis retailer, see our worldwide list here.

Photograph: Michael Danner.
The Guardian. "On the road: Velorbis Victoria Balloon." March 2011

Velorbis was recently the proud sponsor of the popular Top Model Romania competition, organised by Fashion TV during Bucharest Fashion Week in December.

Velorbis exhibited with a promotional stand during the entire Fashion Week and presented the winner, Romania’s stunning Top Model 2010 Ruxandra Paun, with one of our own beautiful top models – a gorgeous red and cream Velorbis Dannebrog ladies bicycle. Two elegant ladies in red on the stage; it doesn’t get better than that.

Romania has a thriving and influential fashion scene. We excited to see that style-conscious Romanians are embracing the Velorbis philosophy of merging high fashion and cycling, and we look forward to providing them with the perfect lifestyle accessory – a fabulous pair of wheels.

To find out more about Bucharest Fashion Week and Top Model Romania, visit Fashion TV.

View our slideshow below to see photos from Top Model Romania 2010.

The Hipster Holiday Gift Guide on the über-cool US blog NickyDigital.com publishes the latest on-trend goodies and luxury items for urban fashionistas. We’re pleased to say that our bicycle showstopper - the Velorbis Leikier custom made bicycle, inspired by 1950’s motorcycles with special edition chopper style forks - has been selected and featured in the Hipster Holiday Gift Guide for 2010.

According to the Hipster, Velorbis Leikier is perfect “For your swagtastic friend who’d prefer to skip the subway.... If it were a character in a movie, it would be the woman who turns everything slo-mo when she walks into a party. That’s how beautiful this bike is.”

Praise indeed! It’s always a pleasure to be appreciated by design lovers and forward thinkers everywhere.

To read more exciting news from NickyDigital.com click here.

Classic on the outside with a cool twist on the inside...

Our scrumptious new sand and pink Velorbis leather satchel has been listed on The Independent’s must have Christmas gift list alongside other prestigious brands such as Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Miu Miu and Louis Vuitton.      

The Independent’s influential fashion team has assembled its ‘Most Wanted: Perfect gifts for followers of fashion’, and Velorbis is proud to be one of them.   Hand crafted from the finest calfskin leather with surprise shocking pink lining, the Velorbis leather satchel is certainly “guaranteed to please the most discerning followers of fashion.” It has a funky old school style design aesthetic and contains multiple compartments/pockets for storing laptops and iPhones, etc.   


We've also just launched another new addition to the Velorbis leather bag collection - our luxury leather weekend travel bag. Exquisite, spacious and hand crafted from beautiful and strong light brown buffalo leather; it’s ideal for weekend getaways or as a cool leather sports bag for stylish trips to the gym. Fully packed, our leather travel bag fits perfectly as hand luggage in aircraft overhead compartments and features an integrated luggage tag.

We like to think that our leather bags are ideal for people who want to travel stylishly and lightly. Happy travels!

Thanks to our friends at Pure Wow in the US for their fabulous feature on Velorbis bicycles in the article 'Back in the Saddle – City-ready bicycles with vintage flare.' Pure Wow is the must-have free daily email and website for women who know what they want, featuring the very best in culture, fashion, travel, tech, & so much more.

According to Pure Wow: “The Danes are experts at two things - design and cycling - which is why we're thrilled that Copenhagen-based bike company, Velorbis has come stateside.”

We are also thrilled to be welcomed so warmly by our stylish US Velorbis customers and retailers across the country in Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco. We look forward to reaching even more cities soon.

Find out more about Pure Wow.