Interview 17: Dan Mikkelsen

In this interview I talk with Dan Mikkelsen, the founder of Bicycle Junction

Dan worked as an apprentice chef in Copenhagen during the late 90’s. It was in this city he discovered a love for the messenger biking and the cargo bike.
After returning home and working in the industry as a chef, Dan was faced with a new problem to solve. How to ride his bike and transport his newborn child at the same time.

Dan reached out to Christiania Bikes , a firm Denmark, to see if he could buy a bike and have it delivered to Wellington, New Zealand. They said, Yes, you can buy a bike, but, you have to buy four! And so, Bicycle Junction was born.

Bicycle Junction is more than just a shop. It’s a community centred around helping people to ride bikes. Dan has combined is enthusiasm for bikes and his experience as a chef to create a bikery.

What’s a bikery? I hear you say. Why it’s a place to hang out with like minded souls, breath bike, talk bike, eat and be merry.

Now, let’s listen to this interview with Dan Mikkelsen…