SWE-LIFESTYLE-KRONAN BIKES

File picture of Swedish Kronan bikes parked on a Stockholm pavement in October 2003. Building on a half-century old military bike design, Kronan has kept its no-nonsense image in Sweden, elsewhere its bikes are increasingly becoming lifestyle accessories for the fashionable cafe latte crowd. In Italy, Kronan's main outlets are 50 fashion and design boutiques, which love to use Kronan bikes to enhance their displays, and take a 15 percent commission for selling them. AFP PHOTO / SVEN NACKSTRAND COPYRIGHT PRESSENS BILD Code: 444