Posts under ‘Cycling in the Media’

The Tour de France may be making a dramatic end right now, but for today we’ll take a break from the racing to watch another Frenchman do amazing things on a bike. In this Vegas style show, French mime trickster and Bill Irwin look alike Serge Huercio tries out his latest fixed gear tricks under [...]

This week, a section of Los Angeles freeway was closed for repair spawning press hysterics of a “Carmageddon.”(why must everything end with -mageddon or -gate?) Apparently, Los Angelenos can not go a day without their blessed highways. As a publicity stunt, JetBlue was offering a 12 minute flight from Burbank to Long Beach. A group [...]

The Tour de France is wrapping up its first week, and this one has been great so far. The pre-race anointing of Alberto Contodor ran into a one and a half minute, crash induced time gap on Stage One followed by a further deficit on Stage 2 thanks to a relatively weak team in the [...]

Today, I am going to share some Tour de France inspired videos and give you a little preview of the stages to watch. The Tour stages tomorrow, and if you don’t plan on watching all 21 stages, I’ve put together a list of recommended stages to watch to get the flavor of the race and [...]

I missed my regular Friday post due to some fabulous hooky my wife and I played by taking advantage of a friend to look after our kids while we celebrated our wedding anniversary (3 months late!) with an overnight trip out of Austin. To make up for it, here are two videos that have recently [...]

Talk of double dip recession, national debt defaults, peak oil, and the warped priorities of this state(yes, we need another highway in Dallas instead of an educated workforce) getting you down? Getting out on your bike will make you feel better. Until then, here is a collection of bike related videos I discovered this week [...]

A few weeks ago, the City of Austin released its first bicycle safety PSA called “Share the Road Rant.” The 1 minute ad focuses on informing drivers of the 3 foot passing rule and asks cyclists to obey the law while riding. I’ve been pretty indifferent to this approach for a while. It seems kind [...]

For those who did not bike to work today (or any other day), let 4 year-old Max Boyd inspire you.

Today’s short is a very cool use of lighting to envision a better world created by more people cycling instead of driving. It the film was shot in the capital of car culture, Los Angeles, and was produced by People For Bikes, a coalition seeking a petition of over 1 million Americans calling for safe [...]

Update: I just received word that there was a fatality during today’s Giro stage. Rider Wouter Weylandt of Leopard-Trek crashed during the stage and died. Our prayers and thoughts go out to Weylandt’s family and team. More on the crash. ——————- The Giro d’Italia started this weekend, and while the Tour de France may have [...]