Movie Review: Bicycle Dreams
A Film by Stephen Auerbach
Official Site: bicycledreamsmovie.com
Overall Impression: 9/10
“The Race Across America is an epic, 3000-mile bicycle race from the Pacific to the Atlantic. First held in 1982, RAAM is considered the most challenging sporting event in the world. Top riders finish in under 10 days, riding over 300 miles per day [...]
We were asked recently to review a new documentary called Klunkerz, which is a profile of the origins of the modern mountain bike, from northern California in the 1960’s. We will have the movie soon to provide a full review, but for now here’s the trailer:
You can find a lot more info on Klunkerz at [...]
Seen via Streetsblog LA:
LA Filmmakers Rebel Without a Car Productions are working on their first film, At What Price, and they’re doing something really different: they want to produce the film as sustainably as possible. Some of the steps they are taking include using natural light instead of set lights and transporting their equipment by [...]
A great thing for the American cycling community: the Bicycle Hall of Fame has deserved to be in a city like Davis for a long time.
From this morning’s Sacramento Bee:
The city of Davis broke away from a pack of cities Friday to be named the new home of the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame.
“I’m ecstatic,” [...]
During the East Austin Studio Tour last November I was standing outside some loft condos on sixth street waiting for my wife to get out of a studio and I snapped this shot of some bikes parked just outside:
I had nothing in particular in mind when I shot it (except maybe how glad I was [...]
Paul Dorn of the Bike Commute Tips Blog has written a completely fantastic column about experiencing the world as a cyclist versus being in a car, focusing on that great biking town Davis, California.
Pretty much representative of its industry, the North American Handmade Bicycle Show says they are “holding firm” in this rough economy. Along [...]
