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 [...]
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Movie Review: Klunkerz, A Film About Mountain Bikes
Klunkerz: A Film About Mountain Bikes Directed by Billy Savage Pumelo Pictures Official site: Klunkerz.com Overall Impression: 7/10 Pumelo Pictures were kind enough to provide us with a review copy of Klunkerz, their documentary about the orgins of the modern mountain bike, recently. I watched Klunkerz with my wife, who (thankfully!) takes a passing interest [...]
Klunkerz, documentary on the origins of the mountain bike
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 [...]
LA Filmmakers working on “sustainable film production”
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 [...]
Mellow Johnny’s movie night TONIGHT!
This was passed along by the fabulous Eileen at Mellow Johnny’s. Looks like they’re trying to start a series of movies over at the store. I love these kinds of events that bring people in the bike community together for events that don’t necessarily include getting drunk or racing in spandex (or yelling at elected [...]
Within Reach – the journey to find and learn from sustainable communities
What sustainable communities are forming or established in the US? What ideas can they share with each other? How do we “spread the seed” of sustainable living? Mandy Creighton & Ryan Mlynarczyk pondered these questions and decided to take a round-trip across the United States, twelve thousand miles in one year to find answers and, [...]
