Posts about 'Video'

Boulder Bike Move!

Posted on 14. Jun, 2010 by Josh Lipton.

Our new writer here at Utility Cycling, John Coe, alerted me to this video of another great move by bike that took place recently in Boulder, Colorado. We can’t think of a better way to bring together a group of cyclists for fun and efficiency. And if the move is not too long in distance, loading up a bunch of bike trailers offers the convenience of carrying the load door-to-door. John was so inspired, that he is thinking of rounding up a few bike trailers for moving his classroom across town.

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Bicycle Orchestra

Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by Melanie Colavito.

Need a little midweek break? Well, I highly recommend that you spend a few minutes to watch the video below of a bicycle orchestra that tours all over Europe playing music and entertaining crowds with their rather long bicycle. The Brabants Bikeharmonic Orchestra from the Netherlands is certainly a sight to be seen. Enjoy!

‘t Brabants Fietsharmonisch Orkest – Bicycle Orchestra from Copenhagenize on Vimeo.

Via Copenhagenize.

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Tucson Bicycle Wedding

Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by Melanie Colavito.

Check out this beautiful bike wedding in Tucson, Arizona! Despite warm temperatures (think 105 degrees Fahrenheit), this Tucson couple, with their friends and family, merrily made their way through downtown Tucson in a bicycle wedding procession. The video was produced by and originally posted at Tucson Velo. Enjoy!

Bride, groom and 50 friends ride bikes to wedding reception from Mike McKisson on Vimeo.

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Car-Free Diet Skeptics

Posted on 04. Jun, 2010 by Stacey Moses.

Car-Free Diet is a program in Arlington, Virginia that encourages commuters to use alternate methods of transportation. In May 2010, two local guys participated in the first Car-Free Diet Skeptics Challenge, and they did their best to give up their cars for thirty days. They were selected in part for their great video submissions, so check out the introduction video and follow the entire month on the Car-Free Diet site.

These guys walked away with lots of great free stuff, including new bikes, but more importantly, they learned how rewarding it can be to leave the car at home.

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Velo-City 2010

Posted on 03. Jun, 2010 by Melanie Colavito.

Check out this fun video for the Velo-City Global 2010, which will take place in Copenhagen from June 22 – 25. Velo-City is a global cycling conference that brings a wide range of people and brains together to help solve global challenges (ie. climate change, obesity, etc.). Read more about Velo-City here.

Copenhagen is getting ready from Velo-city Global 2010 on Vimeo.

Via Commute by Bike.

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Cycling in the Rain

Posted on 01. Jun, 2010 by Melanie Colavito.

Here is a little inspiration for your weekday bike commute from Utrecht in the Netherlands, which is also famous for bicycle rush hour! Hopefully your bike commute isn’t quite so rainy, but if it happens to be, I hope this serves as inspiration!

The video is by Mark Wagenbuur, and I saw it posted over at A View from the Cycle Path. Here is what Mark Wagenbuur has to say about utility cycling in the rain:

The Dutch say: ‘You are not made of sugar, you won’t melt in the rain!’. When you cycle for utility reasons the weather is of lesser importance. If you go to work by bike, you go there when the sun shines but of course also when it rains.

Weather conditions do not really change the number of cyclists in the Netherlands. The Dutch simply put on a rain coat, a “rain suit”, or they get out their umbrellas. Riding a bike while holding up an umbrella is perfectly normal in the Netherlands. And a lot of people feel they will simply dry up quickly enough again.

These pictures were taken on a cold and rainy April morning in Utrecht. The intersection is undergoing major reconstructions and building is taking place all around it. That is why it is not up to modern Dutch standards with its bad temporary road surface and ugly temporary concrete divisions. Ugly but safe enough. What makes the intersection really safe are the separate cycle traffic lights with separate green phases for cyclists.

Utrecht is the 4th largest city in the Netherlands with a population 300,000 and 33% of all trips in the city are made on a bicycle.

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Bike-to-Work in the Bronx

Posted on 31. May, 2010 by Melanie Colavito.

As National Bike Month comes to a close, we wanted to post one more video about Bike-To-Work Week. This video from Streetsblog asks riders in the Bronx, NYC, why they bike to work. The responses are great, and it really drives home the point that riding to work can be a lot of fun. And if you are inspired, keep riding to work and riding to errands and riding for general transportation this coming June and beyond. Enjoy!

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Bicycle Portraits

Posted on 26. May, 2010 by Melanie Colavito.

Two South Africans are on a mission to meet, document, and photograph cyclists who elect to use bicycles as transportation in South Africa. The project – Bicycle Portraits – is ongoing throughout 2010, and the final product will be what looks to be a beautiful book documenting all of the people that the two men – Stan Engelbrecht and Nic Grobler – meet this year. Check out a preview in the video below.

Bicycle Portraits from Bicycle Portraits on Vimeo.

Via Copenhagenize.

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UCLA Bike-U-Mentary

Posted on 25. May, 2010 by Melanie Colavito.

The folks over at Commute by Bike posted this great little documentary last week during Bike to Work Week. The film was made by UCLA Transportation and the Sustainable Resource Center to encourage people to consider cycling for transportation. The video is made with the LA area in mind, but I think it could be pretty much applicable in most urban environments, as it shows two great examples of people who are happy with their daily (bike) commute. Enjoy!

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