CrankMyChain! Cycle TV

Here is another Kraftwerk Tour De France composition and video for all you Euro-techno fans.

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA - This is the fourth in series from a documentary film project with the working title "Project Pedal". The filmmakers plan to follow a group of cyclists this summer as they trek across the nation.

See ProjectPedal.com

PORTLAND, OR - Just a quick post to let you know about April 14th, Oregon bike day and very special day for me personally.

PORTLAND, OR - Reverend Phil gets a haircut in advance of his trial next Wednesday. He's facing 2 1/2 years for various misdemeanor charges. Reverend Phil alleges and eyewitnesses will testify that an apparently drunken driver stuck him with her vehicle during the 2006 World Naked Bike Ride in Portland, Oregon. She then had her boyfriend, an off duty police officer, attack him.

This will be the fourth attempt at a jury trial. Stay tuned to CrankMyChain! Cycle TV as we follow the proceedings.

PORTLAND, OR - In the fourth episode Steve reluctantly tries to inform Conrad that he has the repair gig. We get a behind on set look at Bike Girls from Mars and the Demon SUV has a message for Conrad.

FRANCE AND GERMANY - Enjoy the vintage moving pictures of Tour de France set to the retro-futuristico sounds of German synth band Kraftwerk.

New York, NY - Transportation Alternatives (T.A.) gathered a gaggle of cyclists on 42nd Street in Manhattan to stage a dramatic visual that shows how much street space is gained if more people rode bicycles or took mass transit instead of driving personal cars.

"Room to Breathe" is borrowed from a poster featuring a dramatic series of photos taken by Portland's Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) in the mid-1990s. There have been numerous permuatations over the years in myriad cities, but this is the first we have documented in NYC.

In this StreetFilm, you'll get a little sneak peak into how this event was staged and hear from volunteers and T.A. staff on why spatial efficency is so important to the livable streets movement. T.A. aims to have the poster available by Summer 2007.

Video hosted and produced by Clarence Eckerson.

Taipei, Taiwan - Video provided by QuickRelease.TV. This may seem like a typically dry trade show presentation. To cycle advocates though, Trek President, John Burke's, 23-minute video-taped speech is industry shaking. Burke's inspiring slide show (seen here at the Taipei International Cycle Show) earned him the title of the "Al Gore of the bike trade" from Jonathan Maus at BikePortland.org. He implores the bicycle industry to divert cash from marketing and R&D to help advocates and politicians create a 'bicycle friendly world' as a way to combat obesity, congestion, pollution and, of course, earn profits. Burke clearly shows how increased bicycle commuting has a direct impact on these issues and the bottom line of the cycling industry. Many thanks go to Carlton Reid ofquickrelease.tv for editing this video and adding graphs, photos and videos to the presentation.

WARNING: THE FOLLOWING VIDEO IS NOT INTENDED FOR ALL VIEWERS. IT'S NOT PORNOGRAPHIC OR ANYTHING (THOUGH THE SPEEDO CLAD CYCLIST HAS A NICE BOD). NO, IT'S JUST A BIT OF DA DA DECONSTRUCTIONIST WARHOL FULLERISM, YOU KNOW "ART" OR MAYBE NOT "ART" BUT CERTAINLY PERFORMANCE AND SOUND or PERHAPS NOISE. OKAY IT'S NOISY AND SIX MINUTES. AND YOU MIGHT JUST WATCH THE WHOLE THING AND ENJOY IT. or not. BUT YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - "My White Bicycle" aka Godspeed 2004 from Seahorse Liberation Army. An ode to duchamp and the provos and futurism rideing a bicycle next to a theremin in san francisco art institiutes studio 9, diego riveas painting studio, new genres.

"THE BICYCLIST" - Episode Three: Test Ride

Steve takes Conrad for a ride. Conrad may have pissed off the wrong SUV driver which confirms her suspicion that he's an idiot. In this episode aspiring si-fi filmmaker Jose Reyes (played by Jose Ortega) is introduced and he's invited Steve and Conrad to his party. Sounds like fun but will Conrad live long enough to enjoy it? Stay tuned. The next act plays in two weeks.