CrankMyChain! Cycle TV

Volcanoes National Park, HA - Here is a five minute cycling movie by Steephill.tv from one of America's finest National Parks and the most active volcano in the world. This is from 2005 and appears to be shot from a small digital camera. It has a great soundtrack and looks like an awesome ride.

BASEL, Switzerland - David Normal's short animation is not a ride. It's a trip, a fanciful depiction of Albert Hofmann's chemical discovery and subsequent commute.

This 3D cartoon was debuted at a LSD Symposium that was held in in honor of Albert Hofmann's 100th Birthday.

Music By Pink Floyd from the Atomheart Mother Suite, 1970.

In episode two of "The Bicyclist" Conrad, takes a short bike ride into a new life in Portland. Applying for a new job can be confusing...if he can catch his breath long enough he may just figure out which way is up...with Steve.

Here is an artistic short bicycle movie by Nathan Spence that appears to have come from a videography class. This video contains footage of traffic, street scenes, and bicyclists in Philadelphia. I enjoyed it.

Here is part 3 in a promosing new blog/documentary that will follow a cross country cycling trip this summer. Hopefully you've watched Episode Two, and have a basic understanding of "how" the relationship between bikers and crew will function. (see crankmychain.com)

North Plains, Ore.- Turns out Carl is right. The Max does go past the Zoo and there are towns on the other side of that hill. So we rode out to Hillsboro and pedaled out past Grandma's farm to the Hind Sight MX Park to witness some Slope Style cycling at the Wham Bam Thank You Jam. This sport combines mountian biking, bmx, and moto-cross. The athletic talent is awesome. I'm sure these guys don't have to worry about getting to the gym but they may have to pay the chiropractor a visit or two.

This is a just a taste of the sport which is usually played on the side of a mountian. From the amount fancy cameras I saw there I bet you can plenty of great video and photos on the internet. You can start at SlopeStyle Promoter Aaron Lutze's Match Videozine.

Portland, Ore.- The Oregonian ran a great front page story this morning about teenagers from my neighborhood high school who have banded together for their morning commute by bicycle. Best of all they are doing it for all the right reasons. Go Grover Cleveland High School "bike" Warriors!

Video by Rob Finch and Noelle Crombie

Read the Oregonian story by Noelle Crombie at http://Oregonlive.com. You can also watch the Flash streaming version at the Oregonian website.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Before Oregon Health Sciences University wrapped up the last of it's free Tram rides in Feburary the Zoobombers decided to run Pill Hill once more. This time the the iPod was jacked into "Dead Letter" Ben's rolling sound system and the sound system jacked into the Tram. Some folks really liked it others were concerned. But the scene eddied and flowed like car wash water rolling on dry pavement until the final pool cascaded down through the west hills neighborhood and somehow found it's way back down through and under the freeways to the tram landing pad.

Anyone for a ride back up? This time you'll need to bring four greenbacks or, better yet, bring your credit card and invite the zoobombers.

Music: Callin' Out by Lyrics Born

By popular demand our Doug Moak runs through the basics of bicycle wheel truing and spoke adjustment. Thanks go to our sponsor River City Bicycles and Carl Jameson of Craftmaster Productions

Do you have any tips or stories on wheel truing? We'd love to hear 'em.

In this first episode of this new internet television series, Conrad Miller leaves Wisconsin to find a new life in beautiful Portland, Oregon but finds life isn't always as ideal as the travel magazines described it.

Find out more about the series at http://TheBicyclist.TV