The Bicycle Portraits project was initiated by Stan Engelbrecht (Cape Town, South Africa) and Nic Grobler (Johannesburg, South Africa) early in 2010. Whenever they can, together or separately, they’re on the lookout for fellow commuters, and people who use bicycles as part of their everyday work, to meet and photograph. They’re finding out who rides […]
Part of a 50-foot tall, 30,000 tonne steel sculpture that dominates the A64 autoroute rest stop near Tarbes, France. Within sight of the Pyrenees, this installation celebrates the savage hauls that Tour rider endure over many of the nearby mountain cols during the world largest sporting event. The Cat on a bike is a sculpture
“La Estela” es un pequeño compartimento que alberga 200 gr. de tiza en polvo, suficientes para marcar 32 km de carretera. Funciona de manera muy similar a una tiza de marcar de carpintero: una pequeña cantidad de polvo se filtra a través de un cepillo y es recogido por una rueda de fieltro. El fieltro
Intensivo y pasado por agua fin de semana de acople con la fixie-troupe madrileña, y algún forastero (Sergio de Barna, William de New Castle, el chico de Nápoles…). Risas y cerveza a go-go. A la espera de subir material propio -algún video y fotos que se están revelando-, valga como muestra las impresionantes fotografías de
Libro sacado de la biblioteca familiar, escrito por la argentina Silvina Bullrich en 1986 y que pese al explícito título no guarda relación alguna con el ciclismo. «La Bicicleta es un país inefable, tan disparatado como reconocible: las empresas deben muchísimo dinero a la banca internacional pero, en vez de pagar, solicitan nuevos créditos: la
This is our final short before releasing the full length. Empire is a video about people having fun riding track bikes and fixed gears in the city.
It’s about time Mat Hoffman’s story was told and now it has been done by just the right people. Directed by longtime friend Jeff Tremaine and produced by Priya Swaminathan, Spike Jonze, and Mark Lewman, the film pays tribute to this BMX legend. It includes interviews with supporters and fans, like Evel Knievel. This film
