Last night we watched this documentary on fashion photographer Bill Cunningham. We both enjoyed the film. The reason I'm posting it here is that the iconic photographer who is in his 80s, rides his old Schwinn all over New York City as his means of transportation.
Victorian Cycles, Wheels of Change is a fascinating documentary about the bicycle's coming of age and its tremendous impact on society. It is filled with images of a by-gone era, and the people who embraced its change.
I give it 1 thumb-shifter up. This documentary gives you history on early bicycles and cycling as a whole but specifically Colorado and the Denver area's cycling history.
A non-profit organization that focuses on events for the disabled, World T.E.A.M. Sports drew an array of veterans from the U.S. and Vietnam, as well as celebrity riders like Greg La Monde and Senator John Kerry. Those without use of their legs used special hand-powered bikes, while blind riders pedaled from the back of tandem bikes. What is immediately apparent on the veterans' arrival in Vietnam is that their biggest handicaps are the ghosts of their pasts. Past enemies ride as one team in peace across a landscape they once killed to stay alive on.
We watched it but not rating it. Not that much of a bike movie.
Ride of My Life - The Story of the Bicycle.
Author Rob Penn travels around the world collecting hand-built parts for his dream bicycle and charts the social history of one of mankind's greatest inventions.
I give it 2 thumbshifters up. Excellent documentary. Entertaining and informative.
Nova also gives it 2 thumbshifters up.
You can view it in 6 parts beginning with part 1 below.
"Ride The Divide is an inspiring journey about the world’s toughest mountain bike race, which traverses over 2700 miles along the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mountains. The film weaves the story of three characters’ experiences with immense mountain beauty and small-town culture as they attempt to pedal from Banff, Canada to a small, dusty crossing on the Mexican border."
It's a good movie but I was expecting more footage of the riders riding. I guess I thought the riders would be filming but instead it's the camera chasing after the riders interviewing them whenever they cross paths. I give it 1 thumbshifter up.
For the past couple of years I've made a yearly "movie" out of videos I've taken of our bike club's events for that year. I then burn DVDs and give them out to the club.
Here's a trailer I put together for this year's movie...
I received this as a gift for Christmas and watched it after Christmas dinner with my parents. It's a documentary covering the 2009 Leadville Trail 100 race.
I give it two thumbshifters up. Wasn't too long or drawn out. Not real technical. Great scenery. It features Lance Armstrong but it wasn't all about Lance Armstrong.
Nova agrees.
My parents didn't complain so I assume they thought it was ok.
Flipped a movie about young love. Not going to review this movie as it wasn't about bikes but there were quite a few old bikes throughout the movie. Check out the trailer...
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