Your choice in cycling movies/film/cinema/documentaries

[rualexander]

Series of short films from The Open University on the history of various aspects of bike design
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rLdu0AIgHA&list=PLhQpDGfX5e7CkFmNjuwdPjNAmZm6xyCMi

[FrogPrince]

.............nice 

[Danneaux]

Hi All!

To see why I value my low gears, go to the 22:00 mark of this video for proof Oregon is not all flat:
http://watch.opb.org/video/1328929107/

31% grades on portions of this paved ride, about what I encounter on my favorite logging roads here'bouts.

35 years ago, I mapped a similar ride for Eugene.

Best,

Dan. (...who's training to race Andre up his steep Irish driveway, but might still lose to the man from West Cork)

[JimK]

Thanks for that, Dan! I lived just west of Portland for 11 years. I used to walk a lot of those hills regularly. A few of the staircases showed up in the video. Extremely tough biking!

[triaesthete]

Eeh, most of those Oregon folk just need practical gearing.......the Emperor's new compact double

This is fun:

Tandem and trailer racing in wartime.  Courtesy of Jan Heine's blog  http://janheine.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/cycling-under-the-german-occupation/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKHz7wOjb9w   the full length film is worth a look too.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdlpJqHxLxk

Ian

[il padrone]

When it comes to steep roads, Baldwin St in Dunedin, NZ has the Guiness Book of Records entry as the steepest in the world - 35% I believe.



Riding a bike up it - http://youtu.be/v_nVv-1Gtgw
Baldwin Street Jaffa race - http://youtu.be/BWDgsBRqGWM 

[il padrone]

Hi All!

To see why I value my low gears, go to the 22:00 mark of this video for proof Oregon is not all flat:
http://watch.opb.org/video/1328929107/

Bet that guy climbing the steep grade at 25:40 is a bit embarassed about his knicks 

[rualexander]

When it comes to steep roads, Baldwin St in Dunedin, NZ has the Guiness Book of Records entry as the steepest in the world - 35% I believe.

Steepest street, rather than road, I managed to cycle about two thirds of the way up before coming to a standstill.
Really hard to keep the front wheel on the ground unless you put a lot of weight on the bars, and if you do that you lose traction at the rear wheel!

Interestingly, the surface is concrete rather than tarmac like all the other streets in the area, either because tarmac would gradually flow downhill on that gradient or for better grip in icy conditions?

[StuntPilot]

There is a bike parked outside that house ... maybe you could ask his or her technique in reaching home each day! Some climb to end your cycle run!

[Danneaux]

Heartstopper!

Eskil Ronningsbakken iding a bike backwards at 80 km/h Trollstigen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QNdx2hs0n4&feature=player_embedded

Here's another of his bicycle-related feats...
World record riding backwards nonstop: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfzcgxAigIQ

Eskil is no stranger to balancing...himself, things, whatever.
Compilation teaser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsp-ScIVQtY
Website homepage: http://globalbalancing.com/#!/page_main
YouTube homepage: http://www.youtube.com/user/globalbalancing/featured
YouTube video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/user/globalbalancing/videos

Best,

Dan. (...who is still shaking his head over this one)

[Aushiker]

Sorry don't know how to embedded videos but I thought this TedX might be of interest ...

http://youtu.be/WcdA4D9IyLM

Andrew

[Danneaux]

Terrific video, Andrew; very thoughtful of you to post it. Moved it here so it could be with the other videos, like with like.

All the best,

Dan.

[Aushiker]

Terrific video, Andrew; very thoughtful of you to post it. Moved it here so it could be with the other videos, like with like.

Thanks. Sorry I missed this existing thread.

Andrew

[macspud]

More amazing bike handling skills:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhabgvIIXik#t=336

[rualexander]

Good quality film from Hannah Barnes mountain biking in northwest Scotland, great scenery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx3PjkrRxo4