nyt video report from ragbrai

cycling movies

Looking for a movie about bikes that isn't Vive le Tour or Quicksilver?  C-U's local video store That's Rentertainment has compiled a long list of cycling movies, including both notable (The Bicycle Thief and Pee-Wee's Big Adventure) and obscure (Velorution).

That's Rentertainment's got many of them available too, in case some evenings are too rainy or humid for bike rides.

the bike project on tv!

(We cleaned the campus shop especially well last night because...)

This morning, Campus Bike Project manager Joel and The Bike Project's Volunteer Coordinator Emma appeared in two segments on WCIA's morning show!  WCIA's Nichole Szemerei spoke with Joel and Emma outside the campus shop and then Emma showed off the shop itself, including our collection of build-a-bike possibilities.

• Here's the first video, in which Joel and Emma talk about The Bike Project.

• And here's the second, in which Joel undertakes a brake repair while Emma shows off the shop and talks about the co-op.

PS: if you want a Bike Project tee shirt like those Joel and Emma are wearing, come by the U-C IMC shop in Urbana and get one for a $10 donation!  And if you'd like to become a member or to check out The Bike Project, stop by either the campus shop or the U-C IMC shop during open hours.

PPS: Thanks to Joel and Emma and thanks, too, to Nichole and WCIA!

Bike Blender at the Bike Races in Urbana!

mmmmmm

"it's a beautiful victory! now we'll do some drug testing!" (a video to honor the inaugural bike project tour de kickapoo)

Build-A-Bike video by Jim

A nice video of a rapid build:

Done in our very own workshop! Nice work!

"vive le tour" et cetera

Someone put one of my favorite cycling movies on youtube: Louis Malle's Vive Le Tour.  Part 1 is here; part 2 here.  It's only about 20 minutes long and every minute is great, so watch it.

While you're at it, watch this scene from Quicksilver, too.  And this, from Rad.  In fact, head over to That's Rentertainment and rent one of those movies ASAP.

videos contained herein explain both portland bike inflation AND urbana bike deflation

Wednesday, we reported on Bike Inflation! in Portland.  We've been working hard since then to discover the root cause and offer you this video, dramatizing an explanation for the spike in Portland's bike prices.

As a bonus, we've also discovered the root cause of bike deflation in Urbana!