Rollin’ on my scraper bike
Posted in Blog on 01. Oct, 2009
Yet another bicycle-inspired music video from a long and storied lineage: 
Age of Chance’s “Kiss”
Queen’s “Bicycle Race”
Kraftwerk’s nod to the 100th anniversary of le Tour special album “tour de france”
What is it about the bicycle that inspires such artistic expression. Ernest Hemingway wrote, “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” He also wrote about 6 day races. 
Last year in Cincinnati, a modern dance piece titled “Peloton” was reprised for the annual Choreographers Without Companies Concert. Indeed, and as you will see in this latest video by the Trunk Boiz, the bicycle is not just a mode of transportation or a means to a sport. It can be your creative outlet.
I take it you have seen the ‘Performance’ video? Surely. A very postmodern self-referential, knowing rap song about roadie v fixie culture.
I agree absolutely John. The Trunk Boiz convey a “one less car attitude.” Note the 26″ wheels they have decorated. This tells the guys rollin 26″ on their Escalades, the Trunk Boyz are just as fly minus the carbon footprint.
The RIP at the end was a little disconcerting. I hope he did’t get run over.
I’ll let cha know what I think after my seizure is over.
how about a fixie music video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoLKvWf4Fd0
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I hate to say this but….urbanhermit…. turn in your balls right away!
Fixie video boys saddle is way to tall. But, I guess it’s better to look cool then be properly fit.