Flying on Two Wheels
http://www.vimeo.com/4964539Sam Javanrouh, the Toronto photographer who often collaborates with Spacing, has a talent for riding a bike without hands, which he often uses to take photos for his blog, Daily Dose of Imagery. This time, he’s gone one step further and made a video. Forget for a moment that riding without hands on a city street is dangerous; this video captures, more than anything else I’ve seen, the real sense of freedom that set bicycles apart from other modes of transportation. Javanrouh speeds past cars, pedestrians and streetcars with the help of nothing but two wheels and his own energy. In Montreal, I could bike downtown from my apartment in about 10 minutes, about the same time as a taxi, 5 minutes faster that the bus and one-quarter the time of walking. It was like having the speed of a car without any of the additional baggage.
Tags: Bicycles, Montreal, Toronto
mark says:
wow!
June 13th, 2009 at 12:43 am
Julia says:
so great! last time we were in toronto, we saw someone bike around a traffic circle with earphones on, a tennis racket in his hands, and no hands on the wheel. it’s like the “how many things can you get on a scooter” game in south asia.
June 15th, 2009 at 10:17 am