Filed under: amsterdamize, news, special | Tags: amsterdamize, blog, internet, new, news, video
I’ve just about finished working on two new interweb homes for Amsterdamize:
The first will show a new design, but the same familiar content, text, photos and videos. I created the second (Amsterdamize : Bicycle TV) for your convenience, so you can browse through all of the videos in one place. Much better, I think.
Things left to do, which will probably take a few days:
- Automatically redirecting you and other visitors from the ‘old’ blog to the new one
- Transferring the rest of the extensive blogroll and other info
- Tweaking quite a few posts for optimal performance
Things for further consideration:
- If you’re subscribed through this feed, you don’t have to worry about changing it for the new blog, it’s still the same one
- You can now also opt to just subscribe exclusively to the videos through the Bicycle TV RSS feed, iTunes or Miro.
Special note: I’d like to thank NunoXEI for creating that amazingly fitting logo for the new blog. I owe you one, my friend!
Let me know what you think of it all! I appreciate suggestions and ideas!
Filed under: amsterdamize, my bike, video | Tags: amsterdam, bicycle, citycycling, cycling, night, video
3 A.M., July 17 2008.
Filed under: special, video | Tags: bicycleforaday, cyclefilm, film, nyc, video
Bicycle For A Day is a NYC bicycle project initiated by Matthew Modine, trying to help promote bike use among individuals, communities, governments and corporations. for all the obvious reasons.
He features in a short film called ‘The Perfect Circle’ by Daniel Leeb (Cinecycle Productions), as part of the larger I-Cycle Film Series, which is all great to watch. I’m a video buff by default and most certainly when it comes to cycle films, so I’m thrilled to share this nugget. For all the text you can write or photos you can take, nothing can match the impact of film.
Filed under: news, video | Tags: bicycle, business, infrastructure, news, usa, video
Back to the future! I watched this last night, but couldn’t for the life of me find the real video embed stuff (way to go MSNBC!). No panic, of course another bike blogger would’ve seen it too! Bingo:
On so many levels this has never happened to me:
1. I watched the news and felt upbeat and excited afterwards
2. I watched the news and two stories (1 & 2) in a row were showing what used to be ‘alternative’ ideas as mainstream.
3. I watched the news because I turned it on, and I didn’t walk away
Thank goodness I was waiting for Hub to get ready to go get his bike at the shop or these great things would have never have happened to me.
building a bicycle infrastructure in Boston
I think this news item is good, but when it comes to exposure, building awareness and promoting usage, the web is already light years ahead. I just know the cycle phenomenon has grown way bigger in the US than most assume right now. It’s just a sad state of affairs that one still needs acknowledgment from the MSM to feel legit, public scrutiny and all.
(Speaking of scrutiny: no, I couldn’t even embed the video on Amsterdamize. The code is not compatible. But I’m happy linking you to a fellow bicycle nut…)
Filed under: amsterdamize, my bike, video | Tags: amsterdam, bikevlog, commute, video, vlog
No, I really can’t.
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Filed under: amsterdamize, video | Tags: cycle, idea, inspiration, project, video, wherethehellismatt, wherethehellismybike, world
It’s been a long time since I last checked WhereTheHellisMatt, the quasi-famous ‘guy who dances on the internet’. A few days ago he posted a video update:
However quirky the backdrop of this tale is, it’s obvious the message is simply very powerful and mesmerizing. Thinking about it for a few seconds, I saw the similarities between this and the cycle life many of us like to promote and share with others, posting our experiences online, be it by text, photos or video. A message of ‘get on and just ride’, no matter where you are.
So, my idea is to setup a little project in a similar fashion…without the need to travel (of course I wouldn’t mind). Let’s give it a working title for now, ‘Where The Hell Is My Bike’:
- Put your inhibitions aside
- Take your (phone) camera (all of them have video mode these days)
- Get on your bike, like you always do
- Ride!
- Shoot while riding (this involves some practice, but it’s easy, really)
- Any route will do
- Two angles: 1) filming straight ahead, 2) filming yourself (stretch your arm sideways and point your camera at yourself and hold.
- Send your footage to me. (We’ll sort out how, by any means. The interwebs are cool with that)
What you reckon? Can we do this?
Filed under: amsterdamize, my bike, video | Tags: amsterdam, bike, commute, video, vlog
Bringing you along on one of my A to B A to B to C to B bicycle commutes through downtown Amsterdam. Mind you, there is some occasional swearing involved, not safe for work. 
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George Carlin, one of the great (counterculture) comedians, died last night from heart failure. It’s sad, but I’m sure he would hate us for weeping about it. Therefor, and in light of the theme of this blog, I’d like to share these gems:
George Carlin on saving the planet
On death – RIP
Filed under: amsterdamize, photos, video | Tags: amsterdam, biking, DNA, dutch, photo, rain, video
Adam sent me the link to a (year old) video of 17 Bicycle‘s (Japan) semi-recumbent bike…introducing the idea to put a roof on it for those pesky rainy days.
The bike itself looks comfortable, fast and easy to control, I’d love to go for a spin. I understand the idea for the roof. The company’s also aiming at the US market, so adding this feature would work well both as a sales gimmick and actually have people interested.
Now, let me get back to my own frame of mind. Biking through the rain isn’t fun. Especially during winters. And don’t get me started about how often I’ve cursed Dutch weather, going from A to B. Always at the worst possible time, often accompanied by gusting winds that would make any Amsterdammer blow a fuse.
But…we don’t know any better. Both the intrinsic (DNA) need to bike and the obvious chance of rain (often out of nowhere!) has firmly conditioned us. Mostly, we DON’T whine about it, and we all remember our childhood, when parents would by default say: “You’re not made of sugar!” (As in: it’s only water, you’re not going to disintegrate). Same goes for snow, you just adapt (It’s fun, too).
So, it’s no surprise if I tell you that the Dutch just bike it off. Yeah, you get wet, but you’ll dry up again. Any attempt to keep completely dry is futile, no matter what you do. Sure, without much wind we’ll carry that umbrella, in other cases we’ll put on a raincoat, or even those sweaty plastic trousers, but since it’s all so distracting and cumbersome, we just don’t bother. We don’t ride any less because of it. We just suck it up.
This is how it works in Amsterdam!, originally uploaded by To Tof.
Girl on bike Amsterdam (B&W), originally uploaded by Heorot2107.
