FilmFestFriday: 4 vids to make you want to quit your job & go by bike

compose Logan Watts
time Aug 23, 2013
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Before setting out on our recent tour through Central America I had people ask, ‘Why do you want to do that?’ Or, ‘Are you crazy?’ Many folks don’t understand why someone would choose to travel on a bicycle. So in this fist installment of FilmFestFriday, I put together 4 videos that I feel capture the magic of Bicycle touring. Maybe they’ll make you want to quit your job and pack up a bike. Or maybe they’ll just give you a good feeling as you waste time on a Friday. Enjoy.

Cycling Central Asia

by Pete and Mary

I love this video. It simply and eloquently captures the struggles, joy and cultural marvels that you can experience traveling by bicycle. It’s several months on a the rugged road whittled down to several minutes of magic. However, there is a sadness that goes along with it. While we were on tour, we heard that Pete and Mary were struck and killed by a truck in Thailand. Although I never knew them, I feel we share the same spirit and a common bond. R.I.P.

Cycling Central Asia from twoonfourwheels.com on Vimeo.

The Road From Karakol

by Kyle Dempster, Fitz Cahall and Austin Siadak

In the summer of 2011 Kyle took off across Kyrgystan to pedal and climb. This guy is funny and his zest for life is immediately contagious. This is a bike film. And a climbing film. And a winner at the 5 Point Film Festival. It’s also a long one, so waste away!

The Road From Karakol from Outdoor Research on Vimeo.

Cycling Great Britain

By Aaron Ortiz

This is an extremely well done video and does a very good job at capturing the trip as a whole. Excellent quality, and fun. It may put a little smile on your face.

Cycling Great Britain from Aaron Ortiz on Vimeo.

Cycle Touring the Tibetan Plateau

By Dave A

This is an oldie-but-goody. It was created five years ago as ‘an attempt at providing a glimpse into the challenging, exciting, and incredibly rewarding world of cycle touring.’. To me this video does a good job at capturing part of the ride. I love the last few frames.

Cycle Touring the Tibetan Plateau from Dave A on Vimeo.

About FilmFestFriday

In the slim chance that someone reading this may have known me on Twitter in my former life, may have see my Friday Playlist. I enjoyed curating a playlist of music every Friday that captured a mood, music genre or concept. I decided to move that energy to Pedaling Nowhere and create a once a month video playlist. There are a lot of great bike videos out there, so check back every third Friday.