bicycles

Wonderfully I happen to arrive in Budapest just in time for the last day of the Hungarian national track championships. It was a good time with a lot of good people

In the video I state it is July 24th but it is really the 25th (my watch was wrong).

What a great ride!

I love riding, I need to do it more often.

This morning I thought I'd film a short bit of my ride to class. When the weather is good it is a nice ride.

A sandstorm ripped through Beijing today.

I have been in China now for about 3 months and I finally purchased my very own bike. Although its the middle of winter and I can't ride it that often it is still nice to own a bike. Beijing is the "Kingdom of Bicycles" and I LOVE IT. Now if it'll stay that way with car ownership on the rise I don't know but I hope it will.

After spending two weeks in Scandinavia and using many of the city bicycles I became a bit lazy in my bike riding. The standard bicycle in Europe is considered old-school in America. They are typical 1 or 3 speed cycles with *gasp* coaster brakes.

Yup that old-school pedal backwards style is all the rage throughout Europe.

We arrived back in New York for one of the final days of the Bicycle Film festival. We're heading out to see whats left of the festival.

I wanted to bring my bike to NAB this year but I didn't want to pay the $75 surcharge (each way) nor did I have an "official" bike bag. I borrowed a duffel bag from a friend and stuffed my bike inside. I sent it as though it were normal cargo and not a "bike". Worked great!