Infinite MonkeysRegular readers of InfMonks know that I have taken up cycling. But for me it's just an obsession, not a cult. But let me show you something I ran across on my beloved cycling message boards.
When you combine great talent with reckless abandon (okay, sheer stupidity), it makes for an extremely impressive spectacle (large .mpg w/ sound). I don't ride like these guys. I don't know anyone who rides like these guys. They're not really "roadies." They're bike messengers, racing one another. And they make The Real World's Puck look like a pansy poser of a bike rider.
Notes: You'll notice that many of these guys are not wearing helmets. They're crazy. What you may not notice is that a few of these guys have gone ultra hardcore and are riding not just singlespeed fixies, but track bikes, which are not only without a coasting freewheel (so if the rear wheel is moving, the pedals are too), but also without brakes. In-freaking-sane!
The guy's site has more videos, and some interesting articles on the how-to of shooting such images. No, I'm not condoning this guy's behavior, or his interest in or support of Critical Mass, or stuff like Cars R Coffins. Personally, I draw the line anywhere past Burning Man or the Ride of Silence.
Posted by Brad at June 6, 2005 04:53 PM | TrackBackA warning about the taste of the musical soundtrack choices may have been in order. I wouldn't turn the sound all the way off, though. The less spectacular ice video, however, does feature The Police.
Posted by: Monkey Brad at June 6, 2005 05:39 PM