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  • Champion Mountain Biker Turned Drug Smuggler
  • Way Back Home
  • Cascadia
  • Road Bike Freestyle 2
  • Fat Bike Birkie 2018 – Cole House Finish
  • Meet The First Generation of BMX In Nigeria
  • Vittorio Brumotti goes crazy in Livigno
  • Riding backwards at 80 km/h
  • Bike Wheelieing Level Over 9999 !
  • Passo Gavia Descent
Frank Zappa plays the bicycle

Frank Zappa plays the bicycle

Carol of the Spokes

Carol of the Spokes

Line of Sight – Official Trailer

Line of Sight – Official Trailer

Hellion First Ramp

MK1 – Tilt-action cargo trike

MK1 – Tilt-action cargo trike

Alberto Contador Dropping Andy Schleck on a Child’s Balance Bike

Alberto Contador Dropping Andy Schleck on a Child’s Balance Bike

The Couch

The Couch

Passo Gavia Descent to Ponte di Legno

Passo Gavia Descent

The Way I Roll – Nicole Duke

The Way I Roll – Nicole Duke

Tour de France diet

Tour de France diet

Meet The First Generation of BMX In Nigeria

Meet The First Generation of BMX In Nigeria

Brumotti’s Back!

Road Bike Freestyle 2

Car Vs. Bike: Duking It Out In L.A. Traffic

Car vs. Bike: Duking It Out In L.A. Traffic

Freeride Mountain Biking in BC Strength in Numbers

Strength in Numbers

Family Bike Shop

Family Bike Shop

The Alt Tour

The Alt Tour

Volle Band – Soundbicycle Jam

Volle Band – Soundbicycle Jam

NIGEL SYLVESTER – GO! | New York City

Nigel Sylvester – GO! New York City

Vittorio Brumotti goes crazy in Livigno

Vittorio Brumotti goes crazy in Livigno

Afghan Cycles Trailer

Afghan Cycles Trailer

Still Lost in Peru

Still Lost in Peru

People Are Awesome 2017 (Cycling Edition)

People Are Awesome 2017 (Cycling Edition)

Hellion Highland Mountain Bike Park | Phil Kmetz | GoPro

Hellion Highland Mountain Bike Park

Top Bike Downunder

Top Bike Downunder

Barcelona Street BMX

Chasing Simone – Barcelona Street BMX

North Shore-Style Beer Run

North Shore-Style Beer Run

Winter Mountain Biking

Winter Mountain Biking

Choosing to Live – Presented by Salsa Cycles

Choosing to Live

I Wanna Be a BMX Star

I Wanna Be A Star

Bicycle Repairman – Monty Python’s Flying Circus

Bicycle Repairman – Monty Python’s Flying Circus

Tour de Quarantine Stage 1

Tour de Quarantine Stage 1

Escape – Lee Craigie’s inner journey (short version)

Escape – Lee Craigie (short version)

Way Back Home

Way Back Home

MOTHERLOAD (Official Trailer)

MOTHERLOAD (Official Trailer)

Vulnerable on the Open Road: Five pro cyclists reflect on bike safety

Five pro cyclists reflect on bike safety

Cascadia

Cascadia

Thank You, Bicycle

Thank You, Bicycle

Cheap eBay Bikes – Which Is Best? | The GCN Challenge

Cheap eBay Bikes – Which Is Best?

Please Share This When I’m Killed by Someone Driving a Car

Please Share This When I’m Killed by Someone Driving a Car

Wham-O Wheelie Bar TV Commercial

Wham-O Wheelie Bar TV Commercial

This is Drop and Roll

This is Drop and Roll

Shed The Monster

Shed The Monster

Top 5 – Mispronounced Cycling Brands

Top 5 – Mispronounced Cycling Brands

Biking the Arnhem-Nijmegen Cycle Superhighway

Biking the Arnhem-Nijmegen Cycle Superhighway

Norðvegr: The Way to the North

Norðvegr: The Way to the North

a-bicycle-trip

A Bicycle Trip

Cycling in the snow, Den Bosch (Netherlands)

Cycling in the snow, Den Bosch (Netherlands)

Freedom is a bicycle.

Freedom is a bicycle.

PodRide

PodRide

Shaq rides his DirtySixer

Shaq rides his DirtySixer

VeloVID Select

Thank You, Bicycle
02:26

Thank You, Bicycle

November 15, 2015
232 3
This is what unites the tribes. It’s what the roadies, the mountain bikers, the commuters and the randonneurs all have in common—our gratitude for where bikes take us, mentally and physically. How, as a metaphor for life itself, a simple bike ride can teach us important lessons. This is a mountain bike video so there’s plenty
Exploring the High Desert aboard the Ibis Ripley
3:21

Exploring the High Desert aboard the Ibis Ripley

February 19, 2020
138 0
OK, this is really just an ad but it’s a pretty clever one. With a David Attenborough impersonator doing the voice-over this short video looks, and sounds, like a BBC documentary on the “apex predator” Ripley. It’s a refreshing change from the tone of many mountain bike videos and it still has just as much
Return to Earth: Whistler Bike Park Kids Segment
4:53

Return to Earth

March 30, 2020
134 1
Return to Earth is an Anthill Films production, working with Shimano and Trek so the production values are high. But what really elevates this promo for the segment of the film is the riding of these kids from Squamish/Whistler in B.C. Ranging in age from 10 – 15, these kids have mad riding skills, growing
The Ridge
07:38

The Ridge

December 10, 2015
180 3
With almost 40 million views on YouTube, this is probably the video Danny MacAskill is best known for. Imaginate actually has more YouTube views but The Ridge really went viral when it came out. It made it into a lot of mainstream media because it actually lives up to the hyperbole that usually defines click bait. With Danny’s riding, it’s almost always a case
Cascadia
05:36

Cascadia

December 10, 2015
84 3
Now this is more like it. Just days after the release of This Is Drop And Roll, Danny MacAskill is back on form riding the amazing streets and rooftops of Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands off northwestern Africa. His riding is every bit as eye-popping and colourful as those exotic streets and, unlike This Is Drop And
The Ridgeline
3:52

The Ridgeline

December 4, 2020
83 2
Mountain bike videos these days are mostly about going big. I like those that go beautiful as well. This is no The Ridge but, from the meditative music to the incredible drone shots, it’s pretty beautiful to watch in its own right. Not to say The Ridgeline isn’t about going big. In some respects this
Passo Gavia Descent to Ponte di Legno
16:09

Passo Gavia Descent

May 2, 2017
232 11
I love road riding. I’d lamented not finding many good road biking videos till I discovered the Col Collective. They have a pretty extensive library of videos of famous mountains (cols) from around the cycling world. Beautifully shot, most of their videos are climbs but a few are descents. This col, Passo Gavia, in the Italian Alps is
MOTHERLOAD (Official Trailer)
02:26

MOTHERLOAD (Official Trailer)

February 2, 2020
80 0
MOTHERLOAD “is a crowdsourced documentary in which the cargo bicycle becomes a vehicle for exploring parenthood in this digital age of climate change.” I saw the full-length film recently at the ReFrame Film Festival in Peterborough and I was blown away. There’s a kind of magic when a talented filmmaker tackles the subjects they are
Industrial Revolutions
04:56

Industrial Revolutions

November 22, 2015
202 3
After discovering Danny MacAskill through his phenomenally popular 2010 short film, Way Back Home, I went searching for more. Industrial Revolutions came out in 2011 and, though it’s Stu Thompson, not Dave Sowerby and Channel Four, not Red Bull, this video is also a cut above the rest. The abandoned iron works is a striking
Meet The First Generation of BMX In Nigeria
12:13

Meet The First Generation of BMX In Nigeria

January 4, 2019
182 0
If you want a demonstration of the transformative power of BMX, look no further. BMX has steered many people in a better direction, whether they were suburban and privileged, or sub-urban and decidedly not privileged. Like Starboy, KK Money and S-King in Lagos, Nigeria. Instead of “…going to clubs, getting drunk, causing trouble and doing all
Blood Road
2:18

Blood Road

July 24, 2017
259 3
This trailer for Rebecca Rusch’s recently released feature, Blood Road, is powerful and dramatic. Rusch is one of toughest endurance riders in the world and the task she sets for herself—to bike the 1,900 km Ho Chi Mihn Trail in search of the 40-year-old wreckage of her father’s plane—is perhaps the most challenging she’s ever
NIGEL SYLVESTER – GO! | New York City
4:25

Nigel Sylvester – GO! New York City

October 16, 2017
124 7
This is the first instalment of Pro BMX rider Nigel Sylvester’s video series, GO! It’s probably the best of the lot, which has since expanded to Los Angeles, Tokyo and Dubai. What makes it the best? It might be what one Youtube commentator said, “This editing is dope.” Maybe. The editing is definitely dope. But the
North Shore-Style Beer Run
03:06

North Shore-Style Beer Run

November 18, 2015
216 2
What a delightful sip of the North Shore this video is. Wouldn’t you know they make a growler cage for fat bikes? Just the thing for making a beer run to Deep Cove Brewery on B.C.’s North Shore, riding some of the area’s iconic gnarly trails in the process. You might need to let that growler
Fat Bike Birkie 2018 – Cole House Finish
1:59

Fat Bike Birkie 2018 – Cole House Finish

March 18, 2018
146 5
This video is interesting for a couple of reasons. It’s the first 360° video on VeloVID. Using your mouse, you can control the camera angle you see—even turning around 180° to look at racer Cole House as he sprints for the last podium spot at the 2018 Fat Bike Birkie, an annual fat bike race held
Col du Sanetsch (Sion)
15:45

Col du Sanetsch (Sion)

August 30, 2017
191 4
The Col Collective is at it again. This time climbing a little know col in Switzerland— the 2,253m high Col du Sanetsch in Valais. With local expert Alain Rumpf, Col Collective host Mike Cotty narrates this 33km ride while the camera cuts from nice shots of the riders to astounding shots of the scenery. Most of
Introducing the self-driving bicycle in the Netherlands
1:54

Introducing the self-driving bicycle in the Netherlands

May 10, 2019
166 0
Very clever Google Nederland. “Only available on April 1” should be your first clue but this is so well done I’m sure it fooled more than a few. Just like another video here on VeloVID that features bikes without riders, this one has a “How we did it” video you can watch if you want
Cycling the Highest Road in the World
7:19

Cycling the Highest Road in the World

November 15, 2015
2009 3
“If I could take one thing away from this trip, it would be that oxygen is seriously underrated.” I’m sure on a trip as epic as this there were a lot more profound takeaways than that but, given that this trip in May, 2015 took these two riders over the two highest passes in the
Riding backwards at 80 km/h
03:00

Riding backwards at 80 km/h

February 24, 2016
140 8
OK kids, don’t try this at home. Especially if home is Trollstigen, Norway. And it’s been raining. But as long as someone is crazy enough to try this, I’m glad they got it all on video. The scenery is stark and beautiful. The music works. The riding looks terrifying, even if the rider looks fearless. Not surprisingly,
Night Time Shred
02:26

Nighttime Shred

November 18, 2015
127 1
Tom and Ruby go night riding. Ruby is a dog—a Hungarian Vizsla who can run like the wind. She has her own lights, her own camera and the ride she takes us on is a blast. Tom’s the one on the bike and most of what we see of him is from Ruby’s point of view, which
Danny MacAskill – The Slabs
6:21

Danny MacAskill – The Slabs

February 16, 2021
52 0
In some ways, this is more terrifying than any of Danny MacAskill’s other videos, even if it isn’t credits-to-credits amazing stunt riding. It’s a long, treacherous downhill that Danny treats tactically—and his rush at completing it is as much a release for us as it was for him. In that way, the vibe is more Free
Nijmegen: The City That Tamed Cars So People Can Walk & Bike Where They Please
11:01

Nijmegen: The City That Tamed Cars

January 19, 2018
331 3
If you’re chosen as the Best Cycling City in The Netherlands*, it’s a pretty safe bet you’re also the best cycling city in the world. That’s the case in Nijmegen, the oldest city in the Netherlands, population 180,000 and proud as all get out about their transition to a cycling/pedestrian paradise over the last 40 years.
Let’s Ride
01:15

Let’s Ride

April 11, 2016
116 5
This video puts a smile on your face that gets wider and wider till you can’t help but laugh at some point. Which is exactly how this little girl reacts. What a great idea Dad had. The video playing in Dad’s virtual reality machine is one of Claudio Caluori’s riotous narrated downhill runs, which are pretty popular on YouTube.
Brumotti’s Back!
04:38

Road Bike Freestyle 2

December 16, 2015
126 1
Vittorio Brumotti continues the tradition begun by Martyn Ashton of trials riders trying their skillset on road bikes. Proving once again the old adage that it’s not the bike, it’s the rider. Like his other videos, he pulls this off with Italian panache and a sense of humour—not to mention the kind of mad skills
Bike Wheelieing Level Over 9999 !
01:00

Bike Wheelieing Level Over 9999 !

June 4, 2017
302 8
Critical Mass-style wheelie riding is a thing in a lot of big cities and this is certainly big city riding with a big city soundtrack. On big wheels. And say what you might about scaring innocent bystanders, this kid can ride the wheelie. There are moments in this short video that look and feel as
Huck Naked – Celebrating the World Naked Bike Ride
2:09

Huck Naked – Celebrating the World Naked Bike Ride

November 26, 2021
192 0
It’s hard to go wrong with nudity but this celebration of The World Naked Bike Ride is really well done. Clever editing keeps it PG* and the riding is as good as any Race Face video out there. * As the video notes put it: “Warning: This video does include nudity but thanks to masterful
Way Back Home
07:42

Way Back Home

November 16, 2015
258 10
This is the bike video that started it all for me. As I write this, it’s exactly five years to the day since this video went up on YouTube. Since then more than 36 million viewers like me have gaped, open-mouthed, at the astounding, sense-defying riding of Danny MacAskill as he makes his ‘way back home’ from
Bicycle Anecdotes from Amsterdam
10:26

Bicycle Anecdotes from Amsterdam

November 16, 2015
176 3
A great overview of how Amsterdam ‘rejected the car’ and became the ‘City of Bikes’. Riding in Amsterdam for the first time is, for most jaded North American urban cyclists, a liberating experience and this film will give you that same heady optimism. From StreetFilms.org, who produce “short films showing how smart transportation design and policy can result
Combing Valparaiso’s Hills
09:20

Combing Valparaiso’s Hills

November 16, 2015
435 9
I know I’m not supposed to approve of this kind of riding but I can’t help it—this is one of my all-time favourite cycling videos. Lead by Chris Van Dine, who I’m coming to realize is a pretty complex guy for a “dude, more speed” freerider, we’re taken on a wild ride through the streets of Valparaiso, Chile.
Danny MacAskill: Danny Daycare
04:10

Danny MacAskill: Danny Daycare

February 19, 2020
164 2
Danny MacAskill is really having fun in this one. As is Daisy. And as are we, his amazed and amused audience. This is classic Danny MacAskill. Like Imaginate, it gets right inside a kid’s head and features the kind of gob-smacking riding you know Danny dreamed of mastering since he was a kid. He has
Epecuén
10:32

Epecuén

November 16, 2015
187 7
Maybe the most starkly beautiful of Dave Sowerby’s Danny MacAskill videos, this might be a case of filmmaking that actually overwhelms the riding of perhaps the world’s most inventive trials rider. The setting is dramatic—”the forgotten town of Epecuén in Argentina, a location that has been submerged for the majority of the past 25 years.”
Carol of the Spokes
00:50

Carol of the Spokes

December 23, 2015
141 6
Somehow the season of advertising and Christmas carols is a lot easier to like when a it’s a bike company that goes there. I’m not sure how a wheel with such range could spin so true but, in the spirit of Christmas, I’ll suspend my skepticism and just enjoy this perfect little carol.  
MOTHERLOAD (Official Trailer #2)
03:41

MOTHERLOAD (Official Trailer #2)

February 2, 2020
177 0
MOTHERLOAD “is a crowdsourced documentary in which the cargo bicycle becomes a vehicle for exploring parenthood in this digital age of climate change.” I saw the full-length film recently at the ReFrame Film Festival in Peterborough and I was blown away. There’s a kind of magic when a talented filmmaker tackles the subjects they are

Featured category: 'WTF?'

Volle Band – Soundbicycle Jam
2:40

Volle Band – Soundbicycle Jam

March 28, 2020
82 0
I want to like Volle Band, I really do. The idea of motion-generated audio performed by riding bicycles is an awesome one in my eyes. But—I don’t know about you, but I’ve never much been a fan of ambient noise music and I can’t think of any other genre to describe Volle Band. The highlight
Recumbent Ice Biking 2020
3:18

Recumbent Ice Biking

March 25, 2020
150 0
This one has a whole bunch of WTF elements in one video. First of all, he’s on a recumbent mountain bike, surely one of the weirder beasts in the cycling menagerie. Then there’s the fact that he’s winter trail riding with studded tires, putting him even more squarely in the 0.5 percentile. To really seal
Olympic Cyclist Vs. Toaster
03:14

Olympic Cyclist vs. Toaster

December 16, 2015
152 0
Not much danger of burning your toast this way. Jeez, this guy is huge and he barely gets it to the golden brown setting. I guess LED Christmas lights use a lot less energy.  
Top Bike Downunder
0:30

Top Bike Downunder

December 3, 2015
266 0
This is an old TV advert from Aussie bike company Malvern Star. This company made some pretty surreal ads that could best be described as pop culture-camp. Like this one for their urban(e) bikes. Or this one for their BMX bikes. Go on. Have a laugh.
I Wanna Be a BMX Star
0:30

I Wanna Be A Star

December 3, 2015
119 1
Another odd 1980s commercial from Aussie bike company Malvern Star. This time the target of the parody isn’t modern staged photographic art, it’s television. This 30 second spot could be the opening for any number of formulaic teen TV series of the era. And probably it sold a ton of those plastic wheeled BMX bikes…
Brumotti’s Back!
04:38

Road Bike Freestyle 2

December 16, 2015
126 1
Vittorio Brumotti continues the tradition begun by Martyn Ashton of trials riders trying their skillset on road bikes. Proving once again the old adage that it’s not the bike, it’s the rider. Like his other videos, he pulls this off with Italian panache and a sense of humour—not to mention the kind of mad skills
Tour de France diet
4:25

Tour de France diet

January 1, 2016
174 0
I’m posting this right after the winter solstice feeding frenzy called Christmas so I feel NRK reporter Nicolay Ramm’s pain. He makes a heroic effort to consume the daily caloric intake of a Tour de France rider, with predictable consequences. I know, the argument is they ride at their lactic threshold for 5 or 6 hours
Bicycle Repairman – Monty Python’s Flying Circus
2:56

Bicycle Repairman – Monty Python’s Flying Circus

May 5, 2017
3073 9
And now for something completely different… Like many men of a certain age I was a boy of a certain age during the heyday of Monty Python’s Flying Circus so, yes, I can recite most of the Dead Parrott sketch or sing “I’m A Lumberjack And I’m OK” from memory. But I was surprised to
Frank Zappa plays the bicycle
14:33

Frank Zappa plays the bicycle

November 12, 2015
196 1
Opening credits roll and then: ” …90 minutes of madness and melody with guest stars Mel Torme, log roller Diane Olsen and musical bicyclist Frank Zappa.”??? I don’t know what surprises me more about this clip from the Steve Allen Show of March 4, 1963—that network TV put an unknown Frank Zappa on the Steve Allen show
Introducing the self-driving bicycle in the Netherlands
1:54

Introducing the self-driving bicycle in the Netherlands

May 10, 2019
166 0
Very clever Google Nederland. “Only available on April 1” should be your first clue but this is so well done I’m sure it fooled more than a few. Just like another video here on VeloVID that features bikes without riders, this one has a “How we did it” video you can watch if you want
No gummy bear safe from Peter Sagan
00:10

No gummy bear safe from Peter Sagan

December 6, 2018
304 0
Peter Sagan could have his own channel here at VeloVID. Whether it’s mid-race wheelies, charming interviews with cycling commentators of all ages, or full-on tribute videos, the three-time world champion knows how to play to the camera. Maybe that’s why this one is such a treat. He didn’t care about the camera, he just wanted
Wham-O Wheelie Bar TV Commercial

Wham-O Wheelie Bar TV Commercial

June 3, 2017
240 0
“More fun from Wham-O!” Gee granny, what could possibly go wrong? Now, this is how you do a wheelie.
SPIN, by evalyn parry
1:17

SPIN, by evalyn parry

April 29, 2019
57 0
This isn’t the first video VeloVID has posted that uses bicycles as musical instruments but unlike Frank Zappa’s early appearance on the Steve Allen Show, SPIN, by evalyn parry, is about more than just the novelty of a bike as a musical instrument. It is “a theatrical song cycle… starring the Bicycle as muse, musical instrument,
Cornwall’s penny-farthing postal service
1:39

Cornwall’s penny-farthing postal service

March 19, 2020
101 0
Graham Eccles is an anachronistic entrepreneur, if there is such a thing. A penny farthing may not be much good for long-distance mail delivery but it sure works on a local basis. Drop off a later in the morning and, more likely than not, Graham will have it delivered by the afternoon. Quick! Must be
Huck Naked – Celebrating the World Naked Bike Ride
2:09

Huck Naked – Celebrating the World Naked Bike Ride

November 26, 2021
192 0
It’s hard to go wrong with nudity but this celebration of The World Naked Bike Ride is really well done. Clever editing keeps it PG* and the riding is as good as any Race Face video out there. * As the video notes put it: “Warning: This video does include nudity but thanks to masterful
The Couch
7:51

The Couch

November 2, 2017
101 0
Clearly, Lucas Brunelle has had a fascination with risky urban riding since his college days. “Do I have common sense? I’ll leave that up to you”.

Featured category: 'Travel & Touring'

Vittorio Brumotti goes crazy in Livigno
04:43

Vittorio Brumotti goes crazy in Livigno

December 16, 2015
178 0
Never mind Peter Sagan, who’s no slouch at bike tricks on a road bike, Vittorio Brumotti’s got kung-fu even Danny MacAskill would admire. Not surprising given that they are both world-class trials riders, but to see this done on a road bike is shocking nonetheless. He’s probably got 28c tires on that bike but he could
Epecuén
10:32

Epecuén

November 16, 2015
187 7
Maybe the most starkly beautiful of Dave Sowerby’s Danny MacAskill videos, this might be a case of filmmaking that actually overwhelms the riding of perhaps the world’s most inventive trials rider. The setting is dramatic—”the forgotten town of Epecuén in Argentina, a location that has been submerged for the majority of the past 25 years.”
Escape, Lee Craigie (long version)
4:58

Escape, Lee Craigie

March 21, 2020
73 0
Professional Scottish mountain biker and Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist Lee Craigie left the sport of cycling behind to concentrate on the healing aspects of cycling that drew her to it in the first place. Now, as she says in this video, “A ride these days has to have an element of adventure and exploration to it.”
Wide Path Bicycle Camper
01:16

Wide Path Bicycle Camper

November 12, 2015
2310 1
I’m not sure I’d want to pull it very far and I’m sure I wouldn’t want to pull it up a hill, but this thing is pretty cool. Can’t go wrong with a Roger Miller soundtrack either. Update: Here’s the latest version of this camper. Update: I found another cool bike camper. Check out Paul Elkins’
Passo Gavia Descent to Ponte di Legno
16:09

Passo Gavia Descent

May 2, 2017
232 11
I love road riding. I’d lamented not finding many good road biking videos till I discovered the Col Collective. They have a pretty extensive library of videos of famous mountains (cols) from around the cycling world. Beautifully shot, most of their videos are climbs but a few are descents. This col, Passo Gavia, in the Italian Alps is
The Alt Tour
37:51

The Alt Tour

November 13, 2021
31 1
It’s been a long time since I posted anything to VeloVID and I’m not trying to make up for lost time with a long video. I kind of favour shorter vids here on the site, but this one is a gem and well worth putting aside some time time to take in. After Lachlan Morton’s
Meet The First Generation of BMX In Nigeria
12:13

Meet The First Generation of BMX In Nigeria

January 4, 2019
182 0
If you want a demonstration of the transformative power of BMX, look no further. BMX has steered many people in a better direction, whether they were suburban and privileged, or sub-urban and decidedly not privileged. Like Starboy, KK Money and S-King in Lagos, Nigeria. Instead of “…going to clubs, getting drunk, causing trouble and doing all
Cycling the Highest Road in the World
7:19

Cycling the Highest Road in the World

November 15, 2015
2009 3
“If I could take one thing away from this trip, it would be that oxygen is seriously underrated.” I’m sure on a trip as epic as this there were a lot more profound takeaways than that but, given that this trip in May, 2015 took these two riders over the two highest passes in the
Danny MacAskill – The Slabs
6:21

Danny MacAskill – The Slabs

February 16, 2021
52 0
In some ways, this is more terrifying than any of Danny MacAskill’s other videos, even if it isn’t credits-to-credits amazing stunt riding. It’s a long, treacherous downhill that Danny treats tactically—and his rush at completing it is as much a release for us as it was for him. In that way, the vibe is more Free
Way Back Home
07:42

Way Back Home

November 16, 2015
258 10
This is the bike video that started it all for me. As I write this, it’s exactly five years to the day since this video went up on YouTube. Since then more than 36 million viewers like me have gaped, open-mouthed, at the astounding, sense-defying riding of Danny MacAskill as he makes his ‘way back home’ from
Riding backwards at 80 km/h
03:00

Riding backwards at 80 km/h

February 24, 2016
140 8
OK kids, don’t try this at home. Especially if home is Trollstigen, Norway. And it’s been raining. But as long as someone is crazy enough to try this, I’m glad they got it all on video. The scenery is stark and beautiful. The music works. The riding looks terrifying, even if the rider looks fearless. Not surprisingly,
Choosing to Live – Presented by Salsa Cycles
07:31

Choosing to Live

May 11, 2020
77 2
This one’s personal for me. It might be for you too. If you’ve ever lost someone close. If bikes have ever been a part of your recovery from anything. If not, it’s still a beautifully made video that tells a beautiful, tragic love story.  I think it will resonate with everyone. Salsa Cycles released this
Cascadia
05:36

Cascadia

December 10, 2015
84 3
Now this is more like it. Just days after the release of This Is Drop And Roll, Danny MacAskill is back on form riding the amazing streets and rooftops of Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands off northwestern Africa. His riding is every bit as eye-popping and colourful as those exotic streets and, unlike This Is Drop And
The Ridgeline
3:52

The Ridgeline

December 4, 2020
83 2
Mountain bike videos these days are mostly about going big. I like those that go beautiful as well. This is no The Ridge but, from the meditative music to the incredible drone shots, it’s pretty beautiful to watch in its own right. Not to say The Ridgeline isn’t about going big. In some respects this
Lost in Peru
04:55

Lost in Peru

November 22, 2015
331 1
One of the things I love most about these GoPro free riding videos is the unbelievably exotic locales they take you to. This first trip to Peru is a good set-up for Still Lost in Peru, which I find the more interesting of the two videos. But this trip clearly planted a seed for Aaron Chase
Col du Sanetsch (Sion)
15:45

Col du Sanetsch (Sion)

August 30, 2017
191 4
The Col Collective is at it again. This time climbing a little know col in Switzerland— the 2,253m high Col du Sanetsch in Valais. With local expert Alain Rumpf, Col Collective host Mike Cotty narrates this 33km ride while the camera cuts from nice shots of the riders to astounding shots of the scenery. Most of

Featured category: 'BMX'

The Bensink Compound
04:02

The Bensink Compound

November 16, 2015
76 0
The first of two videos Lars Veenstra has made about Neils Bensink’s killer BMX compound in The Netherlands. It certainly has its moments but I like Part Deux better. The music, riding and filmmaking are all just a little better, in my opinion. And, not to be grumpy, but this could have been a minute
Pumptrack Time
02:21

Pump Track Time

January 1, 2016
112 12
Man, I wish there were push bikes when I was a kid. These things make so much sense as a kid’s first bike. Maybe not only as a first bike—can you imagine an adult-sized one? I’m sure it would be a blast. Just like the adult-sized Jolly Jumper I think someone should invent. This is a sweet
Wheelz in the Air: Hitting the Skatepark on a Wheelchair
02:13

Wheelz in the Air: Hitting the Skatepark on a Wheelchair

November 16, 2018
231 0
“I feel like I’m lucky that I always have my wheelchair with because I can just jump whenever I want.” That quote from Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham, about how he feels he has “an unfair advantage” over the BMXers and skateboarders at his local skatepark, tells you all you need to know about this remarkable young man.
Kaleidoscope
05:05

Kaleidoscope

November 14, 2015
135 0
Kriss Kyle is a Red Bull-sponsored young Scot with mad riding skills, so maybe I shouldn’t be surprised how much his new video feels like a BMX version of Danny MacAskill’s Imaginate. Lots of bright colours and black backgrounds. (Admittedly, this video’s healthy dose of OK Go-style optical illusions adds a lot to that mix.) It even finishes with a montage
People Are Awesome 2017 (Cycling Edition)
04:55

People Are Awesome 2017 (Cycling Edition)

April 24, 2017
132 0
Well yes, people are kind of awesome, especially when they’re on bikes. This is a compilation video of some zany bike footage culled from the internet by the folks at People Are Awesome. You might say it’s VeloVID for people in a hurry and you may even see some clips you’ll recognize from VeloVID, but I’d
Meet The First Generation of BMX In Nigeria
12:13

Meet The First Generation of BMX In Nigeria

January 4, 2019
182 0
If you want a demonstration of the transformative power of BMX, look no further. BMX has steered many people in a better direction, whether they were suburban and privileged, or sub-urban and decidedly not privileged. Like Starboy, KK Money and S-King in Lagos, Nigeria. Instead of “…going to clubs, getting drunk, causing trouble and doing all
I Wanna Be a BMX Star
0:30

I Wanna Be A Star

December 3, 2015
119 1
Another odd 1980s commercial from Aussie bike company Malvern Star. This time the target of the parody isn’t modern staged photographic art, it’s television. This 30 second spot could be the opening for any number of formulaic teen TV series of the era. And probably it sold a ton of those plastic wheeled BMX bikes…
NIGEL SYLVESTER – GO! | New York City
4:25

Nigel Sylvester – GO! New York City

October 16, 2017
124 7
This is the first instalment of Pro BMX rider Nigel Sylvester’s video series, GO! It’s probably the best of the lot, which has since expanded to Los Angeles, Tokyo and Dubai. What makes it the best? It might be what one Youtube commentator said, “This editing is dope.” Maybe. The editing is definitely dope. But the
Strider racing in Japan
1:15

Strider racing in Japan

April 25, 2019
633 2
I made the mistake of calling these push bikes in my review of the fun video Pump Track Time. They’re ‘striders’ and there are kids out there, barely past being toddlers, who take them very seriously. These kids are four years old and, as fast as they all are, watch till the end—one of them
Hop On
01:00

Hop On

January 2, 2016
124 3
This is a pretty clever concept and it’s Canadian so perhaps it’s no surprise it feels like it came out of Hollywood. Lots of clever Canadians there. But this is 100% Canadian and there’s even a ‘Behind-The-Scenes’ video to show you how those clever Canadians did it. Cycling Canada sponsored the video and the idea here is
BMX Twins
01:45

BMX Twins

November 22, 2015
120 0
A fun little video featuring 5 year old New Zealand twins Jake and Theo Riddle. Too cute.
Bike Wheelieing Level Over 9999 !
01:00

Bike Wheelieing Level Over 9999 !

June 4, 2017
302 8
Critical Mass-style wheelie riding is a thing in a lot of big cities and this is certainly big city riding with a big city soundtrack. On big wheels. And say what you might about scaring innocent bystanders, this kid can ride the wheelie. There are moments in this short video that look and feel as
Barcelona Street BMX
02:00

Chasing Simone – Barcelona Street BMX

May 7, 2017
148 0
Simone Barraco is a bit of a bad boy. I guess the premise here is that the cyber cops are after him as he darts through the narrow streets and piazzas of Barcelona. But he’s too slippery for them, isn’t he? OK, it’s not much of a premise but the riding is pretty fine, even
The Bensink Compound
01:38

The Bensink Compound – Part Deux

November 15, 2015
136 2
Music. Sometimes it’s all that separates an artistic bike video from a vaguely irritating one. Especially if we’re talking BMX and mountain bike videos. I love the way this video mixes big trick BMX riding with very cool, laid-back  music. Lars Veenstra is already in my good books for his Thank You, Bicycle video. His first video about the
Hop On
3:16

Hop On: ‘Behind-The-Scenes’

January 2, 2016
109 0
The idea of riderless bikes is unsettling in a zombie-apocalypse kind of way. It’s reassuring to know it’s only CGI. This ‘Behind-The-Scenes’ video explains how Hop On was made. Part whodunnit, part howdunnit, this is one for the software geeks.      

Featured category: 'Documentary and Mini-Docs'

S’COOL BUS Timothé Sustainable Project
4:12

S’COOL BUS Timothé Sustainable Project

April 5, 2019
128 0
This is such a cool project but little-known outside France. Given that this is the only english video I could track down, language might be the barrier. It’s a shame because most of the passengers in this video are adults, likely along for some kind of promo ride. But there are many french videos out
ELF solar car-bike for driver + 2 kids, equals 1800 mpg
21:53

ELF solar car-bike

April 14, 2020
289 0
I favour shorter videos on VeloVID. In fact, I’ve already posted a short video about the ELF that nicely captures what a charming ride it is. This is the long story. I found myself so fascinated by this e-trike that this 20+ minute mini-documentary didn’t tax my patience at all. Even if it is not as
Le Ride – Official Trailer
02:30

Le Ride – Official Trailer

August 4, 2017
373 5
Even fans of The Amazing Race may not know that host Phil Keoghan is an avid cyclist. So much so that he and a good friend retraced the route of the 1928 Tour de France, following the same schedule on 1928-era bikes and gear. The Tour de France was even tougher back then. 164 riders started
Cornwall’s penny-farthing postal service
1:39

Cornwall’s penny-farthing postal service

March 19, 2020
101 0
Graham Eccles is an anachronistic entrepreneur, if there is such a thing. A penny farthing may not be much good for long-distance mail delivery but it sure works on a local basis. Drop off a later in the morning and, more likely than not, Graham will have it delivered by the afternoon. Quick! Must be
The Way I Roll
4:32

The Way I Roll – Chris Van Dine

December 14, 2015
117 5
My introduction to Chris Van Dine was GoPro’s 2013 Combing Valparaiso’s Hills, an adrenalin and testosterone-powered tear through the steep streets of the Peruvian mountain town. As I’ve confessed, I absolutely love the video, even if the riding is a bit reckless. And I was intrigued by C.V.D.—he was fluent in Spanish and seemed to have a
How A Bicycle Is Made (1945)
17:22

How A Bicycle Is Made (1945)

May 17, 2017
82 0
“I could go miles and miles on one of these father”. This 1945 film, from the British Council, explains how bicycles were built in that era, most likely at a Raleigh factory. (It’s oh so British). Although the bicycle hasn’t changed much over the decades, I’m sure the manufacturing process has. It’s unlikely one factory would be
Volle Band “Clutching Voices”
2:20

Volle Band “Clutching Voices”

March 28, 2020
55 0
I’ve reviewed Volle Band before and I’m not a fan. I love the concept but not the execution I guess. It’s the droning, irritating music that bothers me. This video is pretty trippy and though the video editing contributes a lot to Clutching Voices as a work of art, there are several harsh cuts that
Afghan Cycles Trailer
2:37

Afghan Cycles Trailer

November 3, 2018
246 0
It isn’t always such a fanciful notion to say cycling is liberating. Sometimes it is literally true. This trailer for the feature documentary Afghan Cycles reveals the risks women and girls in Afghanistan face simply by riding their bicycles. But there’s power in numbers and power in positivity, and bicycles have a history of advancing
Comes with Baggage
18:20

Comes with Baggage

September 14, 2017
107 2
This is produced by Blackburn Media so you might be expecting an 18 minute long commercial for Blackburn racks but this video is simply a loving look at bicycle touring. Jim Blackburn gets a brief mention in the excellent historical overview but more attention is paid to other pioneers, like touring bike builder Bruce Gordon
The Nine Wheels
21:39

The Nine Wheels

December 12, 2022
8 0
This is such a touching story. One of the fundamental tenets of VeloVID is that a great cycling video is really about more than “just” cycling. This video may capture that better than any other on the site.
Bike Through Water In Limburg, Belgium
00:54

Bike Through Water In Limburg, Belgium

April 26, 2019
424 3
This looks so cool! Worth a trip to Belgium perhaps? (Not that one needs an excuse).  
Meet The First Generation of BMX In Nigeria
12:13

Meet The First Generation of BMX In Nigeria

January 4, 2019
182 0
If you want a demonstration of the transformative power of BMX, look no further. BMX has steered many people in a better direction, whether they were suburban and privileged, or sub-urban and decidedly not privileged. Like Starboy, KK Money and S-King in Lagos, Nigeria. Instead of “…going to clubs, getting drunk, causing trouble and doing all
Choosing to Live – Presented by Salsa Cycles
07:31

Choosing to Live

May 11, 2020
77 2
This one’s personal for me. It might be for you too. If you’ve ever lost someone close. If bikes have ever been a part of your recovery from anything. If not, it’s still a beautifully made video that tells a beautiful, tragic love story.  I think it will resonate with everyone. Salsa Cycles released this
Marinoni: The Fire in the Frame Official Trailer
1:14

Marinoni: The Fire in the Frame Official Trailer

April 4, 2018
83 0
Giuseppe Marinoni is a national treasure that both Canada and Italy would like to claim. Add in the French he speaks quite fluently in this trailer and he’s more of an international treasure—and a seemingly ageless one at that. This trailer for the film Marinoni: The Fire in the Frame hints at how charming Mr. Marinoni
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4:10

Under the Hood of the Fastest Bike in the World

June 13, 2017
121 0
93 tooth front chainring, your legs rub against the derailleur and the inside of a carbon fibre teardrop fairing, oh, and you can’t see where you’re going. Nothing about the Aerovelo Eta is particularly practical but everything about it is impressive, especially its world record-setting speed—139.45 km/hr (86.65 mph), without drafting on 100% human power.
SPIN, by evalyn parry
1:17

SPIN, by evalyn parry

April 29, 2019
57 0
This isn’t the first video VeloVID has posted that uses bicycles as musical instruments but unlike Frank Zappa’s early appearance on the Steve Allen Show, SPIN, by evalyn parry, is about more than just the novelty of a bike as a musical instrument. It is “a theatrical song cycle… starring the Bicycle as muse, musical instrument,

Featured category: 'Street Trials'

Brumotti’s Back!
04:38

Road Bike Freestyle 2

December 16, 2015
126 1
Vittorio Brumotti continues the tradition begun by Martyn Ashton of trials riders trying their skillset on road bikes. Proving once again the old adage that it’s not the bike, it’s the rider. Like his other videos, he pulls this off with Italian panache and a sense of humour—not to mention the kind of mad skills
Danny MacAskill – The Slabs
6:21

Danny MacAskill – The Slabs

February 16, 2021
52 0
In some ways, this is more terrifying than any of Danny MacAskill’s other videos, even if it isn’t credits-to-credits amazing stunt riding. It’s a long, treacherous downhill that Danny treats tactically—and his rush at completing it is as much a release for us as it was for him. In that way, the vibe is more Free
People Are Awesome 2017 (Cycling Edition)
04:55

People Are Awesome 2017 (Cycling Edition)

April 24, 2017
132 0
Well yes, people are kind of awesome, especially when they’re on bikes. This is a compilation video of some zany bike footage culled from the internet by the folks at People Are Awesome. You might say it’s VeloVID for people in a hurry and you may even see some clips you’ll recognize from VeloVID, but I’d
Epecuén
10:32

Epecuén

November 16, 2015
187 7
Maybe the most starkly beautiful of Dave Sowerby’s Danny MacAskill videos, this might be a case of filmmaking that actually overwhelms the riding of perhaps the world’s most inventive trials rider. The setting is dramatic—”the forgotten town of Epecuén in Argentina, a location that has been submerged for the majority of the past 25 years.”
Cascadia
05:36

Cascadia

December 10, 2015
84 3
Now this is more like it. Just days after the release of This Is Drop And Roll, Danny MacAskill is back on form riding the amazing streets and rooftops of Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands off northwestern Africa. His riding is every bit as eye-popping and colourful as those exotic streets and, unlike This Is Drop And
Bike Wheelieing Level Over 9999 !
01:00

Bike Wheelieing Level Over 9999 !

June 4, 2017
302 8
Critical Mass-style wheelie riding is a thing in a lot of big cities and this is certainly big city riding with a big city soundtrack. On big wheels. And say what you might about scaring innocent bystanders, this kid can ride the wheelie. There are moments in this short video that look and feel as
Vittorio Brumotti goes crazy in Livigno
04:43

Vittorio Brumotti goes crazy in Livigno

December 16, 2015
178 0
Never mind Peter Sagan, who’s no slouch at bike tricks on a road bike, Vittorio Brumotti’s got kung-fu even Danny MacAskill would admire. Not surprising given that they are both world-class trials riders, but to see this done on a road bike is shocking nonetheless. He’s probably got 28c tires on that bike but he could
This is Drop and Roll

This is Drop and Roll

November 30, 2015
92 0
This is unfortunate, is what this is. Not as unfortunate as Danny MacAskill at the Playboy Mansion, but really pretty unfortunate. Especially because Danny MacAskill produced, and seems pretty chuffed by, this not very clever Spinal Tap-ish parody. I dunno, Judas Priest’s Rob Halford calls it “a load of crap” in the mock news part of this video, and
Danny MacAskill’s Imaginate
07:13

Imaginate

November 11, 2015
189 4
Another good one featuring Danny MacAskill’s otherworldly riding. A fun video that takes you into the imagination of a wee young lad who just so happens to grow up and make everything he imagined real. And as the outtakes at the end show you, for all that otherworldly riding, Danny really is of this world.
Barcelona Street BMX
02:00

Chasing Simone – Barcelona Street BMX

May 7, 2017
148 0
Simone Barraco is a bit of a bad boy. I guess the premise here is that the cyber cops are after him as he darts through the narrow streets and piazzas of Barcelona. But he’s too slippery for them, isn’t he? OK, it’s not much of a premise but the riding is pretty fine, even
Kaleidoscope
05:05

Kaleidoscope

November 14, 2015
135 0
Kriss Kyle is a Red Bull-sponsored young Scot with mad riding skills, so maybe I shouldn’t be surprised how much his new video feels like a BMX version of Danny MacAskill’s Imaginate. Lots of bright colours and black backgrounds. (Admittedly, this video’s healthy dose of OK Go-style optical illusions adds a lot to that mix.) It even finishes with a montage
Industrial Revolutions
04:56

Industrial Revolutions

November 22, 2015
202 3
After discovering Danny MacAskill through his phenomenally popular 2010 short film, Way Back Home, I went searching for more. Industrial Revolutions came out in 2011 and, though it’s Stu Thompson, not Dave Sowerby and Channel Four, not Red Bull, this video is also a cut above the rest. The abandoned iron works is a striking
Meet The First Generation of BMX In Nigeria
12:13

Meet The First Generation of BMX In Nigeria

January 4, 2019
182 0
If you want a demonstration of the transformative power of BMX, look no further. BMX has steered many people in a better direction, whether they were suburban and privileged, or sub-urban and decidedly not privileged. Like Starboy, KK Money and S-King in Lagos, Nigeria. Instead of “…going to clubs, getting drunk, causing trouble and doing all
Way Back Home
07:42

Way Back Home

November 16, 2015
258 10
This is the bike video that started it all for me. As I write this, it’s exactly five years to the day since this video went up on YouTube. Since then more than 36 million viewers like me have gaped, open-mouthed, at the astounding, sense-defying riding of Danny MacAskill as he makes his ‘way back home’ from
Danny MacAskill: Danny Daycare
04:10

Danny MacAskill: Danny Daycare

February 19, 2020
164 2
Danny MacAskill is really having fun in this one. As is Daisy. And as are we, his amazed and amused audience. This is classic Danny MacAskill. Like Imaginate, it gets right inside a kid’s head and features the kind of gob-smacking riding you know Danny dreamed of mastering since he was a kid. He has

Featured category: 'Women'

Afghan Cycles Trailer
2:37

Afghan Cycles Trailer

November 3, 2018
246 0
It isn’t always such a fanciful notion to say cycling is liberating. Sometimes it is literally true. This trailer for the feature documentary Afghan Cycles reveals the risks women and girls in Afghanistan face simply by riding their bicycles. But there’s power in numbers and power in positivity, and bicycles have a history of advancing
The Champion Mountain Biker Turned Drug Smuggler
13:32

Champion Mountain Biker Turned Drug Smuggler

December 9, 2018
152 0
The last time we checked in with Missy Giove was two years ago, when we profiled some of the bad boys and girls of cycling. She lives up to her image in that video, cursing up a storm and tossing back Red Stripe through most of the episode. Two years later, it’s a revelation to
Melody 2015
3:38

Melody

June 22, 2017
178 0
Yesterday was Aboriginal Solidarity Day here in Canada and Mountain Equipment Coop (our equivalent of America’s R.E.I.) posted this 2015 video telling the story of member Melody Markle’s “healing journey of decolonizing my body”. Because, besides being an MEC member, Melody is also a member of the Long Point (Winneway) First Nation in Quebec. She is
Huck Naked – Celebrating the World Naked Bike Ride
2:09

Huck Naked – Celebrating the World Naked Bike Ride

November 26, 2021
192 0
It’s hard to go wrong with nudity but this celebration of The World Naked Bike Ride is really well done. Clever editing keeps it PG* and the riding is as good as any Race Face video out there. * As the video notes put it: “Warning: This video does include nudity but thanks to masterful
The Pro’s Closet Museum Series #14: Missy Giove
13:33

The Pro’s Closet Museum Series #14: Missy Giove

November 2, 2017
227 1
I’m posting this as part of a mini-overview of the bad boys and girls of cycling, starting with Josh Bender representing freeriders and Lucas Brunelle representing bike messengers and other urban cowboys (and cowgirls) but Missy Giove is probably the baddest of them all. How else do you characterize someone who raced with a dead
Car Vs. Bike: Duking It Out In L.A. Traffic
03:45

Car vs. Bike: Duking It Out In L.A. Traffic

November 4, 2015
162 0
She’s flying. He’s not. A fun Buzzfeed video that captures the rush of being faster than a car. Sorry, not a car—a Ferrari.  
Still Lost in Peru
09:52

Still Lost in Peru

November 22, 2015
123 5
“That’s definitely not the only issue we have. We got a lot of issues.” Aaron Chase amps up the group dynamics on this follow-up trip to Peru and the result is a more engaging video. Even if you’re just looking for gnarly riding I think this has more than Lost In Peru did. (It finishes with a
Go Solo – You’ve Got This (Bikepacking Nepal)
4:40

Go Solo – You’ve Got This (Bikepacking Nepal)

March 17, 2020
144 0
It’s March 17, 2020 as I write this and Canada is entering a period of social isolation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thinking of all those isolated folks like myself at home on the internet, I was looking over my backlog list of videos to review and this title, Go Solo – You’ve Got
SPIN, by evalyn parry
1:17

SPIN, by evalyn parry

April 29, 2019
57 0
This isn’t the first video VeloVID has posted that uses bicycles as musical instruments but unlike Frank Zappa’s early appearance on the Steve Allen Show, SPIN, by evalyn parry, is about more than just the novelty of a bike as a musical instrument. It is “a theatrical song cycle… starring the Bicycle as muse, musical instrument,
Escape, Lee Craigie (long version)
4:58

Escape, Lee Craigie

March 21, 2020
73 0
Professional Scottish mountain biker and Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist Lee Craigie left the sport of cycling behind to concentrate on the healing aspects of cycling that drew her to it in the first place. Now, as she says in this video, “A ride these days has to have an element of adventure and exploration to it.”
A Morning with an ELF
01:38

A Morning with an ELF

April 14, 2020
137 0
When I dream of the future, it looks something like this. (Unless I’m in a rowdy mood, and then it looks something like this. Either way, I guess I have a thing for e-trikes.) Really, what’s not to like about the ELF? A “a solar charged and pedal powered, electric assist tricycle with zero emissions”
Huntress (2018) | Short Film by Kelsey Leigh
6:59

Huntress

December 4, 2020
190 2
Half way through this video and I’m reflecting on how refreshing it is to watch a bike messenger video that isn’t wall-to-wall raging testosterone and bad behaviour. This is a thoughtful video about female bike messengers and the challenges they face—including being always asked if the job isn’t too tough for them. Literally at the
Blood Road
2:18

Blood Road

July 24, 2017
259 3
This trailer for Rebecca Rusch’s recently released feature, Blood Road, is powerful and dramatic. Rusch is one of toughest endurance riders in the world and the task she sets for herself—to bike the 1,900 km Ho Chi Mihn Trail in search of the 40-year-old wreckage of her father’s plane—is perhaps the most challenging she’s ever
Bikes vs Cars
1:56

Bikes vs Cars

November 22, 2015
144 0
This is a short trailer for director Fredrik Gertten’s film of the same name. As it begins, I’m thinking “I know that voice” and, of course it’s Rob Ford, Toronto’s infamous crack-smoking ex-mayor and equally infamous soldier in the ‘war on the car’. Ugh, I thought we were done with that guy. But the filmmaker’s point is
The Nine Wheels
21:39

The Nine Wheels

December 12, 2022
8 0
This is such a touching story. One of the fundamental tenets of VeloVID is that a great cycling video is really about more than “just” cycling. This video may capture that better than any other on the site.
Choosing to Live – Presented by Salsa Cycles
07:31

Choosing to Live

May 11, 2020
77 2
This one’s personal for me. It might be for you too. If you’ve ever lost someone close. If bikes have ever been a part of your recovery from anything. If not, it’s still a beautifully made video that tells a beautiful, tragic love story.  I think it will resonate with everyone. Salsa Cycles released this

Featured category: 'Cargo'

S’COOL BUS Timothé Sustainable Project
4:12

S’COOL BUS Timothé Sustainable Project

April 5, 2019
128 0
This is such a cool project but little-known outside France. Given that this is the only english video I could track down, language might be the barrier. It’s a shame because most of the passengers in this video are adults, likely along for some kind of promo ride. But there are many french videos out
MK1 – Tilt-action cargo trike
00:58

MK1 – Tilt-action cargo trike

November 16, 2015
170 4
I know this is just an ad but, man, what a trike! Butchers & Bicycle’s MK1 could single-handedly make riding a tricycle the most totally bad-ass thing to do. I love the way this thing looks cruising the streets at night. If I had eight thousand extra bucks and room in the garage for a fifth bike, this
Nijmegen: The City That Tamed Cars So People Can Walk & Bike Where They Please
11:01

Nijmegen: The City That Tamed Cars

January 19, 2018
331 3
If you’re chosen as the Best Cycling City in The Netherlands*, it’s a pretty safe bet you’re also the best cycling city in the world. That’s the case in Nijmegen, the oldest city in the Netherlands, population 180,000 and proud as all get out about their transition to a cycling/pedestrian paradise over the last 40 years.
Bike Rider – Mungo’s Hi Fi,  Ft. Pupajim
04:15

Bike Rider – Mungo’s Hi Fi

April 23, 2017
236 10
I love reggae music almost as much as I love bikes so this video works on a lot of levels for me. If you don’t like reggae, particularly dancehall, you might not be as enthusiastic. But the footage is fun and about half way through it turns into a pretty cool celebration of community bike shops.
MOTHERLOAD (Official Trailer)
02:26

MOTHERLOAD (Official Trailer)

February 2, 2020
80 0
MOTHERLOAD “is a crowdsourced documentary in which the cargo bicycle becomes a vehicle for exploring parenthood in this digital age of climate change.” I saw the full-length film recently at the ReFrame Film Festival in Peterborough and I was blown away. There’s a kind of magic when a talented filmmaker tackles the subjects they are
Bugout bicycle camper
7:33

Bugout bicycle camper

December 13, 2019
874 3
Burning Man always attracts creative tinkerers and a lot of imaginative bicycles. So it’s fitting that Paul Elkins, who built this very cool bicycle camper mainly for Burning Man, describes it as “a playful Mad Max rendition of a post-apocalyptic home.” Maybe there’s something inherent in the very idea of a bicycle-drawn camper that inspires
Danny MacAskill: Danny Daycare
04:10

Danny MacAskill: Danny Daycare

February 19, 2020
164 2
Danny MacAskill is really having fun in this one. As is Daisy. And as are we, his amazed and amused audience. This is classic Danny MacAskill. Like Imaginate, it gets right inside a kid’s head and features the kind of gob-smacking riding you know Danny dreamed of mastering since he was a kid. He has
Bicycle Ambulances in Mozambique
1:57

Bicycle Ambulances in Mozambique

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I’m not sure how this escaped my notice for so long, but the bicycle ambulance concept is brilliant. Besides Mozambique, many African countries have embraced the idea. Even London, England, as shown at the beginning of this clip.  
ELF solar car-bike for driver + 2 kids, equals 1800 mpg
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ELF solar car-bike

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I favour shorter videos on VeloVID. In fact, I’ve already posted a short video about the ELF that nicely captures what a charming ride it is. This is the long story. I found myself so fascinated by this e-trike that this 20+ minute mini-documentary didn’t tax my patience at all. Even if it is not as
Bicycle Anecdotes from Amsterdam
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Bicycle Anecdotes from Amsterdam

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North Shore-Style Beer Run

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What a delightful sip of the North Shore this video is. Wouldn’t you know they make a growler cage for fat bikes? Just the thing for making a beer run to Deep Cove Brewery on B.C.’s North Shore, riding some of the area’s iconic gnarly trails in the process. You might need to let that growler
A Morning with an ELF
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A Morning with an ELF

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When I dream of the future, it looks something like this. (Unless I’m in a rowdy mood, and then it looks something like this. Either way, I guess I have a thing for e-trikes.) Really, what’s not to like about the ELF? A “a solar charged and pedal powered, electric assist tricycle with zero emissions”
Wide Path Bicycle Camper
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Wide Path Bicycle Camper

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I’m not sure I’d want to pull it very far and I’m sure I wouldn’t want to pull it up a hill, but this thing is pretty cool. Can’t go wrong with a Roger Miller soundtrack either. Update: Here’s the latest version of this camper. Update: I found another cool bike camper. Check out Paul Elkins’
You have cat to be kitten me – 2 cats travel from Amsterdam to London launching Poopy Cat in the UK
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OK Thomas, you’re forgiven the awful pun in the title of this video* and the fact that your company is called Poopy Cat and that your your motto is “They’re full of it” and that in said video you ride ends at the launch of your “poop-up store”. You’re forgiven all these transgressions because you actually
The Couch
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The Couch

November 2, 2017
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Clearly, Lucas Brunelle has had a fascination with risky urban riding since his college days. “Do I have common sense? I’ll leave that up to you”.
PodRide
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PodRide

January 10, 2019
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This looks like a lot of fun. Practical for sure, but sliding out that rear end in the snow is what really appeals to me. It might be my new dream urban bike, beating out the MK1. Maybe not surprisingly, both bikes are Scandinavian. One advantage the MK1 has is that Butchers and Bicycles are

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Volle Band – Soundbicycle Jam
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Volle Band – Soundbicycle Jam

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I want to like Volle Band, I really do. The idea of motion-generated audio performed by riding bicycles is an awesome one in my eyes. But—I don’t know about you, but I’ve never much been a fan of ambient noise music and I can’t think of any other genre to describe Volle Band. The highlight
Bike Wheelieing Level Over 9999 !
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Critical Mass-style wheelie riding is a thing in a lot of big cities and this is certainly big city riding with a big city soundtrack. On big wheels. And say what you might about scaring innocent bystanders, this kid can ride the wheelie. There are moments in this short video that look and feel as
Family Bike Shop
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Family Bike Shop

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A clever commercial for a bike shop Crofton, Maryland. A family bike shop actually, so don’t be judging a book by its hipster cover. Definitely watch it to the end.
Union Fietsparkeerstalling – Bikers First
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Union Fietsparkeerstalling – Bikers First

April 4, 2019
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“Bikers First”. I do like the sound of that. And 8 bikes in one car parking space? City planners should like the sound of that.  
The Couch
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The Couch

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Clearly, Lucas Brunelle has had a fascination with risky urban riding since his college days. “Do I have common sense? I’ll leave that up to you”.
If I Ride (2010)
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If I Ride (2010)

April 7, 2020
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Shed The Monster, from PeopleForBikes.org, was one of the first videos posted to VeloVID and it remains one of my favourites. But I hadn’t looked at their video library much beyond that. If I Ride is a lovely, slightly pollyanna-ish love poem to the bicycle from a kid’s point of view. Interestingly, they re-released this
Cornwall’s penny-farthing postal service
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Cornwall’s penny-farthing postal service

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Graham Eccles is an anachronistic entrepreneur, if there is such a thing. A penny farthing may not be much good for long-distance mail delivery but it sure works on a local basis. Drop off a later in the morning and, more likely than not, Graham will have it delivered by the afternoon. Quick! Must be
Bike Through Water In Limburg, Belgium
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Bike Through Water In Limburg, Belgium

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This looks so cool! Worth a trip to Belgium perhaps? (Not that one needs an excuse).  
A Morning with an ELF
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A Morning with an ELF

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When I dream of the future, it looks something like this. (Unless I’m in a rowdy mood, and then it looks something like this. Either way, I guess I have a thing for e-trikes.) Really, what’s not to like about the ELF? A “a solar charged and pedal powered, electric assist tricycle with zero emissions”
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ELF solar car-bike

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Car vs. Bike: Duking It Out In L.A. Traffic

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She’s flying. He’s not. A fun Buzzfeed video that captures the rush of being faster than a car. Sorry, not a car—a Ferrari.  
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Bicycle Ambulances in Mozambique

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I’m not sure how this escaped my notice for so long, but the bicycle ambulance concept is brilliant. Besides Mozambique, many African countries have embraced the idea. Even London, England, as shown at the beginning of this clip.  
Hinterland Who’s Who – Winter Cyclist
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Hinterland Who’s Who – Winter Cyclist

November 22, 2015
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This is funnier if you’re Canadian, but, even then, maybe it’s not that funny to you. I dunno, I can laugh at that last line… Anyway, mercifully, this satire of our famous TV commercial series is short and has lovely relaxing flute music playing in the background.
If I Ride
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If I Ride (2019)

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Shed The Monster, from PeopleForBikes.org, was one of the first videos posted to VeloVID and it remains one of my favourites. But I hadn’t looked at their video library much beyond that. If I Ride is a 2019 re-release of a video they produced originally in 2010 and it is a lovely, slightly pollyanna-ish love
Line of Sight – Official Trailer
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Line of Sight – Official Trailer

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When I first discovered Lucas Brunelle’s videos I was fresh off a stint as a bike messenger in Toronto and was pumped to see someone capturing messenger culture in a wholly unsanitized way. Now, some 30-odd years on, I’m not as impressed—with Brunelle’s videos or the antics they celebrate. I’d like to think of it
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Le S’Cool Bus

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Most videos about this amazing project out of Rouen, France are in french, and this might be the best of the lot. I’ve also posted an english video which is more illuminating to an english audience, even if most of the passengers in that video are adults, not the charming school kids you see in

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