Pittsburgh is becoming more bike-able, bike-conscious and biked. Cyclists, pedestrians and drivers can't help but notice the prevalence of bikers on the streets these days. Bike Pittsburgh's influence and membership continue to grow. (check out bikefest 8/14-23) Biking has found government favor; nearly all of the riverfront within 7 miles of downtown will soon be seamlessly bike-able. 450 500 pedalers turned out for the launch of this spring's East End Brewery "peddle pale ride" "Pedal Pale Ale Keg Ride" from the East End to the South Side. And Pittsburgh's own deeplocal and standard robot are making international Tour de France headlines and survivalist Hope-lines with the Nike/LiveStrong project: ChalkBot.
There are some songs that lend themselves to peddling in the city. Lance Armstrong (who's in contention for for his 8th Tour victory) and the Mash SF crew make a strong case for Leo Kottke's "broken Busted Bicycle" while whipping through Austin. Be sure to watch through the credits:
As an unabashed Z-Trip fan, I like to start a ride with this mash of the riff from "Sweet Child Of Mine" and the rest of Stevie's seminal "Uptight (Everything's Alright)".
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1 comments:
Leo's tune is "Busted Bicycle" not "Broken Bicycle". Regardless, it's a great background piece for this vid.
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