The Bicycle Workshop

From a safety standpoint, this is video is probably best described as how not to ride, but in terms of sheer enthusiasm and connecting with the joy of creating and riding a human powered vehicle, it is a video of how to ride better.  Simply put, these guys love their bikes and have built fantastic machines, plus a song and a following. It shows the passion that bikes and independence can bring out.

What you should also know is that the originator of this group, Tyrone Stevenson, is also quoted in an article about this as wanting to win a Nobel Peace Prize. From someone living in Oakland, California, that’s reason for hope right there.

My hat is off to these guys.

If you want a more local version of the power that bikes can tap into with youth, check out the Community Bicycle Center in Biddeford, ME.

It’s an amazing example of what a few great adults can do with a lot of really great youth, using bikes as the medium. Bikes are vehicles of change.

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