Walk and Roll

Jake was rolling rolling rolling

While there was a mysterious mention of him in Pittsburgh. (Perhaps getting the housing situation squared away) he was back in the city that never sleeps and rolling along.

After a quick good bye to Mama

Jake was back in the saddle

Kind of

Gotta get it started

There it is...

Wait where did all these people come from

You'd think it was New York City or something

And this was a sidewalk

Guess that means I can carry the helmet until I hit the street

But let's just talk a second....

How smooth are those gams?

Grrrl you don't get that smooth unless you wax on wax off

 

And the socks?  Who taught you to wear midcalfs with shorts?

BFF's for sure

It's been a while for Austy and  bikes on the blog but this is a perfect pick for the cycle riding film loving fellow.

The Bicycle Film Festival

"Brendt Barbur, Founding Festival Director, was compelled to start the Bicycle Film Festival when he was hit by a bus while riding his bike in New York City.  He insisted on turning his negative experience into a positive one.

 In 2001 Barbur started the Bicycle Film Festival as a platform to celebrate the bicycle through music, art and, of course, film.

The Bicycle Film Festival has been a major catalyst for the urban bike movement, one of the most powerful and culturally relevant forces of the last decade. The BFF is sure to carry this momentum into the next decade."

Just a glimpse of some from last year

BFF is schedule to be in LA April 4-5 and don't worry Austin if you miss it there it's going to Austin and London too. 

Bikes and Movies, it's Austin favorite combo except for this BFF:

  And hey Austy why not get behind the camera and the handlebars again and do your thing for BFF.

Pickin' a Pic

They say that a picture tells a story, but with pictures of Jake can make you ask questions.

Take this one from earlier this week.

This is a picture of Jake riding his bike earlier this week.

First up the weather

This has been the hottest week of year on the Eastern seaboard, and New York is part of that heat wave.   It was 93F for high that day in NYC but with the humidity the heat index felt like a 100+

Who would go for a bike ride in that heat? And why is he not sweating?

Then the time

This picture was taken between 11:30 -1:00 pm based on the shadow of the wheels of the bike and people on the sidewalk. Jake knows better than to go out and exercise midday in that kind of extreme heat and humidity.

But is the only person on the street Jake? It's noon. It's New York. The street looks wide enough for traffic in to go both directions but there is not one car. It's noon, on a weekday, in New York and not one car?!?

And New Yorkers are typically blase about celebrities, they're not gawkers.  So why is there a whole group of people stopped and looking toward the camera? New Yorkers don't stop and stare in groups, at noon, on a weekday, in New York.  They aren't looking at Jake, he has his head turned away from them.

And why is Jake looking straight into the camera rather than looking ahead to see what is ahead of him?  It's not like he's looking for traffic. Because there isn't any,  at noon, on a weekday, in New York.

And what's up with giant sun spots and streaks?

Things are lookin' a bit 'shoppy

Now what questions do you have?