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Vienna
Stolen from TheLobby.com
Cycling culture is exploding at the moment. From critical mass rallies to tall bike jousting tournaments everyone's talking about bikes. Personally, bicycling is my favorite mode of transport, and though I'm a rather conservative biker - cruising along at a nice slow pace, two hands planted firmly on the handlebars - I still get a thrill when I see someone pop a wheelie. That's why I've got my sights set on Bicycle Film Festival 2008. There, you can watch all the crazy biking action, while keeping your feet firmly on the ground. Now in its eighth year. the festival celebrates bicycles through film, art, and music, and has been making its way along a 17-city circuit since May. On October 9, the festival kicks off in Vienna with a show of street art and photography inspired by bicycle culture, at Galerie Inoperable. Three days of parties, electronic music concerts, folding bike races, fixed gear showcases, a BMX extravaganza, and of course a good old classic bike joust follow. If you go, book a room at Le Méridien Vienna and get a good night's rest before setting off on the 745k journey through alpine foothills to Zurich, where the action starts up again on October 16. Here, the Sheraton Neues Schloss Hotel will make the perfect home base for a full roster of bike films, art shows and parties that culminates in a "European Hardcourt Bike Polo Showdown" on October 18. So check out this clip from outside last year's festival in Paris. What do you think? Do the French do it best?
Here's a snipped of what you will see at the art show.
PROGRAMM DEUTSCH | PROGRAM ENGLISH
For the first time the Bicycle Film Festival made a stop in Vienna this year. And what a debut it was -- we enjoyed 10 action-packed bike movie programs, partied all night at the bikes rock opening party, rode two alleycats, got some serious air in the bunnyhop contest, fought to the death in a tallbike joust, played some bike bike-soccer, all while getting some serious intellectual stimulation at three fantastic art shows and some fun policy discussions. What a crazy, fun weekend.
Thank you to all the super dedicated people who made this resounding success possible: Brendt, the Vienna team, and of course the hundreds of bike aficionados who attended the events.
In case you weren't part of the madness this time round, we hope to see you at the 2008 Bicycle Film Festival in Vienna. Here's a small sample of what you missed:
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