slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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- lost somewhere
I have no problem with them "thinning out the herd".
You either love it or hate it... Lucas Brunelle and ally cat races
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Mr Haematocrit
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- Location
- Out of the saddle
Line Of Sight is a rare view into underground bicycle messenger racing which has become a global phenomenon. For over a decade Lucas Brunelle has been riding with the fastest, most skilled urban cyclists around the world while capturing all the action with his customized helmet cameras to bring you along for the ride.
View: http://vimeo.com/43954522
Looks pretty interesting, if not slightly suicidal
View: http://vimeo.com/43954522
Looks pretty interesting, if not slightly suicidal
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gaz
Cycle Camera TV
- Location
- South Croydon
wiggydiggy
Legendary Member
The definition of 'most skilled urban cyclists' differs to mine, inconsiderate idiots seems a little closer to the truth.
Why not organise these on a closed circuit like downhill MTB events?
Why not organise these on a closed circuit like downhill MTB events?
Mushroomgodmat
Über Member
- Location
- Norwich
As soon as they put other people in danger they deserve no respect, they are just selfish idiots who care more about internet fame than the well being of other people.
I hope they get maimed before they do anyone any harm.
I hope they get maimed before they do anyone any harm.
Ian Cooper
Expat Yorkshireman
- Location
- Silver Spring, MD, USA
I hate it. I'd rather watch a documentary on the CTC or (in the US) the LAB or Cycling Savvy. But all documentaries make hay by including danger or controversy, which explains this kind of nonsense. By the looks of it, this is not so much a documentary as it is a 'reality show'.
These are the same kind of folks as those idiots who race cars on the road. Sure, cyclists have a far lower chance of killing someone, but it's the same thing. What next - documentaries on cycling while drunk?
And gunfire? Please! By the 1970s, we knew that that stuff didn't happen in car chases - that's Hollywood, not reality. It's hard enough to hit a target when you're standing still - on a bike or in a car, it just ain't gonna happen. Documentaries should record reality, not fantasy.
As for 'skill', I have better skills than these fools, because I manage NOT to fall off my bike or force pedestrians to stop in a crosswalk, nor do I get chased by police, cycle against traffic or through red lights, break car mirrors, get into gunfights or force motorists to swerve or brake to avoid me, nor do I need to swerve to avoid getting doored, because unlike these folks I don't filter or ride in the door zone. What this video records is not 'skill' - it's stupidity. These are not skilled professionals doing what they do best - these are consummate idiots doing what they do worst.
These are the same kind of folks as those idiots who race cars on the road. Sure, cyclists have a far lower chance of killing someone, but it's the same thing. What next - documentaries on cycling while drunk?
And gunfire? Please! By the 1970s, we knew that that stuff didn't happen in car chases - that's Hollywood, not reality. It's hard enough to hit a target when you're standing still - on a bike or in a car, it just ain't gonna happen. Documentaries should record reality, not fantasy.
As for 'skill', I have better skills than these fools, because I manage NOT to fall off my bike or force pedestrians to stop in a crosswalk, nor do I get chased by police, cycle against traffic or through red lights, break car mirrors, get into gunfights or force motorists to swerve or brake to avoid me, nor do I need to swerve to avoid getting doored, because unlike these folks I don't filter or ride in the door zone. What this video records is not 'skill' - it's stupidity. These are not skilled professionals doing what they do best - these are consummate idiots doing what they do worst.
Dragonwight
Guest
Very irresponsible but still quite impressive and a nice lady cyclist in it to.
Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
[QUOTE 1891628, member: 45"]Impressive and irresponsible.[/quote]
Good answer.
Good answer.
Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
I'd rather have a lobotomy ....
MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire
[QUOTE 1891628, member: 45"]Impressive and irresponsible.[/quote]
The only impressive bit is the amount of drivers that are able to avoid squishing a cyclist acting like a knob.
I'm all for thinning the herd via stupidity but would rather it was done in a way not to bother others, cycle down a mountain or off a cliff.
This sort of stuff makes me think more along the lines of people who 'suicide by cop' but are using drivers instead.
The only impressive bit is the amount of drivers that are able to avoid squishing a cyclist acting like a knob.
I'm all for thinning the herd via stupidity but would rather it was done in a way not to bother others, cycle down a mountain or off a cliff.
This sort of stuff makes me think more along the lines of people who 'suicide by cop' but are using drivers instead.
simon.r
Person
- Location
- Nottingham
Nice
I don't get the gun stuff, but it does happen: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/aug/15/ukcrime.duncancampbell
Mushroomgodmat
Über Member
- Location
- Norwich
Nice
ill rephrase that....
I hope they maim themselves before they maim an innocent bystander.
Ian Cooper
Expat Yorkshireman
- Location
- Silver Spring, MD, USA
So would I. But I'd prefer almost anything over watching a bunch of arrogant and self-obsessed peanuts do the cycling equivalent of self-gratifying all over me, which is what Brunelle and his cohorts are effectively trying to do.
Ian Cooper
Expat Yorkshireman
- Location
- Silver Spring, MD, USA
Nice
I don't get the gun stuff, but it does happen: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/aug/15/ukcrime.duncancampbell
I guess I should have been more precise. I'm sure that in a world of 7 billion people, someone somewhere has done it. What I seriously doubt is that Lucas 'The Wankmeister' Brunelle has ever filmed it happening, because it's about as rare as being struck by lightning.
