Motor City to Bike City

December 1, 2015 9:21 AM

Inside Detroit's Bicycle Renaissance (NBC)
posted by aniola (10 comments total)

"We're out trying to have fun, and let people know that this is Detroit and Detroit is having fun"
posted by Phredward at 9:53 AM on December 1, 2015 [2 favorites]

Cool to see an interview with my brother, Zak Pashak, founder of Detroit Bikes.
posted by No Robots at 10:16 AM on December 1, 2015 [6 favorites]

The "background" music is mixed way too high, it's actively annoying.
posted by user92371 at 10:58 AM on December 1, 2015 [3 favorites]

Like it or not, this is going to be what makes or breaks cities in the future. Cities that don't put in bike infrastructure will empty out. Slow Roll is totally awesome as well.
posted by mike_bling at 11:33 AM on December 1, 2015 [2 favorites]

Don't need no gas money to ride a bike.
posted by klangklangston at 12:31 PM on December 1, 2015 [2 favorites]

But damn, watching that makes me want to ride in Detroit — in the summer. I ain't gonna fuck with bikes when I'm back in December. I did that enough back when I had a bike commute in Ann Arbor, and I'm not fool enough to do it for fun.
posted by klangklangston at 12:40 PM on December 1, 2015 [3 favorites]

Aw, but biking in the snow is the most fun. Maybe even mostest.

Switching to studded tires for the season some evening this week. Whee!
posted by asperity at 1:16 PM on December 1, 2015 [1 favorite]

I also had trouble hearing the people over the music, but I liked the images. As noted, though, Detroit has a long and cold winter, so good infrastructure there will need to accommodate more than just nice weather bicycling.
posted by Dip Flash at 6:49 PM on December 1, 2015

"Aw, but biking in the snow is the most fun. Maybe even mostest.

Switching to studded tires for the season some evening this week. Whee!"

You sound like you got a bike with fenders and waterproof cycling shoes.
posted by klangklangston at 7:30 PM on December 1, 2015 [1 favorite]

The fenders stay on year-round, but I just wear my insulated winter boots (and I keep some of those stick-on chemical toe warmer things available if those aren't enough.) Extremities are the hardest to keep warm, but if I can manage to keep my feet, hands, and ears toasty, the rest seems to take care of itself.
posted by asperity at 8:22 PM on December 1, 2015