Now this is how you do a proper bicycle street race! I wonder if our neighbors in Twin Peaks would allow us to commandeer their streets and sidewalks some afternoon so we can try to pull this off ourselves?
My favorite part is when a dog ambles into the sidewalk-sized track directly in front of the cyclist and all he can do is yell “Perro!” as quickly as possible to avoid disaster. Yes, I realize that the use of Spanish probably means this isn’t an authentic favela, but you get the idea. The only thing that would make this cooler would be if he did a no hand track stand at the finish line.
Link.
(Thanks Sally!)
This is great! Look out dog!
Cool video, but what he shouted was *perro*, that’s Spanish for dog; *pero* means *but*.
senora gonzales, i have failed you once again
Señora ······· not, senora.
Favelas are in Brazil where Portuguese is spoken and dog is cão.
Just happy that purple ano is back on bikes!
Wow, I thought several times that he’d bought it…
Every day when I ride home I think to myself, if there were some kind of street race I would kick ass at it – this is good to put me back in line.
I’m pretty sure that’s Valparaíso in Chile. The city is fucking awesome, it’s like if all of SF was the mission. Tons of hills, tons of street art, right near the ocean, and a amazing nightlife scene.
Fuck! I wanna go back so bad.
Equally impressive downhill riding in a Spanish-speaking locale:
http://vimeo.com/20601448
I love that he’s wearing a pinstripe blazer and pants (you can see them in the beginning).