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The information is then digitized to make a map of the data we collected to help cyclists - young, old, local, and tourist alike - navigate New Orleans.

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Bike Commuting video - one of the many fun things that show up in my google e-mail alerts

Joey Brooks has put together some videos of cycling in New Orleans. I really like this one because it reminds me how much I love high-speed bike rides through the French Quarter and Downtown. I'm getting new cranksets for both of my bikes (hopefully really soon) so I'm looking forward to the insanity of riding on Decatur and Canal during the holidays zooming around cars and confused tourists. Oh, opps, did I say I weave around cars? I meant I love traveling at the same speed as everyone else and following every single traffic law.



Anyway, who the heck is Joey following in this video? I can't figure it out and it's really irritating me because it's probably someone I know and I thought I could recognize almost all of the fixie kids by their bikes and back of their heads.

Also, if you haven't watched the NO Bike Race Alley Cat videos, these are awesome too. They feature almost all of my favorite New Orleans cyclists, so that's an extra bonus when I'm feeling homesick because I'm stuck in Ohio writing a freakin' 80 page paper about biking in New Orleans.



Posted by Lauren at 10:47 PM
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  1. willMay 26, 2009 at 11:33 PM

    He's following a guy named Jon who works at Michael's.

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  2. LaurenMay 26, 2009 at 11:43 PM

    Is he the taller dude who's kind of quiet? I only know a couple of Michael's dudes beyond just buying reflectors or something.

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  3. scott eustisJune 6, 2009 at 12:41 PM

    proof that autos should be banned from the quarter. i think there are more hairy videos of new orleans commutes on Vimeo

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