Saturday, August 29, 2009

Bicycle Ballet

Well, so much for my being able to ride around in the street on a two-wheel bike without falling over. These girls at some kind of 2009 bike competition in Europe (Holland, I think) are astounding. The bicycle is such a huge part of European culture—especially Holland and Belgium—that riding one is an art form. The bikes the girls are performing on are fixed-gear bikes with no brakes. That is, if you peddle forward you go forward; if you peddle backward you go backward. The riding on one wheel thing is something to behold:


2 comments:

  1. Hey there, mi amigo...

    Wow, that's pretty amazing, I'll have to show the video to Analicia tomorrow. Very busy little girl...remember that spare moment to write that I mentioned? This is it (smile). More soon.

    Blessings & Prayers...Priscilla

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  2. It's amazing what ordinary people can do with practice and determination, huh? Pretty inspiring!

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