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Spotlight: SHARE
THE ROAD!! |
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The Bicyclist has been dreaming of the
"Share the Road" message for some time.
In fact since Episode 7, Sir Conrad.
Now we are reaching a wider audience
as we co-sponsor with Clear Channel
Outdoor on the "Share The Road" safety
campaign. Ten Portland billboards will
put the important message about road
safety in front of drivers, bicyclists
and pedestrians alike for a month.
The campaign and its message allows
the Bicyclist and Craftmaster Productions
to thank the Portland bicycling community
for its continuing support of the show. see
billboard |
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Blogs and new media
Biking
Bis
“If you want to learn about the customs and
lifestyles in Portland in which bicycles play
a part, there's no better place to go than
"The Bicyclist,". . .”
Tribabe Blog
“There are 30 episodes to watch, so the next rainy afternoon you are bored, get caught up on it! . . .”
Webisode
Guru
“The Bicyclist proves to me that there are
still original ideas to be had . . .”
Crank
My Chain
"Steve" was HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!! She is really
funny and the show seemed great....you got
me hooked then IT STOPPED! What's with the
greasy girl in the cage? J.D.”
“Episode 4 was great! Steve did a great job and hit it on the head with the "ah schucks" for Conrad... Conrad is sooo funny too! Great job guys!”
Sydney
Body Art Ride
“From Jacksonville, Florida and Bike Jax:
. . . The Bicyclist is my number one favourite
internet TV show.”
Bike
Jax
From Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Two Wheeled
Commute: “ . . .As you watch the first few
episodes you notice the production and writing
get much better throughout the series. Give
it view and enjoy.”
Two
Wheeled
“The story line is great (provided you are
in to biking). I just thought it was quite
amusing. Check it! “
Urban
Velo
“you’re most likely going to warm up to the characters by episode five—at least the recycled bike shop mechanic, Steve . . .”
Rocky Hillside
March
1, 07 - “Good find, I'll definitely be
keeping my eye on this this one. I can't wait
to meet the SUV character, though I'm cringing
and glancing over my shoulder in anticipation
already. “
March
15, 07 - “I watched the new episode last
night. Gotta love the villain.”
April
12, 07 - “Things are getting better. Steve
does have a heart. Conrad still doesn't have
a brain. A woman in a cage has "glute power."
And the Demon SUV has Conrad's e-mail.”
May
2, 07 - “I confess: I'm hooked.”
May
10, 07 - “I found myself laughing and
wishing there were more.”
May
24, 07 - “The main actors are 'getting
their legs.' . . . Steve - who reveals her
real name in this episode - is a pleasure
to watch. She's in character, believable,
and comfortable.”
“Different stuff, even when it's weird or silly, is good. What the heck was that "glute power" thing? Sir Conrad v. the Demon SUV had me laughing.”
June
7, 07 - “What deep truths has The Bicyclist
revealed? None. What have I learned about
human nature or life? Not a thing. Have I
learned anything new about Portland or bicycling?
Nope.”
“Why am I still watching this? Must be the same reason I still drink beer. (Though unlike beer, The Bicyclist gets better with each episode.)”
June
22, 07 - “Zack is good. The frat brothers
are back - love the very last few seconds
of that scene. . . . the Demon SUV turn up
in brief, predatory appearances. Easily the
best episode.”
July
12, 07 - “It's worth noting that The Bicyclist
goes high-brow this time - Jung, Cervantes,
and . . . E.B. White's 'Charlotte's Web.'”
Google
Groups
“Urban cycling, LBSs, alternate lifestyles,
sex. Where is it leading to? 'Drink & Bike'!”
“The first episodes brought a smile to my face as I recognized the local landscape (waterfront bike route that runs past OMSI (Oregon Meuseum of Science & Industry)) coquolisms and brought a song to my
heart;”
Free Wheeling Spirit
May
11, 2007 - “I am concerned that your villain,
the Demon SUV, is not evil enough. For one
thing, the SUV should be shown speeding, tailgating,
violating yields, running red lights, and
veering all over the road while the driver
chats on a cellphone. Moreover, the Demon
SUV must sport a Bush/Cheney bumper sticker
as well as a pro-life and/or pro-war sticker.”
November
7, 2007 - “The episodes are short and
fun -- basically the opposite of the time-sucking
drivel that's on television.”
“. . .episodes 19 & 20, the driver of the Demon SUV is revealed. It's not Karl Rove, however...”
Revver
Editor's Blog
“Funny thing about this - the networks will
probably pick up on the whole bike craze in
about five years and do a CW show about urban
bike kids, but the beauty of the internet
is that somebody is already tapping into that
scene and doing a show about it. So don’t
wait for old media to catch on (they move
so slow!). . .”
Cycle
Dork
“. . .That said, The Bicyclist is must see
for anyone who enjoys depictions of young-adult
drinking, male sexual competition and bike
jousting.”
Gwadzilla
October
10, 2007 - “. . .these shorts are worth
full screen another glass of red wine and
I think I am ready to sit through the full
series of THE BICYCLIST”
“an urban hipster 90210... portland... not beverly hills 97210... a cycling soap opera that I can not turn away from okay... “
November
1, 2007 - “. . .it is amusing, it is bicycle
themed, it is clever and fun, the kids are
cute and counter culture”
“Lissa balanced the scales of the battle of which counter culture hottie is more hot previously I was leaning towards the steve character.”
Eat
More Hummus
“I've gone back and watched every single episode
to date and now I'm too far invested to stop.
This show puts the CAMP in Campagnolo. It's
a beautiful bike wreck. It's... well, watch
it.”
Cycleliciousness
“We here at Cycleliciousness are big fans
of Portland, USA in general and of bike advocates
in Portland in specific.”
“While we will never, ever understand how Portland finished above Copenhagen on Virgin Vacations list of 11 Most Bike Friendly Cities - we put it down to bribes and faulty research :-) - we love what they're doing 'over there' about creating a bike culture.”
Pinch
Flat News
“It's getting harder and harder to argue that
Portland, Oregon isn't the epicenter of cycling
culture: They have their own bike-culcha soap
opera fer crying out loud. For the record,
we like!”
“. . . Anyway, The Bicyclist makes our own "rich media" dalliances seem like roughly what your average third grader would do given a Mac, a box of Lucky Charms, and a small collection of mid-90s crunk-rock CDs. But we do what we can, given the obstacles God has thrown in our way.”
Out
You Back Door (online Magazine)
“Take a group of friends, add the bike, and
you've instantly brought in: new friends,
wacky schemes and big ideas, diverse landscapes,
a range of social classes, quixotic predicaments,
the huge variety of bikes and bikies, and
several quality adversaries---the weather
and SUVs, to name a couple. WOW! ...All thanks
to the bike. Talk about a key to unlock the
door...”
“Go indy filmmakers! Kick butt! Throw Hollywood BACK in the bushes!”
“The Net and a digicam takes out the overhead...and sets the Little Guy free. YEAH!you've insta...”
Ratro
Bikes Forum
“I'm ashamed to admit I watched every episode,
am now hooked and waiting for next season.
It's freezing rain out! What else was I gonna
do?”
Keith
Wikle
“Finally a channel just for the rest of us:
The Bicyclist”
“The acting isn’t bad. The writing is pretty good, maybe better than Friends. And Steve may be hotter than Jennifer Aniston. (Steve is a girl!)”
No
Drive Just Ride
“...This is a little online mini-series that
is actually pretty addicting “
“...Maybe the best line so far for me came in Episode 15...”
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