Switching Lanes: A short documentary about how a cheap bike changed a life.
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2023
- A woman from Bangkok feels alienated by the comparatively languid pace of San Francisco until a bike restored from a dumpster changes everything.
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
San Francisco Another Hole in the Head Festival 2021
Emberlight International Film Festival 2022
Iconic Images Film Festival 2022
Melbourne Underground Film Festival 2022
MindField Film Festival 2022
Medusa Film Festival (13th Season ) 2022
London International Monthly Film Festival 2023
Anatolia International Film Festival 2022
Bridgeport Film Festival 2022
Hobnobben Film Festival 2022
San Francisco Short Film Festival presented by IndieFest 2022
Australia Film Festival 2022
Filmed By Bike Film Festival 2023
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The bicycle changed my life forever. I was stuck in a prison of alcoholism for 15 + years, feeling hopeless. I thought there was no escape and on the verge of suicide…one day I asked a friend if I could borrow his bike, my intention was to go to the liquor store…something very significant happened that day. I had such a strong feeling of freedom that I rode right past the liquor store and kept going until my legs nearly gave out. I felt so good that all I wanted to do was keep riding and riding. I cried heavily on my way back home. That was the day I knew the battle had been won. Fast forward 5 years later and I’m heading on a bikepacking adventure of a lifetime. Thank you❤️❤️❤️ iam forever grateful. This is a great video!!!
Thanks so much for sharing this intense but beautiful story. So glad to hear things are on the up for you thanks to the bike, best of luck to you and keep up the good fight! 👊🔥
Keep on riding✌
Enjoy that adventure and make it epic!
Bikes change lives. I’m glad you discovered yours. Just Ride from Chicago!
@@kgilliagorilla2761 Amazing!!!
I love her perspective about how the bike makes her feel connected to the city vs driving or being driven to places. You just notice more.
You do for sure.
There's no better way to explore and get to know a city than on a bike. I've visited places and rode around for a few days, and was able to tell people who have lived there for years about things they've never heard of or seen.
Absolutely, driving does not always provide the feeling of freedom you think it does, it’s a form of sensory deprivation
it is a bit like hike is one more step from bike to notice more, or the same with very different aspect
She delusional about SF bus system. One can get to anywhere in the city by bus , with no more and super rarely 3 transfers.
I am in tears!
At 82 years of age in a body that can no longer perform as I should like...
Boy do I miss my bike!
Incredible presentation.
My thanks.
Its awesome she is still riding her first love. The bike industry is so focussed on getting the newest, and I really appreciate people using what they have. ❤
Bike industry is filled with over engineered crap that is overpriced! Keep it simple and get some nice slick tires to bike easy and you're set.
I was an all year rider for 7 years straight(did not own any motorized vehicles and public transport is a loss because I cannot go where I want, when I want). I started off with a bike I got for free, and after 2 years it just started to fall apart, and it had some specific parts to that cheap brand that I just could not get anymore, so I had to find a new bike. I found one used for 150$ and I used that for the next 5 years straight. I wanted to gradually start upgrading it, but found out Shimano was slowly phasing out the drivetrain standard I was using(9 speed) and as I was already onboard I did the best I could and got the best 9 speed components I could source.
It's been a rollercoaster getting to know industry standards like bottom brackets and so on. Eventually I've just settled with the fact that it was someone else(Shimano) that did not want me to upgrade it, so I've done the best I could.
The bike is also a size too small so I've had to modify it to fit me better. All in all I just never wanted to throw too much money into it, so I've just accepted it as-is simply because it works.
Last year I got myself an expensive mountainbike, and I still got the cheap commuterbike because it makes no sense selling it. It has a much higher value to me because I know what is possible on even cheap bikes, and I still use it, and want to continue to. As I've moved far out in the countryside I do use my car more though given the distances naturally increase.
My whole point is you can still have both and/or anything in between as long as your passion is for two wheels. I'd still have the bike I got for free if it was possible to fix it, but it just wasn't.
yep,,,,these classic, simple bikes are beautiful and accessible,,,,
Thank you! I dumped my car almost 30 years ago and my bikes have connected me with my city. I wave, I smile, I ring my bell, I talk and sometimes yell at people. I can't imagine my life without a bike!
Just recently I've hung up my car keys due to financial constraints and jumped back on my bike again. Biggest problem? Worlds sorest arse, need a more comfy seat lol. Otherwise it was great 😂
@@ballsack4321Keep riding. It's usually not the saddle. You get used to it. I actually prefer narrower saddles in the city, and a bit wider and more cushy on the mountain bike.
@@valkaielod thanks mate, I shall report back asap 🙂
Bicycles are a work of art and poetry and freedom
Poetry in motion!
My bike helped me kick a 10 year addiction for good, and has been a very positive force in my life. There’s no greater feeling than the high you get from riding. Getting home and feeling like you did something positive, is better than anything. My depression and anxiety has faded into background noise, and is slowly getting much more easy to manage as time goes on.
Agree. Even a 10 minute ride. I say “ I’m 10 minutes healthier than I was before”.
@@briancaine9130 Yep, no matter how long it is, it’s always better than nothing. You get out and see the sunlight, feel the wind, see the birdies, smell the flowers, and reset your mind. You get a boost of adrenaline and serotonin and feel so much better for it. It’s your body’s natural medicine. Now obviously it’s not going to cure everything that ails you, but it will help you kick start it. I wish I’d started doing it earlier.
Congrats, its also been a driving force in quitting drinking myself 🙂👌
She perfectly captured why I LOVE cycling. First there is the wind in your face. It is a feeling that few things can match. Then there there is the constant wheels turning that allows your mind to shut off and just follow the up and down of the pedals. Shutting all the other thoughts out allows your mind to just wander and as a result some of my best thinking has happened on my bike. And finally, it the idea that YOU are the engine. Any distance you travel is because of your own effort. Whether it is one mile or 100, you can look back and think: "I did this!!"
Good video. Nice to see someone enjoying life, and a bicycle. A bike may be the best invention, ever.
Couldn't agree more!
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments. Here was a machine of precision and balance for the convenience of man. And (unlike subsequent inventions for man's convenience) the more he used it, the fitter his body became. Here, for once, was a product of man's brain that was entirely beneficial to those who used it, and of no harm or irritation to others. Progress should have stopped when man invented the bicycle. ”
― Elizabeth West
It is the best invention ever. Humble yet very personal.
My #1 response to best invention!
Bike is man's best invention after a horse.
Doesn't matter if I'm on a club ride or just riding across town to work, riding my bikes makes me feel truly free. Still feels like I'm playing out like a kid, the feeling never goes and I'm 58 now! EV's won't save the planet, just get a bike.. 🚴🚴
That was a great bio , she's super cool and has the spirit of a cyclist. Cycling helped me on my recovery from drinking, 2 grest decisions that improved my life immensely! Keep riding!
Great video. Simple but profound. I am 67 been riding bikes for 60 years, just bought a 1970's steel framed road bike, the same model that my dad bought me to ride to school on when I was 11 years old. Beautiful thing, still works great and will be perfect once I have stripped it down, cleaned and lubed it and replaced any parts that are worn (with appropriate period parts of course). I am like that chap the young woman bought the bike from, I find old neglected bikes and bring them back to life. Bike give me purpose, one of the best inventions ever.
Magic machines
it french. @@denverspin
I have cerebral palsy. I can't walk but on a bicycle and I'm mobile. I wish I had wheels instead of feet. Loved the bicycle and the lady. Smiles from the UK.
Same here! My bicycle changes my life everyday. It gives me health, happiness and freedom.
Bought a bike a year and a half ago and now I almost always refuse to drive my car for short distances. Helped me steer clear of my addictions(10+ yrs alcoholism), gain confidence and the best part is, when I'm riding it I notice so many things, things I wouldn't have seen had I been in my car. It's such a natural mood enhancer!! What makes it even better is that I live in a suburb close to which there a lot of farms and lakes where riding helps me connect with nature in a way I never had earlier. Honestly, feels like it is now hard for me to imagine a life hereafter without a bike.
Congrats on your perseverance in defeating your addiction, I also credit cycling for helping me quit alcohol, 29 months strong !
She really stumbled onto a nice frame set. Vintage steel lugged frame made in Taiwan ( Yokota 80s Japanese bike company, hard to find info on) with down tube shifting, cool! I really think so many folks are cyclist, they just don’t know it yet. I also spied the Pergamino Co. sticker. Coffee and bikes, the perfect combo. Beautifully filmed, and a wonderful story. Cheers from Chicago!
Gotta love friction shifting, requires more input than a trigger, or heaven forbid, a bluetooth-enabled signal.
So old school, yet decent quality by the look. She could cover serious kms on that thing comfortably
Thanks for the info. I was wondering about the bike.
Yokota, nice bikes, I worked for the U.S. distributor of Yokota, D.I.N. industries of MT View but relocated to San Jose we also distributed another Quality Japanese made bicycle Maruishi.
@@cecilecorpuz5735 Always loved the Japanese lugged frames. I have a 93’ Bridgestone X-02. She found a winner. I bet you saw some cool bikes!
This may be a short documentary, but not short on content. We’ll done and I hope many more people can see it as it can save their live❤
Love that it’s an old bike that’s still going strong and looks sooo cool. She’s also not over techy about riding and strict confirming , ie having a beer or wine with friends but she can ride like the wind and looks happy & healthy. Nice vid 😊
A wonderful documentary about what it means to be human. The lady was speaking from the heart it did not feel scripted therefore I loved it more. Thank you so much . As an aside, I did notice most comments were from people who wanted the connections she displayed. I absorb all the connections and vibes in my bike rides over the last 65 yrs and I am still riding 250/300 km per week , never fell out of love with my bikes.
I remember vividly at the age of 14 when i got my very first racing bike. It was a raleigh, in a beautiful red colour and i had to fix it up. I went everywhere with it. One sunny day i lent the bike against my friends house with the sun shining on it and i fell in love with the shape! To this day, and i am now 61 i have never been without a bike, but my raleigh is still the love of my life. I now own an electric bike, and i really like it aswell, i call it John.
Thank you for highlighting the importance of such a humble and very important part of peoples lives.
Imagine a world on bikes
What a beautiful attitude she's got. Wonderful to see.
A bike changed my life for the better, too 😁
This lays out the common sense of cycling better than anything I've ever seen!
Appreciate that!
I love how she found the secret to knowing a city in a shipping container filled with discarded bikes. I found it a basement thrift store myself. And every time I travel, I try to rent or borrow a bike if I have to spend any more than a single day in the same city. Being a part of the environment with your face in the open is the way to learn about the feel of a place. No substitute for it.
Everyday I have a micro-adventure on my bike. Great video.
So recognizable. It's the simple things you notice while riding a bike that give you a boost of happiness. Please more of this!
Hey Crew of One, you could do very well just interviewing a different cyclist each time. The love this video will get is from bike fanatics. There are hordes of us. We love bikes. Any bikes. We also love cyclists. Behind every bike there is a story. Go for it. I will subscribe and wait for the next one.
Thanks. Absolutely, I understand and respect the passion. My idea for the channel is to cover people and their passions from all different walks though. There might be other people from bike culture in the mix going forward though…
@@acrewofone
Can i send you a video of me and my bike or do you need to interview people directly. I live in Spain.
@@sanatandharma4435 it’s not actually a biking channel specifically, more about people and their passions, next film will be something entirely different but thanks for the offer.
Fully agree. As a cyclist myself, I loved this video and there is so much potential for more bike stories.
Agreed. There are a lot of cyclists and you can count the number of good cycling videos in one hand.
Inspired to Ride and Ride the Divide are a couple of good ones.
I’m not interested in the professional athlete documentaries. Too much has been said about the big cheater, L.A. he needs to go away and let American cycling blossom again. Cycling is not only professional athletes
Thanks for posting this video.
I ridden bikes for three periods of my life from ages 9 ~ 14 on a man's bike with a banana seat and high rise bars, at 30 ~33 on a road racing bike just on Sunday mornings and now at 65 for the past 12 months and I'm falling in love with riding all over again but this time is different, now I ride up hills full blast 6 days per week for fitness and down hills for the exhilaration of cornering at max speed.
It’s amazing how a bike can change your life. I always enjoyed riding bikes but had quit in my grown adult life.
It was in the spring of 2020 when I picked up my bike and rode into freedom! It got me out of a rut and some depression I’ve been in due to occupation/routine & lack of exercise.
Thanks for sharing May’s cool story! ✌️ 🍻 🚴
dont ever stop.
"I picked up my bike and rode into freedom! " What a wonderful statement. Thank you David.
This is beautiful! Thank you! It brought tears to my eyes. I have a very similar story. A cheap and free bike was given to me randomly when I worked in South Beach as a waitress, near the AT&T Park. I used the bike to commute from and to the excelsior district for a few months. I later invested on a better bike and I spent years exploring SF on it until it was stolen one day in front of Yoga Tree Castro. After that, I got a nicer road bike and also a touring bike, and the rest is history. Eventually got into racing occasionally. Cycling became not only a simple way to commute, but my favorite hobby and sport to watch on TV, and honestly, quite an obsession.
Best seven minutes i've spent in a long while.
This documentary captures a lot of what I love about motorcycling as well.
I’ve been riding bikes all my life. I am 67 now and I love riding my bike to the coffee shops, best food restaurants I really enjoy riding it gives you a piece of mine and you feel very good after a good long ride.😊
That bike brings me back to my earliest days of cycling, quill stem and down tube shifting, love it.❤🥰
Bike life is the best life.
The path becomes the goal and the intensity makes you feel that you are alive.
In the last few years I've ridden a lot of motorcycles but it's not the same. Now I'm back on the bike.
Thanks for your great contribution.
Fixies never dies.
Thanks for watching and great you're back on the bike.
That pretty much sums it up for my story. Now many bikes later. The word that comes to my mind is FREEDOM!!
As a Dutch person this video is just odd but satisfying as well at the same time. What I mean by that, biking is so normal for us. Its in our DNA, we grow up with it and we bike to school as we are only 4 years old. The US can learn much from Europeans in that sense. I hope more people will follow her over there in the US cause biking is the best thing in the world. I did already about 4000km this year on my race bike (2500 miles) and I encourage everyone to buy a bike and just start riding. Peace and love from NL.
Sunshine, sea, pretty girls smiling & laughing, hot, Miss Lindy Rockabilly soundtrack, cool dog in sunglasses, beautiful city, nice, enthusiastic bird on a bike, what’s not to like?!
Ha thanks Harry, it was certainly a fun film to make!
I often talk about how cycling is so many things into one: excercise, transportation, leisure, relaxation, fun etc...
Most people understand but they don't "get it" unless they have cycled all around.
This girl gets it.
I love my bike too. You get a feel of the land on it in a way that a car never could. SF is the perfect city to ride in. So much to see and smell. It’s the best.
The bike fits her perfectly, she's got the proper posture as well.
Great film. I totally get how the bicycle brings the connectivity of your surroundings to life. During the pandemic, I decided to take to my local trails, rather than the roads, and discovered a whole new network of connections and life that had passed me by for 30 years.
Greatly done. When covid struck, I got a bike as an alternative mode of transportation, and now it's my preferred way of going around. Amidst poor road conditions and heavy traffic, I always find my bike as a number 1 choice, I always feel happier or satisfied after riding around.
Nice one!
One of my most peaceful and favorite things to do when I lived in the Bay Area in the late 70's. Ride around in San Francisco in the fog before the sun burned through and try and get lost...
That paints a pretty romantic scene. I lived in SF for about six years, it’ll always feel like home on some level.
I live in Philadelphia and I know exactly how you feel! My bike is the only true constant in my life!
Cool, would love to go to Philadelphia at some stage. Please consider subscribing to see more short films like this.
@@acrewofone
Yeah you definitely should! Philly has an awesome bike scene!
Bicycles are beautiful!
I concur.
I remember my 1st bike from a neighbor whose teenage daughter was not interested in riding anymore, I was gifted a pink stingray bike. Being a boy riding around the rough parts of East NY Brooklyn on a pink bike I drew many remarks, luckily I had a thick skin at a young age from always being the new kid on the block. Eventually, I began to gain more confidence in my riding skills and was able to beat any of the verbal bullies in any race. The bike gives a young person lots of independence to explore their environment, by the time I was 15 I knew most of Brooklyn. I only wish I had a camera to capture all the craziness and wonder of that time in NY. Now when I travel to any city I always rent a bike and relive moments of my youth by getting lost and exploring a city.
Terrific.
I also try to rent a bike when I arrive in new places. So good to explore. Sometimes it's cheaper to buy a 'scrapper' and just leave it leaning somewhere when you leave.
I often take a goodbye shot 🚴♂️.
That's what I like about cycling and walking as well. Take it a little more slowly and notice more details about the city I live in. I know more history and more cool dining spots than my friends and co-workers.
This reminds me of best selling author Sarah Wilson, she rode around on a yellow fixed gear bike in Sydney, didn't own a car. One day she was bit by a bus riding her bike, so please be careful. Last I heard her bike was stolen when she was out riding :(
Opened my city up to me also. Much love and respect from Australia.
When I lived in Vietnam I lived on my bike. The rest of the family used grab (Uber-like) and I kept pleading with them to get to know the place, ride a bike, walk. But they didn’t have the luxury of time that I did. Then when I returned to the states my riding dropped off, and now I realize it’s not a luxury of time, it’s an opportunity for the luxury of life. I invite us all to make the choice of the luxury of life. Weather biking, walking skateboarding, try to overcome the endless obstacles that keep us hurrying and away from being at true street level in our communities and the surrounding communities. It can be so hard here, but I think we’ll find it worth the struggle.
Loved it! I get the same things from riding my bike. Plus the health benefits!
This reminds me of my years living in Seattle with no car. Like May, I slung my bike over my shoulder and carried it up stairs or across sand or wet grass. That bike changed my relationship to the rain; it lost its power over me. When I got out from behind the windows and onto the bike the rain became just a part of trip, nothing to be feared as long as I had someplace to go. I lived many years in Seattle, but the ones I remember most fondly are the ones on that bike. Thanks to you and your sweet little film for the reminder.
I started riding again in the last few years. I look forward to rides for the pure joy of riding, but also my health sees benefits of riding as well.
I love stopping & looking when I travel. A car doesn’t let you do this. You’re travelling to quickly, you need parking, turning around is tricky, the moment has passed and you’re a mile down the road. The bike is brilliant. Sitting high up you get a good view around, you go slow enough to soak up the surroundings, saying hello to familiar faces, you can stop almost instantaneously with no parking space needed and hell, you feel great. A bike lets you explore & connect with a place.
I am Indonesian living in Jogjakarta and I commute by bicycle every day.
What I like the most about bicycle is that you don't have to pedal continuously, sometimes you can just rest and doing nothing but your bicycle keeps going. That's the best part of riding a bicycle, the ultimate energy savings👍
I do the same in London. Cycling makes you feel more connected to the place you're in.
Amazing mini doc!! Well done! Also, my life is changing as I write this because of a bike. Reconnecting to the little kid I once was is amazing!! Thank you for putting this together!
Watching this from small town Thailand. This woman has a wonderful take on life. I hope she visits Red Java House on Pier 30 at the Embarcadero under the Golden Gate Bridge. My third cousin was Red McGarvey.
I grew up across the street from Ocean beach in your opening shot
It took two seconds to recognize home on the screen
Thanks 510
Crew of One (and May as well), you friggin' rock. Great film. Watch out for cagers, May.
I love her energy. Sometimes I hesitate to ride my bike, but so far I have never regretted going out for a ride after arriving back home.
What a great little short about life. Love her kookiness!!!
May is absolutely awesome, and her bike is beautiful! Nicely done on a beautiful short doc!
""Think of bicycles as rideable art that can just about save the world" - Grant Peterson
My bike purchase (similar to hers in many ways, a second-hand friction shifter older than I am) changed my life as well. For all cycling’s reputation, a road bike is one of the most freeing things a person can have.
Bike is a all time cool company which enables u too enjoy city experience as u would want. It's a happy social machine which keeps u fit too.
Amsterdam here, happy you’re enjoying bike life 🚲
Cycling my local coastal promenade, where no cars can go, is an extraordinary feeling. I hope we create more ‘off road’ routes everywhere, because 4 wheel vehicles and bikes just don’t go together for me.
wow! I like your doc style. I am from the other side of the world, but having similar story with my bike, I have built it in the 90s, still ride the same. It gives me freedom like nothing else.
Never had a car, always been riding bikes my whole life. This is the way.
Bike is life, bike is love, bike is nature.
Wonderful lovestory about failing in love with a bike.
Awesome job Guy and May. We have fond memories with you guys in SF.
Love it! Makes me want to go out and buy a cheap bike and discover more of the city I live in - Bilbao. In fact I think I'm gonna do exactly that!
I think this gets back to our human nature of not being in a box.. I mean in transportation ways we were using camels and horses until cars were made so... a bike is more like a horse than a car or a bus... love the video ❤ and I am going to get a bike 🚲 and explore my city 😃❤
Thanks for the inspiration.
So glad this inspired you and thanks for watching.
May's the sort of person I could sit and chat with all day. I need to get one of my bikes dusted off and back on the road.
Great video that shares a great secret about riding a bike. You can cover a lot of miles on a bike, but at a pace that is slow enough to soak up the atmosphere of the roads and trails you ride. Sights, smells, small animals in nature, people going about their business, and you get to experience the texture of the land. Hills, wind, rain, rough pavement are all there to stimulate your senses. The bike is a great way to clear your mind and body. Slow or fast, the choice is yours. Enjoy.😊
Wonderful! Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪
I love this. Made me want to get out and ride. Can’t imagine not having my bike. I’m finally able to ride again after a few years of overcoming an injury…and my first long ride made me cry with joy.
Love how well you articulate your thoughts. The bit in between A - B & getting to know the city. Love that bike, super retro cool.👍
Life becomes much more sensory on a bike.
So rad! I fell in love with my bike in Monterey a couple years ago. I totally get it!
You found an excellent bike. Fits you perfectly too. 👍🏻👍🏻 Most people don’t even ride a bike that nice to ride.
Great place to take up riding. Get out of the city and the rides are amazing.
wow.. awesome content.. 'she's taken time to smell the roses'...
Riding a bike around is soooo much better than driving. So many times I’ll see all the traffic and chaos during peak hour and I just freely coast past them without a worry. It’s so freeing
Way Cool! Love bikes. And motorcycles.
Right on..... bicycles are awesome.
After 20 years I bought a commuter bike and I feel I am getting to know my city for the first time while riding! She ain't lying, biking is the way.
Just another master piece of cinematix,best hard work.✌️👍
As a Dutch person, this is both confusing and awesome af
Super rad! Wish it was longer. Bikes are the best ❤
I’ve lived in Las Vegas, Portland, and now Houston. I’ve rode my bicycle all over those cities, and it is the best way to learn and find hidden gems that they have to offer!
My personal preference is a mountain bike so I can keep on riding even after the paved trail ends :)
So nice! The girl and the bike are awesome! Notice how the bike has old style shifters on the lower tube... So nice... You don't need electronics to ride... electronics take the riding poetry away... With electronics riding becomes intellectual... I like poetry riding better, just your body, a steel frame and pure mechanics.
I was nodding my head and muttering 'yes' to myself throughout this video. Agree with everything she had to say.
I had a 30 gap from the last time i rode a bike.
Bought 1 during the pandemic and have ridden thousands upon thousands of miles, explored more than i ever have since getting back in the saddle.
I love the outdoors. Bikepacking is my new release.
i was in a really bad place during covid with my exams and everything, just being lonely and alone, without any hobbies or skills or enjoyment in life. going on my bike was my escape and freedom, it gave me happiness and hope for a better future, i love it and it keeps me motivated, healthy and happy. ❤
The bike. Simply one of the best inventions ever
I really love the freedom the bike has giving me my whole life! From community, health, to saving money. Bikes rule
She is speaking logic and truth. Her rice, sugar and bike life is doing great things to her body.
Life behind bars is best! Closest you ever get to freedom. IKYKY.
Great Job guys.
Loved how open she was.
Keep it up.
Greets