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Pedal (Book & DVD) Paperback – April 1, 2006
| Peter Sutherland (Photographer) Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author |
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In Pedal, Sutherland documents bike messengers competing in the 2005 Cycle Messenger World Championships in New York City. Going straight to the center of this urban subculture, Sutherland serves up compelling portraits of the competitors from dozens of countries, in motion and at ease, checking out each other's bags, lingering over modifications to bikes and bodies. Between events like sprints, distance racing, and skid contests, Sutherland shows us the riders' elegant physicality, complex individuality, and unique community that crosses boundaries of race, gender, age, and class. And he doesn't shy away from the blood and bruises that come part and parcel with the messenger's life. Sutherland delves deep into the world of the messengers-a world usually seen from the outside-and returns with a dynamic document that evokes the unbridled anarchy and energy of its inhabitants.
The accompanying DVD is a fast-paced documentary film about surviving in the streets of New York City as a bicycle messenger. It features messengers from all walks of life as they battle traffic in a race to make their next delivery on time. Directed by Sutherland and produced by Ana Lombardo, Pedal the documentary lets viewers live the spectacle of the delivery itself. It premiered in 2001 at the South by Southwest film festival, and was later acquired by the Sundance channel, where it aired until 2004.
- Print length144 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherpowerHouse Books
- Publication dateApril 1, 2006
- Dimensions5.75 x 0.8 x 8 inches
- ISBN-101576873145
- ISBN-13978-1576873144
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- Publisher : powerHouse Books; First Edition (April 1, 2006)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 144 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1576873145
- ISBN-13 : 978-1576873144
- Item Weight : 1.03 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.75 x 0.8 x 8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #3,838,928 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #212 in Bike Repair
- #854 in Sports Photography
- #4,045 in Photo Essays (Books)
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I wish it were easier to find more films like this; Fixed-Gear Cycling is an extremely niche market, but I, as well as anyone else I have talked to, am very addicted to it. I wish there were far more films than this out there. And if there are, I wish they were easier to find.
And for others who share the above opinion, here are a couple other films I have come across:
"Fast Friday," a documentary,
"Quicksilver," a very old Kevin Bacon film from 1986,
and...I haven't found more! :(
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This film is so good, I DID buy a second copy. I am compulsively careful with the book so the binding has not failed on the new one, I also super-glued the old one together, which worked just fine!
I have also discovered a few more fixed-gear documentaries available from Amazon.Com:
"Still We Ride," less about fixed-gear but important to the lifestyle,
"Red Light, Go!," a documentary about NYC "Alley-Cat" races (excellent!),
and several films, purely track-bike action; some popular, others more obscure:
"Macaframa,"
The "Bootleg Sessions" Four-Volume video project,
"MASH,"
"Council of Doom,"
and, hopefully!, more I haven't yet discovered!
The documentary is pretty good, an interesting look into the lives of some NY messengers. It only seems to scratch the surface though - there must be so much more of a story there. I would have liked to have heard from more people. And coverage of CMWC would have been good too.
I'll definitely watch it a few more times before lending it out to friends. Overall a really cool package.
Overall I rate it 4 stars, since it gets you acquainted to the NY messenger collective.
Jorge Coelho, Portugal, Faro
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Der Preis für das Gebotene ist fair und das Buch/DVD Bundle ist eigentlich Pflicht für Fans des schnellen urbanen Fahrrades. Empfehlung.
I was very excited when i saw that product on line on amazon so i commanded it, but when i opened the box this morning i saw all the cover of the book present in the box ruining. I know it's not the seller's fault but i prefer warn the others potentiel clients that it may be a serial of this product with little imperfections.
BTW the book and the dvd are great.
洋書とDVDのセットであるが、どちらかというとDVD(約50分)がメインの作品。お間違えなく。

