Over the years, cycling friends have shared some short eye catching cycling videos on Facebook. We compiled the videos and have split them into categories: Best Commercials, Best Go-Pro Videos, Best Cycling Music Videos and Best Cycling Inventions. Enjoy and let us know which video is the best.
Best Commercials
If the super bowl can have entertaining commercials then cyclists can have the best compelling cycling commercials. These are well edited commercials that creatively capture the essence of the cyclist.
Get on Your Bike
A UK commercial capturing all the types of cyclists from the commuters, to the roadies, to kids out to get ice cream.
Spinning vs. Stripping?
A fun experiment to get people motivated to spin as fast as possible to see a virtual stripper. Very well done to burn 2000 calories.
Optum Pro Cycling “Calories”
We all know we burn lots of calories riding a bike and crave comfort foods. This commercial highlights feeding cyclists their favorite comfort foods while in a pace line with a team car.
Optum Pro Cycling “Calories” from solve on Vimeo.
Bike Smart, Bike Safe – The 3 Feet for Safety Act
California, USA – just released their ad for the 3 Ft passing law (that was recently introduced). Great clip for a giggle with an important message.
Gas Powered Cycling
This is what happens when a cycling team introduces cabbage into the their secret diet.
Specialized Holiday Card
A classic, using a cassette to play the tune from the Nutcracker – “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies.”
Best Go-Pro Videos
With the invention of Go Pro, we can now capture incredible moments on the bicycle. Here are just a few that caught our attention.
Cycling vs. Skate Boarding Down the Alps
Skate boarders and cyclists are going down a mountain and what happens next is pretty impressive.
Mountain Bike Vs. Bear
What happens when a mountain biker is followed by a grizzly bear.
Road Bike vs. Deer
A surprise crash into a deer.
Best Cycling Music Videos
MC SpandeX “Performance”
A classic from 2009, MC SpandeX also known as Robin Moore, shot this video on location in Portland, Oregon. The spoof video was created to capture the rivalry between cycling sub-cultures.
Best Prank Videos
Tour de France (Rémi GAILLARD)
Remi is a known comedian in France that loves to hide cameras and do pranks. On this prank he picked a mountain in France that amateur cyclists love to climb. As part of the prank Remi picks a cyclist that is just on a casual ride and stages the end of the race. You have to watch it with the English sub-titles.
Best Cycling Invention Video
Using the simple design of the bicycle to create a new invention. Here are
Bicycle Powered Elevator
To get up to a tree house, re-inventing a bicycle as an elevator.
Human Powered Helicopter
A story following a group of students building a human powered helicopter using bicycle components.
Water Purifying Bicycle
The “Aquaduct” is a bike that actively purifies water using power generated by the peddling of the bike. The “Aquaduct” won the 2008 “Innovate or Die Competition” which was sponsored by Google.
Let us know what you think- which one do you like?