Video – Central Park Raccoons

Page One
By Emlyn Lewis 1

As a long time Bostonian, I’m loath to post NYC content (no, not really), but here’s a quick little video that captures humans having fun on their bicycles. What I know about riding in Manhattan is that, in traffic, it’s pretty challenging. In Central Park, it’s highly regimented, and given those things, I admire NYC cyclists for their pure drive to get out and pedaling in the country’s first megatroplis.

A few things to note here: Every kind of person is out there. Everyone is having fun. The format is dead simple, and you could do an event like this ANYWHERE. Enjoy.

Emlyn Lewis

Robot fell in love with cycling watching the older neighborhood kids ride wheelies down the street. It was the early '70s, and Evel Knievel was jumping motorcycles over buses. Everything seemed possible. From that moment, the die was cast (iacta alia est).

He studied philosophy in college, of course he did. That's what idealists do, romantics, kids who think there must be a better way. At the same time, bikes were carrying him everywhere, delivering all of life's gifts and surprises. Occasionally he crashed and didn't mind.

You might also like More from author
Join the conversation
  1. trabri says

    I would love to do this! Any thing longer than 300 meters though- all bets are off.

Leave A Reply

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Accept Read More