Hal Grades Your Bike Locking (8:30)
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Since it’s officially the first week of Bike Month, we resurrected this 2003 bikeTV classic that was my first work to gain worldwide noterity in the alternative transportation world.
We hit the streets of Soho with the help of Bicycle Habitat’s most famous mechanic Hal Ruzal - who humorously grades the bike locking ability of New Yorkers. Sure he’s harsh, but also damn funny while dispensing useful anecdotes from his many decades in the biz. Hopefully you’ll learn how to keep your bike safe and avoid a failing grade.
| Produced by: | Clarence Eckerson Jr. |
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| Categories: | Hal Ruzal, Bike Parking, Manhattan, streetfilms |
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Hal is a RIOT! He has great insight and uses humor to get his point across. More please.
Comment by Dan Kaufman — April 30, 2007 @ 4:03 pm | Link
But Hal…my New York chain already weighs more than my bike! Do I hafta lock my back wheel to get an A?
And to be picky - sure looks like you’re walking around Nolita more than Soho, Clarence. Geography, B+.
Best part - when the guy leans out the window and says, “I get a C?!?”
Comment by IanD — April 30, 2007 @ 7:47 pm | Link
Hmmm, the two bikes that are locked to the street signs (the ones made of steel with the holes in the center) should definately get downgraded as often times these signs can be removed/or the lock can be lifted off the top of the sign. Other than that exceleent!
Comment by jaysus — April 30, 2007 @ 8:03 pm | Link
Ian:
Yeah we were all around the area so technically let’s call it SoHoNoLita! I think that is what that area was called by the Dutch back in the 1600s.
But I’ll take the B+
Comment by Clarence — April 30, 2007 @ 8:10 pm | Link
I saw this video about two years ago and met Hal a year after that. At least I knew what to expect!
He’s a crazy man in real life, -and- he plays one on tv.
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it is very useful to my life
Comment by max — May 22, 2007 @ 11:18 am | Link
I wish i would have known the importance of a New York lock when i first moved here from DC so ever long ago. Lost my first bike that way. They were kind enough to leave my cut lock though.
Comment by nickdigital — May 23, 2007 @ 3:26 pm | Link
Too bad you didn’t actually go over locking a bike in the most ideal way possible. I agree with all that I saw but it still could be unclear to a total beginner.
Peace
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