Worldwide Cycling Atlas Videos

"Cycling is a mindset, a way to understand life and to live it. It means feeling free to choose whatever you want to do even when you are not. It means being an optimistic spirit, enjoying your beliefs." 

The Worldwide Cycling Atlas pays tribute to all those with the passion for riding whose aim is to pursue their beliefs. The three videos after the jump reflect the most significant initiatives, organisations and riders that share Selle Royals vision of cycling and life.

Naked Bike Ride 

Cape Town, South Africa 

Since 2004, cities across the world have been experiencing the joy of the world’s largest naked cycling promoting event in the history of humanity.

Last Sunday 11th March 2011, for the first time in Africa, a peaceful, imaginative and fun protest against oil dependency and car culture took place in Cape Town (SA). A celebration of both the bicycle and the power and individuality of the human body. A symbol of the vulnerability of the cyclist in traffic. The world’s biggest naked protest: 50+ cities and thousands of riders participated worldwide, including around 150 people in Cape Town.

Future Shock Bike CrewQueens, New York, USA 

Trinidad, Tobago, isn’t exactly a stone’s throw from New York City—and not just in terms of mileage. When it comes to culture, Caribbeans value the high and mighty, the loud and proud, especially when it comes to music. Whether in the car or on their feet, this community gives a whole new meaning to the term “surround sound.”
Maya Pedal Asociacion  San Andres Itzapa, Guatemala 

In 1997, in San Andrés Itzapa in Guatemala, Maya Pedal Asociación began recycling scraps of bicycles into  Bicimáquinas.

Bicimáquinas are pedal-powered blenders, washing machines and threshing machines, eliminating the need for fuel and electricity. Pumps are also possible, and are capable of extracting 30 liters of water per minute from 30-meter deep wells (electronic pumps reach just to 12 meters)

The idea of these ingenious contraptions emerged from the desire to help the farming families of the San Andrés community. The issue that gave rise to Maya Pedal was the expense and shortage of electricity and fuel in the village.

Carlos and Cesar, creators of Maya Pedal, have achieved an extraordinary result: a worthy project that does not pollute and is extremely fascinating in its involvement of volunteers from around the world who are building a fantastic pedal revolution