just TARCing

At the Grand Rapids Bicycle Film Festival this weekend, there were shorts being played between the longer films. One of them came from the Louisville's Transit Authority of River City or TARC, on using the bicycle racks on the front of the buses.

This short got some good laughs and hopefully this ad campaign by Mr. Theo and the TARCettes has helped, I must say it's quite more entertaining than one coming from Portland... Maine. Stumbling over onto the TARC site it looks as if there is a new video up for riding the TARC. Not nearly as catchy as the first but that's the way they roll.

Grand Rapids BFF

This weekend here in Grand Rapids is the 3rd annual Bicycle Film Fest, in what I must say is perfect timing for the event. Seeing that this a weekend meant for couples and that most of us might, healthy or not, consider one if not all our bikes as our significant other; going to see a few films on our favorite sport seems almost right.

The BFF is organized by the wMMBA, the Rapid Wheelmen, and Grand Rapids BMX, and is being held at the Wealthy Theater. Looks as if it will be an all day affair if wanted with both a matinee and a evening show:

MATINEE SHOW: Doors open at 2:30. Movies from 3-5pm. Pre-sale tickets are $5. Day of tickets are $7. The matinee is a BMX themed event in the Koning Micro Theatre.
EVENING SHOW: Doors open at 6:30. Movies from 7-10pm. Pre-sale tickets are $13. Day of tickets are $15. The evening show has movies running in both the main theater (Wege Auditorium) and the Koning Micro Theatre. We have a collection of cycling shorts, documentaries, great cinematography, and a couple local production efforts included.

Be sure the check out the Facebook page for the event for any questions.

If we had to pick one, we're pretty excited for the Revival showing in the evening. But it all looks pretty good here's a list of the films being shown with as many of the previews I could find:

-Matinee (Koning Micro Theatre)
-BMX Crash Clips
-John Heaton BMX Life


-Michigan NBL Promo
-Stompin Stu


-1974 Yamaha Gold
-70's Sidehack Racing
-Jag Worlds Pro Main
-1901 Freestyle
-70's Schwinn BMX Pro

-Evening (Koning Micro Theatre):
-Joe Kid on a Sting Ray


-Revival

THE REVIVAL from morehartfilms on Vimeo.

-More then 100 Miles (full run)


Evening (Wege Auditorium):
-Fat Bike

Fat Bike Trailer from indieAK films on Vimeo.

-Le Movement Supreme
-More then 100 Miles (short run)
-D2 Labs Promo Video
-Into the Thunder Dragon


-The Motion Initiative
-Filmed by Bike (shorts from around the world)