The bicycle culture around the world has tended to be white and privileged. This is starting to change as the economic sitations around the world change. Here in the USA there is a newER underground bike movement that is getting a bit of attention...wanted or not.
The Black Label Bike Club is a group that started in Minneapolis, Minnesota by two men: Jacob Houle and Per Hanson. This small group has expanded to chapters across the country and even a nomadic chapter known as "Nowhere".
This group is thought to be the origion of tall bike jousting and lent to the growing popularity of tall bike culture. In 2005, this group was followed around by a film crew who created the movie entitled "B.I.K.E.". I have probably watched this film more than any other. One part of me loves the film because it exposes something I have interest in and also hate it because it also exposes me to ideas I do not share with the group.
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