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Ko Masuda Cycle Art

Mittwoch, November 18th, 2009

Today I arrived in Tokyo and was picked up by Harumi. We only dropped my luggage off at her place and then went directly to a vernissage. The Japanese artist, cyclist and monk as well as BFF friend Ko Masuda does art around cycling. He beautifully engraves handlebars and stems as well as paints on canvas and bicycles.

Ko Masuda and Engraved Bicycle Parts

His paintings are all about bicycles or cycling. They are very energetic.

Bicycle Art Paintings from Ko Masuda

He is having an exhbition in Aoyama Tokyo. The Tokyo 2009 bicycle film festival (BFF) crew came to the art exhibition opening party. I took only a few pictures which I uploaded to a webalbum here.

Ko Masyda Cycle Art Exhibition Opening

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Tokyo Bicycle Film Festival

Dienstag, November 17th, 2009

The international Bicycle Film Festival (BFF) is coming to Tokyo. This festival all around independent creative bike short films and parties will be from Friday November 20th to Monday November 23rd. The BFF is a celebration of bicycles through film, art and music. Presented by Brendt Barbur and friends.

Japan Tokyo Bicycle Film Festival Poster 2009

And I will be going to Japan to perform! I will be doing a very small show (dance around a bike) on the Friday Nov 20th at the BFF opening party in Combine. I will do bike performances at the Block Party on Monday Nov 23rd at Komazawa Koen Park. I hope there is no rain… I am keeping my fingers crossed. I should be performing 2 trick bike shows, one at 1pm and the second at 3:30pm.

And there are 2 full days of different movie screenings on Saturday and Sunday. The full event schedule details can be found here. Hope to see you in Tokyo!

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Cycling Japan to China

Dienstag, November 17th, 2009

Today I had a very nice couple come into the Natooke shop. It was Sarah and Roly from Australia that had gone to Tokyo and bought 2 refurbished single speed mama-chari bicycles. Then they cycled all across Japan through all the mountains. They said they had never experienced such polite car drivers. They said they think Japan is the best country in the world to cycle. Then they took the ferry to South Korea and cycled there. The car drivers were not used to cyclists and did not really leave them much space on the roads. Then they came to China and cycled to Beijing and came by chance to my bicycle shop.

Australian Long Distance Mama-Chari Cyclists

This was the last picture of them with their Japanese bicycles as they were on the way to dropping them off to be sold for a good purpose. They will continue their trip through Asia a little bit later and they were considering riding old durable Flying Pigeons. I wish you guys good luck and lots of fun! Keep your love for cycling!

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TED in Beijing

Freitag, November 13th, 2009

Do you know about TED? Well if not then you need to check out their website: www.ted.com

Today was the first TED event in Beijing. As it was an independently organized event but with the TED license it was called TEDxBeijing. And I was selected as a speaker! I was so excited when I heard that news on October 30th!!! Since then I was in an extreme speech preparation mode. I re-wrote my speech about 8 times. There were too many topics to talk about. It was hard for me to chose. In the end I chose the title: Changes of Perception. I was wanting people to change their perception about bicycles and re-consider to ride. Especially in Beijing.

Cars are the Current Status Symbol in China

Modern Building in Beijing Reject Bicycles and have no Bicycle Parking

And to inspire people that cycling is not just about pedaling I also did some tricks on my artistic bicycle. Of course… 🙂

Ines Brunn Tricks on a Bicycle at TEDxBeijing

There was some pictures of it on tech.sina.com of me speaking as well as doing tricks on my bicycle. Also I found some pictures of the event on flickr. And more pictures.

This was such a great event! So many great speakers and interesting topics. It showed the different perspectives of Beijing and China. We had live online screening of all the speeches. And the videos will be edited and hopefully soon uploaded. I am looking forward to that. Now I first need to get a good nights sleep!

Striving to re-vive the Bicycle Culture in China

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sina.com：伊泉在TEDxBeijing发表演讲

Freitag, November 13th, 2009

There was an article on the sina.com website about my speech at TEDxBeijing conference. Click here for the original version.

图文：伊泉在TEDxBeijing发表演讲
http://www.sina.com.cn 2009年11月13日 18:44 新浪科技

sina.com：伊泉在TEDxBeijing发表演讲

新浪科技讯 北京时间11月13日下午消息，首届TEDxBeijing演讲活动今天在北京举行，本届的主题是“发现激情”。新浪科技独家直播本次会议。

以下为伊泉在TEDxBeijing发表演讲。

伊泉是一位充满激情的德国自行车选手，她在美国生活了六年。她曾是一位粒子加速器的研究员，之后转向了远程传输领域，并且搬到了北京。在超过 20年的时间内，她是一位有竞争力的运动员，效力于德国国家室内自行车队10年的时间，现在仍在世界各地表演。2007年，在内心激情的驱使下，伊泉和她的一个朋友在北京创建了一个仍然在不断扩大的组装自行车社区。伊泉还创建了Natooke，这是第一个组装自行车以及杂技商店。她是点废成绿 (Greening the Beige)活动的顾问，这是一个环保理念的艺术征集活动，以期为北京的环保组织和个人建立起联系。伊泉希望在中国树立一个观念：自行车是一种运动、爱好和每日出行工具，最关键的是，它可以降低温室气体的排放。她的骑行在各国电视上广为播放，包括德国、瑞士、比利时、新加坡，当然也包括中国 (CCTV3，CCTV9，天津电视台)。

There was also an article on the 236z.com website. And probably also on others…

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绿色骑行（绿色英雄ECO HERO）伊泉 Ines Brunn

Donnerstag, Oktober 22nd, 2009

Here is a post about the TV program done by Tianjin TV station about people that work for a greener environment.

You can watch the ECO HERO video on tudou.com

绿色骑行（绿色英雄ECO HERO）①
10/22/2009 12:00 AM

在中国，骑单车恐怕是人人皆会的一项技能。然而，四轮驱动的普及让这种环保而健康的出行方式逐渐受了冷漠。
汽车释放的黑色烟雾让整个城市都阴霾起来。于是，有这么一些人，回归人力驱动，重新骑上了自行车。
金鸡独立，双手倒立，原地转身……这些动作你会做吗？
估计你会很不屑地说：毛毛雨啦！但是，如果必须要在自行车上做这些动作的话，你还觉得简单么？
然而，真有这么一位金发碧眼的外国美女，能轻松地驾驭单车，变换数十种高难动作，令你眼花缭乱！其实，她是一位环保领袖。她与她的单车同伴们，正用行动履行着无碳化出行的承诺。尹畅，林铁，月亮姐姐，麦小龙和苏菲也跟随伊泉，开始了自行车大游行。
在这期绿色英雄中，您将领略到自行车达人伊泉出神入化的车技，还有专属她和男友的一个轮子的浪漫。并且，主持人尹畅也将在独轮车上小试身手，她的车技如何呢？
当骑单车成为当红不让的极限运动，当骑单车成为健身房中动感无敌的项目，当韩国总统与伦敦市长也成为单车上班族时，当四轮到两轮成为一种文明的回归时，你还嫌自行车不够时尚吗？

In China, almost everyone knows how to ride a bike. However, along with the development of technology, more and more people are beginning to have their own cars and bikes are no longer as popular as before.
Gases emitted from car exhaust pipes create serious air pollution within cities. Bearing this in mind, a number of ecologically spirited people are now choosing to ride bikes instead of driving. Ines Brunn is a special one of these people.
Some people race their bikes, some people cruise on their bikes. Other people simply use their bikes to get from A to B. Ines Brunn doesn’t. When she gets on her bike, she is a gymnast, contortionist, and acrobat all rolled into one. Today you can appreciate the awesome, breathtaking bike tricks done by this amazing cyclist cum athlete.
Kathy Yin has her first attempt at riding a monocycle. Will she manage it? She realizes that riding bicycle is both cool and environmentally friendly. What about you? Have you been on the static bikes at the gym this week? Why not ride your bike to the gym instead? And enjoy the warm sunshine and fresh air? Perhaps if you are adventurous you can also try a monocycle, or perhaps travel somewhere with your partner on a tandem bike.

播客: ECO HERO
加入时间: 2009-10-22

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Don’t miss on Saturday, October 24th: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CLIMATE ACTION

Mittwoch, Oktober 21st, 2009

Beijing 350 Green Train Bicycle Ride for Climate Action October 2009

In support of „International Day of Climate Action“ (http://www.350.org) the Jane Goodall Institute China Roots & Shoots Beijing Office, Conservation International and Greening the Beige (GtB) invite all of Beijing community to be a part of the global movement that promotes carbon footprint reduction and a healthy, sustainable planet. The event is sponsored by Chevron Texaco China Energy Company and the Nature Museum of China. Additional participating organizations include the China Youth Climate Action Network (CYCAN), Future Generations China through the Green Long March, and several others who are sponsoring prizes for a raffle drawing.

Following in the footsteps of last June’s Beijing Green Train Bicycle Ride our goals for this ride are:
1. To encourage the use of low or zero carbon forms of transportation (in this case, cycling) instead of private vehicles.
2. Gather 350 riders in support of our #1 goal for a city-wide route of 8.8 km
3. To have fun and enjoy the activities, games, and performances at the Climate Action Carnival!

The critical mass cycle ride departs from the Bell & Drum Tower, heading south-east to pick-up a grand total of 350 bicyclists, making its final destination at the Beijing Museum of Natural History 自然博物馆 to kick-off the Roots & Shoots – Jane Goodall Institute and partner organizations hosting the youth-led, fun-for-all „Climate Action Carnival“.

Join the “350 Beijing Green Train” group bike ride starting at 12:30pm (so please make sure to arrive at 12:15pm) to ride together and finish at the Beijing Nature Museum to join the Carnival. For more information and to sign up please visit www.350.org/BeijingGreenTrain. This is the route.

Green Train Route

The Climate Action Carnival takes place Saturday, October 24, 2009 1pm– 4pm outdoors at the Beijing Nature Museum. This exciting event features interactive activity booths concerning environmental issues and student projects hosted by local student groups, along with live performances, and a raffle drawing.

So get on your bicycle and come on out! BIKE WITH US! Show Beijing your green side and wear green clothes.

Beijing Green Train Bicycle Ride June 2009

The schedule for the Green Carnival is as follows:
12:00-13:00 Registration of Roots & Shoots student groups
13:00-13:30 Opening ceremony and all student group stations begin games
13:30-14:15 R&S Summit Workshop A: Biodiversity and Climate Change
14:00-14:15 Beijing Green Train 350 cyclists arrive and performances begin on outdoor stage
14:30-15:15 R&S Summit Workshop B: Climate Change and Helping Poorer Regions
15:30-16:00 Presentation of Roots & Shoots Achievement Awards; and Raffle Drawing

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Bike Picture

Mittwoch, September 2nd, 2009

Here is a picture I took of my white fixed gear trick bike.

Ines Brunn Fixed Gear Trick Bike in Black and White

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Bike Parking and Bike Repair

Dienstag, September 1st, 2009

I do like that some – but unfortunately not many – building complexes have underground guarded free bicycle parking lots. Like this one on the East side of Beijing.

Beijing Bike Parking Lot

And I also love all the bike repair stations all over Beijing city. I hope they do not go out of business (like the guy with the white cap in the below picture) with the decreasing number of cyclists seen in Beijing. If everybody would just cycle one day more that would help. So for those not cycling at all: Get on out and try to bicycle in Beijing. Maybe that would help the car drivers to realize how it feels as a cyclist to get cut of by a car and maybe it would improve the driving skills.

Bicycle Repair Stand in Beijing

Here is just a picture of the shop-to-be across of mine. The work is progressing.

New Shop in Hutong

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Marathon Runner

Donnerstag, August 20th, 2009

This morning I received a spontaneous call at about 7:40 a.m. from a person that said he knows me and is waiting in front of my door. I was already up but just about to shower. He had participated in the Green Olympics event last year and that was where we had met. He is from Shandong province and cycled to Beijing last year, the event where I also had long distance cycled back to Beijing. He actual does a lot of marathons. He already participated in about 40. He is looking forward to doing more overseas ones. Currently he is on his way to Lhasa for his next marathon. He came to Beijing to board the train to Lhasa tonight. I wish him good luck for the marathon!

The Cyclist and the Marathon Guy

This evening while riding back home at full speed my bike handlebar got hooked into a strap of a handbag of a woman walking on the bike lane which made me fall. I am looking forward to soon importing cool urban bike helmets for the Natooke shop. Then I will start riding with a bike helmet in Beijing daily life.

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