Fifty Plus (50+) - Musician cyclists? Favourites - I'd love to hear

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wobblyoldgeezer
05-06-12, 11:45 AM
I'm aware of Eric Clapton's collection of Cinellis. That the title of 'Disraeli Gears' was an enquiry about the shifters on his bike. That David Byrne is a committed urban cyclist. That Ginger Baker used two Bass drums as that was how he pedalled.

Please let me know of more. If anyone has evidence that Bob was a fixie hipster skidder.....

GeorgeBaby
05-06-12, 12:35 PM
Well, there's The Steel Wheels (http://www.thesteelwheels.com/), an Americana band (who've actually toured on bicycle, toting all their equipment, including a stand-up bass), and The Ditty Bops (http://www.thedittybops.com/) were named one of Billboard Magazine’s Top Ten Green Bands for completing a 5,000 mile bicycling music tour across the USA
irwin7638
05-06-12, 02:17 PM
For cyclists it's hard to beat S (http://simplecycle-marc.blogspot.com/2011/08/steel-wheels-keep-on-rollin.html)teel Wheels. Here's a photo of the whole group arriving before a concert.
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t4mv
05-06-12, 02:25 PM
Tim Weisberg (http://lh6.ggpht.com/MyJazzWorld/RnVeKAcgHhI/AAAAAAAAACo/UaePZjPAk2E/s288/TimWeisberg_NightRider.jpg)


*It's a Colnago in case you can't make it out.
miss kenton
05-06-12, 04:23 PM
Well, there's The Steel Wheels (http://www.thesteelwheels.com/), an Americana band (who've actually toured on bicycle, toting all their equipment, including a stand-up bass), and The Ditty Bops (http://www.thedittybops.com/) were named one of Billboard Magazine’s Top Ten Green Bands for completing a 5,000 mile bicycling music tour across the USA

Well here's a video of Peter Gabriel singing one of my favorite songs while riding a bike:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMwn_hnoS5Y
And as an added bonus, here's video of my son on stage (in the striped shirt) singing with the Ditty Bops in Philly:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaOdUhIQHyA
Road Fan
05-06-12, 04:57 PM
Actor and Broadway star Mandy Patinken has a great tenor voice.

Historic operatic bass Ezio Pinza (did the singing for Rossano Brazzi in the classic movie version, a famous rendition of "Some Enchanted Evening") was a devoted cyclist.
dendawg
05-06-12, 05:32 PM
The UniPiper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdjY6oy4Y2c
miss kenton
05-06-12, 06:23 PM
The UniPiper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdjY6oy4Y2c
The first comment is:
Looking forward to the 10 hour version. :lol: