http://xkcd.com/386/

Except that the only person talking down to people is you, and no rules to live by were specified by anyone.

not exactly. it's more like don't talk down to others or act like your ___ doesn't stink when you break the same rules you want the rest of us to live by.

"it's hypocritical to act all environmentally groovy ... when you poisoned the environment in much larger ways."

Otherwise known as the Algore argument: The idea that you cannot be an environmental advocate unless you live in a cave with no electricity, etc.

Thanks for your support guys. I mean really, i'm the first one to admit that i'm not 100% no impact on the environment, and i'm by no means trying to get fame and fortune or attention for myself from making a video like this.

What i am trying to do is to raise awareness that there are options out there, and that with a little bit of thought and care we can make a difference, if ever so small.

The great thing about the internet is that 3000+ people have seen the video so far, and it was only posted a few days ago.

If even 1 other person sees the video and inspired to go out and change the way they do things, or to think about things a little different then the video was successful. Its not about me or my girlfriend or anyone else in the film, its about creating a discourse, engaging a in dialog and coming up with new paradigms that aren't so selfish and ruinous.

Riding a bike everyday and taking public transportation instead of owning a car is my way of trying to limit the damage in do by being a modern day human. Yeah i recycle, i contribute to my community, i educate others, i do what i can. I'm not asking anyone to do anything in this film other than to look around at what they can do- or at the very least, question why they make the choices they do. Or even less, be entertained by a few dorks on bikes trying something new.

Cool idea! I've been an avid cyclist since high school and have probably moved every year since then (even more in college) and it never occurred to me to try it by bike. I'd do it next time if there wasn't an ocean involved. Cycling in NYC is an interesting affair; the lane coverage is actually pretty good and the motorists are at least aware, if not friendly; and the waterfront rides are gorgeous.

Don't worry about the haters on this site - as they say, don't feed the trolls...

I'll say it again, people who comment like the nasty ones above, well they know they are losers and really don't have much to say other than they are useless, which is okay, fine to be useless in society, most people are.

I mean come on, these guys shot a video for Streetfilms, a very low budget one. It got picked up here. They don't say that you have to do what they did, they decided to do it themselves. What is the big deal? Really. It's sad, really sad.

Let them do it. If you wanna move by van or Hummer, go right ahead. No one is attacking you for doing that.

When did you NYC get close minded? exactly. when did you become so sensitive about someone offering a viewpoint that differs from your own?

He said that moving with bikes was more eco-friendly than using a U-Haul. This is true, and we all know it....by avoiding renting one, they inarguably reduced the environmental impact of their move.

that sounds nice and simple, but in actuality, all those people burning extra calories biking to move this stuff, then consuming more food than they would have if they hadn't burned those calories, wear and tear on bicycle tires that need to be replaced, wear on brake pads of cars to avoid them... these things are rarely as simple as portrayed.

what's the point of questioning dude on the environmental impact of his flight to Europe? that it's hypocritical to act all environmentally groovy by moving some stuff using bikes when you poisoned the environment in much larger ways. Not to mention, having been to Amsterdam a few times myself, as much as they ride bikes, I've never noticed anyone there moving a household's worth of goods that way. I guess they really are smarter than us.

wtf is eyekantspel even talking about in this post?

what's the point of questioning dude on the environmental impact of his flight to Europe? He never said that he conserved energy by flying to Europe. He said that moving with bikes was more eco-friendly than using a U-Haul. This is true, and we all know it.

I don't understand your point that there is an environmentally friendly reason for using a car instead of bikes to move. Must we calculate the emissions caused by a few hours of U-Haul truck use versus those additional emissions while cars waited for the bikes on the street? I mean, honestly... And from where did the idea that they were on their way to "doing something else with their time to help the environment and/or community" come? They were just some regular bozos driving in their cars - what difference does it make?

It's not nonsense! Moving trucks get really poor MPG; probably much worse than any of the other vehicles these guys prevented from getting somewhere in a hurry. So by avoiding renting one, they inarguably reduced the environmental impact of their move. No, it isn't a huge impact, but it's still something, and what the dude says is true.

And you have assumed that they did all of this, and taped it and posted it simply for attention. That's not necessarily true. It's a nerdy little endeavor they set out on, and they wished to document it and share it. Nobody broadcast it into your home, and it is the prerogative of others on the Internet [blogs, news, people] to give them attention. You seem to have given them a lot of attention, for example.

eyekantrideabike

Seriously...Bully for these folks. Even if some people want to call you a 'Hipster' or whatever for moving this way, screw 'em. Most likely these commentars are morbidly obese and couldn't move a toothbrush by bicycle. I ride everywhere by bike, and I've done bicycle moves out of economic desperation, and I'm all for it. When did you NYC get close minded?

c'mon nickdigital. If that's you in the video, you said you traveled to Amsterdam (and hinted at other places). In what eco-friendly manner did you get there?

No one is saying that it isn't fine not to drive. But there are times when it makes sense to do so, both practically speaking AND as environmentally speaking. Moving is one of those times.

Whatever incremental amount of pollution would have been added by renting a truck for a quick move could have been more than overcome by having those same people who clogged the streets doing something else with their time to help the environment and/or community.

This video was not posted as "gee, we're so poor the best option is to move by bicycle." It was posted as if this kind of move was environmentally superior to doing it in one shot with a small rental truck. Nonsense.

Not to mention, having X number of people hauling crap on bikes certainly increases the chances that any one of them will get in an accident and hurt themselves or someone else.

If you had fun moving stuff on a bike, good for you, you could have done it without videotaping it. But taping it to post it on the web as a way to get attention for yourself, or to say "look at me, I'm a friend to the environment" is nothing but econarcissism. (yes, I'm adding that word to my lexicon)

Econarcissim- the act of admiring one's own devotion to the environment or eco-friendly causes.

So your saying somehow that double parking a uhaul truck is some how safer than using bike lanes and pedal power to move your things?

yes.

your saying that somehow my causing causing an SUV (who already made the decision to buy and drive one) to drive slow is causing more pollution?

yes.

Maybe if there were more reasonable options for a lower income person, then my girlfriend wouldn't have been priced out of her apartment and forced to move in with me.

sucks to be her.

Way to go dudes! Stick it to the man!! My next move is going to be on a bike.

There is a couple places in Manhattan that rent them. Revolution rickshaws is one. Also, there are a ton of companies online that sell the trailers. I think the one that i borrowed was from Bikes at work.

They are more expensive and more for commercial use but there are others that are much cheaper.

I bike in harsh conditions and zigzag through times square traffic. I have friend with bikes but I have no friends that have a rickshaw.

How many people do? And if you do have friends that do, where do they store them?

Also, where would you purchase one/how much would it cost?

I am not against bike riding in general, but why do you think it's necessary to film your move by bike and post it on the web?

It's not necessary - they made a video and Gothamist picked up on it. Are your multiple negative comments necessary?

This post also really reinforces "stuff white people like" per the blog of the same name.

That's every day life in Hanoi, Vietnam. If it's good enough for the Vietnamese, it's good enough for Brooklyn.