As we reported yesterday, this year's Bike Kill was more demure than previous years, due to Saturday's wet and windy weather. But a respectable number of hardcore bike killers still surfaced behind the Home Depot in Bed-Stuy for the annual celebration of gritty DIY bike culture. Here are more photos from the eminently talented chronicler of New York's underground, photographer Tod Seelie.
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More Killer Photos From Bike Kill 2011!
Photos: Brooklyn Bike Kill 1, Snowstorm 0
Bike Kill, the debauched DIY celebration of gritty bike culture, proceeded as planned yesterday despite high winds and record-setting snow. The annual event, behind the Home Depot in Bed-Stuy, might not have been as heavily attended as previous years but there was plenty of high-spirited rowdiness nonetheless. Put on by the infamous bicycle club Black Label, Bike Kill features dozens of creatively modified bicycles that anyone is welcome to take for a spin on a dead-end street off Willoughby Avenue. Once night falls, there's tall bike jousting, and—it goes without saying—continuous consumption of beer and alcohol.
Electric Bikes: Aural Annoyance or Environmental Ally?
You may have noticed that electric bikes, or "e-bikes," are increasingly popular in New York. But before you get swept up in the fad, be aware they're technically banned from state roads and city streets, which makes sense, because these things are annoying as they are dangerous—especially when driven by reckless delivery men who tear around like maniacs. The problem is that some e-bikers act like cyclists, using bike lanes and crowding bridge paths, when in fact they have the speed and force of a motor vehicle. And yet a proposal in Albany could flood NYC with these abominations!
A Bike Kill Grows (Drunk) in Brooklyn
The sixth annual Bike Kill (aka Bike Kill 666) took place in Brooklyn yesterday, with bicycle clubs--or gangs, if you will--getting together for various events, including tall bike jousting and six-pack drinking contests. Jim Kiernan was on the scene, and noted the apocalyptic names of the clubs, like Black Label Bike Club, Cutthroats Bike Club, Skidmarxxx, Rogue Bike Club, Rat Patrol: "Lots of facial/head/neck & hand tattoos, fistfights, LOTS of public drinking and a fair amount of fireworks and illicit chemicals thrown in for good measure."
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