Bike gang documentary coming to Portland

Portland is home to more than a few bike gangs. We’ve got:

• The Belligerantes: Mostly a social club, they ride classic Schwinns with ape-hanger bars and banana seats.
• The Zoobombers: Everyone knows what they do.
• Chunk 666: Mutant bike builders preparing for “car”mageddon.
• Dropout Bike Club: They build all types of bikes (tall, swing, spin, mini, etc…) and have weekly rides.

And there are likely more that I don’t know about.

But we’re not the only place with bike gangs. From Amsterdam to Minneapolis to New York City, cyclists have created intricate subcultures bound together by a love of bikes.

When two New York City filmmakers get under the seams of Brooklyn’s hardcore Black Label Bike Club, the result was a documentary of their engrossing two-year experience titled B.I.K.E. (Be Inclusive Kill Exclusivity).

The movie will get a Portland screening on June 16th at 11:00pm. Gabriel Amadeus Tiller put together the screening and he says the plan is to meet downtown at the North Park Blocks (near the Elephant off of Burnside) and “go on a mystery ride to a mystery location” to watch the movie.

Here’s the flyer Gabe made for the screening:

The flyer for the Portland screening. Created by Gabriel Amadeus Tiller Nick Chatfield-Taylor. Download original.

Read more about the movie and watch the trailer on the B.I.K.E. website.