Now that looks like a lot of fun :-) Was that Lance's house at the end with the yellow jersey's inside? If so, WOW!

No helmets? Really? Come on guys.

Never stopped smiling!

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That's the sort of riding that really helps to improve the eroding relationship between drivers and cyclists, eh?

Just sayin'.

After viewing this incredible display of speed and bike handling which I am sure was exciting to be a part of, I became dismayed at the almost total lack of concern for the cyclists safety. No helmets in a day and age when we know what a crack on the head can do to a persons life. I was also concerned about the impression that the motorists may have developed when they were cut off by bike riders storming through intersections against red lights etc. Bad, bad example.
I am a 61 year old ex competitive roadie who more than once owed his life to the use of a good helmet. I shattered many hard shells not my own shell thank you. And where I come from the motorists would have been fuming with the blatant show of disrespect and foolhardy behaviour of the riders in the video, even Lance I am sorry to say.
I followed Lance's career and cheered for him in every one of his Tour wins and I applaud his efforts to draw attention to important health and social issues. But I am disappointed in his seemingly irresponsible actions considering his high profile role as an international cycling ambassador and Trek you are associated with this.
Older cyclist like myself struggled for years to find acceptance on our roads. I shudder to think of losing that respect.
Please Lance be the bigger man here and leave the barnstorming to the mindless suicide jockeys.
Mike Reid

If it weren't for the occasional anarchists breaking all the rules, we would forget what the rules are for. Helmtes work great, but we need to be reminded of their importance from time to time.
I salute this group of Humanitarians! They have my respect.

I think its great to see Lance out riding Like a real person. Not the super robot machine that has to worry about his image because he's not wearing a helmet or he runs a stop sign. Did they break a few rules? Could they have been safer? Yes. Show me the cyclist that doesn't or couldn't. The last thing this sport needs are more hipocrits and snobs, I'd rather Lance ride among us then look down on us wagging a finger.

yeah, that is lances house...ill get back to that in a minute...
what i am amazed by is the pedal stroke by lance and how fast he is going on the track bike so smoothe..very impressive.
as for his house, yeah that is it and i also read that his property uses the most water in all of houston when they are currently in a water shortage.

As an Austinite and a cyclist, it's really frustrating to see these riders show a complete and utter disregard for the traffic laws. Yeah, it's cool that they can go fast, but blowing through an intersection with a red light and cars turning? Cutting off cars with no regard to rules of the road? I am not saying that all the rules need to be followed all the time, but this sort of behavior polarizes the non-riding public against arrogant cyclists like the ones in this video. It's deplorable, and gives riders who follow the rules a bad reputation. Bicycles (in Texas) need to follow the same rules of the road as drivers, and yet I hear cyclists complaining that they don't get any respect on the road. News flash: you need to earn the respect by not doing stupid shit like this. For example, just today I got tailgated, honked at, and yelled at by a motorist who felt I am not allowed in the main lane when passing a bicyclist in the bike lane. After stopping at a stop light, he proceeded to call me various uncreative derivatives of "dumbass" and refused to acknowledge that I had the same rights to the road. He even went so far as to accuse me of running stop lights and stop signs (which I had not done). Bad cyclists give us all a bad image.

Cut this shit out. We have enough to deal with as it is.

If you're telling me you've never gone on a ride without a helmet, cut a light or a stop sign, or flipped off a car, then I'm calling you a liar. No matter how much of an ambassador to cycling you consider yourself. Get off your horse and get on your bike.

Even if we ALL follow the rules and wear downhill gear we're still second class citizens as far as car drivers are concerned.

While we all may have broke some rules at times, and I don't think we're trying to put a damper on having some fun while riding, the difference is that none of us are ambassadors for cycling (or official spokespersons for bike companies) like Lance. With that position come some extra level of responsibility. Having said that, it does look like it was a fun day!

no helmets, no rules, just a video about having fun on a bike. Killer to see Lance kickin' it fixie style. Went to the sight and bought the video.