Review: Life Cycles Film

UPDATE: Pittsburgh Premier on Monday December 20

It could be argued that the mountain bike community has been long overdue for a new style of film.  Without being saturated in race footage, location and rider intros, Life Cycles achieves an aesthetically powerful, subtly political documentary.  Philosophical commentary on the meaningful existence of a bicycle creates a sense of time and plot development, while retaining some sweet riding footage.

There is inherent anticipation built into the bicycle, with its sole purpose to be ridden. In the trailer, we see a lot of manufacturing footage, which is repeated in the film itself, best viewed in hi-definition bluray – preferably in a theatre as part of the premier tour in your town.

Life Cycles OFFICIAL Trailer from Life Cycles on Vimeo.

See? Once you close your mouth, I think you’ll realize how much better that would be on a big screen, not missing anything in the slow motion or time-lapse segments featured in the full length film, which runs at about 45 minutes. There’s also more fine details on trail design, different soil combinations and metal fabrication to witness in the film itself, as well as the Bonus sections found on a personal copy of the DVD or bluray, which is finally available online as well as in stores.  Life Cycles is a game changer.