Narrated by David Byrne
Music by David Byrne

Since the early 1980s, David Byrne has been riding a bike as his
principal means of transportation in New York City. Two decades ago,
he discovered folding bikes and started taking them on tour.
Byrne's choice was made out of convenience rather than
political motivation, but the more cities he saw from his bicycle, the
more he became hooked on this mode of transport and the sense of
liberation it provided. Convinced that urban biking opens one's eyes to
the inner workings and rhythms of a city's geography and population,
Byrne began keeping a journal of his observations and insights.

An account of what he sees and whom he meets as he pedals through
metropoles from Berlin to Buenos Aires, Istanbul to San Francisco,
Manila to New York, Bicycle Diaries also records Byrne's thoughts on
world music, urban planning, fashion, architecture, cultural dislocation,
and much more, all conveyed with a highly personal mixture of humor,
curiosity, and humility. Part travelogue, part journal, part photo album,
Bicycle Diaries is an eye-opening celebration of seeing the world from
the seat of a bike.

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