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Chess

Bicycles and art have been going hand by hand since the first bike was created. Understanding art in a wide sense, one can imagine a lot of objects (not necessarily bicycle accessories) in which part of bikes play an essential role. One of such objects is a chess exclusively made from bicycles components. It was created in El Ciclo BCN,Barcelona, a workshop for such a lovely vehicles. Ramiro Sobral is its owner and the person who came up with it years ago. This Argentinian artist started transforming scrap to lamps, and his work evolved into chess. It lasted about 2 months to complete it in which he found, cleaned and added something unique to every piece. Indeed,there is nothing painted, welded or glued in his chess. And all started with a brake lever seen as a chess horse.

Rueda Film Festival

The Rueda Film Festival was born in 2015, though their creators had pondered it for years. It started in Barcelona and several other cities have seen it such as Valencia. It is inspired by bikes, cinema, culture and environment. Hence, they invite you to think over energy, the collective power of people, participation and culture joy, always having in mind bicycles.

The Rueda Film Festival program is divided into sessions that last around 85 minutes and show a feature film or several shorts ones. You can see all the films by free thanks to the support of sponsors, strategic partners and collaborators. All of this is was created by a diverse group of people from different fields with a common denominator: Pedaling bikes contributes to solve major problems we face today.

As it name indicates (rueda in Spanish means wheel), it not only shows international films related to bicycles, but also organizes concerts, exhibitions and bike acrobats events. And what if I am interested in hosting the Rueda Film Festival in my city. As explained here, send the organizers an email so that they give you advices, the conditions as well as the package with everything you need to plan and promote your event. Just take advantage of their expertise.