I Support This Kickstarter Cycling Project

Okay, so I seriously must get asked to help support a cycling related Kickstarter project at least a few times each month.  Yeah, there seems to be a whole lot of cycling initiatives trying to get funded.  But my response is always the same, “In order to keep things fair and consistent, we can put up a sponsored post at a cost to you”.  Yep, that’s the cold-hearted truth…..I’ll only support a Kickstarter campaign with a post on this site if we are paid.

But a new Kickstarter campaign by a Chicago based indie band has sweet talked me into promoting their project for free.  All it took was for me to watch their promotional video and hear these words:

We don’t want your money, we want you to go on a bike ride.

That’s right, these guys aren’t really looking for funding….they are asking for your cycling videos to be part of a very cool mix of travel, bikes, and music.  Here, I’ll let them give you the exact details:

We’re an indie band from Chicago called The Papers who like to make traveling bike videos in different cities as a visual attachment to our album. Our goal is to collect videos from as many places as possible so our music can travel the world. As a final product, we’ll sync the videos to our music, and the album will be shared on our site in an interactive click-through fashion that will allow the viewer to pick and choose which cities to explore as our album plays.  

So yeah, I support this campaign and have personally backed them….and encourage you to send them a cycling video from where you live as well.  I’m looking forward to seeing the completed project and many of your smiling cycling faces.

Click here for more about The Paper Trail Kickstarter Campaign.