Justin Bieber was recently spotted trading in his luxury cars and private jet for, of all things, an old GT i-Drive. A sweet bike, and one I lusted after a few decades ago. But it would not have been my first guess, or second, if you asked me what bike the Biebs picked up to cruise around L.A. with a buddy.
But hey, it’s a great choice! A couple used bikes (Bieber’s friend was on a sweet rig from recently defunct KHS with some scary looking triple crown forks and vee-brakes), are all you need to have a good time. Hitting curbs, crusing around with your buds, skipping traffic. Why not?
Some people will probably mention that Biebs should probably have donned a helmet for the adventure. But that pink fuzzy hat looks pretty soft, right? Right? And there are studies showing it might have been the safer choice for dealing with L.A. traffic, if not for actually crashing.
Speed Demon on two wheels?
So, a person riding a bike isn’t really news. At least not outside the world of clebrity reporting. But it made me question, is Bieb’s song Speed Demon actually about the joy of riding a bike really fast?
There are some hints it coulde be.
“I got a lot of mountains to climb,” the Canadian-born singer croons. “I had to leave some baggage behind,” he says in the next line. Fair enough, if he wants that KOM. Bikepackings cool, but not if you want to go fast.
A short while later, Bieb’s hints at a force “paving me a new lane and giving me an energy.” We’re excited about separated bike lanes, too! We’re glad to see an Ontario boy recognizes the importance of alternative transportation infrastructure when others from his home province are less receptive of the idea.
Anyway, here’s Speed Demon, which, fine, probably isn’t about riding bikes. But it should be, right?